Now, we can't stop the devil from coming against us, but we can overcome him each time - if we exercise the authority of Jesus and decide not to put up with him.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As for the Devil - that is somebody our religion tried to do without for a long time.
The devil is a peace stealer, and he works hard to set us up to get upset. But we can learn how to change our approach so we don't live upset all of the time. And Jesus gives us the best example to follow.
I'm not even scared of the devil. If the devil confronted me, I'd confront him as well.
The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.
If it wasn't for the devil, we wouldn't be here, would we?
Our enemy, the devil, wants to control us, and his target is our will. The main way he tries to influence our will is through lying to us.
The devil's main purpose is not to scare us, in a horror-movie way; when we're scared of him, we're alert to him, and that might undermine his plans. Instead, he wants to quietly, subtly lure us into stepping away from God.
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it.
When you believe in God, you've got to believe in the all-powerful God. He's not just God, He's the all-powerful God and He has total control over everyone's life. The Devil, on the other hand, is a real character that's trying his hardest to tear your life apart.
Why doesn't that Devil take me with him? It would be much better with him than it is here.