Be simple concerning evil.

Rom 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 

Rom 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. 

Rom 16:19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. 

Rom 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen

How can we read something like the above and not comprehend that many are going to be deceived? The doctrines we learn through the Lord Jesus Christ, through the word of God in all His truth do we dare deny its these doctrines? People will try and have tried to cause divisions in the truth, they've caused offences contrary to the truth and we cannot ignore this. We need to avoid being taken in by those who would dare to subvert God's truths. When people seek to serve themselves, to pretend to serve the Lord but are in truth only doing so in order to be self-serving, to seek self-glory, these care truly only for themselves and they may have many good words to speak and speeches so fair you can't help but be attracted to them and what do they do? They DECEIVE the simple. They deceive those who want to hear easy things and refuse to hear the hard truths.

We truly do need to be wise to what is good and SIMPLE concerning evil.

We cannot study evil, we cannot seek evil, we truly cannot court evil and evil ways it is much too dangerous! We need to be as simple as possible when it comes to anything evil. By God's grace may we be super simple concerning evil!

Satan is bruised by the God of peace! Satan has lost the battle between good and evil! Satan will not succeed, can't succeed, our Savior has won! Right now we live in a world with Satan as its ruler, but it will not always be that way. Our hope is in the salvation from all evil that our Savior has promised us. We have HOPE in Christ that what He has promised He will perform.

Php_1:6  Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ

By His amazing wonderful grace! In Jesus Christ our Lord's name always! Amen!