Sometimes God is attributed as either doing or allowing something temporarily bad to happen so that something even better can come out of it. My question is if God can do this then can the devil do or allow something good to happen so that something even worse can come out of it?
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Sometimes God is attributed as either doing or allowing something temporarily bad to happen so that something even better can come out of it. My question is if God can do this then can the devil do or allow something good to happen so that something even worse can come out of it?
If you believe it's the devil that micromanages all things, then I suppose that may be a possibility. I don't, I think Satan is on a rather short leash in this present age.
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If you believe it's the devil that micromanages all things, then I suppose that may be a possibility. I don't, I think Satan is on a rather short leash in this present age.
Why can't those kind of actions be within the range of his leash?
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Why can't those kind of actions be within the range of his leash?
I suppose it's possible. The temptations of sin often involve pleasure (good?) while the greater end both here and in eternity is destruction.
However, I don't think a Christian needs to be concerned with this. We can rest in Jesus. He has it all in control.
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
I suppose it's possible. The temptations of sin often involve pleasure (good?) while the greater end both here and in eternity is destruction.
However, I don't think a Christian needs to be concerned with this. We can rest in Jesus. He has it all in control.
Actually that's what I'm getting at: The Jew's of Jesus' day claimed he was of the devil. His response was that he couldn't be because he casted out devils. But you just told me that it's possible the devil could do good things like cast out devils in order to achieve some greater evil. Therefore, the Jew's accusation of Jesus' day still stands: how can one know Jesus was not of the devil?
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That's just weird. No the claim does not stand. Beelzebub won't be found casting out devils in the name and authority of Jesus Christ.
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
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