Does God step aside and allow things to happen purposely, perhaps allowing things to happen to teach or discipline people?
No. The devil promotes his evil among those who do not know Jesus as Savior, and those who do, but have drifted away from the pristine path God prepared for them.
Firstly ive had the privilidge of hearing voices.God absolutely uses the devil. He uses the devil and demons to show me my weaknesses and to ''get me in line'' when I am out of His will. satan thinks he is getting to me and hurting me but his attacks only make Gods children stronger. satan is a catalyst to sort out the children of God
The devil attacks non-Christians second-by-second, persuading them to reject Jesus. The devil attempts to attack those Christians who have strayed from the Path God chose for them at the point of salvation, through His Amazing Grace. The Holy Spirit occupies each born-again Believer in Jesus as Savior. He leads each of us along the Path that God has prepared. Imagine the devil as a sniper, taking shots at us. Those of us who yield to the incoming bullet (sin) will suffer consequences for our drifting, or stepping off the Spiritual Path. THAT is of our OWN doing. Own it!The devil only attacks non Christians and true Christians are not attacked? Is this what I have to do is quit sinning, repent and believe. If I do all these things the devil will starve? Or am I always going to have trials and tribulations? And that God will not allow more things to happen to me then I can handle, because He will always be there for me?
Does the Devil not attack a true Christian and leave them alone for weaker souls or does he want the believer more then the unbeliever because he knows he already has the unbeliever. Or is he too busy with the unbeliever to bother going after the believer?or is it just that the believer is too strong through Christ, so the devil doesn't even think about it?
James chapter 1 verse 13
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
Firstly ive had the privilidge of hearing voices.
In 2011 an insane voice as loud as airplanes over your head kept yelling at me. I heard a being asking for my help. It announced itself as the devil. I kept rebuking him. He pretended to be god, got me to pray on my knees then went back to his voice saying "now sacrifice yourself to satan".
Then i heard what sounded like interdimensional nuke explosions. All over as i walked around scared. This lasted daily all day for weeks. I found its not the devil but something technological. I reduced its volume level by locating and adjusting its source. As the bible says the devil is an imitator.
Romans 10:8-13, Romans 8:1 .......... it ain't gonna git no bedder dan dat!!!Scary stuff. I've had stuff like that happen to me in the past. I've use to be scared of end times, nukes etc but now I am kind of learning that if hypothetically I die then there is a slight chance I am going to heaven. Now I'm for the first time almost understanding what it takes to truly enter God's kingdom.
The devil only attacks non Christians and true Christians are not attacked? Is this what I have to do is quit sinning, repent and believe. If I do all these things the devil will starve? Or am I always going to have trials and tribulations? And that God will not allow more things to happen to me then I can handle, because He will always be there for me?
Does the Devil not attack a true Christian and leave them alone for weaker souls or does he want the believer more then the unbeliever because he knows he already has the unbeliever. Or is he too busy with the unbeliever to bother going after the believer?or is it just that the believer is too strong through Christ, so the devil doesn't even think about it?
Does God step aside and allow things to happen purposely, perhaps allowing things to happen to teach or discipline people?
Wrong answer.No. The devil promotes his evil among those who do not know Jesus as Savior, and those who do, but have drifted away from the pristine path God prepared for them.