"The devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know"
This common piece of folk wisdom indicates to people that they are better off taking no risk with something bad that at least is predictable instead of taking risks with something that may yield worse results.
Yet Jesus told his disciples not to worry about the devil.
"8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged." (John 16: 8-11)
Don't worry about the devil that you know, or the devil that you may not know. Instead, know that in Christ you are perfectly righteous before God, and know also that the devil, the Accuser of the brethren, has been judged and disarmed (Colossians 2:15), never again to have power to condemn you in Christ (Romans 8: 1)
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