John Bevere The Bait Of Satan Analysis

I recall my early years in ministry. There were many opportunities for me to become offended by the slights I felt until I read John Bevere's book, "The Bait of Satan." This book truly opened my understanding of how Satan uses offense through close relationships. Living among over one hundred people is a prime opportunity to take offense. David lamented in Psalm 55:12-14, "If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers." In the book, John Bevere said, "The closer the relationship, the more severe the offense!"75 This was an eye