Posts Tagged ‘Satan’
No Rest in Satan
I got called Satan this past week. It had nothing to do with behavior. It happened because I, along with several brothers and sisters in Christ was disagreeing with some wild doctrine being put forward by a man on social media. I’m not talking about anything to do with tribulation, rapture, Calvinism, etc. This was…
Read MoreReeled in by Temptation (Part 3)
For the past two weeks we have been looking at temptation, and focusing primarily on the temptation of Jesus. This week we wrap up that investigation by looking at lessons we can learn from how Jesus handled temptation. Lesson 1 – Satan Has Limitations Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were…
Read MoreThe Christ-Follower’s Response to National Rioting, Looting, and Outrage (Part 1)
More than once I have heard it said regarding the riots, “These are unprecedented times,” or “We are living in unprecedented times.” No, these are not unprecedented times and we are not experiencing anything new. Riots in the United States numbering in the hundreds, both large and small, have been occurring since the original thirteen…
Read MoreBattle Tactics of the Enemy (Part 2)
Last week we looked at Satan’s disruptive tactics as the “accuser,” accusing God to humanity and accusing humanity to God. We also saw him as the “enticer of lusts.” This week, we continue our look at this enemy, knowing that understanding one’s enemy is a precursor to defeating that enemy. …so that we would not…
Read MoreBattle Tactics of the Enemy (Part 1)
I know of only three occasions in scripture where we read of Satan actually speaking – those incidents wherein he is dialoguing with Eve, dialoguing with God about Job, and when he is tempting Jesus I recognize that some want to attribute Isaiah 14:14 to Satan, “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;…
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