Do you think that Satans can allow certain powers of Discernment?

[Guest man]

Mark 1

23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit....

Luke 8

27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time....

If the devil is able to take over the human body, I would say he has some power.

Limited power is still power.

[stacey c]

First off, man does not have power over satan, the Bible states "Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world." God has power over satan, it is the Spirit in us that causes the enemy to fear, But a christian needs to exercise that authority. The devil is a copycat, he cannot create anything, but he does and can pervert gifts that God has created. Ask any wiccan if they have seen or expierienced these powers in operation, most would answer yes.

[eric]

Satan can tempt us just as he did with Jesus in the desert. Satan offers us materialism and power if we will bow down and worship him, but we can resist the temptation the same as Jesus did. Satans has no creative powers or no powers to "make" us do anything. He can tempt us, but we also have the power to resist if we stand on the Word. Sin is what blinds us to the truth. Not Satan. Satan exploits whatever weakness we have, if we let him. Jesus clearly demonstrated the importance and effectiveness of knowing and applying Scripture to combat temptation. (Matthew 4:1-11)

In agreement friend in Christ! Note please that I'm not stating nor am I asking if satan has the power to MAKE us do anything! I'm only questioning that he does have power and if we let him in , satan can bestow power on the lowly and downtrotten in an attemt to get to the "we" Christians of the world! This is where I'm going with this statement.

I can see where you are coming from,Cajunboy. Sure he can trick the unwary, that's why it is important to heed the warnings in the bible and keep in the word. We are all vulnerable if we don't keep focused on Jesus. John 8:31-32 is another passage I am mindful of, where Jesus saying you are free if you abide in His word. If you are a blood-covered, spirit filled christian, where is satan coing to get a foothold.

I will say this though, and this only my observation. There are thousands of people who are being dazzled by a lot of false teachers of the devil into believing all these unbiblical revivals that are spreading like wild fire throught the globe. The word of God tells us quite plaily that there will be a falling away....an apostacy... No where that I have seen....apart from Joel.....does God promise a revival, and that was written 400 or 500 years before Jesus started His ministry. People flocking to all these con artists. is the apostacy, not a revival. Now that is the cunning of the devil. not the power.

[nebula]

If Satan has the power to deceive, then isn't that a form of power?

And like was mentioned, if demons can posses/oppress people, is that not a form of power?

Witchdoctors, Wiccans, warlocks and the whole lot couldn't cast curses that actually harmed people if Satan has no power.

He is, after all, a spiritual being, and knows a lot more about how to use the spiritual realm to influence the natural that most of us do. If we did know, we'd be doing a lot more healing the sick and working miracles and prophesying and doing all those other things Jesus did.

[traveller]

There was a popular saying back in the seventies, made famous by Flip Wilson. "The devil made me do it." Does anyone think that the devil can make you do something?

[nebula]

There was a popular saying back in the seventies, made famous by Flip Wilson. "The devil made me do it." Does anyone think that the devil can make you do something?

No, but he sure can trick you good.

[Guest man]

Does anyone think that the devil can make you do something?

If his timing is just right.

No one is without sin.

Where does sin come from?

[traveller]

Does anyone think that the devil can make you do something?

If his timing is just right.

No one is without sin.

Where does sin come from?

So do you think we are defenseless against him?

[BlindSeeker]

Does anyone think that the devil can make you do something?

If his timing is just right.

No one is without sin.

Where does sin come from?

So do you think we are defenseless against him?

Yes, without God's Holy Spirit and His word, we were taken captive at his will.

[nebula]

So do you think we are defenseless against him?

Hey - May I ask what this line of discussion has to do with the OP and whether or not Satan has power?

Isn't the believer's power over Satan a different question?