Some verses in the Bible have multiple commands from God and some commands fit in multiple categories. These lists are flexible and meant as general guidelines so we can get a sense of what God expects of us in different areas of our lives. Knowing God’s commands helps us pinpoint our areas of weakness and will help us track our progress as we attempt to be obedient to God. I have a handful of commands left over that I’ve lumped together in a category I call resisting evil. I know I’ve covered several of these commands earlier. God addresses Satan and evil in at least 10 commands for the saints to follow. Here are some of them:
Jas 4:7 – Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Eph 5:11 – And have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.
1 Pet 2:1 – Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking.
Rom 6:12 – Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in lusts.
Rom 6:11 – Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Gal 5:25 – If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Mt 5:16 – Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.