Wherever Christ is truly and clearly being proclaimed, Satan is most actively present in opposition. The wars between the nations and enmity within families and neighborhoods is but the wake of the serpent’s tail as he seeks to devour the church. – Horton, Michael; Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church; Baker Books; Grand [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Satan’
The Wake of the Serpent’s Tail
Posted in Horton, Michael, tagged Christ, Satan, Spiritual Warfare on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Answers to Important Questions
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Compassion, Cross, Demons, Expiation, High Priest, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Justice, Justification, Love, Mercy, Propitiation, Ransom, Reconciliation, Redeemer, Righteousness, Sacrifice, Satan, Sins, Wrath of God on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Furthermore, the church has as its answer to every important question the good news of the person and work of Jesus…: Jesus is our victor who conquered Satan and demons on the cross so that we could live a life free of slavery to sin, of vain regrets for past sin, of condemnation and torment. Jesus [...]
Jesus’ Most Shocking Attribute
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Culture, Heaven, Humility, Jesus, Pride, Satan on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus’ unparalleled humility is one of his most shocking attributes. Our culture believes that pride is our greatest friend although it is the reason why Satan himself was kicked out of heaven. – Driscoll, Mark and Gary Breshears, Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods, Crossway Books, Wheaton, IL, 2008, p. 13
The Terrible Thing About Spiritual Deadness
Posted in Piper, John, tagged Ephesians 2, Satan, Spiritual Deadness on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of the terrible things about spiritual deadness. Our deadness is not unresponsiveness to the devil. It is perfectly in tune with the devil. Look at the way Paul describes our deadness in Ephesians 2:1-2…In other words, the mark of the unregenerate persons is that their desires and choices “accord with” the prince [...]
Ten Explanations for Our Current Condition
Posted in Piper, John, tagged Children of Wrath, Ephesians 2, Ephesians 4, Ezekiel 36, Gospel, I Corinthians 12, I Corinthians 2, II Tomothy 2, John 3, John 6, Romans 6, Romans 7, Romans 8, Satan, Sins on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here aer ten of the biblical explanations of our condition apart from the new birth and why it is so necessary: Apart from the new birth, we are dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1-2) Apart from the new birth, we are by nature children of wrath (Ephesians 2:3) Apart from the new birth, we [...]
Satan’s Version of ‘Your Best Life Now’
Posted in Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, tagged Love, Satan, Self-Sacrifice, Selfishness on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Satan’s desire is to turn me in on myself to the extent that I become enslaved and become a destructive force in community. The thrust from Jesus Christ is the opposite – to enhance my freedom so that I can become a creative force of love. It is the spirit of self-centeredness and selfishness versus [...]
This Is Not Ascetiscism
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Ascetism, Desires, II TImothy 2, Satan, Scriptures on December 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Knowing that Satan attacks primarily through our desires, we should watch over them diligently and bring the Word of God to bear on them constantly. This is not asceticism; it is spiritual prudence (II Timothy 2:22). – Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness, Navpress, copyright 1978, page 129
Who Would Ever Write This?
Posted in Geisler, Norman L., Turek, Frank, tagged Crucifixion, Empty Tomb, New Testament, Peter, Satan on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now think about this: If you were a New Testament writer, would you include the embarrassing details if you were making up a story? Would you write that one of your primary leaders was called “Satan” by Jesus, denied the Lord three times, hid during the crucifixion, and was later corrected on a theological issue? [...]
Only God Performs True Miracles
Posted in Geisler, Norman L., Turek, Frank, tagged God, II Thessalonians 2, Matthew 24, Miracles, Satan on August 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In short, only God performs true miracles, Satan does counterfeit miracles. This is precisely what the Bible calls them in II Thessalonians 2:0 when Paul writes that “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders.” Of course, unless [...]
The Evil One is the Great Illusionist
Posted in Manning, Brennan, tagged Dishonesty, I John 1, Satan, Truth on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Evil One is the great illusionist. He varnishes the truth and encourages dishonesty: “If we say we have no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves and refusing to admit the truth” (I John 1:8). Satan prompts us to give importance to what has no importance. he clothes trivia with glitter and seduces us [...]
