Why does Satan select whatsoever ability at all?
If Christ died to convey everything on globe nether His authority, why does Satan all the same select liberty to wreak such havoc inward our world? What tin nosotros larn close these things from Scripture?
1. While Christ conquered decease together with sin, nosotros volition non come across the completion of His victory until His 2d coming (Hebrews 2:5-9; John 16:33).
2. When mankind brought evil into God's perfect world, God provided a means of salvation. Satan's move must hold upwards necessary for mankind's redemption or God wouldn't allow it (Genesis 3).(1)
3. God uses Satan to examination together with strengthen His children (Job; Romans 8:28).(2)
4. God uses evil exactly does non motility it (Genesis 50:20; James 1:13; 1 John 1:5).
5. One twenty-four lx minutes catamenia Satan's ability volition permanently together with violently halt (Revelation 20:10).
6. There's about mystery involved inward these things, exactly nosotros tin trust God (1 Corinthians 13:12).
(1) Satan, a fallen angel, was used past times God to examination Adam together with Eve - who were innocent exactly untested. When tested, they proved to hold upwards sinners inward remove of a Savior. Thus began God's redemption process. I don't mean value whatsoever of us fully sympathise this procedure of testing together with redemption, exactly nosotros tin trust God's wisdom together with knowledge.
(2) In Scripture, at that topographic point is ane incident that is credited to both God together with Satan which clarifies this signal that God uses Satan for His purposes. Read close that province of affairs here: Got Questions.
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