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THE PARADOX OF FAITH AND WORKS

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Open Heavens 24 February 2015: Tuesday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye - Power in His Name

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR AUTHORITY

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There is a common misunderstand ing of the scriptures in James 4:7 (Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you) and 1 Peter 5:9a (Whom resist steadfast in faith), People imagine that they have to wrestle the devil to the ground in resistance.  Like, I have to battle it out…No Sir, Jesus Christ has already done that.   This misunderstanding comes mostly from our natural human understanding of the word  RESIST.  What the scriptures are telling us is to STAND FIRM on the word of God and remain RESOLUTE in trusting God as a demonstration of our FAITH. That is your own work.   If we look at the Authority Jesus gave to us in Eph. 18-21 and the victory we have in Christ as clearly stated in 1 John 5:4 then you will see that there is no need to begin to imagine yourself in a duel with the devil. Your authority and spiritual status place you far above principalities and powers as stated in Eph.1:21 and Col.18. The toe of a king controls ...
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