We see in Ephesians 6:12: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Thank God we have authority over such evil spirits through Jesus Christ. We need to realize that we have authority through Christ. Our combat with the devil always should be with the consciousness that we have authority over him because he is a defeated foe, the Lord Jesus Christ defeated him for us.
However, the authority of the believer is an aspect of the Christian walk that few believers know much about. Some think that authority over the devil belongs to only a few chosen people to whom God has given special power. It doesn't; it belongs to all children of God. Believers are the Body of Christ. No one Church can have no authority over anything. Not even the Pope who is called the vicar of Christ. We are all victorious in Christ.
We receive this authority when we are born again. As we are made new creatures in Christ Jesus, we inherit the name of the Lord Jeus Christ, and we can use it in prayer against the enemy.
But the devil doesn't want Christians to learn about the authority of the believer. He wants to continue to dfefeat us anytime he wants. That's why he will do everything he can to keep Christians from learning the truth about authority; he will fight us more on this subject than anything else. He knows that when we learn the truth, his heyday will be over. We will dominate him, enjopying the authority that is rightly ours
We are blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us ( the whole Church) with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. ( Eph. 1:3). This means all spiritual blessings. Authority belongs to us whether we believe it or not. It is not enough to know. Its knowledge acted upon.
Did you ever stop to think about it: Salvation belongs to the sinner. Jesus already has bought the salvation of the worst sinner, just as He did for us. That's the reason He told us the Good News; go tell sinners they're reconciled to God.
But we've never really told them that. We've told them God's mad at them and is counting up everything they've done wrong. Yet, the Bible says God isn't holding anything against the sinner. God says He has cancelled it out.
That's whats so awful: the poor sinner, not knowing this, will have to go to hell even though all of his debts are canciled. 2 Cor. 5:19 will tell you that. There is no sin problem. Jesus settled that. Theres just a sinner problem. Get the sinner to Jesus, and that cures the problem. Yes, that is different that what some people have been taught, but it's what the Bible says.
Why some think they have to go to Purgatory is beyond me. Let's start standing in Christ instead of the lies of the enemy.
May God bless, golfjack
Thank God we have authority over such evil spirits through Jesus Christ. We need to realize that we have authority through Christ. Our combat with the devil always should be with the consciousness that we have authority over him because he is a defeated foe, the Lord Jesus Christ defeated him for us.
However, the authority of the believer is an aspect of the Christian walk that few believers know much about. Some think that authority over the devil belongs to only a few chosen people to whom God has given special power. It doesn't; it belongs to all children of God. Believers are the Body of Christ. No one Church can have no authority over anything. Not even the Pope who is called the vicar of Christ. We are all victorious in Christ.
We receive this authority when we are born again. As we are made new creatures in Christ Jesus, we inherit the name of the Lord Jeus Christ, and we can use it in prayer against the enemy.
But the devil doesn't want Christians to learn about the authority of the believer. He wants to continue to dfefeat us anytime he wants. That's why he will do everything he can to keep Christians from learning the truth about authority; he will fight us more on this subject than anything else. He knows that when we learn the truth, his heyday will be over. We will dominate him, enjopying the authority that is rightly ours
We are blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us ( the whole Church) with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. ( Eph. 1:3). This means all spiritual blessings. Authority belongs to us whether we believe it or not. It is not enough to know. Its knowledge acted upon.
Did you ever stop to think about it: Salvation belongs to the sinner. Jesus already has bought the salvation of the worst sinner, just as He did for us. That's the reason He told us the Good News; go tell sinners they're reconciled to God.
But we've never really told them that. We've told them God's mad at them and is counting up everything they've done wrong. Yet, the Bible says God isn't holding anything against the sinner. God says He has cancelled it out.
That's whats so awful: the poor sinner, not knowing this, will have to go to hell even though all of his debts are canciled. 2 Cor. 5:19 will tell you that. There is no sin problem. Jesus settled that. Theres just a sinner problem. Get the sinner to Jesus, and that cures the problem. Yes, that is different that what some people have been taught, but it's what the Bible says.
Why some think they have to go to Purgatory is beyond me. Let's start standing in Christ instead of the lies of the enemy.
May God bless, golfjack
