Men in wrestling seldom hurt or harm each other very seriously. Most saints are not clever enough to accomplish the damage they do, so we must look upon them as on Peter. After the dais, one great change for the better will be our relation to the spiritual powers of darkness. Now they are enemies. It will be our privilege to transform them into friends.
Few saints seem to realize what a powerful part they play in our experience today.
Now they thwart and hinder every move, if they can. They transform helpers into hinderers. The trend of Christendom is proof positive how successful they are. The apostle does not instruct us to deal with them, but rather to avoid them. He recognizes that much of the misconduct among the saints, especially among the leaders and teachers, is not due merely to their frailty, but to the influence of evil spirits.