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COLUMN: FINAL PHASE

Only One Conversation You Can Hold with the Devil
  by J. Randal Matheny, editor
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There's only one conversation that you can hold with
the devil and win. He comes, not as a friend to chat,
but as an adversary to conquer.

The more you listen, the better his chances. The more
you argue, the less likely you'll come out unscathed.

Because, let's face it, Satan is smarter than we are.
He has more experience. He's been around the block
more times. And he knows our weaknesses much better
than we do.

So the only conversation to have with the devil is the
short one that Jesus had, to cite Bible texts to him
and tell him to go away.

  Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan!
  For it is written: 'You are to worship the
  Lord your God and serve only him.'"
                            Matthew 4:10 NET

After 40 days of required temptation, Jesus told the
devil to go away. Matthew says that the devil left
him. But only after our Lord disarmed his temptations
three times with biblical citations.

So if you want to be free of the devil, do like Jesus.
Know the Scriptures well, use them liberally when
temptation comes, and put an end to the conversation.

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