But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places; Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the power of the devil, which had the power of death. In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last—salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth—the one who accuses them before our God day and night. 11 And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 3:8; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14; Colossians 2:15; Revelation 12:10-11; 1 Corinthians 15:57 (New Living Translation)
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