Your going to get two different responses. Most Baptists, Presbyterians, Calvanists, Pre-destinationist crowd will tell you that everything that happens is Gods will and He will just sovereignly choose to do certain things and put certain leaders in place. Rubbish. If this was the case—God would be responsible for every rape, murder, and evil that happens every day.
The Pentecostal, full-gospel crowd believes that Christ gave us the keys of authority to fight the evil principalities in this world. We have responsibilities to act. God uses people. Why didn’t He just free the Israelites from Egypt himself? He wanted to use Moses.
If you are a Christian— you fight spiritual powers now. Fight in prayer, we don’t kill with the sword. God is the judge but you have to speak (prophesy) against the enemy. You can speak God’s judgement, “may they be brought low, put to an open shame”. If you know the Bible, you know Gods will for those who come against the Church (God’s children). Jesus spoke to the Pharisees VERY differently than he spoke to the crowds . Also, Saul commanded a witchcraft worker to be struck with blindness. Not to kill him—but to be shamed and brought low. “What you bind on earth—I will bind in heaven” you HAVE to use the power of your tongue. I would recommend buying snd reading “The Believers Authority” by Kenneth Hagin
We have a duty to bring light to the world—AND expose the darkness.
Most Christians get an A+ with the first part—and a D- on the second half
Your going to get two different responses. Most Baptists, Presbyterians, Calvanists, Pre-destinationist crowd will tell you that everything that happens is Gods will and He will just sovereignly choose to do certain things and put certain leaders in place. Rubbish. If this was the case—God would be responsible for every rape, murder, and evil that happens every day.
The Pentecostal, full-gospel crowd believes that Christ gave us the keys of authority to fight the evil principalities in this world. We have responsibilities to act. God uses people. Why didn’t He just free the Israelites from Egypt himself? He wanted to use Moses.
If you are a Christian— you fight spiritual powers now. Fight in prayer, we don’t kill with the sword. God is the judge but you have to speak (prophesy) against the enemy. You can speak God’s judgement, “may they be brought low, put to an open shame”. If you know the Bible, you know Gods will for those who come against the Church (God’s children). Jesus spoke to the Pharisees VERY differently than he spoke to the crowds . Also, Saul commanded a witchcraft worker to be struck with blindness. Not to kill him—but to be shamed and brought low. “What you bind on earth—I will bind in heaven” you HAVE to use the power of your tongue. I would recommend buying snd reading “The Believers Authority” by Kenneth Hagin
We have a duty to bring light to the world—AND expose the darkness. Most Christians get an A+ with the first part—and a D- on the second half
Can you refer me to the quoted scripture? I'd like to read it.
What in particular? The power He gave us to fight… Mark 16:17
Read the whole book of Acts
The expose the darkness part. I think this is what He is guiding me to investigate