In Reply to: So paul didn't resist the devil? posted by question on November 22, 2004 at 19:22:49:
The context says it was a devil. I'm sure Paul resisted him plenty during his lifetime. In this case, however, it looks to me like Paul wanted the Lord to resist the devil FOR him.
Anyway, I think we're moving away from the original point of the thread, so I'll stop here.