Message #35967

[Psalm 51:17]

In conclusion - as for why casting out devils is in scripture from Matthew - Acts, I don't know. Like said, I thought it was a sign to the Jews, until Mark pointed out to me that the passage in Acts 16 was in a Greek city.

But nonetheless, just going by the NT epistles alone, our spiritual warfare isn't what this current Pope(nor the modern-day church) is trying to make it out to be.

Eph 4:30  And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

And also to add, had a discussion with a brethren the other day over Satan being the most subtle beast of the field, and how the buildup to the strong delusion is pretty much using deception over SMALL things.

Gen 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Well for one, that's not what God said when he told Eve "Yeah, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"(even though it MAY HAVE APPEARED God said it) Pt being that just like with Charles Stanley and his "Satanic attack" teachings(the Satanic attacks on the believer) - while Stanley may seem like he genuinely cares about his flock, at the same time, without going into what he said in his teachings, that is NOT what scripture teaches, at all. But at the same time, it's so easy to fall for b/c of all of the subtleness that comes with it.

Pt being that no, I don't expect every believe in Christ to have a complete understanding of scripture from Genesis to Revelation, but nonetheless the first thing you have to ask yourself, "Where is it in scripture?". If it's nowhere, then yeah, these people need to be held accountable for these teachings. Otherwise if we just go on like it's either nothing, or in most cases like it's doctrine we should embrace, it will lead the believer astray, and into confusion.