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Jul 21, 2022 · Who are God's enemies? As mentioned in Kyle Johansen's answer, anyone in opposition to Jehovah God is considered his enemy. First and foremost in this category is Satan the Devil. He has been in direct opposition to God from early on. (see John 8:44)
- The Outer Enemy—The World
- The Inner Foe—The Flesh
- The Stubborn Adversary—Satan
The Scriptures instruct us to “Love not the world” (1 John 2:15) and they remind us that to be a friend of the world is to be an “enemy of God” (James 4:4). The “world” is that whole value-system which dominates society, and is contrary to the ways of God. The term “the world” is used in several ways in the Bible. It sometimes speaks of the created...
The “flesh” is our human nature with its natural tendency to sin. The “flesh” is sometimes used in the Bible to speak of “meat.” Sometimes it refers to the fabric that covers our bony skeletons (the skin and tissues and blood of the human body). But here the word “flesh” refers to our fallen self-centered nature (sometimes called “the old man” or “...
Every believing Christian is subjected to the influences of the world from without (the prevailing secular culture). Also, we are subjected to the persuasions of the fleshfrom within (our twisted fallen nature). But beyond both these powers, is the devil, seeking to hold us in captivity. Satan is the commander of a large host of demons who are oppo...
Sep 7, 2022 · The enemy in this context is those who resist God, who disobey his laws, who ignore him. So if you translate that down into our situation, your enemy is anybody who resists you, who contradicts you, who crosses you, who antagonizes you, who makes life hard for you.
Mar 21, 2022 · In Philippians 3:18–19, Paul describes “the enemies of the cross of Christ” as those “whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things” (NKJV).
Most Relevant Verses. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Apr 10, 2020 · But apart from faith in Christ, apart from believing in Him as Lord and Savior, God is your enemy, and He is by far the worst enemy that you could ever have, because His judgment is forever. So Jesus came, sent from God, so that Jesus, by the love of God sent, saves us from the wrath of God.
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How do I love my enemy? you ask with all seriousness. This isn't a matter of just thinking nice thoughts. We need Jesus to do a heart change within us, to put the kind of heart within us toward our enemies that was in God who sent Jesus to redeem and forgive a world full of despicable people.
