在很多教堂里, 魔鬼和他的作品不再被提及. 大多数基督徒把头埋在沙子里，假装像魔鬼 (谁是上帝的敌人和他们的敌人) no longer exist. They don’t want to speak about the devil and use many arguments to substantiate their decision. But what does the Bible say, 你可以谈论魔鬼吗?.
Arguments why you should not speak about the devil
Many Christians don’t want to speak about the devil and use the following arguments. 有人说, when you speak about the devil and his works you give the devil attention and power and by doing that you honor and exalt the devil.
Some say that you shouldn’t frighten people, 尤其是儿童, by speaking about the devil, 恶魔, 和地狱. You shouldn’t sow fear in their lives, because that’s not good.
Some consider the power of the devil more powerful than the power of God and don’t speak about the devil because they are afraid of retribution.
其他人说, the devil is defeated and is no longer present and therefore you shouldn’t talk about the devil. There are many more arguments about why Christians don’t want to speak about the devil, 恶魔, 和地狱.
How can you win a war if you don’t know your enemy?
But how can you win a war if you don’t know anything about your enemy? 确切地, 你不能! Do you think that a country would send an untrained army to a war zone? 不, 当然不是!
Every army is trained and well-equipped with the right tools to defeat the enemy. Every army, except… yes, you guess it, the army of the Lord.
The enemy doesn’t have to do anything anymore. Because the majority of the soldiers of the army of the Lord have become passive and given themselves to the enemy, 没有任何抵抗.
They allow the devil to take them captive and become prisoners of war.
当然, there are soldiers in the army of the Lord, who know 他们在基督里是谁 and are aware that they are in spiritual warfare.
They know their enemy and know how to use the spiritual weapons and discern the spirits and have knowledge of good and evil.
They’re seated in Christ and from their position in Christ they attack the devil and his kingdom. They do what Jesus commanded them to do and keep standing and are victors of the battle(s).
But here we go again, the majority of Christians don’t do that. 为什么? Because they are not 重生 并保持肉体. The walk after the flesh and don’t study the Bible (神的话语) 自己. As a result they don’t know the Word and have a lack of knowledge.
They are unspiritual and are not aware that they entered a spiritual warfare. They don’t know their enemy and don’t know how to handle the spiritual weapons.
The Church and spiritual warfare
除此之外, many churches don’t talk about the will of God and spiritual warfare either. Many pastors don’t teach Christians who they have become when they accepted Christ as their Savior and Lord. They don’t teach them, who they are in Christ and about their position in Him.
这是为什么? Because the majority of church leaders are not born again or remain carnal. They don’t know who they are in Christ and/or do the 魔鬼的作品 自己.
They don’t have the mind of Christ, but they are carnally minded and think like the world. Therefore they preach the same message as the world preaches, that focus on the soul and body (肉) and the natural life, rather than the spirit and the spiritual life.
Although they know the Bible and the scriptures, they don’t do them and don’t live according to the will of God. They don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and lack spiritual insights and wisdom and knowledge of the Kingdom of God.
They are not familiar with spiritual warfare. 现在, how can you pass on something if you don’t know, possess or see it yourself?
Jesus spoke about the devil and his works
From the Book of Genesis until the Book of Revelations, the devil and his works are mentioned. Many people in the Bible spoke about the devil and his works. But there was one Person in particular, who spoke the most about the devil, his works and hell. That Person is Jesus Christ.
Jesus not only spoke about the Kingdom of God and not only revealed the Kingdom of God to God’s people, but Jesus also spoke openly about the devil, his works, and hell and revealed his kingdom to God’s people.
为什么你听不懂我的讲话? Even because you cannot hear My word. 你是你父亲魔鬼的, 你父亲的私欲你必行. 他从一开始就是一个杀人犯, 不住在真理中, 因为他里面没有真理. 当他说谎时, 他说的是他自己的事: 因为他是个骗子, 和它的父亲 (约翰 8:43-44).
Even after Jesus His 死亡与复活 还有他的 提升, Jesus spoke through the Holy Spirit to the Church about the devil and his works.
When Jesus appeared to John on the isle of Patmos (95/96 ad), He still spoke about the devil, His works, 和地狱.
Although Jesus defeated the devil and took 按键 死亡和地狱, the devil and his kingdom were still present. The devil was still going around like a roaring lion, 寻求, whom he could devour.
Is the devil defeated?
The argument that the devil is defeated and therefore we don’t have to fight against the devil and his army (恶魔), is not the whole truth, but is partially true. 所以, it is a lie.
Because if the devil and demons wouldn’t be present and active anymore, then Jesus wouldn’t have spoken about the devil. But as long as the devil and demons are not thrown into the eternal lake of fire, they still go around like roaring lions, seeking whom they can attack and destroy
The sons and daughters of God speak the whole truth
The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved (卢克 8:12)
The devil still uses the same arts of temptation as he used in the Bible. He still sows doubt, 担心, 害怕, anxiety etc. He still tries to seduce Christians through carnal doctrines of man and 魔鬼的教义 that cause them to doubt the words of God and lead them astray from His will, 他的路, and His truth. 以便, the people don’t stay on the 上帝的方式, but enter the way of the serpent.
The sons and daughters of God, who are representatives of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God, should walk in His will, 他的真相, and His way and not enter sideways. No matter how wonderful and promising these sideways may look.
They should stay in the Word and preach the words and truth of Jesus Christ.
Instead of becoming partakers of the works of darkness, they shall uncover the works of darkness. They shall not stay silent about the truth, but they shall speak boldly about the devil and the works of darkness and bring them into the light, 就像耶稣一样.
But as long as the Church keeps silent about the devil and his works, the people will stay ignorant and the devil can continue his destructive work on the earth.
‘成为地球之盐’
