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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Seeking whom he may devour.
When I was a camp counselor a few years back, there was lots of discussion on "Satan's foothold". We would often pray against the foothold that Satan had on our campers and our counselors. This really annoyed me at the time. I was a little bit of a hyper-Calvinist and wanted to shove everyone's sinful nature in their face. I joke now, but it did and does bother me when we don't acknowledge as part of the problem. (much like it bothers me when court cases turn into "what made him do it" instead of "did he do it". I just recently watched E's True Hollywood Story about the Menendez Brothers) Anyway neither one of those points is what I intended to Blog on.
My question is for those more knowledgeable than I. What role does Satan play on a day to day basis. I have a friend that is consumed by the idea of evil and Satan's role. A recent conversation sent me back to those frustrated times at camp. Honestly I really don't care what Satan is doing, I don't think it is relevant. But it must be a little I guess. I figure I just have more important things to consider when things get rough or I'm struggling. First, I do think that my sinful nature has a lot to do with it, but I also think that ultimately Christ is more powerful than any Satan.
That just skirts the question for anyone that really wants an answer. I don't recall talking about this much growing up or now as an adult. I did look Sproul's thoughts up in Essential Truths of the Christian Faith. He had some interesting things to say.
"Satan is after all, a creature. He is finite and limited. He is limited to space and time. He cannot be in more than one place at one time. He is never to be regarded in any way as an equal with God. Satan is a higher order of being than human; he is a fallen angel. But he is not divine. He has more power than earthly creatures but infinitely less power than almighty God."
The thing that really sticks out to me is that he can't be in more than one place at a time. I never thought about that. Man he must have been really busy at camp. All joking aside, I really don't understand what role Satan plays in the world today. I guess I don't really understand any source of evil besides the evil in me that comes from the fall.
Please shed some light on this issue.
My question is for those more knowledgeable than I. What role does Satan play on a day to day basis. I have a friend that is consumed by the idea of evil and Satan's role. A recent conversation sent me back to those frustrated times at camp. Honestly I really don't care what Satan is doing, I don't think it is relevant. But it must be a little I guess. I figure I just have more important things to consider when things get rough or I'm struggling. First, I do think that my sinful nature has a lot to do with it, but I also think that ultimately Christ is more powerful than any Satan.
That just skirts the question for anyone that really wants an answer. I don't recall talking about this much growing up or now as an adult. I did look Sproul's thoughts up in Essential Truths of the Christian Faith. He had some interesting things to say.
"Satan is after all, a creature. He is finite and limited. He is limited to space and time. He cannot be in more than one place at one time. He is never to be regarded in any way as an equal with God. Satan is a higher order of being than human; he is a fallen angel. But he is not divine. He has more power than earthly creatures but infinitely less power than almighty God."
The thing that really sticks out to me is that he can't be in more than one place at a time. I never thought about that. Man he must have been really busy at camp. All joking aside, I really don't understand what role Satan plays in the world today. I guess I don't really understand any source of evil besides the evil in me that comes from the fall.
Please shed some light on this issue.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
My return!!!
I apologize to my fans for my absence. I realize that my insight, that you so often look towards for guidance, has been missing for far to long.
I am currently writing you from Katy, Texas, the new home of my brother and his family. I must say that my trip has been quite hectic so far. As I type, my little nephew Fenton is being stripped from his church clothes because he had an accident, one that would normally be prevented if he weren't so preoccupied with his cousins. Screaming, crying, spanking, threatening, please-don't-spank-me, poop, wipe-my-bottom, mom-i'm-hungry, mom-can-we-play-outside!!! Oh yeah, we are talking some serious birth control here. I love children, especially my nephews and nieces, but enough is enough.
I will say that my brother's sermon this morning was wonderful. The theme was community, complete with illustrations from C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. I'm really proud of my brother. He was recently called to be the head pastor of a church down here in Katy. The reasons I enjoy him so much are: one because I am supposed to, two because he is just brilliant, three because although he cen be incredibly hard to talk with sometimes (do to his inablility to focus on more than one thing at a time), his love for scripture, truth, and grace is more than I can handle sometimes. Also, I think that maybe he is a little too smart for his own good, much like his oldest son.
We are all heading to Sea World tomorrow, Lord be with us. It should be lots of fun. I must go now, we are eating a Sea World theme lunch provided by some sweet ladies from the church. "Octopus on the beach" anyone?
I will say that I wrote an incredibly eloquent blog this morning, that was erased when the laptop ran out of batteries. So there is plenty more where this came from, I just have to find a free moment.
I am currently writing you from Katy, Texas, the new home of my brother and his family. I must say that my trip has been quite hectic so far. As I type, my little nephew Fenton is being stripped from his church clothes because he had an accident, one that would normally be prevented if he weren't so preoccupied with his cousins. Screaming, crying, spanking, threatening, please-don't-spank-me, poop, wipe-my-bottom, mom-i'm-hungry, mom-can-we-play-outside!!! Oh yeah, we are talking some serious birth control here. I love children, especially my nephews and nieces, but enough is enough.
I will say that my brother's sermon this morning was wonderful. The theme was community, complete with illustrations from C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. I'm really proud of my brother. He was recently called to be the head pastor of a church down here in Katy. The reasons I enjoy him so much are: one because I am supposed to, two because he is just brilliant, three because although he cen be incredibly hard to talk with sometimes (do to his inablility to focus on more than one thing at a time), his love for scripture, truth, and grace is more than I can handle sometimes. Also, I think that maybe he is a little too smart for his own good, much like his oldest son.
We are all heading to Sea World tomorrow, Lord be with us. It should be lots of fun. I must go now, we are eating a Sea World theme lunch provided by some sweet ladies from the church. "Octopus on the beach" anyone?
I will say that I wrote an incredibly eloquent blog this morning, that was erased when the laptop ran out of batteries. So there is plenty more where this came from, I just have to find a free moment.
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