Grace Bible Church Deacon Rick Bettez Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Suffer hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus, no soldier in active duty entangles himself with the details of everyday life. 2TI 2:3-4 Our position is never in doubt or in question after salvation (enlistment). Our condition fluctuates during combat (OSN & Cosmic system). The god of this world is Satan whose first goal is to blind the Unbeliever. 2CO 4:4. The Lord Jesus Christ even refers to Satan as an authority in the cosmic realm. JOH 14:30, JOH 12:31, JOH 16:11 LUK 4:6 The devil said to Him (Lord) I will give You all this domain for it has been handed over to me. Aer, meaning the air in the lower atmosphere that surrounds the earth, separate from the heavens. You were an unbeliever walking by means of demon influence from the prince of this atmosphere. Similar to the Believers who have a cosmic spirit guiding them now. EPH 2:3 uses the term Dianoia (mind) an understanding or thought process rooted in emotions. Pointing to Bels who are students (Teknon) of Satan’s system. Kleronomeo, a Greek (v) Something you were going to get with your whole inheritance but now some of it has been withheld or taken away. Missing a portion. The lust of the flesh (OSN in control) lust of the eyes (Motivational arrogance) and the boastful pride (Functional arrogance) is from cosmic involvement. Once in Satan’s system through sin, evil or human good it is only through functioning within your priesthood, Rebound & BD in the soul that you start to recover. Family & work are two areas that fall under a category of mid to close range attacks that Satan can use. The long range attacks in the cosmic system go largely unnoticed due to the subtle nature of the attack. Luke 4:2-13 For 40 days Jesus Christ had close combat with the devil. And at the end Satan simply stood to the side until a later date. LUK 22:31 Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat. The book of Job shows Satan approaching God in a confident face-off. Satan is roaming (Shuwt) about casually on the earth. Insight into who & what Satan is should draw you closer to God and pull you further from cosmic priorities. Family & work are two areas that fall under a category of mid to close range attacks that Satan can use. The long range attacks in the cosmic system go largely unnoticed due to the subtle nature of the attack. gbible.org
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