Bible Discussion Thread

"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;" 1 Timothy 4:1 Somone said to me "The devil has power" to which I replied "The devil has no power". But allow me to rephrase that. The devil only has as much power as we allow him to have over us. Isn't that the truth, because ultimately we're fighting this fight individually. Yes as a body combined we all feel the pains of growth, and the burdens of others, and so we strive together. Yet, as individuals we are all faced with our own individual battle. In other words your test will probably be different from mine, but we're all facing the same enemy. The devil. "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly" or Clearly, that in the latter times, or a later period, some shall depart from the faith. I'm going to try to explain this the best I can without going off subject, and bringing this all together to hopefully allow for understanding of what God is wanting to say. We have an enemy, and that enemy is Satan. That's something we can all agree upon. The intent of this enemy is to wreck havoc on your life, and he wants to do that so badly, that he's just waiting for an opportunity. "Giving heed to seducing spirits" That word heed means to pay attention to, or give your attention to. Now this is where I brought up the fact that Satan only has as much power as we allow him. We shouldn't be looking for a horned, beastly looking creature when it comes to Satan, but on the contrary. We should be ever so careful, and watchful for the subtleties of this enemy of our minds. Our eyes are the window to our soul. The song "Be Careful Little Eyes" is a children's song, yet it applies to everyone. It only takes seconds for the devil to move in, and only seconds for someone to fall pray, but the fall is for an eternity. We must be ever so watchful. Not allowing the devil any space. Staying in the word, and praying always. Be faithful!