Important Reminder: God is more Powerful than Satan

Archdiocese of Washington ^ | 08-14-18 | Msgr. Charles Pope

[GOP Poet]

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[NorthMountain]

They sneer, call people names, whine, and in many ways seem to be dumb as rocks; they often act like pre-teens.

Or like demoncRATs ...

Hmmm ...

[chajin]

The picture caught my eye this morning. What/where is that statue?

I am not an expert on China by any stretch (my Asian experience has been confined to Japan), but I think this is Guan Di, a war deity in the Chinese pantheon. Before he was deified, he was Guan Yu 關帝 (in Japan pronounced Kan U), a Han dynasty warrior who is best known today for the stories told about him in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

If you google "Guan Di" and click on "Images," you will see the resemblance--though I can't find the actual image in the Msgr.'s blog.

[NorthMountain]

An Angel does not have its will and intellect darkened by sin.

[Salvation]

I thought so, too!

[PeterPrinciple]

Again, it sounds good to our ears. Why? Because it appeals to our wanting to be in charge.

Does stop talking to God sound like good Biblical advice?

Talking to the problem instead? Rely on your own ability, take charge of the problem.

This is prosperity Gospel which our ears like. David constantly put his problems before the Lord. What happens when people take charge using the Lords Name? I will let you do you own testing of the statement with the Bible.

[PeterPrinciple]

An Angel does not have its will and intellect darkened by sin.

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Would it be better to say an Angel gets his power from God, not his own ability?

[painter]

Again, it sounds good to our ears. Why? Because it appeals to our wanting to be in charge.

I don't think you understand what I'm talking about. It doesn't have to be written in the Bible to realize that there isn't anything TO big that God can't handle.

[PeterPrinciple]

So you agree with the statement to stop talking to God and talk to the storm?

[NorthMountain]

Any created being, from an Angel to a quark, gets its "power" (indeed its very existence) from God. So the distinction is not in where the being gets its capabilities, but how the being uses it. Those we call "Angels" have not sinned, and their wills and intellects are perfectly in tune with God. Those we call "Demons" have sinned grievously, are separated from and opposed to God. Hence they are unable (or unwilling, or both) to operate as God intended them to do. Sin has made them weak and stupid, by comparison to what they would be if they were in tune with God.

IMHO.

IANAT.

[PeterPrinciple]

It doesn’t have to be written in the Bible to realize that there isn’t anything TO big that God can’t handle.

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The statement contains a little truth but is perverted. Does it not remind you of Satan talking to Jesus, “Hath God not said...……………” Satan told the truth but was trying to get Jesus to take wrong action on that truth.

Now isn’t it better when God tells you thru his Word rather than relying on your own understanding?

Eyes to see and ears to hear.

[PeterPrinciple]

the distinction is not in where the being gets its capabilities, but how the being uses it.

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Do you really mean that?

[NorthMountain]

Yes. EVERYTHING about our existence comes from God. (John 1:1-3) You exist because God created you. EVERY power, ability, whatever that you have came from God. You have no ability, no existence even, apart from God. The same is true of me, Donald Trump, Archangel Michael, the demon Lucifer, and the smallest quark. Therefore, power coming from God cannot be a distinction among us. It has to be something else.

IMHO.

IANAT.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I think the explanation for "Angels are more powerful than Satan" might be that they were originally equal (all sharing an angelic nature) but that Satan's sin clouded his mind and impaired his will.

We know that sin has many negative results which redound on the evildoer, and one of the results is, "Sin makes you stupid."

[Mrs. Don-o]

It illustrates the supremacy of Jesus Christ over all else. You’ll notice His Word was sufficient. He didn’t hit him with a book!

[ealgeone]

It illustrates the supremacy of Jesus Christ over all else. You’ll notice His Word was sufficient. He didn’t hit him with a book!

You overlook His correct appeal to Scripture as compared to Satan's misuse of Scripture.

Rome needs to pay attention.

[painter]

So you agree with the statement to stop talking to God and talk to the storm

No. That is absurd!

First you never stop talking to God. No matter how great a challenge a person faces in life God is there to help you if you ask.

I have had personal experiences with His help.

[Salvation]

There wasn’t a Bible in the days of Jesus! LOL! Just Holy Tradition — his word being passed from person to person!

[painter]

The statement contains a little truth but is perverted. Does it not remind you of Satan talking to Jesus, “Hath God not said...……………” Satan told the truth but was trying to get Jesus to take wrong action on that truth.

Satan was tempting Jesus to do what he (devil) asked.

[PeterPrinciple]

So you agree with the statement to stop talking to God and talk to the storm

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Again, read the statement, let you lips move, what does it say?