Greetings Brothers
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@Dave M and
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We must Rightly Divide Scriptures at all times. This is done with or by other scriptures.
This means one can scroll through God's Most Holy Written Word and pull out Scriptures one thinks backs or proves his thinking or use.
Now then if any other single scripture or part of any other scripture does not agree or line up with the use of these scriptures then the use is in error from lack of understanding.
In the beginning God gave man Authority and Dominion over this earth.
Man lost it to satan. he the devil stole by deception.
Jesus via the Cross stripped satan, took back this authority and dominion and the keys to death AND gave them back to man.
Now let's look at a few scriptures.
Psalm 115:16
The heavens belong to the Lord,
but he has given the earth to all humanity.
The heavens -- the heavens [are] Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,
God is in Total Control of Heaven and this is why there is no curse or sickness or evil etc.
Man is in control over much of the affairs of this world and that is why evil runs rapid.
Matthew 6:10
Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
So to say God is in Total Control in this world would be in Violation of what Jesus Told us to pray. His Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
If God did what ever then it would be as deception telling us to pray His will be done here in this earth as His Will is Done there in Heaven.
Mathew 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
So we see here that we are told what ever we loose (PERMIT ALLOW) Will be allowed or loosed in Heaven .
This means if we allow it then God will allow it.
It is the same for bind or not permit .
Now this is Addressed to His church and not just Peter. Another words if we do something about the devil then Jesus can but if we don't then He can not and that's why nothing gets done and given off as God is in control and He does what He pleases.
Further more there is no place in the new testament that tells us to pray to God about the devil and He will do something about it.
No we are told in James 4:7 to Submit unto God and Resist the devil and he will flee. Resist is not ignore. We resist by doing something with His Word.
We are also told to cast out demons. Heal the sick and so forth. Never told pray to God and He Will.
Look at John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have itmore abundantly.
So when these things happen that you say God gave permission to......are they stealing health (sickness) or anything else or destroying or killing even your trust or faith.......then it's simply satan.
There are so many other scriptures to show all this.
God in Control of all that happens here in this earth was sown into the church by satin a very long time ago. Christians bought it and taught it for years.
See this takes away the attention on who is behind these evil things and writes them off as God had to permit it for a reason.
One needs to understand his enemy and how he works.
That God honors His Covenant totally at all times. He did His part but we must do our part other wise God can not interfere.
There are TWO types of Prayers God Will Not Answer.
What He has already done.
What He has told us to do.
Blessings and Love in Christ