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Satan Attacks
Satan attacks the individual Christian mostly through temptation. And he focuses this assault in two spheres :
The Desires Of The World
He will seek to tempt a believer to become absorbed into the World's system:
-to make the material blessings that the World offers a central desires;
-to make the honor and recognition of the World an important goal; and
-to make the comfort of being one with those of this World our basis for security.
Test: 1 In 2:15
" Don't love the World or anything in the World. If anyone loves the World. The love of the Father is not in him". See also James 4:4,1 and 1 Timothy 6:6-11.
The Desires Of The Flesh
Through Christ's work on the Cross, the true Christian is delivered from the results of Sin, and from the Power of Sin(Romans 6:6-14). But he still lives in a physical body that is subject to natural appetites and desires. Satan will use these to try and get a Christian to place greater importance upon them than upon the promptings of THE HOLYSPIRIT within him (ROM. 8:5-9).. See also James 1:14; Ephesians 2:3....
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Understanding Man's Dominion
1. God Gave Man Dominion
John 5:26,27 is a key that unlocked the mystery and answered my perplexing questions about prayer. Jesus said, "The Father has given him(the Son) authority.... Because he is the Son Of Man. "
I thought it should have read, " he is the Son Of God. " The Father has given him (the Son) authority.... Because he is the Son Of Man. "
Why was it necessary for Jesus to be the "Son Of Man " in order to have authority on earth? The answer is found in Genesis 1:26. The Lord made man for a divine purpose ; " Let us make man in our image and after our likeness. We will give him Dominion (the right to rule)... Over everything that moves upon the earth. "
The whole earth was given over to man's rule or dominion. Man was made for that purpose. God made him the head or chief authority over the earth.
David confirms this in Psalms when he speaks of the special position that man has in God's plan: " What is man, that you would even think of him?.... You made man to have dominion over the works of your hand, and have put all things under his feet" ( Ps. 8:4-6).
Man was created to exercise dominion over all the works of God's hand. He was to rule it all, be head of it all. God made man with with that intent and for that purpose.
In the New Testament, the idea is taken still further : " What is man that you should think of him..... You have crowned him with glory and honor, and set him to rule over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet... He left nothing that is not put under him... " (Heb. 2:6-8).