(January 11, 2023 at 12:31 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(January 11, 2023 at 12:02 pm)tjdisc Wrote: '
Satan didn't say what Jesus said. Satan doesn't say "Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you." Satan (temporarily) rules this physical realm using his ways - power, deception, death and destruction which are the embodiments of how he rules. He hates us - hates God's plan for us and seeks to destroy us and prove we are not worthy to rule with Christ.
So ultimately when Jesus is embraced, one becomes at enmity with this world because Jesus' way is ridiculed here. That's probably an easy way of identifying it is Christ I have relationship with, not Satan. It comes with cost. The world and Satan are at enmity with Christ and His message that can set one free.
This is a sermon. You are preaching as opposed to actually addressing the question. The question was, "How do you know..."
Well I was seeking to address the how do I know it's not Satan. Because Satan doesn't represent what Christ represents. When I embraced Jesus and His teachings, He was involved with that. He revealed Himself to me - and continues to more and more each day, like any relationship that grows. I apologize - I don't mean to sound "preachy" about it.
