Giving Place to the Devil | From the Archives

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27

To give place means ” a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas NT:5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specifically, a scabbard:” (NT: 5117, topos) 

This Greek word gives the idea that the “place” is a temporary position. As believers, we cannot become possessed by ...