tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post4084413027384867336..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Far left SF Gate on AntifaRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-38266481922553773732017-08-29T09:34:09.562-04:002017-08-29T09:34:09.562-04:00I think Satan is included in the reference, and ma...I think Satan is included in the reference, and may be the primary referent. <br /><br />On the one hand:<br /><br />i) Paul seems to use a synonymous designation in Eph 2:2, which parallels the thought in 2 Cor 4:4.<br /><br />ii) To say "the theos of this age" has a pejorative ring, which evokes dominion of the present evil world order. And it connotes a temporary state of affairs. <br /><br />iii) Theos can be a title for angels, as divine deputies. God delegates some "ruling" authority to some angels. And that can carry over to fallen angels as territorial spirits. <br /><br />On the other hand, Scripture typically ascribes spiritual blinding and related metaphors (hardening, deafening) to divine agency. <br /><br />There may be a false dichotomy in choosing between two different referents inasmuch as Satan is an instrument of God. God may use Satan to blind some unbelievers. <br /><br />After all, Scripture doesn't say *how* God blinds (hardens, deafens) the lost. <br /><br />One example might be the relationship between pagan witchcraft and occult bondage. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-24269674034247271852017-08-28T23:53:56.114-04:002017-08-28T23:53:56.114-04:00Doesn't anyone ever find it odd most of these ...Doesn't anyone ever find it odd most of these antifas do this intimidation with masks on?Zack F https://www.blogger.com/profile/15600902951725598997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-49176706289215047982017-08-28T21:03:19.952-04:002017-08-28T21:03:19.952-04:00Do you think in 2 Cor. 4:4 it's speaking of Sa...Do you think in 2 Cor. 4:4 it's speaking of Satan or Yahweh? TheSirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368748265676946040noreply@blogger.com