It frustrates me so much to see evidence of the Devil's work in the church. People don't like to talk about Satan much. His name just brings a sense of foreboding to a room. But I think its necessary to talk about him. The devil needs to be just as much a character as God is. We need to understand his tactics and his methods just like we need to understand God's. Why? Then we can understand when we see his work in the world.
Everyone says we need to study God's character so we can see God in the world and understand Him. Same for the devil, but for a different purpose. We need to understand him to avoid him, to point out his influence and rule him out of our lives.
Its worse when its in the church. You see the evil (yes, I said evil) and you are like, "Hello?!?!" You are waving your hands up and down but the Devil's got them good. Because he's smart like that. Yes, he's smart. He's brilliant. That makes him even more dangerous.
Not saying that God isn't all-powerful, but God allows the devil to have influence in the world because He loves the devil just like He loves us. And I believe that. God allows the devil to have free will. Someday, though, God will defeat him. In the mean time, we need to understand when we see the devil's influence and point it out.
I am frustrated...we're not supposed to see the devil's influence at church more than God's.
God loves the devil? This is interesting, how's that?
ReplyDeleteI think God does love the Devil, even though they are at odds. Why is the Devil still a force in the world today? Because God allowed sin because He allowed free will. It is true love when God loves us so much that He allows us to choose whether we want to love Him or not rather than force us to. God loves the Devil but hates the sin. At least, that's my point of view. Hope this makes sense. Theological points always tend to be too wordy.
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