The Good Satan Does No Good in Satan
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The “Good” Satan Does
No Good in Satan! • There is no truth in Him, John 8: 44 • Pretends to be good, 2 Cor. 11: 14 -15 • Do not be ignorant of his devices, 2 Cor. 2: 11 2
Satan among Sons of God (Job 1: 6 -7) • He came to Jesus to tempt Him, Matt. 4: 3 • He comes to tempt us, Jas. 1: 13 -16 • Blessed by enduring, Jas. 1: 12 • Satan disguises himself with 3
He attends every service Heb. 10: 25 (Job 1: 6) 4
Attendance Award to Satan Every Worship Service Mt. Baker church of Christ 5
He attends every service Heb. 10: 25 (Job 1: 6) • His motives are evil • What about our motives? • • Glad & joyful worship? (Psa. 122: 1; Heb. 13: 15) Grudging presence? 1 Jno. 5: 3 (2 Cor. 9: 7) 6
He attends every service Heb. 10: 25 (Job 1: 6) • His presence is disruptive • What about our presence? • • Reverent in attitude & conduct, Neh. 8: 5 -6; Acts 2: 42 Are we worshiping in spirit & truth? (Jno. 4: 24) 7
He attends every elders meeting (Heb. 13: 7, 17) • Tries to divide elderships, Acts 20: 29 -31 • • Promotes attitude of Diotrephes, 3 Jno. 9 -11 (1 Pet. 5: 2 -3) Promotes not following their lead: • • By false & unfounded charges, 1 Tim. 5: 19 -20 By murmuring against them, 1 Ths. 5: 128
He attends every men’s business meeting • All levels of spiritual maturity present • Consensus needed to work together • More & more advocating women in decision meetings, 1 9
He attends every Bible class • Promotes wrong attitudes toward & wrong uses of God’s word • Argumentative, 2 Tim. 2: 14, 23 • • • Playing the “devil’s advocate” Raises doubts & stumbling blocks, Matt. 18: 6 -7; Rom. 16: 17 Tries to usurp control of classes, 1 Tim. 2: 12 10
He visits every Home • Sits at every dinner table • Satan doesn’t give thanks…do you? 1 Tim. 4: 4 -5 (Acts 27: 33 -36) • He offers all forms of evil entertainment, Eph. 5: 8 -11 (1 Cor. 15: 33 -34) • He is present at every disagreement, Eph. 4: 2511
He is zealous & diligent (1 Pet. 5: 8) • He uses every situation against you, • • • 2 Cor. 12: 7 To discourage you (12: 8) To cause you to doubt God (12: 9 -10) To undermine your faith (Jas. 1: 2 -4) • Watch & pray; see & do God’s will in faith, Rom. 8: 31, 37 12
Do not be ignorant of his devices! (2 Cor. 2: 11) • Ignoring Satan is fertile soil for him to wreck havoc on your soul (2 Cor. 2: 11) • Watch & pray to not enter temptation (Matt. 26: 41) • Armor of God protects us, but we must put it on (Eph. 6: 10 -17) 13
