What I cannot understand is a man who does believe in God but who does not believe in the devil. What I cannot understand is a man who gets up in his church and says, “I believe in the Holy Ghost” and then regards the devil as a joke! “I believe in the Holy Spirit,” but he does not believe in evil spirits. Such a man is utterly inconsistent. He says he believes in a spiritual realm, but he only believes in one half of it; he does not believe in the other half. What is involved here is our whole attitude towards the spiritual realm that is above us and outside us.
I've heard church folks say, "Satan wins his battles, but we know that ultimately the Lord wins the war!" This was especially said during the time when the Board decided the head pastor needed to be removed from his pastorship.
ReplyDeleteHow do we fit Satan winning some of the time with the idea that the Lord is absolutely sovereign over all things at all times? I've puzzled over this many times.
Hi Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteSatan only SEEMS to win. Look at Job and what Satan was allowed to do to him.
God allows Satan to do things. That is Sovereign, in that He can stop Satan at His leisure.