RE: [TruthTalk] Faith vs. Works

[Pastor James PS Templeton]

I don’t think it is a good idea to attempt to bind Satan. We can bind evil spirits, but concerning Satan we are told that even the archangel Michael only rebuked him, Jude 1:9 “Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.” The context speaks of those who were not afraid of Satan’s principalities and power, Jude 1:8 “Likewise also these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.” Jude 1:10 “But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.”  It is like the story of the little girl who heard the doorbell, but looked out and saw that it was Satan, so she knelt down and asked Jesus to answer the door. When she looked out again, Satan was gone. I know that Copeland urges people to bind Satan, but I think these verses are given to us for a reason. I suggest we can plead the blood of Jesus against Satan, James Templeton   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: 24 October 2002 13:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Faith vs. Works   Are these the steps you have used that didn’t work? ROTFL.  I’ve used them, too. They are very helpful. J   Izzy   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 8:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Faith vs. Works   Here's some ideas I read somewhere to use in our fight against sin. 1.  Name you enemy, Satan.         A.  Bind him in the name of Jesus 2 Tim. 1:7 2.  Use spiritual weapons. 2 Cor. 10:4        a.  Speaking the name of Jesus        b.  Quoting the Bible 3.  Expect to overcome sin  Rom. 8:37 4.  Feed your faith  Jude 1:20        a.  Through the Holy Spirit        b.  Through the pages of the Bible        c.  Listening to a man of God speak *5.  Get a prayer partner  Matt. 18:19          a.  Consult your prayer partner  Prov. 24:5-6 6.  Listen to anointed music  1 Sam. 16:23 7.  See your fight as a promotion  James 1:12 8.  Put on the whole armour of God  Eph. 6:11 9.  Find the problem people  Rom. 16:17-18 10. Laugh  Prov. 17:22 11. See the big picture  2 Cor. 4:17         That brings up something I have always wondered about—why does dying finally make us perfect??? What happens between here and heaven to change us? Why can’t we change it now, instead? Izzy