LAB182 How to Fight the Devil (who is supernatural,stronger than us, and a roaring lion!)
1 Peter 5:8-10
LAB182 The Art of War Part 2
Published October 16th, 2017
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1 Peter 5:8-10
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Be sober- minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
(1) Resist him,
( do not give into him. He wants us to lose faith, lose heart. Don't do that.)
(2) firm in your faith,
( childlike trust in 1 Peter 1:5-7)
(3) knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
(know, understand, that we are not being picked on. Suffering is the norm for true believers.)
(4)And after you have suffered a little while,
(This "little while" is the same phrase as in 1 Peter 1:5-7. It refers to the day of when Christ returns. So this little while is not in comparison to our lifetime, but it's little in comparison to eternity.)
the God of all grace,
who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,
will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
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