Wednesday, 24 February 2021 12:03
Don’t dialogue with the devil nor with temptation POPE FRANCIS
Written by Uganda Episcopal Conference
We must be aware of the presence of this astute enemy, who seeks our eternal condemnation, our failure, and prepare to defend ourselves against him and to combat him.
Pope Francis was commenting on the scene when Jesus was tempted in the desert. He pointed out that everyone is tempted, and that Jesus shows in the desert that it is better to avoid all dialogue with the devil.
Jesus never entered into dialogue with the devil, never. Either He banishes him from the possessed or He condemns him, or He shows his malice, but never a dialogue.
When the seducer approaches he begins to seduce us: “But think of this, do that….” The temptation is to dialogue with him, as Eve did. Eve said, “But you can’t, because we…”, and entered into dialogue. And if we enter into dialogue with the devil we will be defeated.
The pope also said Jesus always wins the battle against evil.
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