Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
When a person turns to walk in the way of holiness, wicked human beings and wicked angels join forces in opposition to him. The unseen evil angels plot together with evil men for the purpose of destroying those who serve God. Those who are corrected for their corrupt thinking respond with hatred toward the one who reproves sin, and they labor to tear him away from serving Christ. The struggle that results can be prolonged and full of suffering, yet Satan is unable to gain the victory unless the person yields himself to Satan's control.
When a person turns to walk in the way of holiness, wicked human beings and wicked angels join forces in opposition to him. The unseen evil angels plot together with evil men for the purpose of destroying those who serve God. Those who are corrected for their corrupt thinking respond with hatred toward the one who reproves sin, and they labor to tear him away from serving Christ. The struggle that results can be prolonged and full of suffering, yet Satan is unable to gain the victory unless the person yields himself to Satan's control.