Posted by
raygun on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:19:21 PM
BOOK REVIEWS:
Your Adversary The Devil, J. Dwight Pentecost, Zondervan, 1969 ed.
I just wanted to lay some groundwork about our REAL enemy in this world before I continue with further book reviews and statements that might cause offense. The Apostle Paul wrote that (Ephesians 6:12) ". . . we are not contending against flesh and blood, but . . . against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." But this does not absolve any humans (political leaders focused on here) who unknowingly aid Satan's plans for this world through his twists of everything natural. For example, Nature's God designed economics to work along the lines of capitalism. Satan's twist is socialism. Gold is Nature's ONLY true money. Satan's twist is paper fiat systems. Even worse for the destruction of value is today's cyberbit money "making" world.
Chapters discuss Satan the deceiver, the perverter, the imitator, the lawless one, the rebel, and the tempter. It has been said that God's method is men. Satan's method is men too. Or, more accurately, he is RESTRICTED to the arena of human minds by God since, if he ever really had his way with us, we would all be dead.
The Satan Syndrome, Nigel Wright, Zondervan, 1990.
This author discusses how Satan must work behind the scenes keeping we humans from believing that he even exists. He discusses The Problem Of Evil (see also C. S. Lewis' book by this same title). Finally, he contrasts the power of love with the love of power. Does the love of power bring any well-known politicians to mind?
I think I will continually amend this subject as more ideas crop up.
--RPC, Tuesday October 27, 2009