Does Satan have access to our minds?

While we would greatly overestimate Satan's power by supposing that he can interact directly with us in a physical sense, an equal and opposite error would be to suppose that he does not have access to our minds.

First, while Satan cannot read our minds he can influence our thoughts. Thus, the Bible instructs us to "put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes" (Ephesians 6:11). Without it, you are a guaranteed casualty in the invisible war; with it, you are invincible. Spiritual warfare is waged against invisible beings that personify the extremities of evil. And their weapons are spiritual, not physical. While they cannot bite us physically, violate us sexually, or cause us to levitate, they can tempt us to cheat, steal, and lie.

Furthermore, it is crucial to note that if we open the door to Satan by failing to put on the full armour of God, he does, as it were, sit on our shoulders and whisper into our ears. The whisper cannot be discerned with the physical ear; it can, however, penetrate "the ear" of the mind. We cannot explain how such communication takes place any more than we can explain how our immaterial minds can cause the physical synapses of the brain to fire. But that such mind-to-mind communication takes place is indisputable. If it were not so, the devil could not have tempted Judas to betray his Master, seduced Ananias and Sapphira to deceive Peter, or incited David to take a census.

Finally, while fallen angels are not material beings and thus cannot interact with us directly in the physical sense, they are as real as the very flesh upon our bones. No doubt much to the devil's delight we often depict him as either a cartoonish clown, with an elongated tail, red tights, and a pitchfork—or as a cultural caricature. Far from silly or stupid, however, Satan appears as a cosmopolitan angel of enlightenment. He knows full well that without our spiritual armour we are but pawns in a devil's game. In the final analysis, the whole of Scripture informs us that spiritual warfare is the battle for the mind. (Adapted from The Covering)

--Hank Hanegraaff | The Complete Bible Answer Book

For further study, see Hank Hanegraaff, The Covering: God’s Plan to Protect You from Evil(Nashville:W Publishing Group, 2002); and C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (New York: Macmillan, 1982). http://www.equip.org/bookstore/the-covering-2/

Thanks for bringing this to our notice, its very important for christians to know this. Buh I do think satan and demons can read our minds coz there's no way they'll intefer with our thoughts if they don't know what were thinking about in the first place and they can also attack physically. thanks for the good job.

fredx4:

Thanks for bringing this to our notice, its very important for christians to know this.

Glory be to God in the highest. This is pertinent for believers in Christ.

fredx4:

Buh I do think satan and demons can read our minds coz there's no way they'll intefer with our thoughts if they don't know what were thinking about in the first place and they can also attack physically. thanks for the good job.

I object. I believe satan and his demons can only project thoughts into our minds and thereby influence it. They've been at this job for about 6,000 years and know how we respond to certain thoughts. Take the temptation of Eve for instance. The more reason our Lord Jesus Christ showed us the way to overcome temptation by referring to the written word of God. By putting on the whole armour of God we would be able to stand against the wiles of satan.

I will say yes, that is why you have bad thought and temptation sometimes but once you are in christ Jesus you will overcome.

OLAADEGBU:

Glory be to God in the highest. This is pertinent for believers in Christ.



I object. I believe satan and his demons can only project thoughts into our minds and thereby influence it. They've been at this job for about 6,000 years and know how we respond to certain thoughts. Take the temptation of Eve for instance. The more reason our Lord Jesus Christ showed us the way to overcome temptation by referring to the written word of God. By putting on the whole armour of God we would be able to stand against the wiles of satan.

I think I might agree with you a little bit for now

asam7:

I will say yes, that is why you have bad thought and temptation sometimes but once you are in christ Jesus you will overcome.

We cannot prevent temptations, they are like birds hovering above one's head, but we can prevent them from laying their nests on our heads. When we put on the whole armour of God and have the mind of Christ as you said, those temptations that come in form of evil thoughts would have nowhere to perch not to talk of laying their nests. It is only when we yield to temptations the way Adam and Eve did that we allow him to influence our minds.

fredx4: I do believe that satan can minds coz there's no way they'll intefer with our thoughts if they don't know what were thinking about in the first place and they can also attack physically. thanks for the good job.

Satan has no access to our minds . He could only assume by observation or he can suggest thoughts to our minds and expect us to buy them . You can take satan by suprise because he is not omniscient . He doesn't know everything . He has his little demons every where who gives him informations even as at that , they don't have every information .
You can Imagine how satan didn't know baby Jesus was carried to Egypt and he killed all Jesus age mate .

Joagbaje:

Satan has no access to our minds . He could only assume by observation or he can suggest thoughts to our minds and expect us to buy them . You can take satan by suprise because he is not omniscient . He doesn't know everything . He has his little demons every where who gives him informations even as at that , they don't have every information .
You can Imagine how satan didn't know baby Jesus was carried to Egypt and he killed all Jesus age mate .

Satan had no intention of killing jesus.

Joagbaje:

Satan has no access to our minds . He could only assume by observation or he can suggest thoughts to our minds and expect us to buy them . You can take satan by suprise because he is not omniscient . He doesn't know everything . He has his little demons every where who gives him informations even as at that , they don't have every information .
You can Imagine how satan didn't know baby Jesus was carried to Egypt and he killed all Jesus age mate .

satan may also gain access to what is in our minds when we pray out aloud. Do you think satan and his demons understand us when we pray in tongues?

Alfa Seltzer:

Satan had no intention of killing jesus.

Your master, satan failed miserably when he tried to kill baby Jesus when he influenced Herod into killing of all children under the age of 2.

fredx4:

I think I might agree with you a little bit for now

Can you please share with us where you don't fully agree with me?

OLAADEGBU:

Does Satan have access to our minds?

Furthermore, it is crucial to note that if we open the door to Satan by failing to put on the full armour of God, he does, as it were, sit on our shoulders and whisper into our ears. The whisper cannot be discerned with the physical ear; it can, however, penetrate "the ear" of the mind. We cannot explain how such communication takes place any more than we can explain how our immaterial minds can cause the physical synapses of the brain to fire. But that such mind-to-mind communication takes place is indisputable. If it were not so, the devil could not have tempted Judas to betray his Master, seduced Ananias and Sapphira to deceive Peter, or incited David to take a census.

How do we open the doorway to satan?

OLAADEGBU:

Does Satan have access to our minds?

While we would greatly overestimate Satan's power by supposing that he can interact directly with us in a physical sense, an equal and opposite error would be to suppose that he does not have access to our minds.

First, while Satan cannot read our minds he can influence our thoughts. Thus, the Bible instructs us to "put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes" (Ephesians 6:11). Without it, you are a guaranteed casualty in the invisible war; with it, you are invincible. Spiritual warfare is waged against invisible beings that personify the extremities of evil. And their weapons are spiritual, not physical. While they cannot bite us physically, violate us sexually, or cause us to levitate, they can tempt us to cheat, steal, and lie.

Furthermore, it is crucial to note that if we open the door to Satan by failing to put on the full armour of God, he does, as it were, sit on our shoulders and whisper into our ears. The whisper cannot be discerned with the physical ear; it can, however, penetrate "the ear" of the mind. We cannot explain how such communication takes place any more than we can explain how our immaterial minds can cause the physical synapses of the brain to fire. But that such mind-to-mind communication takes place is indisputable. If it were not so, the devil could not have tempted Judas to betray his Master, seduced Ananias and Sapphira to deceive Peter, or incited David to take a census.

Finally, while fallen angels are not material beings and thus cannot interact with us directly in the physical sense, they are as real as the very flesh upon our bones. No doubt much to the devil's delight we often depict him as either a cartoonish clown, with an elongated tail, red tights, and a pitchfork—or as a cultural caricature. Far from silly or stupid, however, Satan appears as a cosmopolitan angel of enlightenment. He knows full well that without our spiritual armour we are but pawns in a devil's game. In the final analysis, the whole of Scripture informs us that spiritual warfare is the battle for the mind. (Adapted from The Covering)

--Hank Hanegraaff | The Complete Bible Answer Book

For further study, see Hank Hanegraaff, The Covering: God’s Plan to Protect You from Evil(Nashville:W Publishing Group, 2002); and C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (New York: Macmillan, 1982). http://www.equip.org/bookstore/the-covering-2/

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