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“What can we do to reduce this man’s effectiveness in the ministry; better yet, ruin him completely?”

“How foolish you are! We do what we’ve always done. We look at the man’s weaknesses, his proclivities, and use them against him.”

“This one’s a difficult case. The Enemy has said he’s a man of integrity. He even spoke that word prophetically to him.”

“He is human. He has sin from his past he’s never repented of. We’ll find it if we seek it out. We will cause him to fall. We’ll even destroy his standing with his pastor, so the man no longer trusts him and will thrust him from his ministry position.”

“That would be delicious. Let’s see, what have we got on him? How about the big one – sexual immorality? Anything there?”

“Give me a minute; this book is heavy. I’m checking the records. Nope. He did all that before the Enemy got ahold of him. He was thoroughly ours then, but he put all that under the accursed Son’s blood.”

“Okay, look for debauchery, idolatry, witchcraft. Any of those?”

“This is extremely disappointing. He’s given up all his idols and looks only to the Enemy. I shudder at the thought.”

“What about hatred, rage, selfish ambition?”

“He’s quite self-controlled and patient. His love – excuse me while I metaphorically vomit – has grown in the last year. I’m beginning to despair of how we can bring him down.”

“Dissensions? Anything there?”

“Oh, my goodness, look at that. I think we’ve hit on something. He has a questioning nature and he’s always thought that was a good thing. Unfortunately it can be, but what if we twist that nature to make it critical? We’ll make him call evil good and make him wise in his own eyes. We can convince him to think he’s offering constructive criticism when he’s actually causing dissent…”