Hello Do I really believe in the devil? Yes. I do. I believe that our heavenly Father is good and just and loving. So, for me, this world does not make sense unless something is fighting against him. I think there has to be an active intelligence opposing our loving Father and trying to hinder […]
How does the devil attack the Church? Answer 1 – Division
Hello Jesus wants us, his followers, to love each other. He tells us our love for each other will show other people that we are his disciples (John 13:35). Also, Jesus wants us to be one, and he tells us our oneness will convince the world that God sent him and that God loves those […]
How does the devil attack the church? Answer 2 – Persecution
Hello Persecution is a strategy that has been used by the devil against the Church from its earliest days. It hasn’t worked very well. In the early Church, Christians saw themselves as part of the Jewish religion and were persecuted by the Jewish religious leaders for proclaiming that Jesus was the Messiah. So, the first […]
How does the devil attack the Church? Answer 3 – By making the Church an institution.
Hello A brief history lesson. The persecution of Christians by the Roman authorities ended officially with the death of the Roman Emperor Galerius in 311 CE. Following his death, fighting broke out between Roman leaders who wanted to be the new Emperor. On the night before a crucial battle one of the contenders, Constantine, had […]
How does the devil attack the Church? Answer 4 – Distraction
Hello I reckon distraction is one of the devil’s most effective strategies for hindering the work of the church today. The devil tries to distract followers of Jesus by getting us to focus on things that are not important, convince us that they are important, and then create division by getting us to disagree about […]