Be off, satan, from this door and these four walls. The writers of the new testament often warn the early church of the threat of false teachers and prophets. If you desire to understand more about the spiritual warfare christians face, this sermon will equip you to that end. The devils devices not ignorant of his schemes 2corinthians 2. There are many conjectures and suppositions regarding this subject. Duncan heaster wisely introduces his thesis on the real devil with an introductory chapter on the history of the commonly held idea though constantly changing in form of a legendary, mythical being. The wiles of the devil neil girrard paul instructed, put on the full armor of god so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes greek methodeia 3180. Put on the whole armour of god, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. If he is not your lord and savior make that right now. Resisting the wiles of the devil print when we accept the authority jesus gave us, we realize that we have the ability to withstand the devils lies, trickery, and deceit. God speaks to us in many types of voices, several of them inaudible, but the most common one is the still small voice. The wiles of the devil by candacy godfrey king harris4548.
Every method is legal to the rulers of the darkness of this world in this spiritual war to subdue the believer in jesus christ, and make him of noneffect. So in the new testament believers are exhorted to put on the whole armor of god, that they may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil ephesians 6. Roger oakland is an author and lecturer who speaks internationally on a variety of topics relating to the bible and science, the defense of the christian faith, and the. Wiles of the devil the tactics of our enemy put on the whole armour of god, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. We must not be ignorant of any of satans schemes or wiles.
It means the traps that he has set, the snares and nets that he has laid in our path, hoping to catch us not watching, so that we might stumble into sin. Put on the whole armor of god, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, eph. To begin with, his power and wisdom are far above ours were no match for him. Th e phrase whole armor is taken from the greek word panoplia, and it refers to a roman soldier who is fully dressed in his armor from head to toe.
Finally, be strong in the lord and in the strength of his might. It looks to me that the lost world has decided that the devil will be their god. But god offers wisdom and victorious solutions for all of satans malicious strategies. Jesus said, the devil has been a murderer from the be. Ok, before we get to the devils wiles, we need to clarify something that seems to be a mystery to most. Pdf if imitating christ in his humility leads to peace and unity.
Spiritual warfare is real, difficult, and dangerous. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this. The doctrine of satan page 6 put on the whole armor of notes god, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Put on the whole armor of god, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Defeating satans wiles sermon by howard strickland, genesis. Since this is the example paul put before us, we must consider the full dress, the panoplia, of the. These wiles are meant to ensnare its intended victim. Wiles of the devil are those clever schemes used by satan to ensnare us through temptation, threat, or intimidation. By being aware of these, well be able to stand against the wiles of the. Ephesians six prayers for spiritual warfare ephesians 6.
Oct 27, 2014 the wiles of the devil and the fiery darts of the wicked one cover a broad range of activity but no doubt include satans attack upon our mind and emotions. After and before intense fasting and prayer days, i tell you, i had to be vigilant, cautious and alert to the wiles of the devil. Unless otherwise indicated, all scriptural quotations are. Lloydjones lists some of the ways the evil spirits affect minds of men. The greek word translated as wiles in this verse is methodia. Hell is really hot and lasts forever, on the other hand the kingdom of god and heaven are wonderful beyond our expectations and imaginations forever. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of god, and bringing into. Like it or not, every christian is engaged in a fierce and highstakes battle with satan. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against. Lord, ive never felt weaker or more defeated in the battle against the evil spirits. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the worldrulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the. Resisting the wiles of the devil cdm international. Jesus tells us in the book of luke that we are to watch and pray always against the evil of this world that we might be able to stand before him on. This message provides a wakeup call to our present generation to turn away from the wiles of the devil and to turn back to gods word, which is a light unto our path.
Martyn lloydjones explains how these people use lies and false teachings to benefit themselves and gain control over others in the church. Discerning the wiles of the devil to trap you hope biblical. In this lesson we reveal three strategies that satan uses to get an advantage over us. The word wiles is sometimes translated tactics or schemes or strategies. The deceptions of satan articles moody church media. In this enlightening book, puritan pastor william spurstowe succinctly illustrates from 2 corinthians 2. In warfare, military men study the enemy to know his tactics. He is very clever and sneaky, and is working all he can to hinder the plans of our creator. How to resist the devil church of god evening light.
Dec 21, 2011 you must understand your enemy satan before you can ever fight against him. The wiles of the devil introduction it is clear to any level headed christian that the biggest threat to their spiritual well being is the devil, but other than being depicted as some sort of bogey man, very little of practical use has been taught to the church. Dec 24, 2014 a large part of this process of identifying the snares and wiles of the devil is explained in 2 corinthians 10. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through god to the pulling down of strong holds. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. These false teachers have been present all throughout the history of the church, and are very much active and prominent in. Setting a trap the enemy uses different methods to entrap the christian. Strategy is the carefully arranged plan to deceive and outwit others. Experiences such as condemnation, doubt, fear, evil thoughts, and depression emanate from his attacks. Put on the whole armor of god, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, ephesians 6. There are some subjects that one cannot do justice to that subject. The believer in jesus christ wiles sluice box adventures.
He calls upon us to appropriate the only available means to stand against the wiles of satan the whole armor of god. We have a very striking illustration of the devils deceptive practices in this ninth chapter of joshua. In this writing, we are going to deal only with the still small voice. Using the whole armour of god ebook 9781449728632 by dennesha k. Scriptures speak of these plans under the highly descriptive terms of wiles, stratagems, and devices. Using the whole armour of god 9781449728656 by dennesha k. The devil would come subtly to sabotage your painstaking efforts and plans. Our english word wiles is generally used to express deception through trickery and includes all the methods that would be part of that. The phrase armor of god is derived from ephesians 6. Satans devices to draw the soul to sin 12 devices and their remedies.
Paul admonishes us in one place to put on the whole armor of god that we may stand against the wiles or schemes of the devil. Precious remedies against satans devices preach the word. Scripture speaks of the wiles of the devil ephesians 6. The devils primary work is deception, and thus the words wiles, tactics, schemes, and strategies are all appropriate. Discerning the wiles of the devil to trap you hope. These wiles are tricks performed for some stratagem. And added to that, of course, is the fact that he will not fight fair. Obviously, we can see the word method in there, and so we can say.
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