17   Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.     18   For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.     19   For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.     20   And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. ~ ROMANS 16:17-20

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“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.” How is it that God shall bruise Satan “under your feet”? The carnal mind is enmity with God and can never come in subjection. It is the root of ALL divisions and offences. It is our intellectual thinking that brings arguments and confrontations. We can be completely correct in our doctrine and so wrong in our spirit that we separate and cause divisions, even when the Word of God is supposed to unite. True divine Love does not mean you compromise by having compassion on those who believe they are right. We can be so arrogant to believe everyone is wrong but us, that we leave the Love of God out of our conversation and isolate the ones we are trying to help. We often fail to remember that whatever we have been blessed to receive, as Branches, is always for others.