By Clifton Angel
Satan is a liar, and the father of it (John 8:44). His first deception recorded for us is found at Genesis 3:1. Satan said, "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?" In other words, "Did God really say you are forbidden to eat of every tree of the garden?" God said, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it" (Genesis 2:16–17).
His second lie recorded for us is found at Genesis 3:4. Satan said, "Ye shall not surely die." God said, "for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Genesis 2:17). In both occasions, Satan added only one word: "NOT." So, let us note 6 "not"s in the Devil's Tale.
Jesus said, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved" (Mark 16:16). Satan says, "He that believeth and is NOT baptized shall be saved."
Jesus said, "Seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness" (Matthew 6:33). Satan says, "Seek NOT first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness." Satan wants us to put the things of this world—our jobs, our hobbies, our sports, our passions, our talents, our families, etc.—above the church, which is the kingdom of God.
Jesus said, "If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Satan says, "If you love Jesus, you will NOT keep His commandments." Besides, Jesus' love on the cross covers all sins, so just stop trying to avoid sin, right? That's a lie of the devil.
Jesus prayed to the Father, "That they may be one, even as we are one" (John 17:22). It is Satan's endeavor, "That they may NOT be one." And how vastly is the religious world listening to Satan. How many different denominations are there today? Why don't we just go back to the Bible and be a part of Jesus' ONE church?
Jesus said, "The wicked shall go away into eternal punishment" (Matthew 25:46). Satan says, "The wicked shall NOT go away into eternal punishment." How many do you know that when someone dies they say that person is automatically going to heaven. It does not matter if they were ungodly, adulterers, drunkards, fornicators, etc., they are going to heaven.
God said, "Ye may know that ye have eternal life" (1 John 5:13). Satan says, "Ye may NOT know that ye have eternal life." How many Christians do we know that understand the Bible's teaching that we CAN fall from grace, yet they live their lives on eggshells as if we fall in and out of it all day long. We need to remember 1 John 1:7 and strive to walk in the light, so that, we can "know that we have eternal life."
Satan is a liar, and the father of it (John 8:44). Have you fallen prey to his lies?
Satan is a liar, and the father of it (John 8:44). His first deception recorded for us is found at Genesis 3:1. Satan said, "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?" In other words, "Did God really say you are forbidden to eat of every tree of the garden?" God said, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it" (Genesis 2:16–17).
His second lie recorded for us is found at Genesis 3:4. Satan said, "Ye shall not surely die." God said, "for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Genesis 2:17). In both occasions, Satan added only one word: "NOT." So, let us note 6 "not"s in the Devil's Tale.
Jesus said, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved" (Mark 16:16). Satan says, "He that believeth and is NOT baptized shall be saved."
Jesus said, "Seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness" (Matthew 6:33). Satan says, "Seek NOT first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness." Satan wants us to put the things of this world—our jobs, our hobbies, our sports, our passions, our talents, our families, etc.—above the church, which is the kingdom of God.
Jesus said, "If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Satan says, "If you love Jesus, you will NOT keep His commandments." Besides, Jesus' love on the cross covers all sins, so just stop trying to avoid sin, right? That's a lie of the devil.
Jesus prayed to the Father, "That they may be one, even as we are one" (John 17:22). It is Satan's endeavor, "That they may NOT be one." And how vastly is the religious world listening to Satan. How many different denominations are there today? Why don't we just go back to the Bible and be a part of Jesus' ONE church?
Jesus said, "The wicked shall go away into eternal punishment" (Matthew 25:46). Satan says, "The wicked shall NOT go away into eternal punishment." How many do you know that when someone dies they say that person is automatically going to heaven. It does not matter if they were ungodly, adulterers, drunkards, fornicators, etc., they are going to heaven.
God said, "Ye may know that ye have eternal life" (1 John 5:13). Satan says, "Ye may NOT know that ye have eternal life." How many Christians do we know that understand the Bible's teaching that we CAN fall from grace, yet they live their lives on eggshells as if we fall in and out of it all day long. We need to remember 1 John 1:7 and strive to walk in the light, so that, we can "know that we have eternal life."
Satan is a liar, and the father of it (John 8:44). Have you fallen prey to his lies?
- Clifton Angel preaches for the Coldwater Church of Christ
in Coldwater, MS. He may be contacted through that
congregation's website: http://www.coldwatercofc.com/
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