1 Peter 5:8 gives this advice to Christians: be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, “Be sober, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” Peter is warning believers about the attempts of the devil to come before us in order to defeat our lives. Sometimes he comes as a roaring lion bringing out all of the artillery. At other times he comes as a crafty snake or an angel of light. This is what the Bible teaches. However, some will read a verse such as this which deals with living the Christian life and assume that if one is overtaken by the devil that this person loses their salvation. believed that when was is devoured by the devil It’s results in damnation of the soul. Of course, this is reading something into this verse, and many other similar verses talking about the Christian life, which simply give instruction, incentive and warning to Christians about the pitfalls and temptations of life. They are challenges which are given to encourage believers to live a healthy and rewarding Christian life. They are not challenges that are given to incite fear that one can lose their salvation if they fall into one of the traps of the devil or find themselves following a wrong path that has been revealed to them in the apostolic instruction. Once again, the many warnings that are given to Christians are not designed to teach that Christians can lose their salvation; they are incentives that are given to keep living the Christian life in the midst of temptation, difficulties, and the tests of life. 1 Timothy 5:8 warns: if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, “But he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” In the context of providing for the needs of widows, Paul reminds these saints that there should be support for widows within the immediate family. He reminds the importance of providing for the basic needs of own family. one’s Failure to do so makes a person worse than an infidel (unbeliever). You will notice that Paul is not saying that a person actually becomes an unbeliever when they fail to supply the needs of the family but by comparison they are acting like one even as the Corinthians acted like unbelievers in their carnal state (1 Cor. 3:1-3). We must remember that a Christian can commit carnal
1 Peter 5:8 gives this advice to Christians: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” Peter is warning believers about the attempts of the devil to come before us in order to defeat our lives. Sometimes he comes as a roaring lion bringing out all of the artillery. At other times he comes as a crafty snake or an angel of light. This is what the Bible teaches. However, some will read a verse such as this which deals with living the Christian life and assume that if one is overtaken by the devil that this person loses their salvation. It’s believed that when was is devoured by the devil results in damnation of the soul. Of course, this is reading something into this verse, and many other similar verses talking about the Christian life, which simply give instruction, incentive and warning to Christians about the pitfalls and temptations of life. They are challenges which are given to encourage believers to live a healthy and rewarding Christian life. They are not challenges that are given to incite fear that one can lose their salvation if they fall into one of the traps of the devil or find themselves following a wrong path that has been revealed to them in the apostolic instruction. Once again, the many warnings that are given to Christians are not designed to teach that Christians can lose their salvation; they are incentives that are given to keep living the Christian life in the midst of temptation, difficulties, and the tests of life. 1 Timothy 5:8 warns: “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” In the context of providing for the needs of widows, Paul reminds these saints that there should be support for widows within the immediate family. He reminds the importance of providing for the basic needs of one’s own family. Failure to do so makes a person worse than an infidel (unbeliever). You will notice that Paul is not saying that a person actually becomes an unbeliever when they fail to supply the needs of the family but by comparison they are acting like one even as the Corinthians acted like unbelievers in their carnal state (1 Cor. 3:1-3). We must remember that a Christian can commit carnal