Remember that accusations from a narcissist are confessions about themselves.
The devil accused God to Eve, he claimed God was withholding something that Eve would benefit from but in reality, it was the devil who was lying to Eve convincing her to be against God.
that nothing bad was going to happen to him, but it was the influence of the devil that worked in
1 Peter 5:8 "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
When Peter attempted to convince Christ that He was not going to be killed for the sins of the world, Christ rebuked satan while looking at Peter. The devil was influencing Peter to say things that would prevent Christ from doing what He came to do, that is die for the sins of the world.
Matthew 16:21-23 "21 From that time Jesus began to point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day.
22 And yet Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You!”
23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s purposes, but men’s.”"
Peter thought he was doing good by telling Christ nothing bad was going to happen to him, but it was the influence of the devil that worked on Peter's mind. Christ did not address Peter directly, He addressed the devil who was influencing Peter's mind.
We see this all the time in this life but do not recognize it because we cannot see the devil he must be Spiritually discerned. We are surrounded by people who do not know they are being used of the devil to influence those who do not have the Holy Spirit and who have no defenses against the devil.
The devil convinces people they are right or doing a good thing to come against born-again believers. When it doesn't work for them to come against us they will gossip attempting to convince others to be against us too.
The lies are so subtle and convincing that narcissists are able to convince those who lack Biblical discernment that it is all true. Those who are fooled by the devil will band together against those who love Jesus Christ, just as they did with Christ and the apostles and every other martyr who loves Jesus Christ.
None of this should surprise us, but sometimes we are so full of joy that the subtle tactics of those led by the devil catch us off guard and once again we are astonished by what happens to us.
People who have the love of Christ, who are full of empathy and kindness are targets for the narcissist, they see love and kindness as weakness to be exploited or demeaned.
We cannot allow the minions of the devil to intimidate us into silence or provoke us into sinful responses. When we know what the narcissist is doing it is best to remain silent, allowing the Holy Spirit to take control. Saying nothing and walking away is the best strategy for those who are attempting to provoke us.
Staying away from people who hate the truth and love their gossip is the best strategy of all for dealing with evil people.
Notice Christ said; "get away from me Satan." He didn't try to reason with him, or give him another chance to explain himself, he simply rebuked him to get away.
Empathetic people hate hurting others, the very reason they are taken off guard at rudeness or disrespect. We must never return evil for evil when mean people exact their hatred on us, but we are wise to walk away and stay away.
Wicked people will act sorry when they see we have walked away, but the Holy Spirit will show us when it is a ploy to get us back to enable them to continue their attacks, or if it is genuine remorse for their sinful actions. God can tell us, it is wise to wait to hear from God before jumping back into a consistently problematic relationship.
Proverbs 4:13-15, …"13 Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. 14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. 15 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by."
Psalm 1:1
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers."
1 Corinthians 15:33
"Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Psalm 26:4-5
"I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. / I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked."
Ephesians 5:11
"Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them."
Contrary to cultural beliefs we are not required to keep company with family merely because they are family. When we become born again our new family are those who love Jesus Christ. Many will say they are Christians, but do not follow Christ. These are those who have joined the club but have no interest in following what Christ taught. They do not have the Holy Spirit, over time it will be obvious.
God said we will know them by their fruit. Our Spirit of Christ will not connect with those who are pretenders, but the Spirit of Christ in us will connect instantly with those who also have the Spirit of Christ living in them.
Galatians 5:22-23
"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
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