20 WAYS SATAN ATTACKS US

Oct

Satan is known as the serpent, the Great Dragon, Beelzebub, the ruler of this world, the prince of the power of the air, the evil one, and the adversary. If you follow Jesus and love Him, then you are his target. You don’t have to do anything. He hates you for this reason alone. He goes about his work as a roaring lion as he stalks you to destroy you.

My soon to be published book (WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SATAN’S TACTICS) will show you how to stand firm and resist your enemy! Believers don’t need to tremble in fear—for they have weapons available to them 24/7, that non-believers don’t have access to. The best way to resist Satan is by not being naïve about him and by being familiar with God’s ways to make him flee from you.

20 WAYS SATAN WORKS TO DESTROY US

1. He may slander God to you to try and cast doubt on God’s goodness and shipwreck your faith (Gen 3:4-5).
2. He may tempt you to deceive others to create, or maintain, the impression of being more spiritual (Acts 5:3; Jn 8:44).
3. He may corrupt your mind and steer you away from the simplicity of Christ and His gospel (2 Cor 11:3).
4. He may hinder your gospel witness and steal it from unsuspecting hearts (1 Thess 2:18; Matt 13:19).
5. He may wrestle against you, fighting against your progress in Christ (Eph 6:12).
6. He may tempt you to commit sexual immorality against your spouse as a result of neglecting the intimacy of the marriage bed (1 Cor 7:5).
7. He may harass you with some form of fleshly affliction (2 Cor 12:7).
8. He may blind the spiritual eyes of your unsaved family, friends, and neighbors so that they may not see the glory of Jesus in the gospel (2 Cor 4:4).
9. He may keep your unsaved acquaintances in bondage to sins that hinder them from coming to God (Gal 4:8).
10. He may strike you with physical disease (Luke 13:16; Job 2:7).
11. He may murder you (Ps 106:37; Jn 8:44).
12. He may sow tares [counterfeit Christians, sons of the evil one] within your assembly of believers to deceive and create disunity (Mt 13:38-39; 2 Cor 11:13-15).
13. He may lead you toward theological compromise by causing you to accept false doctrine and false teachers (1 Tim 4:1-3).
14. He may persecute you for your godliness (Rev 2:10).
15. He may tempt you to do evil (Matt 4:1; 1 Thess 3:5).
16. He is—at this moment—prowling about seeking to capture and destroy you, mainly through pride (1 Pet 5:6-8).
17. He will most assuredly slander you before God in heaven (Rev 12:10).
18. He may ask God for permission to sift you out for concentrated attack and temptation (Luke 22:31).
19. He may use the power of suggestion to move you away from the will of God (Matt 16:21-23).
20. He may try to cripple your effectiveness through confusion, discouragement, and despair (2 Cor 4:8-9).

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DID GOD CREATE EVIL?

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“…the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.”
1 John 5:19

Whether Christians realize it or not, they’re engaged in a spiritual battle. Why? Because all true believers in God have a natural enemy—and his name is Satan. Satan has only one purpose, and that’s to devastate the lives of those who love and worship God. He’s every believer’s adversary and his greatest desire is to thwart God’s purposes in those He created for Himself.

In the beginning before God made man in His own image, He made the angels. Lucifer, as his name was then, was God’s most beautiful angel, the prince of angels, and the bearer of light. Ezekiel 28:12-13 describes how beautiful Satan was, as God created him to be perfect in wisdom and beauty, a spectacle of flawlessness, and gave him special capabilities in music and voice.

“You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created till iniquity was found in you” (Ezekiel 28:15).

This Scripture is significant in that it explains that God did not create evil, He created something perfect. Satan is the one who created evil. His demise started when he placed his own beauty and perfection above his love for God. The sin of pride caused his fall to the darkest domain where, known now as Satan, he struggles as God’s rival.

Although Lucifer was given glorious attributes of beauty and honor by God, he wasn’t satisfied with what God had given him. He desired more as he became puffed up with pride. Being loved by God was not enough, so he desired to be like God. He wanted all the glory and praise that God received from His creation for himself, so he set himself against God. In his rebellion he made declarations to be like God and they are recorded for us in the Bible. Ever since, Satan has been against God, His angels, and His people.

“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor” Ezekiel 28:17

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In the meantime, I have 90 books listed on Amazon.com for you to grow in wisdom and knowledge about the things every Christians must know before the end comes. God bless you in your desire to know more about your Savior. Lilliet

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