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“The Devil Isn’t Real”

“The Devil Isn’t Real”. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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“The Devil Isn’t Real”

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  1. “The Devil Isn’t Real” • 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: • 2 Cor 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

  2. Devil’s Devices • Easy victory for Satan if we deny he exists • Deny hell, devil, heaven, Bible, God • Luke 22:3 at Judas through greed • Luke 22:31 at Peter through pride • Bound means powerless (Rev. 20:2)? • Acts 5:3 Ananias through pride and greed • 1 Cor. 7:5 uses our inconsistencies

  3. Secret Identity • Clark Kent was not the first to have one • Gen. 3:1 Serpent • II Cor. 11:14-15 angel of light • Today he disguises himself as the imaginary Boogie Man

  4. Many Devices • Eph. 6:11 Wiles - Methodeia (translated schemes in some versions) 4:14 “lie in wait” • Eph. 6:16 Fiery Darts • 1 Tim. 3:7, 2 Tim. 2:26 Snares • John 8:44 Lies (Gen. 3:1-6) • Matt. 4:6 He knows the Bible and twists scriptures to say other than God’s message

  5. Devil’s Devices • Disguises himself 2 Cor. 11:14-15 • Deceives us with empty promises Matt. 4:9 • Destruction is his goal for our lives 1 Pet. 5:8 • Doubt is often his initial wedge 2 Cor. 11:2-4 • God’s word (there is no hell) • God’s motive (take away happiness) • God’s character (cruel judge or pushover) Rom. 11:22

  6. Devil is not Divided • Luke 11:18 no kingdom can stand if divided • Church of Satan (and Satanic Bible) • Churches of men (false doctrines) • Worldly people who ignore spirituality • Hypocrites who fake faith when feasible • You don’t need to sign a contract to sell your soul to the devil, just sin.

  7. Parable of the Sower • Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23 • Devil has different device for each heart • Wayside (devil steals away the Bible) • Stony (devil brings persecution) • Thorny (devil feeds worldly lusts) • Good (devil seeks division, doubts, dreads..) • He will retreat, but he will also return

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