Bethesda Shalom

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 When God put to Satan the question, “Hast thou considered my servant Job” (Job 1:8), Satan did not say, who is he?  Instead, he engaged with the question and responded by saying; “Doth Job fear God for nought?” (Job 1:9).  It appears from this verse that this righteous man was well known to the prince of darkness.  Have you ever considered that your name is also known to the armies of hell?  This puts a whole new dimension on spiritual warfare.  Having not just one scheme but many, Paul instructs us to “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Eph. 6:11).  Satan’s wiles not only involve the planned assault of the individual believer but the planned assault of the Church body collectively.  There is one particular weapon in Satan’s arsenal through which is able to destroy a local Church more quickly than we can ever know!  The great deception of this sin lies in its seeming harmlessness.  This vice comes so readily to us as humans and i