Thursday, 2 May 2024

satan

4 Things to Remember When Thinking about the Curses in the Psalms

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From Jack Collins’s “Introduction to the Psalms” in the ESV Study Bible:

Many psalms call on God for help as the faithful are threatened with harm from enemies (often called “the wicked”—frequently the unfaithful who persecute the godly, and sometimes Gentile oppressors). In a number of places, the requested help is that God would punish these enemies. Christians, with the teaching and example of Jesus (in passages like Matt. 5:38-48; Luke 23:34; 1 Pet. 2:19-23; cf. Acts 7:6), may wonder what t..

The Art of Womanliness

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What does it mean to be a woman?

Few things evoke such emotion as someone questioning, or attempting to define, what it means to be a woman — especially, in my case, a Christian woman. The overarching concept of womanhood trickles down into so many of our roles and relationships that it can easily become the currency by which we measure our worth. We vehemently resist anything that might threaten the foundation of womanliness as we’ve defined it for ourselves.

What Matters Today?

Lately, I..

The Danger of Entertaining Lies

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Christ did not enter into conversation with Satan when he was tempted in the desert. Instead, he responded, “It is written…” Yet, God’s Word isn’t always my first response. I have often asked to hear more of what Satan has to say. I have mulled his words over in my mind and considered them in my heart.

It would be convenient if Satan would show up as a talking snake. Then, we could run away screaming or call animal control. Perhaps, the bravest of us would grab a stick and whack him until he le..

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Verse”Doth Job fear God for nought?” — job 1:9
ThoughtThis was the wicked question of Satan concerning that upright man of old, but there are many in the present day concerning whom it might be asked with justice, for they love God after a fashion because he prospers them; but if things went ill with them, they would give up all their boasted faith in God. If they can clearly see that since the time of their supposed conversion the world has gone prosperously with them, then they will love God i..

God Hates Deceit

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If we are to be people who love, we must also be people who hate. If we are to love what blesses people, we must hate what harms them. In loving and hating in these ways, we imitate the God who both loves and hates. God reserves words like “hate,” “abomination,” and “despise” to describe the sins for which he has the greatest revulsion. We have already seen that God hates idolatry, sexual immorality, injustice, and hypocrisy. In this article we see God’s hatred for deceit.

God Hates Deceit
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Theology Can Blind You to God

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Jesus had enemies. As soon as he’s declared Son of God in the Gospel of Mark, he’s driven into the wilderness to face Satan, his first and greatest adversary (Mark 1:12).

Satan lurks behind all opposition to Jesus, and his demons show up repeatedly to entice and corrupt, but surprisingly, his henchmen are more often theologians than demons. Satan is mentioned only five times in Mark, and demons only thirteen times. But the scribes and Pharisees are mentioned 29 times, and in 27 of those verses..

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Verse”And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house.” — 2sa 11:2
ThoughtAt that hour David saw Bathsheba. We are never out of the reach of temptation. Both at home and abroad we are liable to meet with allurements to evil; the morning opens with peril, and the shades of evening find us still in jeopardy. They are well kept whom God keeps, but woe unto those who go forth into the world, or even dare to walk their own ho..

What Martin Luther King’s Legacy Means for the Church

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Today our country pauses to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. As we do so, we may ask ourselves: Why, especially in a time of so much racial tension, injustice, and strife, did Dr. King’s message resonate with so many?

King was, of course, a gifted orator, and his calls for justice and and equity were often poetic and deeply historic. But I think a great deal of the power behind King’s message came from the way that he was pressing a claim onto consciences.

He drew frequent contrasts between the p..

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Editors’ note: This series analyzes perplexing passages of the Bible. Previously:

Dan Doriani on Matthew 24:15–16
Miles Van Pelt on Judges 11:29–40
Mark Gignilliant on Exodus 4:24–26
William Ross on Psalm 19:7
Jimmy Agan on Matthew 15:26
Dennis Johnson on Revelation 21:1
Greg Beale on Revelation 13:8
Miles Van Pelt on Judges 16:1–3
Jack Collins on Psalm 2:7
Stephen Dempster on 1 Samuel 28
Tremper Longman on Ecclesiastes
Ardel Caneday on Hebrews 6:4–8
George H. Guthrie on Hebrews 13..

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