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Become An Affliction
March 22, 2015 by kmabarrett
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Kevin Barrett's Blog 
It could very well be that we are both correct as we look from our own particular way of seeing. But then that is what is so fascinating about such discussions. Thanks for a very interesting reply
I wasn’t familiar with this Gibran quotation but I understand it. It’s like what the apostle James says about ‘faith’. There are all kinds of believers such as the devil himself, but where is their obedience? But as James says, the “works” one does for God which can be interpreted ‘obedience’ is what proves that faith is real. Satan is therefore at a loss with the just man because he has no way to gain the person who lives by values.
Hi Marie,
Thanks for the comment and for making me think! My “take” on the quote is slightly different…
If I were to offer my opinion of the quote, I believe the devil suffers more from one who knows sin (and doubt) and who chooses the path of faith, than from those who claim to profess faith without conscious choice (blind belief). Works without knowledge are sufficient for salvation. Faith without works are not. I do not know about works without faith when knowledge is present. In any case, that will be for a “just” God to decide. And that is WAY above my pay grade. I believe Satan is at a loss with the just man not because he (Satan) has no way to gain purchase with the just, but because the just man chooses faith over temptation and sin. “As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord.”
I hope you have a joyous Easter!
Kevin