Satan the Father of Lies Satan the Liar

Satan the Father of Lies

Satan the Liar • • • When fighting an enemy, the enemy must be recognized The modern caricature of Satan is far from Bible truth and reality Who is Satan? He is our “adversary” (Satan); he is our “accuser” (Devil)

Who is Satan? SATAN IS A BIG LIAR Gen. 3: 1 ff; Jn. 8: 44; 2 Cor. 2: 11; 11: 13 -15; Eph. 6: 11; 2 Thess. 2: 9 -10; 1 Tim. 3: 7; 1 Jn. 3: 8; Rev. 12: 7 -11

The Lies of Satan CLOTHING • Satan lies by appealing to the vanity of people, outward appearance, lust of the flesh and eye • Clothing too short, too tight, too gaudy • Proverbs 31: 30; 1 Tim. 2: 9 -10; 1 Pet. 3: 2 -6; 1 Jn. 2: 15 -17

The Lies of Satan RELIGION • Satan lies by appealing to unity in diversity, any kind of worship is fine, all roads lead to heaven • Religious denominations, world religions • Luke 4: 7 -8; Mt. 7: 13 -23; 15: 13; Acts 17: 23; Eph. 4: 4

The Lies of Satan POLITICS • Satan lies by appealing to compromise, relativism, “political correctness” and “rights, freedoms and liberties” • Politicians advocating abortion, same-sex marriage, homosexuality, no death penalty • Jn. 8: 32; 17: 17; 18: 37 -38; Acts 4: 19 -20; 5: 29

The Lies of Satan EDUCATION • Satan lies by appealing to rebellion against authority, state-run rules and principles by atheists • Educators promoting “safe sex” curriculum, homosexuality, “values clarification, ” rewriting history to remove religion • Proverbs 22: 6; Eph. 6: 1 -4

The Lies of Satan SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY • Satan lies by appealing to man-made theories that are set forth as facts, intellectual arrogance, “experts, ” human wisdom • Scientific evolution, humans are animals in thought and behavior • 1 Cor. 1: 20; 2: 1; 1 Tim. 6: 20

The Lies of Satan ART & MUSIC • Satan lies by appealing to the lust of the eye and flesh, passions, obscenity, blasphemy • Nude art, sexual art, bestiality, profanity, degrading religious objects • Prov. 4: 20 -27; Mt. 6: 22 -23

The Lies of Satan T. V. , MOVIES, LITERATURE, INTERNET • Satan lies by appealing to violence, lust, carnality, foolish [not using wisdom] behavior • Nudity, profanity, pornography, adultery, fornication, divorce, drugs, alcohol, internet chat rooms • Philippians 4: 8

The Lies of Satan NEWS BROADCASTS • Satan lies by appealing to liberal, humanistic opinions and agendas, opinion polls, “experts” • Human wisdom on human is behavior is set for as “fact, ” “news, ” “information, ” “truth, ” liberal agendas for marriage and raising children, dealing with criminals, poverty • Ephesians 4: 14 -15; Jude 12 -13

The Lies of Satan ADVERTISEMENTS • Satan lies by appealing to nudity, materialism, pride, feminism, wastefulness, disorderliness, etc. • Selling items using partially clothed women, waste and buy more, men are degraded and disrespected, unruly children sell products • 1 Tim. 3: 2; Titus 2: 13

Satan the Father of Lies • • Do you like being lied to? Ask yourself: “Am I deceived by Satan? ” “Do I believe his lies? ” The fear is that some are actually lied to and deceived by Satan (2 Cor. 11: 3) The solution: James 4: 7; 1 Jn. 2: 21