WHY ARE MOST CHRISTIANS AFRAID OF DEVIL AND HIS FOLLOWERS....(Evil men)?

When I ask people how they feel about spiritual warfare the most frequent answer is fear. The once "communal" love that existed among our people especially in the villages is gradually going into extinction for sole reason of fear of "witches and wizards from the village. In most communities especially in the southern part of this country, almost everybody is a suspected "evil one", the youths are no longer exempted....only God knows the truth

If you observe closely, you can attest to the fact that the joy that comes with x-mas mass return has drastically reduced,due to fear of the enemies among our family and friends. people are cautious of dashing out money to the less privileged........it is hard to entrust edibles like food and drinks in our friends care even for a short period of easing oneself. we blame death, sickness, poverty, barrenness, accident and other forms of misfortune on the perceived "enemies" even when we have the one "MIGHTIER THAN ALL"......

The funniest part of it is that some the self acclaimed atheists are equally afraid of juju, and village witches.....lolz.....even when they claim ignorance of the existence of spirit being.........hahahahahah, I think this category of people are only confused about the religion to which they belong......belief system

Is it supposed to be so? While I am not against being careful,I believe the Christ in Us christians is greater than the weapon of the so called enemies.....stop blaming all your woes on the enemies, be courageous and fear not that which can kill the flesh for greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.........

I find this fascinating because there is overwhelming evidence in the Bible that discourage Christians from having fear of Satan and his followers. Fear shows a lack of faith in God. It’s been said a fear of Satan is nothing more than faith in Satan.

Here are some main reasons Why Christians Shouldn’t Fear Satan or Spiritual Warfare

1. Jesus is the creator of all things, including Satan and all spirit beings and He has authority over them. Colossians 1:16-17

2. Jesus proved He is greater than Satan when he easily resisted and defeated Him when he attacked Jesus. Matthew 4:1-11

3. The demons Jesus encountered feared Him! Matthew 8:28-30

4. Jesus delegated His authority over demons to his followers which includes us. Luke 10:17-19

5. Jesus destroyed Satan’s power by dying on the cross Hebrews 2:14 and disarmed spiritual rulers and authorities Colossians 2:15

6. We have the Spirit of God in dwelling us and He is greater than Satan. 1 John 4:4 This means Satan cannot control any Christian against his or her will.

7. The Scripture promises Satan can’t touch us. 1 John 5:18-19 There are no warnings about or examples of Satan or any demons physically hurting any believers in the Bible except the unusual
case of Job.

8. We were delivered from Satan’s domain and transferred to Jesus’ kingdom when we trusted in Christ. Colossians 1:13

9. Satan and his forces can only attack us as God allows. Job 1-2, Luke 22:31-32

10. We have been given a defense, the armor of God, to resist all satanic attacks. Ephesians 6:10-18

11. The fact that the Bible tells us to resist Satan assumes we can do it. 1 Peter 5:8-9, James 4:7

12. In the one story in the Bible where God allows Satan to unleash his power on a believer, Job and his family, Satan did not win and Job ended up better off than before he was attacked. Job 42:10-17
Where does fear come from? God has not given us a spirit of fear 2 Timothy 1:7. Fear is an attacking thought from the enemy. Fear is the opposite of love 1 John 4:18.

Here are Things to do if you fear Satan.

1. Make the decision to resist the specific fear with the faith in God. James 4:7, Ephesians 6:16-17

2. Focus on fearing God, having a genuine informed respect for His power and majesty. Proverbs 1:7, 9:10

3. Meditate on the love God has for you, which will drive the fear from you. 1 John 4:18

Think about all of the verses above and how great God is and the attacking fear will be replaced with love and comfort and confidence in the Lord.

Dis will be a good guide for you as you travel home to enjoy your xmas and new year celebrations without fear of any other being than the "SUPREME AUTHORITY" Jesus Christ our Lord

Happy sunday and merry xmas in advance

Hmmmm nice writeup op but one need to be extremely careful since friends and foes are unkown.

Jolllyjoy:
Hmmmm nice writeup op but one need to be extremely careful since friends and foes are unkown.

I think one need to truly put their trust in lord while seeking the Kingdom,.....the battle is of the Lord....happy sunday

Fear is the main weapon the enemy uses to track Christians down but God told us in about 365 places in the bible that we should not fear that He is with us but the question is you as a Christian do u know ur right?hw u stand and exercise the authority given to u?

Au contraire, It's the pastors themselves who promote those fears








How else will they eat

There are no demons & there is no devil.




There is no Satan. . . Stop being delusional.



As an atheist, I have dared God, Wizards, Witches,EVEN GURU MAHRAJI (That smello M'fucker) & I am so healthy and alive. . All is working well, and am happy. . . . . So?? I am still waiting for the slowpoke that said I would die in 7 days. . . . Since like 6 months ago.



Stop fearing your delusion. . . I once experienced sleep paralysis because I was overworked, it felt real as I could see demons and devils pressing me to the bed that I couldn't even move my arm. . . My eyes were open. . . NEWSFLASH :- I GOOGLED IT IMMEDIATELY & I CONFIRMED IT. . . My brain was playing on me . . Some parts of my brain were having more activity because of what I went through . . .



NEVER EVER BE SCARED OF DEMONS.

SirWere:
Au contraire, It's the pastors themselves who promote those fears









How else will they eat

A christian that knows his right and the truth will not fall for the pastors'crap

Dekatron:
There are no demons & there is no devil.




There is no Satan. . . Stop being delusional.



As an atheist, I have dared God, Wizards, Witches,EVEN GURU MAHRAJI (That smello M'fucker) & I am so healthy and alive. . All is working well, and am happy. . . . . So?? I am still waiting for the slowpoke that said I would die in 7 days. . . . Since like 6 months ago.



Stop fearing your delusion. . . I once experienced sleep paralysis because I was overworked, it felt real as I could see demons and devils pressing me to the bed that I couldn't even move my arm. . . My eyes were open. . . NEWSFLASH :- I GOOGLED IT IMMEDIATELY & I CONFIRMED IT. . . My brain was playing on me . . Some parts of my brain were having more activity because of what I went through . . .



NEVER EVER BE SCARED OF DEMONS.

U said "even" GURU MAHARAJI.....this means u consider him being powerful 2 an extent,......................4 the fact that u dared God shows that u have an atom of believe of His existence, if not why dare what doesn't exist in the first place?

U had sleep paralysis, and fear entered u, u nearly believed Devil was at work, it was google search result that cleared ur conscience.............

Like I said earlier, u re not an atheist, u are only confused about the religion 2 which u belong......grow up

A juju priest is more welcome at christian and muslim gathering! The priest feel more at home, will sing, dance and even praise! He/she is not afraid of imaginary enemies flying in the sky! He is well ground on matter of spiritual, and can even quote the holy books of saint and uses same in his juju practice.

Under the cover of night the holy of god of men visit his shrine and fellowship with him while feasting on the wealth of the ignorance souls, who had been brainwashed to fear everything black!

Then 90% of christians are false christians then!

greatiyk4u:




A christian that knows his right and the truth will not fall for the pastors'crap

A juju practitioner will never fear swearing with the bible of any holy book because, he/she knew it is a record of past history of men wickedness and how men had succeed in ruining the mother earth. But no christian or muslim will dare swear with Ogun (god of iron) or any other so called less gods, because they all knew the consequence of their defaulting on their oath! That is one reason most Nigerian politicians alway claimed to be practising christian or muslim when asked to swear with things like that, but still made used of juju for protection

Commentus2:
A juju priest is more welcome at christian and muslim gathering! The priest feel more at home, will sing, dance and even praise! He/she is not afraid of imaginary enemies flying in the sky! He is well ground on matter of spiritual, and can even quote the holy books of saint and uses same in his juju practice.

Under the cover of night the holy of god of men visit his shrine and fellowship with him while feasting on the wealth of the ignorance souls, who had been brainwashed to fear everything black!

I don't understand ur point

SirWere:
Then 90% of christians are false christians then!

Fallacy of hasty generalization.......

greatiyk4u:


I don't understand ur point

Don't expect you to understand! But have ever come across a juju priest that is afraid of entering a church or partaking in christian or muslim activities when invited?

Commentus2:
Don't expect you to understand! But have ever come across a juju priest that is afraid of entering a church or partaking in christian or muslim activities when invited?

Many of the are afraid of true christians, do u know how many of their shrines that have been damaged by prayer warriors?.....they are powerless once u have christ in u..................I hardly notice their existence self

Fear is the primary currency of religion, especially the Christian religion.
But what else can religion transact ,with except fear?

That is why satan was invented, and god can't kill or forgive Satan. It's part of the package.

If today's religio- fraudsters cannot make you afraid of invisible enemies, isolate you from ancestral and traditional backbone, then how could they manipulate and exploit you ?

It's the old Machiavellian MO: Create a non- existent problem, then present yourself as the solution.

In Africa, this is How Things Fell Apart.

And by the way, op, you lie.

Who are the professed atheists that are afraid of village witches and wizards ?

Christians are not afraid of anything or person but of dying without knowing the cause. When you don't know what is killing you, you cannot know how to pray against it, and you may be commiting suicide, actionable in the court of God.

greatiyk4u:



U said "even" GURU MAHARAJI.....this means u consider him being powerful 2 an extent,......................4 the fact that u dared God shows that u have an atom of believe of His existence, if not why dare what doesn't exist in the first place?

U had sleep paralysis, and fear entered u, u nearly believed Devil was at work, it was google search result that cleared ur conscience.............

Like I said earlier, u re not an atheist, u are only confused about the religion 2 which u belong......grow up

awww!! So Naive.

Okay. . . Imagine its an infinite number of me simultaneously kicking your ass

1. If really you are not naive, you'd know that if I consider him powerful, I wouldn't dare insult him or dare him. . . This man said even if you are in London & you call him, he'd appear and answer u. . . If you insult him, he'd deal with you. . . . If really I take him for his, your brain should tell you that I dare not dare. use yours thinking, sir.


2. For the God part, Its because I don't believe that I dared him. . . . How can you deduce from such a MINUTE sentence that I have an iota of belief . . . They way you theists kill logic breaks my heart. . . . Socrates would stir in his grave.


3. Imagine you have toothache. You know that you haven't brushed in a long while. . You now asked online what causes toothache, and then you confirmed its actually because you havent brushed in a while.


Apply this to my situation. . I have always known sleep paralysis, but never really happened to me. . . It happened and then I went online to confirm my thought. . . How does that relate to CLEARING CONSCIENCE? How does that mean I am scared of devil? Whenever you have toothache, or any tooth issues, know for sure that its TOOTHFAIRY DEALING WITH YOU COS YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN HER . . I am sorry to say, the way you think ridicules logic & makes you dumb. . . Have any left?? BRING IT ON!! I AM HERE TO KICK ASSES

plaetton:
Fear is the primary currency of religion, especially the Christian religion.
But what else can religion transact ,with except fear?

That is why satan was invented, and god can't kill or forgive Satan. It's part of the package.

If today's religio- fraudsters cannot make you afraid of invisible enemies, isolate you from ancestral and traditional backbone, then how could they manipulate and exploit you ?

It's the old Machiavellian MO: Create a non- existent problem, then present yourself as the solution.

In Africa, this is How Things Fell Apart.

And by the way, op, you lie.

Who are the professed atheists that are afraid of village witches and wizards ?

Need I name them here?......there so many of them

Fear not but prevention is better than cure

Rukkydelta:
Fear not but prevention is better than cure

Lolzn that's for baby christians

I beg to differ. The organizational plan of most institutions is to "battle evil spirits" and this can only be done by doing what the pastor-in-charge says. Am I wrong

greatiyk4u:


Fallacy of hasty generalization.......

greatiyk4u:

Lolzn that's for baby christians

Adult christian if you like put your hands in a burning flame

SirWere:
I beg to differ. The organizational plan of most institutions is to "battle evil spirits" and this can only be done by doing what the pastor-in-charge says. Am I wrong

Christ not pastor is the basis for christianity

I decided to just read comments but my inner chakras wont settle down with the wrong analysis exuding in here. Hence, my opinion...


Evil has no target. Its a natural occurence deaigned to affect anyone irrespective of beliefs or religion. Its like tsunami, will it affect only christians or Buddhist ? NO... It affects which ever area naturally has the tendency to cause it.

So mates, everyone is scared of evil, be it Islam or Atheists. And its everyone's business.

greatiyk4u:


Christ not pastor is the basis for christianity

Christ is a metaphor which the pastors objectifies... Abi

Me thinks, the reason for this trend is the recent advent of the so called "Deliverance ministries"(which in essence, I mean scripturally, there's nothing like that) are the reason for the fear and suspicion (tension) amongst the people.

There's nothing they say that veers from Witches and Wizards. They ignore the warning of Christ in Rev.

2:24 to stay away from the deep things of Satan.

The Word of God says, a time will come, that men will develop itchy ears, they will depart from sound doctrine, they will run to places where they will be told what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. 2Timothy 4:3.

God will forgive me, if I say these folk are working against God. why? They are reversing all Christ taught and established. (i mean the so called deliverance ministers).

1. Christ taught Love.( You will find it very hard to love a man ur prophet has told u wants u dead).

2. Christ taught forgiveness ( The prophets say, they must die by fire.)

3. Christ taught Peace ( The prophets say, give no peace to the wicked)

4. Christ says, you are seated with Him in heavenly places, above ALL principalities and powers (The prophets puts you under the same bondage Christ got u out of. by magnifying Satan out of proportion.

5. Christ says, He has not given us the spirit of fear, but of boldness. (the prophets takes ur boldness away by magnifying Satan and his antics more than they the showcase the power of Christ.

6. Jesus, spent all His time teaching people to escape sin and death. (The prophets talk very little of ur sins which causes ur problems and death).


7. Christ pointed to us inwardly. i e. your individual sinful nature and how to overcome it, (Your prophets points outwardly to ur folk. ur family members who contributed to ur being what you are.

8. Christ says, honour ur father and mother, so that it will be well with you and ur days maybe long. (The prophets says your mum and dad are the enemies from within, they must die.

9. Christ says, love ur neighbour as you love urself, (Prophet says, your neighbour is a territorial witch who monitors ur progress to stop you).

10. Christ says, Give and it shall be given to you also, (the prophet says, if you give, they will take it to the shrine and covens and kill you.

Most of all, Christ enthroned you and gave you authority, victory over sin and satan, your prophets dethroned you, took your authority away, took ur victory away, took ur boldness away and made you a victim.

you are now back to being afraid of what shd be afraid of you.

Matt 18:5-7 Any man who shall cause (teach) this little ones to offend, or err, it will be better if a millstone were to be tired around d his neck and he be thrown into the sea.

But, how did they do this? the power of the tongue.
just like Adam gave his authority over to Satan in Eden by 'Listening' against what he already knew.

The word of God says something else, but you have neglected it. Whatever the Pastor/Prophets says is right.

whether the Bible is in agreement or not, is inconsequential. The prophet has spoken.

We are the products of what we hear. When you neglect the Holy Spirit, you are simply inviting a contrary spirit in.
Have you ever Wondered why u spend all ur days praying, but nothing happens? its because u are working against God and against urself.

GOD IS NOT COMMITTED TO WHAT HE HAS NOT COMMANDED.

HE WILL NOT LOWER HIS STANDARD TO UR LEVEL, IF YOU WILL WILLINGLY ALLOW HIM, HE WILL RAISE U UP TO HIS STANDARD.

@Opz, This is why Most Christians are so fearful of satan. they know so much of him and what he can do, and less of who Chist is, and what He can do.

Christ says, by their fruits you shall know them. By their fruits, Was Christ referring to apples and mangos?

these prophets who turn God's people against God are bearing fruits.

Be warned, even Satan knows that the time is short.

Rukkydelta:

Adult christian if you like put your hands in a burning flame

Lolz, na quarrel?...........being careful and fearless is the best way.............y fear what u have dominion over?.....this is the major problem of 2day's christianity

analice107:
Me thinks, the reason for this trend is the recent advent of the so called the Deliverance ministries (which in essence, I mean scripturally, there's nothing like that) are the reason for the fear and suspicion (tension) amongst the people.

The Word of God says, a time will come, that men will develops itchy ears, they will depart from sound doctrine, they will run to places where they will be told what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. 2Timothy 4:3.

God will forgive me, if I say these folk are working against God. why? They are reversing all Christ taught and established. (i mean the so called deliverance ministers).

1. Christ taught Love.( You will find it very hard to love a man ur prophet has told u wants u dead).

2. Christ taught forgiveness ( The prophets say, they must die by fire.)

3. Christ taught Peace ( The prophets say, give no peace to the wicked)

4. Christ says, you are seated with Him in heavenly places, above ALL principalities and powers (The prophets puts you under the same bondage Christ got u out of. by magnifying Satan out of proportion.

5. Christ says, He has not given us the spirit of fear, but of boldness. (the prophets takes ur boldness away by magnifying Satan and his antics more than they the showcase the power of Christ.

6. Jesus, spent all His time teaching people to escape sin and death. (The prophets talk very little of ur sins which causes ur problems and death).


7. Christ pointed to us inwardly. i e. your individual sinful nature and how to overcome it, (Your prophets points outwardly to ur folk. ur family members who contributed to ur being what you are.

8. Christ says, honour ur father and mother, so that it will be well with you and ur days maybe long. (The prophets says your mum and dad are the enemies from within, they must die.

9. Christ says, love ur neighbour as you love urself, (Prophet says, your neighbour is a territorial witch who monitors ur progress to stop you).

10. Christ says, Give and it shall be given to you also, (the prophet says, if you give, they will take it to the shrine and covens and kill you.

Most of all, Christ enthroned you and gave you authority, victory over sin and satan, your prophets dethroned you, took your authority away, took ur victory away, took ur boldness away and made you a victim.

you are now back to being afraid of what shd be afraid of you.

Matt 18:5-7 Any man who shall cause (teach) this little ones to offend, or err, it will be better if a millstone were to be tired around d his neck and he be thrown into the sea.

But, how did they do this? the power of the tongue.
just like Adam gave his authority over to Satan in Eden by 'Listening' against what he already knew.

The word of God says something else, but you have neglected it. Whatever the Pastor/Prophets says is right.

whether the Bible is in agreement or not, is inconsequential. The prophet has spoken.

We are the products of what we hear. When you neglect the Holy Spirit, you are simply inviting a contrary spirit in.
Have you ever Wondered why u spend all ur days praying, but nothing happens? its because u are working against God and against urself.

GOD IS NOT COMMITTED TO WHAT HE HAS NOT COMMANDED.

HE WILL NOT LOWER HIS STANDARD TO UR LEVEL, IF YOU WILL WILLINGLY ALLOW HIM, HE WILL RAISE U UP TO HIS STANDARD.

@Opz, This is why Most Christians are so fearful of satan. they know so much of him and what he can do, and less of who Chist is, and what He can do.

Christ says, by their fruits you shall know them. By their fruits, Was Christ referring to apples and mangos?

these prophets who turn God's people against God are bearing fruits.

Be warned, even Satan knows that the time is short.

In-depth, this is a product of well researched, intelligent, Holy spirit inspired, message from God's own servant

Freemanan:
I decided to just read comments but my inner chakras wont settle down with the wrong analysis exuding in here. Hence, my opinion...


Evil has no target. Its a natural occurence deaigned to affect anyone irrespective of beliefs or religion. Its like tsunami, will it affect only christians or Buddhist ? NO... It affects which ever area naturally has the tendency to cause it.

So mates, everyone is scared of evil, be it Islam or Atheists. And its everyone's business.

We re almost saying the same thing bt from. Different angle.................if u take evil as a natural occurrence, no need of attributing it 2 enemies, besides, why been scared of what u have no control over, just like every one is scared of death, knw dat it must surely come

Thanks

greatiyk4u:



We re almost saying the same thing bt from. Different angle.................if u take evil as a natural occurrence, no need of attributing it 2 enemies, besides, why been scared of what u have no control over, just like every one is scared of death, knw dat it must surely come

Thanks

Exactly

And who is the mouthpiece for christ here on earth

greatiyk4u:


Christ not pastor is the basis for christianity