The Duty of Saints Regarding Satan

The Apostle Paul speaks of believers having the “treasure of God’s power” in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us (2 Cor 4:7). He also states that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, by Mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. (Eph 6:10-18) Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ( 2Chr 29:11-12; 2Chron 20:6; Ps 62:11; Zec 4:6; Ro 13:1-3) God has all power, and there is no power that is not ordained of God (Acts 1:8) The Work of Satan Satan’s dominion is forcing its rule upon men by sheer force of power.His works are a varied nature. He is a religious leader (Rev 2:9; 3:9; 2 Cor 11:14) He has been worshipped as god through the ages, and worship of him will be revived in the future under the Antichrist in a greater measure than ever before (Rev 13: 1-4) His work in general is to oppose God in any age when possible for this reason his work varies in some respects with the purpose of God in the different ages and dispensations. His great work in the Old Testament was to cause the fall of man and rule his dominion. Above all this, his work was designed to prevent the coming of Messiah into the world in order to avert his own defect and pending doom. The devil is the arch enemy of your soul. He is determined to see you burn in hell if at all possible, and he had just as soon send you to hell from the church as from the gutter! Yes, saints, the devil had just as soon send you to hell from the church as from skid row. God Gives a Solemn Warning Against Deception Matt 24:24 Thank God for that clause. If it were possible. Never believe that you are too big for the devil to attach. He stood up in the face of God attempted to overthrow the Almighty (Isaiah 14). He tried three times to deceive the Lord Jesus and lead Him astray (Matt 4) The devil has had 6000 years experience in damning souls, and he is a master-craftsman in the art of deceit. The Power Gifts Each man now can, by the power of the gospel, defeat Satan and get rid of all demonic relationships in his own life. This is what God demands, and He has provided the means where by it can be attained,. Man no longer needs to be defeated and always be sick, sinful, helpless, unhappy, and poverty stricken, as we shall see as continue the study of God’s word.