Finding Hope in God's Everlasting, Intimate Friendship


 

Offended

Are you offended by God's truth in ANY WAY? If so, consider the fact that the Scripture points out that Satan works to cause antagonism in individuals (Ephesians 2:2) both in our bodies ( Luke 13:16) and mind (Luke 22:3), by working through the natural world (Luke 8: 23,24) in social behavior (Luke 8:27) and relations (2 Corinthians 2: 5-11), by working in intellectual matters (I Timothy 4:1), by working in political affairs (Revelation 12-13), and by working in religious affairs whether in false sects (2 Corinthians 11: 14-15) or in the true way - - by distorting (Galatians 4:8-9) and competing with (Matthew 13:39) the preaching of the gospel.

There is NO facet of life which Satan avoids in his project to offend persons and hinder Christ's kingdom.

Are you being hindered by Satan from seeing and loving God's truth? Are you offended by God's truth, but not offended by the false way that leads to more and more evil?  Above notes taken from VICTORY IN JESUS, by Greg L. Bahnsen, [1948-1995] p. 121.


 DO NOT THINK THAT SATAN AND HIS DEMONIC ARMY ARE INDEPENDENT OF GOD. While Satan releases his demons (Revelation 9:1-11) upon the earth, they are subject to God's control.

God controls and restrains Satan. The power which the demons have is both limited by God and granted to them by God.

While Satan is the prince of the demons, he receives his power from God alone. Both Satan and the demons at at God's command, doing God's sovereign bidding and are serving God's divine purpose.

The terrible work that Satan and his demons do in the world are under the sway of the Almighty, Sovereign God.

These terrible works are accomplished in terms of God's wise plan for you and me and for His kingdom that rules over all.