Is there a doctrinal issue if you conflate what is from God, and what is from the devil?

Ariel love you sis and I know what your saying or at least trying to say but this is bad theology.
We are no match against Satan for even with Christ temptation he left for a season. Even the arc angel says the Lord rebukes you.
Satan will flee when we seek God and stand on his word.
Greater is he that is in me.....than he of the world. You would never want to do a one on one with Satan.

I think telling the difference between what is of God and what isn't is so simple if you think of how the devil rebelled and why. The devil felt that he could be as fine, in his way, as the Lord. He was puffed up with himself. The devil wants us to look to him the way the devil thinks of himself.

So, it isn't so much what is of the devil as what our goats are. If we give something what belongs to God, we are doing just what the devil wants--to replace God.

You can give the power to take the place of what the Lord does for you to a fancy car or you can use a car in you work. You can meditate on the Lord and His ways and receive joy or you can smoke dope and try for joy.

The devil wants us to replace God in our life. He wanted Eve to replace God's knowledge with what was against God and promised her great things to happen if she would do that. It is the same today. Just read the ads. "Buy this and you will have joy forever".

ya'll need to get your 'head-phones' on concerning 'ben', he's a '....stirrer, a new ager,
definitely not a dragon slayer for our Christ!!!

Thanks for the reply. I think it could be found below.

Hebrews 2:5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

Not put in subjection the world to come, is reserveved for the chaste virgin bride the Christian church. She alone has not fornicated with the gods of this world and violated the first loving commandment to have no gods before our one God.

Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

There it appears no mercy for that creation of messengers.

1 Corinthians 11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

There the woman should show her submissiveness to the Holy Spirit and the angels of God. By the woman covering her representative glory, her hair, as the kind of unseen messengers who long to look into salvation possibly as sign to help bring the message clearer if we do prophesy by brining the gospel . They are unlike God they cannot see into the heart of.

1 Peter1:9-12 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

There again the angels desire to look into the mystery not being subject to it. The gospel to them remains like manna food that begs the question; "What is it ?" as the literal meaning of the word ? Or described as the hidden mana in the book of Revelation to describe the mystery of "What is it" as that which seems to be that which is hidden in parables, the unseen spiritual understanding.

Where does scripture tell us to slay dragons for Christ

ya'll need to get your 'head-phones' on concerning 'ben', he's a '....stirrer, a new ager,
definitely not a dragon slayer for our Christ!!!

Did not the scriptures say that the angels looked with aw at what christ did? While I think God hid the mystery before his death, for all, so satan would fall for his trap (which he did) I am prety sure they know about it now.. wouldn’t they?

It has me thinking also..lol

The dragon, as just Revelation shows us, has long been the symbol for the enemy. To answer your question then in that regard, all over the new testament.

So then are you saying we are to engage in spiritual warfare with devil(s)?

I have seen preachers go out on the streets and hold prayer vigils to bind spirits is this slaying dragons?

Remember the scripture that warns us the adversary prowls the earth, where he is lord, like a hungry lion seeking souls to devour?

I don't know about street preachers binding spirits so I can't say what they're doing is legitimate. I just know that we are , as Paul told us , wrestling against cosmic powers aligned against the world and the righteous in Christ.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

Yes I agree with this.

Not sure if this is what oldethennew meant, since to slay means to kill, I guess only he can explain but it is a heavy accusation against Ben which is always the way around here.

God does test, sanctify, and chastise, but why through certain beliefs (doctrines) could one, essentially, confuse God for the devil? How is that even possible?

Ben Hur?
Is that who is thought to be Quantrill? (what a name choice given American history. )

A discussion like this indicates to me, that a lot of people do not understand that God is sovereign.

As far as conflating what comes from God with what comes from the devil, I would tell you to go read the Bible from cover to cover, and then see if you are still confused!

Unless, of course, the OP has his same obvious agenda going on here, and I am the only one that thinks he is talking about signs and wonders, and how they are always from God. People who say they aren’t from God are therefore attributing to Satan what is from God.

Of course, the easy answer to that is to read about the things Pharaoh’s magicians could do, or Simon the magician and other non-believers in the NT could do. Of course, God’s works are greater! But, with the number of outright charismatic charlatans that are on TV these days, claiming to do miracles, it could be that the work of the devil is being attributed to God.

Feel free to correct me if I have misinterpreted the OP!

ya'll need to get your 'head-phones' on concerning 'ben', he's a '....stirrer, a new ager,
definitely not a dragon slayer for our Christ!!!

So then are you saying we are to engage in spiritual warfare with devil(s)?

I have seen preachers go out on the streets and hold prayer vigils to bind spirits is this slaying dragons?

Fasting a metaphor used in various parables that indicates the work of the gospel.

Um, no. Fasting is literally going without food for a period longer than the normal time between meals.

Jesus fasted for forty days in the desert, and at the end, He was hungry. The devil tempted Him to create food from rocks. This was not metaphorical.