Augustine on the binding of the devil

He (the devil) is tied up like a dog on a chain, and can only bite someone who, deathly sure of himself, goes near him. Wouldn’t you think a man a fool who let hiimself be bitten by a chained up dog?

He can only bite those who willingly let him. It is not by force, but by persuasion, that he harms: he asks for our consent, he does not drag it from us.

{Daily Readings with St. Augustine}

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5 Replies to “Augustine on the binding of the devil”

  1. Lpve this quote. puts alot of pentacostal ideas about the devil in thier proper place. the trashcan of our understandings of evil spirits!

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