Satan's Attacks?

[white dove]

Eph. 6:10-20

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Whenever I'd have my moments of extreme doubt (not believing in a god at all), my mother would always bring up this passage when I spoke with her about it. There is great power in the Word.

 

[Jaison]

Does Satan cause you to doubt God? His Word? His very existance? What I'm trying to say is: Can Satan put thoughts in your head that would cause you to turn from God or is it just natural for humans to doubt without the devils imput?

Basic nature of the devil , you know, He is the father of all lies. He is the one who create a barrior between us and God. We have only two ways 1. to be with devil and live in a worldly way. 2.to be with our Jesus christ and find the Heaven and eternal life.
Satan doesnt knows our heart but our God does. Satan will saw some seeds in our heart like lust, sex , love for this world etc. God gave us the free will on selection. If we water these deadly seeds which the evil one sawed in you, it will grow up and we in his trap. Otherwise if we through these deadly seeds out our Holy Spirit will come and assist us to grow in jesus Christ. So recognizing the evil ones trick is the first step to success. It is not so easy as we say. We need the help of the Holy Spirit.

 

[12345678and9]

my wife is struggling spritually right now. all i can do is support and pray. it is a never ending struggle in human life.

 

[jasper123]

I think it only normal to have these thought, we
all have them. The thoughts we do have came
from our subconscience and we really do not know
why.

Ron

 

[michaeljr5]

When I feel doubt creeping in, I pray get out satan in Jesus name, and it goes.

I wish it was that easy for everyone.

 

[DLMoody]

2 Peter 1:3 tells us that we have everything we need for life and godliness. a verse in 1 Corinthians 10 says that God will not give us more than we can bare.
Be secure in that! God Bless!

 

[YourNameIsHoly]

Yes.
Satan is always trying to throw barbs at you.
I think it is VERY important to rebuke (constantly) and cast out satan and any of his demons that may be causing trouble in your life.

 

[Nadiine]

2 Peter 1:3 tells us that we have everything we need for life and godliness. a verse in 1 Corinthians 10 says that God will not give us more than we can bare.
Be secure in that! God Bless!

My brother has given me that 2 Peter verse a few times. I so agree! IF we are His, we have all we need (thru Him) to accomplish our walks with Him and succeed in our walk.

I think we blame too much on Satan, as if we don't have human will or sin because we personally decided to.

Satan does help cause doubt in us, but so do we - and we also FEED those doubts by dwelling on them & feeding it imho.

Blame doesn't excuse our wrongs; we're always responsible for our actions & thought-life.

Col. 2:8
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. ​

There's also interesting verses by James on being doubleminded - how unstable we can let ourselves get.​

 

[linssue55]

Does Satan cause you to doubt God? His Word? His very existance? What I'm trying to say is: Can Satan put thoughts in your head that would cause you to turn from God or is it just natural for humans to doubt without the devils imput?

Humans doubt because of their lack of knowledge. Satan has MANY traps, these are just a small few.

NECROMANCY, PARANORMAL ACTIVITIES, UFOS, EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS, ETC?

1. The potential of Satan.
   1. SATAN CAN PERFORM MIRACLES: For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew ( show ) great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. - Mt 24:24
      
      The elect will not be deceived and the deceived will not be the elect.
      
      For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world... - Rev 16:14
      
      One of the characteristics of the end times will be the proliferation of demonic miracles and deceptions.
      
      If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. - Deut 13:1-3
   2. SATAN CAN PRETEND TO BE GOOD: For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. - 2 Cor 11:13-15
      
      Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils... Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. - 1 Tim 4:1-3
      
      Satan does not mind that we be religious as long as we do not have the Savior - the Lord Jesus Christ.
   3. SATAN CAN POSSESS HUMAN BEINGS: And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils. - Lk 8:2
      
      Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being number of the twelve. - Lk 22:3
2. The purpose of Satan.
   1. SATAN SEEKS TO BLIND: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. - 2 Cor 4:3-4
   2. SATAN SEEKS TO DECEIVE: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. - 2 Thess 2:9
   3. SATAN SEEKS TO DESTROY: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. - 1 Per 5:8
   4. Satan promises the best, but pays the worst; he promises honor and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure and pays with pain; he promises profit and pays with loss; he promises life and pays with death. - Thomas Brooks
3. The possibility of Satan.
   1. ASTROLOGY: Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee ( the coming Babylonian invasion of Israel ). - Isa 47:13
   2. WITCHCRAFT: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shall have no more soothsayers. - Mich 5:12
   3. NECROMANCY: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am your the Lord your God. - Lev 19:31.45

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Satan’s Strategy​

1. Heaven: Satan accuses believers to hinder the work of the Lord on earth. Satan has access to heaven — Job 1:6-11; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Zechariah 3:1. The believer’s defense attorney: the Lord Jesus Christ — 1 John 3:1.

2. Earth: Satan invites believers to ignore the Word and accept false doctrine — 1 Timothy 4:1; 1 Corinthians 10:19-20; 11:3,13-15; 1 Chronicles 21:1

3. Satan seeks to frustrate God’s will:

a) Operational will — James 4:7,8; Galatians 5:7.
b) Geographical will — 1 Thessalonians 2:18.

4. Satan seeks to get the eyes of the believer off the Lord Jesus Christ, obscures the focus of the believer.

a) Yourself: 1 Corinthians 1:10-11; Genesis 3:1; Elijah in 1 Kings 19:10; Peter in Matthew 26:31-35.
b) Things — Hebrews 13:5,6.
c) People — Jeremiah 17:5 (jealousy of people; admiration of people)

Answer: Hebrews 12:2; Colossians 3:1,2.

5. Encourages believers to worry — 1 Peter 5:7-9.

6. Satan gets believers occupied with temporal solutions to man’s problems and therefore neglect divine solutions.

7. Satan instills fear of death in believers — Job 5:21; Psalm 23:4.

8. Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers: 2 Corinthians 4:3,4; 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10.

9. Satan deceives nations: Revelation 12:9; 20:3, 8.