Does Satan Have the Legal Right to Afflict Me If I Leave a Door Open to Him?

NO!

That doesn’t mean that he won’t walk through an open door, but let’s rephrase the question, given that Satan is a thief:

“If you leave your back door open when you go to church, does a thief have the legal right to come in and take your TV?”

That question puts things into the proper biblical perspective.

God has NOT given Satan the right to afflict you just because you left a door open to him.  Under the New Covenant, you are completely redeemed from the kingdom of darkness.  Satan has no legal business touching you or anything you have for ANY reason, whether you leave doors open or not.  I’m not saying that he won’t walk through them as any thief would, but he doesn’t have the RIGHT to do it.  You have every right to run him off even if your own negligence gave him an easy entry.

Satan is NOT God’s henchman sent out to avenge sin.  This is absolutely clear because God says, “Vengeance is mine” (Romans 12:19).  Only GOD has the right to avenge sin.  How He does it is solely up to Him.  He had the right to make the decision to avenge your sins by punishing Jesus for them.  When you receive Jesus, your sins are considered “avenged” and there is no more reason for your sins to be avenged by anyone, God or Satan included.

You must understand that Satan is a complete rogue.  Everything he does is anti-God and anti-Christ.  He does not fit into ANY of God’s plans.  ALL his actions are illegal and he will be punished accordingly.

Many Christians have bought the lie that God uses Satan for His own purposes in His master plan for the universe.  But if that is true, at the end of time, Satan should receive a PAYCHECK, not PUNISHMENT.  Be assured that Satan is not on God’s payroll.

That is why we should be completely opposed to Satan’s actions and do whatever we can to destroy them, just as Jesus did (1 John 3:8).