About this product: The Bait of Satan by John Bevere
P1 Introduction
"Anyone who has trapped animals knows a trap needs one of two things to be successful. It must be hidden,"
I have trapped mice and skunks successfully and neither trap needs to be hidden. When I trap fish I find that depending on the type of fish, the trap or hook usually needs to be hidden but not always, I have caught fish with a bare hook. The author isn't much of a trapper and doesn't know what he is talking about.
P7 The Deceptive Trap
a) "The Greek word for "offend" in Luke 17:1 comes from the word skandalon."...Hence the word signifies laying a trap in someone's way.
b) On Page 169 in the notes, the author references two words "offence, offend".
The word offence is an important word to the author but he chooses to poorly define the word here. To help understand the word "offend" consider its translation in these different versions and then read the definition of the word according to the dictionary.
Lu 17:1 (KJV) Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (ASV) And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (BBE) And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.
Lu 17:1 (DBY) And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (MKJV) And He said to the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come. But woe [to him] through whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (MNT) Jesus said to his disciples: "It is not possible but that occasions of stumbling should occur, but woe to him through whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (NKJV) Then He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe [to him] through whom they do come!
Lu 17:1 (RSV) And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (TCNT) Jesus said to his disciples: "It is inevitable that there should be snares; yet alas for him who is answerable for them!
Lu 17:1 (WEB) He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (WNT) Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that causes of stumbling should come; but alas for him through whom they come!
Lu 17:1 (YLT) And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;
Main Entry: of*fense Variant(s): or of*fence
Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere Date: 14th century
1 a obsolete : an act of stumbling b archaic : a cause or occasion of sin : stumbling block
2 : something that outrages the moral or physical senses
3 a : the act of attacking : assault b : the means or method of attacking or of attempting to score c : the offensive team or members of a team playing offensive positions d : scoring ability
4 a : the act of displeasing or affronting b : the state of being insulted or morally outraged 5 a : a breach of a moral or social code : sin, misdeed b : an infraction of law; especially : misdemeanor
The author is using an archaic and obsolete word and then poorly defining the word and the usage. To fail to properly define an archaic, obsolete word and then to continue to use the word without explanation is an egregious error.
c) "Offense is a tool of the devil to bring people into captivity...
And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God will perhaps grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare [entrapment] of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will." -2 Timothy 2:24-26, Emphasis Added
In the sentence "Offense is a tool of the devil" the author is not clear in the meaning of `offense' or perhaps he is just making a statement that is not entirely clear. The word `Offense is not found in 2 Timothy. By following the sentence with a quote from 2 Timothy and using italics, the author seems to be equating offense to those who are in opposition (which is not textually supported). An offense may be a tool of the Devil, but Christians are often, and the author is in this instance, quick to blame or give credit to the Devil where others actually are at fault or due the credit.
d) "No matter what the scenario is, we can divide all offended people into two major categories: (1) those who have been treated unjustly or (2) those who believe with all their hearts they have been wronged."
In the margin in the book I wrote "A Lie" but perhaps that is too strong of a statement, perhaps this is just really poor logic on the part of the author.
1) The author says "we can divide all offended people into two major categories:"
Example #1 Marry is offended: Suppose that Mary took a math test with 10 questions and was given a score of 90 because she missed question #10. Now suppose that question 10 was graded "unjustly" or incorrectly and that Mary's answer was actually correct - therefore, Mary falls into Category (1) because she has been treated unjustly. Mary appears to be a pretty smart girl and in fact Mary reviews her answer on her test and sees that her answer is correct - therefore, Mary falls into Category (2) because she believes with all of her heart that she has been wronged.
In this example, the author's statement is false, incorrect, unjust, or `A Lie'.
2) I believe a true, logical and a more proper statement by the author might be `No matter what the scenario is, we can divide all offended people into two major categories: 1) those ho have been treated justly or 2) those who have been treated unjustly.' But it must be noted that each major category may have groups of people "who believe with all their hearts they have been wronged". It may be further noted that the category of people "who believe with all their hearts they have been wronged" will fall into two groups a) those who have been treated justly and b) those who have been treated unjustly.
Pp7-8 The Heart's True Condition
a) "One way the enemy keeps a person in an offended state is to
keep the offense hidden, cloaked with pride."
Once again the author is blaming someone else "the enemy" for what quite often is a person's fault. Most people don't need the enemy, the Devil to raise up the sin of pride in their lives.
b) Once I was severely hurt by a couple of ministers. People would say, "I can't believe they did this to you. Aren't you hurt?"
I would quickly respond, "No, I am fine. I'm not hurt." I knew it was
wrong to be offended, so I denied and repressed it."
The author keeps using the word offended without defining exactly how he means the use of this archaic and obsolete word. There is nothing wrong with using archaic and obsolete words, but if they are used then their use must be properly defined.
The author says `I knew it was wrong to be offended' which by itself is an overbroad and may be an untrue statement when applied to different circumstances. Hopefully the author meant something like `I knew it was wrong to deny and to repress the facts of what had been done to me falsely'.
P9 The Cure
On page 9, I find the most worthwhile statement made in Chapter 1.
"If we do not deal with an offense, it will produce more fruit of sin,
such as bitterness, anger and resentment."
Even though the author still has not defined offense, its usage in this sentence is mostly clear and the statement is a true statement. If the author used this truth to deal with the situation he mentions on p 8 above then pride would not have been a sin to him. If the author used this truth to deal with the situation he describes in Chapter 4, then he would have stopped sin in its tracks. Here the author expresses a great truth, a guiding light principle, but unfortunately the author fails to utilize and remember great truths and instead deals with half-truths.
P10 See your true condition.
a) "Often when we are offended we see ourselves as victims and blame those who have hurt us."
Imagine that you are a 12 year old boy that has been sexually molested by your father and you read this statement. The truth is you would be a victim, the truth is it would be correct to blame the person who hurt you, and lastly you must deal with the abuse. The proper response would be "If we do not deal with an offense, it will produce more fruit of sin, such as bitterness, anger and resentment." Instead the author offers that "we justify our bitterness".
b) "When we blame others and defend our own position, we are blind."
In the instance given above this statement would not be true - we would not be blind if we properly blamed the perpetrator for the crime and if we defended ourselves. The author frequently makes overbroad statements or half-truths which results in a lie.
c) "When the Spirit of God shows us our sin, He always does it in such a way that it seems separate from us. This brings conviction, not condemnation.
In the margin by the author's statement I wrote `absurd!' When the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin in our life he is making the sin very personal to us, he is convicting us personally at the core of our being of our real sin. The Holy Spirit may make it seem separate from us but the Holy Spirit doesn't stop there, the Holy Spirit must make us understand the truth, He must make sin real to us, he must convict us that we screwed up so that we may repent and be forgiven.
The Holy Spirit doesn't try to make or sin separate, surreal, like something in a movie as the author implies.
Pp 58-59 Hiding from reality.
P 58 A good definition for the word teknon is "one who is a son by mere fact of birth."
P59 So, to put it simply, the Greek word teknon means "babies or immature sons,"
On page 58, the author gives a good definition of the Greek word teknon then elaborates and supports the definition by giving examples that explain and support his definition. Then on page 59, the author very poorly redefines the Greek word teknon in contradiction to his good definition and full page of examples.
Summary:
On page 1 of the book, the author makes an untrue statement of fact, this untruth on the first page indicates that the author does not know what he is talking about - setting the reader to question every statement that the author will make in the remainder of his book.
On page 9 of the book, the author makes the most profound statement to be found in the first 6 Chapters of his book, but the author fails to comprehend the statement's significance or to apply this major truth to a major life situation he details in Chapters 4 and 5 - in other words the author seems to major on minor things and to minor on major things.
On pages 58 and 59 of the book, the author gives a good definition of a Greed word, supports his definition by examples and then gives a contradicting definition of the same word - this exemplifies the author's inability to think and express himself logically.
Although there are parts of this book that are worthwhile, I do not recommend this book for the general reader.
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