Fig. 1.5 The Nature of Evil Influences: Three-Stranded Rope Satan works in harmony with the flesh. For instance, if a person struggles with lustful thoughts, Satan will take advantage of this and exploit this tendency. As the tempter (1 Thess. 3:5), he will stimulate the natural inclination and introduce new thoughts and ideas. He will nudge the person into acting on the fantasies. The activity of the devil is also closely connected to the world. His primary concern is people, but if he can focus
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