Whether one professes to believe or not has no bearing. A liar is a
liar, no matter what he/she professes. The devil flees from those in
Christ who resist him. Those who are unsaved can be willing servants,
or unwilling, if demon posessed. They have no protection from the evil
one. It is my opinion, based on examples in the Word, that Satan takes
the big cases himself (see Judas), but leaves the smaller targets to
his demons.(see the Gadarene)
Lance Muir wrote:
IFF a politician lies (say the
President of the United States) and thereby millions around the world
are deceived, are we then to attribute this to Satan or, to the man
himself. Also, what if that one (President) is a professing believer?
Why am I doing this? Not for the fun
of it. There is altogether too much attribution of evil to Satan, IMO.
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June 21, 2005 14:56
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Re: [TruthTalk] Hill Cumorah
I am not saying that Satan is responsible for all evil,
Lance. In the past, I have been guilty of much evil using my own
talents. Had the Lord not saved me, I would have had to pay for those
evils. Satan would not have been guilty, I would, and the punishment I
received I would have deserved.
Still, Satan is alive and well and has a boatload of demons acting in
his behalf. It is my belief that when a great lie is told and millions
believe it, it is not the lie of a man, but of the father of lies,,
working through a willing servant.
This is not carved in stone, but give the devil his due.
Terry
Lance Muir wrote:
To Terry:I believe it to be
important that we not make 'Satan' responsible for everything. It may
be 'reasonable' but not necessary I'm not as sure as others who post on
this.
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It seems very reasonable to assume that Satan is behind the scenes in
both religions, Lance.
He is the enemy of God, so he wants to lead people away from a
relationship with God. He is a deceiver. That is his role in this
plan of which we are all a part.. He is a liar and the father of
lies. He, having thousands of years of experience and a more evil mind
than any man, is able to come up with much more believable lies than
men can invent. To assume that Mohammed or Joe Smith were not his
willing vessels would be to vastly underestimate his influence. Never
underestimate your enemy.
Terry
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