Walking With The King
The Perfect Deception...The Enemy
Hebrews 9:12-14 he entered the Holiest Place once and for all. And he entered not by means of the blood of goats and calves, but by means of his own blood, thus setting people free forever. 13 For if sprinkling ceremonially unclean persons with the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer restores their outward purity; 14 then how much more the blood of the Messiah, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself to God as a sacrifice without blemish, will purify our conscience from works that lead to death, so that we can serve the living God!
It is certainly true that nothing occurs in the world unless the Lord knows about it. He is omnipresent. He knows all things (1 John 3:20). Also, the Bible tells us that YHVH is all powerful. Therefore, if YHVH knows all things and is all powerful, then that means He is in control. If that is so, and we sin, then is YHVH making us sin?
The answer is a definite NO. YHVH created the conditions where we would be able to make a choice between obedience and disobedience to YHVH. YHVH does not cause anyone to sin (James 1:13). we decide to rebel against YHVH. YHVH simply allowed the condition to exist where sin was possible.
An example can be found in the relationship between a parent and a child. A parent can create the condition that makes disobedience possible yet the parent remains innocent if the child sins. For example, if a parent tells his child to clean up his room and the child does not, he has rebelled. But, the parent is not responsible for the child’s sin, nor did he cause the child to sin. The child had a choice to obey or not to obey.
Likewise, YHVH has created the condition in the world where the ability to rebel against Him is possible. Yet, He is not responsible for that rebellion once it has been committed.
Satan is a beautiful liar. The Enemy's business is sin, and he's an expert at destroying people's lives. Sin will always cost you more than you intended to pay, it will take you further than you intended to go, and it will keep you longer than you intended to stay. The Enemy always shows young people the neon lights, the glamour and the good times; but he never shows them where sin leads... death, destruction and damnation!
So many young people have learned the hard way that all of Satan's apples have worms. You cannot eat at the Enemy's table without getting food poisoning. You cannot warm yourself at the Enemy's fire without getting burned. Satan shows us the neon lights of Sin City; but he doesn't show us the graveyard. Satan shows us the booze, women and good times; but he doesn't show us the deadly auto-accidents, the incurable venereal diseases and the lifetime of shame and regret that often accompany sin.
The Enemy is a Beautiful Liar!
The Word of YHVH tells us in 2Corinthians 11:3-4, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Messiah. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." Ironically, most religious people are woefully ignorant of this truth. All around the world today, people are falling prey to Satanic deceptions which appear to be of YHVH; but they are not. This includes false religions, false prophets, false teachings, false christs and false bibles, false doctrine.
The Word of YHVH informs us in John 8:44 that Satan is not only a big liar, but also the father of all liars. We read in John 10:10... "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Satan wants to destroy us—to kill, steal and destroy our life. The easiest way for Satan to accomplish this is by leading us into sin. James 1:15 says, "...the desire gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. " Sin brings death—physical, emotional and spiritual death. Sin causes sickness in all of these areas.
Satan repackages sin to make it look appealing, just as a master fisherman disguises his deadly hook with cleverly placed bait. So oftentimes, we don't see that razor-sharp hook until it's wedged into our mouth and we're being reeled in for the slaughter. With the invention of condoms and other contraceptive devices, fornication and adultery have spread to epidemic levels in America. Although the rate of venereal disease has decreased, the divorce rate and sexual sins are skyrocketing. Romans 1:32 warns us that sin brings YHVH's judgment! America is a land of adulterers who love adulterous movies, adulterous late night shows and pornography. internet offering affairs for married people This is apostasy, i.e., a departure from YHVH and His Word. Do not be deceived my friend, YHVH will judge sinners! =ALL OF US NO MATTER IF WE THINK NO ONE KNOWS. OR HOW SMALL WE THINK IT IS TRUTH WILL WIN.
Satan convinced Havah(Eve) that there would be no consequences for her sinful action; but the Enemy lied. Havah was their first feminist, who disobeyed Avinu and then influenced her husband to disobey Avinu. They were punished by YHVH for their sin. Carefully notice what Genesis 3:6 says... "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was PLEASANT TO THE EYES..." Is this not the neon lights of Las Vegas? Is this not the physical beauty of a whorish woman? Is this not the wealth and prosperity promised by greedy con artists today? There's a popular saying when you go into the ocean... "If it's pretty, don't touch it, because it's probably poisonous." Please consider the words of Proverb 20:17... "Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel." What you pay for sin in cents, it will cost you in dollars. Satan is an expert liar, who makes sin look irresistible; but in the end, you will be sorry and you'll pay for it dearly.
The Pleasures of Sin Only Last for a Season
"By faith Moshe, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of YHVH, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season."
Just as Moshe, each and every disciple of Messiah needs to commit their life to YHVH. Moshe saw the wickedness being committed in Pharaoh's house day-after-day, but in his heart he feared YHVH. When Moshe came to years (i.e., became a man), he wanted out of Pharaoh's house, and chose to live for YHVH instead.Where are you at in life? Are you still young, living in the cesspool of iniquity? Or have you come to your senses, deciding to live for the Yeshua HaMaschiach?
Please understand that holy living is not required to be saved. Romans 4:5 plainly states... "in the case of one who is not working but rather is trusting in him who makes ungodly people righteous, his trust is credited to him as righteousness.." We are saved by faith alone in the Son of YHVH. Eternal life is a free gift (Romans 5:15;6:23), paid for by the precious blood of Yeshua (1st Peter 1:18,19). Even the best of the disciple of Messiah are still prone to sin, and do. Certainly, a believer in Messiah should have a desire to live right, and YHVH commands us to do so; but the gift of salvation is not conditioned upon anything more than our sole faith in Yeshua HaMashiach as our personal Saviour.
Moshe didn't become a disciple of Messiah by leaving Pharaoh's house (a life of sin). Moshe left Pharaoh's house because he was already a disciple of Messiah and YHVH had been dealing with his heart, and now Moshe wanted to live for YHVH. You don't get saved by coming out of a life of sin. You get saved by coming as a sinner to the Savior. Once we are in Messiah (i saved), then YHVH deals with our heart and helps us makes the necessary changes if we yield to Him (2Corinthians 5:17; 1st Peter 2:2; Romans 12:1,2).
Ecclesiastes 12:1, "So remember your creator while you are young, before the evil days come, and the years approach when you will say, "They no longer give me pleasure." Go ask the folks rotting away in some nursing home if they are having fun. Go ask the man with incurable disease caused by sin if it was worth it. Go ask the woman who lost her pretty face in an alcohol-related accident if she still enjoys getting drunk and partying. You see, sin only lasts for a season. Oh, the deceitfulness of sin! The Enemy always pays with counterfeit money.
America is Doomed Because of Sin!
America could be converted and brought back to YHVH; but she won't be, because America's churches are spiritually dead, dried up and dysfunctional. Even the best pastors today are woefully ignorant concerning the evils of the Communist New World Order, and the forming police state in America. Every pastor/Rabbi in America should be crying aloud against these evils, rallying their congregations to spread-the-word.
Tehillim 94:16, "Who will champion my cause against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?" If America's churches aren't proclaiming the truth, then who will? Sadly, there are more heathens rising up against the evildoers nowadays than disciples of Messiah! The average pastor/Rabbi is simply making a living, trying not to offend his big-tithers and playing church. America is going to Hell and few disciples of Messiah seem to care.
There is much we can do, but it needs to be done publicly. The church in Acts was very visible in the community. Paul stated in Acts 20:20, "You know that I held back nothing that could be helpful to you, and that I taught you both in public and from house to house." The TRUTH needs to be TAUGHT outside of the church walls. Your community should know where your church stands on various important issues, including: salvation, the deity of Yeshua, abortion, homosexuality, evolution, Shabbat, witchcraft, Pagan Holidays et cetera. Churches have the freedom of press and should mail flyers to the homes within their community every so often. Some people will get mad; but some will thank you and be reached for Messiah. People need the TRUTH. If you want to bring flyers directly to people's homes, place it with a rubber-band on the door-handle, as it is illegal to open anyone's mailbox.
Perhaps you feel that it is your churches' responsibility to "fit in" within the neighborhood, and you don't want to shove the truth down anyone's throat. If that's the way you feel, then you are an idiot. Satan is shoving Devilution down children's throats every day in the public school system. Homosexuals are shoving their vile lifestyle in our face every time they parade up and down America's streets. Beer companies are shoving their booze advertisements in our face everywhere we go, deceitfully touting the disclaimer "Drink Responsibly," while the blood of millions of victims continue to cry out to YHVH from the ground. Satan has been shoving lies, deceit and sin in our face for a long time; now it's time for us to awake to righteousness and fight back. The fastest way for Satan to gain control is to do nothing. This is exactly what Hebrews 3:13 is warning us about... "But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." When we allow sin into our life, it is like cancer—it grows and spreads until it becomes malignant, bringing death. Most people with cancer don't find out until it's too late. This is why cancer screening has become so popular nowadays. The Bible instructs disciples of Messiah to look after one another. Yeshua taught this lesson by washing His disciple's feet, and then asking them to do likewise.
Man's heart is desperately wicked and extremely deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9). This is why sin is so deadly. Sin is so deceitful that the Israelites were committing adultery, murdering, stealing and worshipping idols, while claiming it was YHVH's will... "Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other YHVHs whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?" (Jeremiah 7:9,10). This is America today! We claim to trust in YHVH; but we spit on His Holy Word by legalizing murderous abortion, adulterous pornography, covetous gambling and the thieving Federal Reserve System. We claim to be "one nation under YHVH" while we worship music and Hollywood idols.Woe unto the United States! Woe unto the wicked! Woe unto the sinful world!
Consider the mother whose children were taken away because of her sinful carelessness and neglect. Consider the brainwashed public school child, who is sinfully taught through evolution that there is no Divine Creator. And then we foolishly ask why our kids are so immoral? This is the deceitfulness of sin. Educators sincerely think that children can grow up void of YHVH and yet still have morals. It is impossible.Oh, how America has been deceived by Satan!
American society is saturated with demonic influences today; but the average person is walking in utter darkness and cares not.
Do not be deceived my friends, there is a penalty on sin, and that penalty is death (Romans 6:23). Many people get confused between Spiritual Death and the Second Death. We were all born spiritually dead because of the sin-nature passed down to us from Adam (Romans 5:12). This is why we need to be "born-again" in order to go to Heaven. Ephesians 2:1 says, "And you [every disciple of Messiah] hath he quickened [made alive with the Ruach HaKodesh], who were dead in trespasses and sins." Every unsaved person alive today is already spiritually dead; BUT they haven't been cast into the Lake of Fire yet, which is the Second Death (Revelation 20:11-15; 21:8). we don't have to die the Second Death. we must be born again.
Satan Is a Living Spirit Being.
Some people believe the Bible references to Satan are symbols to embody the idea of evil.But consider: THE TRUTH BEFORE US
The Bible Mentions Many Real Spirit Beings
YHVH is a spirit (John 4:24).
Man consists of a spirit dwelling in a physical body (James 2:26).
Angels are spirits that serve YHVH (Heb. 1:13,14).
We cannot see any of these spirits, yet the Bible repeatedly affirms they exist. In a similar way the Bible describes Satan as a living spirit being, who has other spirit beings (demons) who serve him.
We must believe the Enemy exists for the same reason we believe in these other spirit beings -- not because we see him, but because the Bible teaches it.
TRUTH DESCRIBES Satan as a Real, Living Being.
Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7 -- Satan is described as a living being, just as real as God, Job, Job's family, and Job's friends. He could speak and reason.If his part is not real, why take any of it as real?
Matthew 4:1-11 -- Satan tempted Yeshua. He is pictured as a real person, just like Yeshua, the angels, etc. Again, he spoke and reasoned. This event is recorded as historical fact, just like other events in Yeshua' life.
Satan Is a Wicked Adversary.
Some think the Enemy is obnoxious, but he's really not that bad and can't really hurt you. Some people believe in "finding good in everyone" and try to do that with Satan. Others just laugh as though he is a joke.
He Is Wicked.
Matthew 13:19 -- In the parable of the sower, Yeshua called him the "evil one" who snatches the word from men's hearts. [ Mark 4:15; Matt.13:38; 1 John 2:13,14; 3:12; 5:18]
1 John 3:8 -- The Enemy has sinned from the beginning. At the Garden of Eden he lied to Eve, and his history ever since has been one of wickedness and evil.
He Is an Enemy of YHVH and Man.
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Satan" means an adversary.
Matthew 13:39 -- The parable of the tares describes him as an enemy (of YHVH). He opposes all the good that YHVH seeks to accomplish.
1 Peter 5:8 -- The Enemy is our adversary who walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Matthew 25:41 -- Because of his evil, Satan's destiny is eternal torment in the lake of fire. [Rev.20:10]
The nature of Satan is completely opposite that of YHVH. YHVH is always good with no admixture of evil. He always acts to achieve what is best for all His creatures.
Satan is always evil. He may do what appears to be good, but if so it is done with evil motives to achieve his own evil ends, not really to be of benefit to YHVH or man.
[John 8:44; Matt. 12:24; Eph.2:2]
Satan Is the Cause of Suffering, Disease, and Death.
Scriptures
Job 1:6-2:7 -- Satan caused the death of Job's children(while they are celebrating their birthdays, one of only 3 times celebrating birthdays are mentioned in the Word), loss of Job's possessions, and loss of Job's health. (BTW, in each mention of birthday celebrations, each ended in death…)
Acts 10:38 -- Yeshua healed people who were oppressed by the Devil.
Luke 13:16 -- Yeshua said the woman who was bowed over had been bound by Satan.
2 Corinthians 12:7 -- Paul's thorn in the flesh was a messenger of Satan.
Hebrews 2:14 -- Satan has the power of death.
Suffering, disease, and death were all caused by Satan.
Suffering sometimes occurs as an obvious result of sin, as when a man becomes drunk and beats his family or has a wreck. But even when the connection is not obvious, suffering is still here because sin is here.
People often blame YHVH for sickness and death: "YHVH wanted him so He took Him." YHVH did put pain and death on earth, but He did so as a punishment for man's SIN. The sin was committed as a result of Satan's temptation [Gen. 3:16-19].
YHVH originally placed man in a beautiful garden without pain, suffering, or death. None of these would be on earth if sin had not come, and the one ultimately responsible for sin is SATAN, not YHVH.
Satan Is a Tempter.
He is not content just to be evil himself. He wants everyone else to be evil too.
Genesis 3:1-6 -- Satan (as a serpent) tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. He appealed to the lust of the flesh (good for food), the lust of the eyes (a delight to the eyes) and the pride of life (it would make one wise). [Cf.1 John 2:15-17]
Matthew 4:1-11 -- Satan tempted Yeshua by similar appeals. V3 calls him "the tempter."
John 13:2 -- The Enemy put it in Judas' heart to betray Yeshua.[v27; Luke 22:3]
Acts 5:3 -- Satan filled Hananyah(Ananias)' heart to lie to the Ruach HaKodesh about his gift.
[1 Thess. 3:5; Eph. 6:16; 2:2; 1 Cor. 7:5; 1 Tim. 5:15; 3:6,7; John 8:44; Acts 13:10; 1 John 3:12; 1 Chron.21:1]
I do not claim to know exactly how Satan suggests these evil thoughts to men's hearts, just as I don't know how YHVH answers prayers. But the Bible clearly states that he does do so.
Having led men into sin, Satan then opposes and hinders all YHVH's efforts to save men from sin [2 Cor. 4:4; Acts 13:10; 1 Thess. 2:18; Mark 4:15; Rev. 2:10].
Satan is truly an enemy of man in the greatest possible way: he seeks to cause our eternal condemnation and hinders every effort to prevent our escape from it. Surely we need to understand his evil purposes. We must never cooperate with him but oppose him in every way.
[Matt.16:23; Luke 22:31]
Satan Is a Deceiver.
Scriptures
Revelation 12:9 -- The Enemy or Satan is the deceiver of the whole world.
John 8:44 -- He is a liar and the father of liars. There is no truth in him. He must lie and deceive to get a following.
Gen. 3:1-5,13 -- The serpent was subtle and lied to Eve -- beguiled (deceived) her. Had Eve understood YHVH's real love and the real consequences of obeying Satan, she would not have done it. Satan denied the consequences and made evil appear to be good.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 -- This is standard procedure for Satan. He transforms himself into an angel of light. Satan is the world's greatest counterfeiter.
Illustration: If a man owes you $1000 and hands you a blank piece of paper, would you consider the debt paid? No, but it he prints it to make it look real, he may fool you. That's the way the Enemy and his agents work.
Preachers
Satan does not usually do his own dirty work. He works through agents. YHVH has sent true preachers, apostles, and prophets, so Satan makes counterfeits -- false teachers, apostles, and prophets.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 -- False teachers do not appear as false teachers or no one would believe them. They are "deceitful workers" who appear as ministers of righteousness.
A man who is clearly an atheist or grossly immoral would not fool many religious people. But a good moral man who seems kind and concerned can teach error and fool people decent and devout people.
Isaiah 5:20 -- Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil. Yet that is Satan's favorite trick. His workers are wolves in sheep's clothing (Matt. 7:15).
[2 Thess. 2:9,10; Eph. 6:11; Matt. 13:39; 2 Cor.4:4]
Worship
YHVH has a true plan of worship, so Satan gets people to offer counterfeit forms of worship. They appear to be devout and sincere, but they are not in harmony with YHVH's will.
Matthew 15:9 -- 15:9
Their worship of me is useless, because they teach man-made rules as if they were mitzvot. This worship is worthless, like the counterfeit money.
People think Satan wants people to quit worshipping YHVH altogether, so they think "As long as you worship the true YHVH, it does not matter HOW you worship."
But Satan does not care if people worship, so long as he can get them to worship in UNACCEPTABLE ways.
Church
Yeshua built His church and is the head of it (Matt. 16:18; Eph. 1:22,23). So to fool people, Satan makes counterfeit churches. They appear to be serving YHVH, but are not really following His will.
Matthew 7:21-23 -- Fooled by false teachers (v15-20)and man-made doctrine, people think they are serving YHVH, but Yeshua will rejected them because they are not doing the will of the Father.
People think Satan wants you to refuse to be a church member altogether. He would never lead you to join a church, so they say, "It does not matter what church you join as long as you are sincere. All the churches are going to the same place, so just join the church of your choice."
But Satan does not care if you are a member of a church, so long as it is one that does not really follow YHVH's will.
Salvation
YHVH makes a way for men to be saved from sin through the blood of Yeshua. So Satan makes counterfeit ways that offer men salvation, but they are not in harmony with Yeshua' gospel.
Galatians 1:8 -- But even if we-or, for that matter, an angel from heaven!-were to announce to you some so-called "Good News" contrary to the Good News we did announce to you, let him be under a curse forever!
People sometimes think Satan does not want people to live good lives, so if some religious group convinces a person to change for the better, people think he must be truly saved and that church must be pleasing to YHVH.
* A man had been an alcoholic, drug addict, and wife beater. He claimed to receive Ruach HaKodesh mikvah, cleaned up his life, and joined a church. He claimed he must have been saved and the church must be acceptable, else why would he have changed so?
* A member of a faithful church was selfish, unloving, obnoxious, the cause of many problems in the church and family. He joined a denomination and claimed to have developed a sweet disposition as a result. Some wondered if maybe that church was teaching truth if it could change him so. (He had not really changed -- eventually his family broke up.)
Satan does not care if people are "converted" and live more decent lives, so long as they don't obey the truth according to YHVH's will. Often a religious man, who thinks he is right, is harder to convince of his error than an obvious sinner (consider the Sadducees and Pharisees).
Why are there so many denominations? Why so many different doctrines, plans of worship, ideas about salvation?
When you understand how Satan works, none of this should surprise you. Whenever YHVH makes something good, Satan makes a counterfeit that looks enough like the real thing to fool people, but is different enough to condemn people.
Chronicles of Narnia is a series of books about an imaginary land with talking animals, ruled by the good lion Aslan. In the last book, a donkey dresses up in a lion skin and tricks people to think he is Aslan, so they will do the donkey's will. That is how Satan works.
We must study YHVH's word diligently to distinguish truth from error. [Acts 17:11; Heb. 5:14; 2 Cor. 6:15; Matt. 16:23; 2 Thess.2:9]
Satan Is Powerful.
Acts 26:18 -- Paul's preaching turned men from the POWER of Satan unto YHVH.
Satan Has Many Powerful Followers
John 12:31 -- He is the prince of this world. His will rules in the lives of hosts of people.
Ephesians 6:11,12 -- We wrestle in spiritual warfare with Satan and the spiritual hosts of wickedness in high places.
An army comes to attack with soldiers, guns, tanks, planes, and warships. All is under the control of the commander.
So Satan rules over many forces: false preachers, false churches, large numbers of people, many influential and wealthy people, political leaders, education leaders, organizations and institutions of all kinds
We must recognize this for what it is: spiritual warfare! We must not sit passively, compromise, or ignore the danger. We must fight!
[Eph. 5:11; 2:2; 2 Cor. 4:4; John 14:30; 16:11; Rev. 2:13; 1 Thess.2:9; Matthew 4:1-10; Job 1,2]
Satan Has the Power of Captivity and Death.
1 Peter 5:8 -- He is like a powerful lion, seeking to devour us.
John 8:34 -- Whoever commits sin is his bondservant. Sin is disobedience to YHVH and obedience to Satan, whether or not we intend it to be.
2 Timothy 2:26 -- As a result, many people have been taken captive by Satan. As an army captures prisoners of war, so sin in our lives makes us prisoners of Satan.
Hebrews 2:14 -- He has the power of death. Death is the consequence of sin. Those who do not escape Satan's captivity will eventually die spiritually.
[Acts 13:10; 1 John 3:8,10]
Satan is a powerful, dangerous enemy. Never underestimate him. Many people think they can flirt with the Enemy. They get just as close as they can to sin, and as a result, many are captured.
Satan is a wild, powerful, dangerous lion, sly and deceitful. He will capture and slay you.If you really believed that, would you play with him and say, "Nice kitty," or stay away from him and fight him if he comes close?
Satan Can Be Defeated.
Powerful as Satan is, his power is still limited. There is a power greater than his.
Yeshua Overpowered Satan.
1 John 3:8 -- Yeshua came to destroy the works of the Enemy. He defeated Satan when He arose from the dead. He will give the final defeat when He returns to raise all men. [1 Cor.15:25-26]
Strong as Satan is, he cannot defeat Him who is "above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named" (Eph.1:21)
[Genesis 3:15]
Genesis 4:6-7 ADONAI said to Kayin, "Why are you angry? Why so downcast? 7 If you are doing what is good, shouldn't you hold your head high? And if you don't do what is good, sin is crouching at the door - it wants you, but you can rule over it."
Through Yeshua We Can Overcome Temptation.
People often excuse their sin as though it is all Satan's fault. "The Enemy made me do it." "I couldn't help myself. It was too hard. No one could be expected..."
Job 1:12; 2:6 -- Terrible as Satan's trials toward Job were, yet YHVH limited him. First he could not harm Job personally, then he could not kill him. As a result, Job did not sin [1:22; 2:10].
1 Corinthians 10:13 -- Likewise, YHVH limits Satan's power to tempt us. There is no temptation beyond our ability to resist. There is always a way of escape whereby we can endure it.
James 4:7 -- Resist the Enemy, and he will flee.[1 Peter 5:9]
Ephesians 4:27 -- Do not give place to the Enemy.
Ephesians 6:10-18 -- We must use YHVH's armor to STAND UP against Satan. By our own power, we will lose. With YHVH's power, we can be victorious.
Too often our problem is that we simply do not fight hard enough. We give up! We do not look for the way of escape.We do not resist the Enemy! Then we wonder why we fall!
[1 John 5:18; Matt. 4:1-10; 2 Cor.2:11]
Through Yeshua We Can Overcome Guilt
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Hebrews 2:14,15 -- Yeshua came to bring the Enemy to nothing and deliver those who were subject to his bondage.
We do not need to stay captives of Satan. Yeshua has overpowered our captor and offered us freedom! How? By dying in our place. He allowed the enemy to kill Him, so we could go free!
John 8:31, 32 -- If we know the truth and abide in it, it will make us free from the bondage of sin (v34).
[2 Tim. 2:26; Acts 26:18; Luke 10:18; Rom. 16:20; Rev.20:1,7; 1 John 2:13,14]
It is certainly true that nothing occurs in the world unless the Lord knows about it. He is omnipresent. He knows all things (1 John 3:20). Also, the Bible tells us that YHVH is all powerful. Therefore, if YHVH knows all things and is all powerful, then that means He is in control. If that is so, and we sin, then is YHVH making us sin?
The answer is a definite NO. YHVH created the conditions where we would be able to make a choice between obedience and disobedience to YHVH. YHVH does not cause anyone to sin (James 1:13). we decide to rebel against YHVH. YHVH simply allowed the condition to exist where sin was possible.
An example can be found in the relationship between a parent and a child. A parent can create the condition that makes disobedience possible yet the parent remains innocent if the child sins. For example, if a parent tells his child to clean up his room and the child does not, he has rebelled. But, the parent is not responsible for the child’s sin, nor did he cause the child to sin. The child had a choice to obey or not to obey.
Likewise, YHVH has created the condition in the world where the ability to rebel against Him is possible. Yet, He is not responsible for that rebellion once it has been committed.
Satan is a beautiful liar. The Enemy's business is sin, and he's an expert at destroying people's lives. Sin will always cost you more than you intended to pay, it will take you further than you intended to go, and it will keep you longer than you intended to stay. The Enemy always shows young people the neon lights, the glamour and the good times; but he never shows them where sin leads... death, destruction and damnation!
So many young people have learned the hard way that all of Satan's apples have worms. You cannot eat at the Enemy's table without getting food poisoning. You cannot warm yourself at the Enemy's fire without getting burned. Satan shows us the neon lights of Sin City; but he doesn't show us the graveyard. Satan shows us the booze, women and good times; but he doesn't show us the deadly auto-accidents, the incurable venereal diseases and the lifetime of shame and regret that often accompany sin.
The Enemy is a Beautiful Liar!
The Word of YHVH tells us in 2Corinthians 11:3-4, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Messiah. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." Ironically, most religious people are woefully ignorant of this truth. All around the world today, people are falling prey to Satanic deceptions which appear to be of YHVH; but they are not. This includes false religions, false prophets, false teachings, false christs and false bibles, false doctrine.
The Word of YHVH informs us in John 8:44 that Satan is not only a big liar, but also the father of all liars. We read in John 10:10... "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Satan wants to destroy us—to kill, steal and destroy our life. The easiest way for Satan to accomplish this is by leading us into sin. James 1:15 says, "...the desire gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. " Sin brings death—physical, emotional and spiritual death. Sin causes sickness in all of these areas.
Satan repackages sin to make it look appealing, just as a master fisherman disguises his deadly hook with cleverly placed bait. So oftentimes, we don't see that razor-sharp hook until it's wedged into our mouth and we're being reeled in for the slaughter. With the invention of condoms and other contraceptive devices, fornication and adultery have spread to epidemic levels in America. Although the rate of venereal disease has decreased, the divorce rate and sexual sins are skyrocketing. Romans 1:32 warns us that sin brings YHVH's judgment! America is a land of adulterers who love adulterous movies, adulterous late night shows and pornography. internet offering affairs for married people This is apostasy, i.e., a departure from YHVH and His Word. Do not be deceived my friend, YHVH will judge sinners! =ALL OF US NO MATTER IF WE THINK NO ONE KNOWS. OR HOW SMALL WE THINK IT IS TRUTH WILL WIN.
Satan convinced Havah(Eve) that there would be no consequences for her sinful action; but the Enemy lied. Havah was their first feminist, who disobeyed Avinu and then influenced her husband to disobey Avinu. They were punished by YHVH for their sin. Carefully notice what Genesis 3:6 says... "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was PLEASANT TO THE EYES..." Is this not the neon lights of Las Vegas? Is this not the physical beauty of a whorish woman? Is this not the wealth and prosperity promised by greedy con artists today? There's a popular saying when you go into the ocean... "If it's pretty, don't touch it, because it's probably poisonous." Please consider the words of Proverb 20:17... "Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel." What you pay for sin in cents, it will cost you in dollars. Satan is an expert liar, who makes sin look irresistible; but in the end, you will be sorry and you'll pay for it dearly.
The Pleasures of Sin Only Last for a Season
"By faith Moshe, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of YHVH, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season."
Just as Moshe, each and every disciple of Messiah needs to commit their life to YHVH. Moshe saw the wickedness being committed in Pharaoh's house day-after-day, but in his heart he feared YHVH. When Moshe came to years (i.e., became a man), he wanted out of Pharaoh's house, and chose to live for YHVH instead.Where are you at in life? Are you still young, living in the cesspool of iniquity? Or have you come to your senses, deciding to live for the Yeshua HaMaschiach?
Please understand that holy living is not required to be saved. Romans 4:5 plainly states... "in the case of one who is not working but rather is trusting in him who makes ungodly people righteous, his trust is credited to him as righteousness.." We are saved by faith alone in the Son of YHVH. Eternal life is a free gift (Romans 5:15;6:23), paid for by the precious blood of Yeshua (1st Peter 1:18,19). Even the best of the disciple of Messiah are still prone to sin, and do. Certainly, a believer in Messiah should have a desire to live right, and YHVH commands us to do so; but the gift of salvation is not conditioned upon anything more than our sole faith in Yeshua HaMashiach as our personal Saviour.
Moshe didn't become a disciple of Messiah by leaving Pharaoh's house (a life of sin). Moshe left Pharaoh's house because he was already a disciple of Messiah and YHVH had been dealing with his heart, and now Moshe wanted to live for YHVH. You don't get saved by coming out of a life of sin. You get saved by coming as a sinner to the Savior. Once we are in Messiah (i saved), then YHVH deals with our heart and helps us makes the necessary changes if we yield to Him (2Corinthians 5:17; 1st Peter 2:2; Romans 12:1,2).
Ecclesiastes 12:1, "So remember your creator while you are young, before the evil days come, and the years approach when you will say, "They no longer give me pleasure." Go ask the folks rotting away in some nursing home if they are having fun. Go ask the man with incurable disease caused by sin if it was worth it. Go ask the woman who lost her pretty face in an alcohol-related accident if she still enjoys getting drunk and partying. You see, sin only lasts for a season. Oh, the deceitfulness of sin! The Enemy always pays with counterfeit money.
America is Doomed Because of Sin!
America could be converted and brought back to YHVH; but she won't be, because America's churches are spiritually dead, dried up and dysfunctional. Even the best pastors today are woefully ignorant concerning the evils of the Communist New World Order, and the forming police state in America. Every pastor/Rabbi in America should be crying aloud against these evils, rallying their congregations to spread-the-word.
Tehillim 94:16, "Who will champion my cause against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?" If America's churches aren't proclaiming the truth, then who will? Sadly, there are more heathens rising up against the evildoers nowadays than disciples of Messiah! The average pastor/Rabbi is simply making a living, trying not to offend his big-tithers and playing church. America is going to Hell and few disciples of Messiah seem to care.
There is much we can do, but it needs to be done publicly. The church in Acts was very visible in the community. Paul stated in Acts 20:20, "You know that I held back nothing that could be helpful to you, and that I taught you both in public and from house to house." The TRUTH needs to be TAUGHT outside of the church walls. Your community should know where your church stands on various important issues, including: salvation, the deity of Yeshua, abortion, homosexuality, evolution, Shabbat, witchcraft, Pagan Holidays et cetera. Churches have the freedom of press and should mail flyers to the homes within their community every so often. Some people will get mad; but some will thank you and be reached for Messiah. People need the TRUTH. If you want to bring flyers directly to people's homes, place it with a rubber-band on the door-handle, as it is illegal to open anyone's mailbox.
Perhaps you feel that it is your churches' responsibility to "fit in" within the neighborhood, and you don't want to shove the truth down anyone's throat. If that's the way you feel, then you are an idiot. Satan is shoving Devilution down children's throats every day in the public school system. Homosexuals are shoving their vile lifestyle in our face every time they parade up and down America's streets. Beer companies are shoving their booze advertisements in our face everywhere we go, deceitfully touting the disclaimer "Drink Responsibly," while the blood of millions of victims continue to cry out to YHVH from the ground. Satan has been shoving lies, deceit and sin in our face for a long time; now it's time for us to awake to righteousness and fight back. The fastest way for Satan to gain control is to do nothing. This is exactly what Hebrews 3:13 is warning us about... "But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." When we allow sin into our life, it is like cancer—it grows and spreads until it becomes malignant, bringing death. Most people with cancer don't find out until it's too late. This is why cancer screening has become so popular nowadays. The Bible instructs disciples of Messiah to look after one another. Yeshua taught this lesson by washing His disciple's feet, and then asking them to do likewise.
Man's heart is desperately wicked and extremely deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9). This is why sin is so deadly. Sin is so deceitful that the Israelites were committing adultery, murdering, stealing and worshipping idols, while claiming it was YHVH's will... "Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other YHVHs whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?" (Jeremiah 7:9,10). This is America today! We claim to trust in YHVH; but we spit on His Holy Word by legalizing murderous abortion, adulterous pornography, covetous gambling and the thieving Federal Reserve System. We claim to be "one nation under YHVH" while we worship music and Hollywood idols.Woe unto the United States! Woe unto the wicked! Woe unto the sinful world!
Consider the mother whose children were taken away because of her sinful carelessness and neglect. Consider the brainwashed public school child, who is sinfully taught through evolution that there is no Divine Creator. And then we foolishly ask why our kids are so immoral? This is the deceitfulness of sin. Educators sincerely think that children can grow up void of YHVH and yet still have morals. It is impossible.Oh, how America has been deceived by Satan!
American society is saturated with demonic influences today; but the average person is walking in utter darkness and cares not.
Do not be deceived my friends, there is a penalty on sin, and that penalty is death (Romans 6:23). Many people get confused between Spiritual Death and the Second Death. We were all born spiritually dead because of the sin-nature passed down to us from Adam (Romans 5:12). This is why we need to be "born-again" in order to go to Heaven. Ephesians 2:1 says, "And you [every disciple of Messiah] hath he quickened [made alive with the Ruach HaKodesh], who were dead in trespasses and sins." Every unsaved person alive today is already spiritually dead; BUT they haven't been cast into the Lake of Fire yet, which is the Second Death (Revelation 20:11-15; 21:8). we don't have to die the Second Death. we must be born again.
Satan Is a Living Spirit Being.
Some people believe the Bible references to Satan are symbols to embody the idea of evil.But consider: THE TRUTH BEFORE US
The Bible Mentions Many Real Spirit Beings
YHVH is a spirit (John 4:24).
Man consists of a spirit dwelling in a physical body (James 2:26).
Angels are spirits that serve YHVH (Heb. 1:13,14).
We cannot see any of these spirits, yet the Bible repeatedly affirms they exist. In a similar way the Bible describes Satan as a living spirit being, who has other spirit beings (demons) who serve him.
We must believe the Enemy exists for the same reason we believe in these other spirit beings -- not because we see him, but because the Bible teaches it.
TRUTH DESCRIBES Satan as a Real, Living Being.
Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7 -- Satan is described as a living being, just as real as God, Job, Job's family, and Job's friends. He could speak and reason.If his part is not real, why take any of it as real?
Matthew 4:1-11 -- Satan tempted Yeshua. He is pictured as a real person, just like Yeshua, the angels, etc. Again, he spoke and reasoned. This event is recorded as historical fact, just like other events in Yeshua' life.
Satan Is a Wicked Adversary.
Some think the Enemy is obnoxious, but he's really not that bad and can't really hurt you. Some people believe in "finding good in everyone" and try to do that with Satan. Others just laugh as though he is a joke.
He Is Wicked.
Matthew 13:19 -- In the parable of the sower, Yeshua called him the "evil one" who snatches the word from men's hearts. [ Mark 4:15; Matt.13:38; 1 John 2:13,14; 3:12; 5:18]
1 John 3:8 -- The Enemy has sinned from the beginning. At the Garden of Eden he lied to Eve, and his history ever since has been one of wickedness and evil.
He Is an Enemy of YHVH and Man.
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Satan" means an adversary.
Matthew 13:39 -- The parable of the tares describes him as an enemy (of YHVH). He opposes all the good that YHVH seeks to accomplish.
1 Peter 5:8 -- The Enemy is our adversary who walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Matthew 25:41 -- Because of his evil, Satan's destiny is eternal torment in the lake of fire. [Rev.20:10]
The nature of Satan is completely opposite that of YHVH. YHVH is always good with no admixture of evil. He always acts to achieve what is best for all His creatures.
Satan is always evil. He may do what appears to be good, but if so it is done with evil motives to achieve his own evil ends, not really to be of benefit to YHVH or man.
[John 8:44; Matt. 12:24; Eph.2:2]
Satan Is the Cause of Suffering, Disease, and Death.
Scriptures
Job 1:6-2:7 -- Satan caused the death of Job's children(while they are celebrating their birthdays, one of only 3 times celebrating birthdays are mentioned in the Word), loss of Job's possessions, and loss of Job's health. (BTW, in each mention of birthday celebrations, each ended in death…)
Acts 10:38 -- Yeshua healed people who were oppressed by the Devil.
Luke 13:16 -- Yeshua said the woman who was bowed over had been bound by Satan.
2 Corinthians 12:7 -- Paul's thorn in the flesh was a messenger of Satan.
Hebrews 2:14 -- Satan has the power of death.
Suffering, disease, and death were all caused by Satan.
Suffering sometimes occurs as an obvious result of sin, as when a man becomes drunk and beats his family or has a wreck. But even when the connection is not obvious, suffering is still here because sin is here.
People often blame YHVH for sickness and death: "YHVH wanted him so He took Him." YHVH did put pain and death on earth, but He did so as a punishment for man's SIN. The sin was committed as a result of Satan's temptation [Gen. 3:16-19].
YHVH originally placed man in a beautiful garden without pain, suffering, or death. None of these would be on earth if sin had not come, and the one ultimately responsible for sin is SATAN, not YHVH.
Satan Is a Tempter.
He is not content just to be evil himself. He wants everyone else to be evil too.
Genesis 3:1-6 -- Satan (as a serpent) tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. He appealed to the lust of the flesh (good for food), the lust of the eyes (a delight to the eyes) and the pride of life (it would make one wise). [Cf.1 John 2:15-17]
Matthew 4:1-11 -- Satan tempted Yeshua by similar appeals. V3 calls him "the tempter."
John 13:2 -- The Enemy put it in Judas' heart to betray Yeshua.[v27; Luke 22:3]
Acts 5:3 -- Satan filled Hananyah(Ananias)' heart to lie to the Ruach HaKodesh about his gift.
[1 Thess. 3:5; Eph. 6:16; 2:2; 1 Cor. 7:5; 1 Tim. 5:15; 3:6,7; John 8:44; Acts 13:10; 1 John 3:12; 1 Chron.21:1]
I do not claim to know exactly how Satan suggests these evil thoughts to men's hearts, just as I don't know how YHVH answers prayers. But the Bible clearly states that he does do so.
Having led men into sin, Satan then opposes and hinders all YHVH's efforts to save men from sin [2 Cor. 4:4; Acts 13:10; 1 Thess. 2:18; Mark 4:15; Rev. 2:10].
Satan is truly an enemy of man in the greatest possible way: he seeks to cause our eternal condemnation and hinders every effort to prevent our escape from it. Surely we need to understand his evil purposes. We must never cooperate with him but oppose him in every way.
[Matt.16:23; Luke 22:31]
Satan Is a Deceiver.
Scriptures
Revelation 12:9 -- The Enemy or Satan is the deceiver of the whole world.
John 8:44 -- He is a liar and the father of liars. There is no truth in him. He must lie and deceive to get a following.
Gen. 3:1-5,13 -- The serpent was subtle and lied to Eve -- beguiled (deceived) her. Had Eve understood YHVH's real love and the real consequences of obeying Satan, she would not have done it. Satan denied the consequences and made evil appear to be good.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 -- This is standard procedure for Satan. He transforms himself into an angel of light. Satan is the world's greatest counterfeiter.
Illustration: If a man owes you $1000 and hands you a blank piece of paper, would you consider the debt paid? No, but it he prints it to make it look real, he may fool you. That's the way the Enemy and his agents work.
Preachers
Satan does not usually do his own dirty work. He works through agents. YHVH has sent true preachers, apostles, and prophets, so Satan makes counterfeits -- false teachers, apostles, and prophets.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 -- False teachers do not appear as false teachers or no one would believe them. They are "deceitful workers" who appear as ministers of righteousness.
A man who is clearly an atheist or grossly immoral would not fool many religious people. But a good moral man who seems kind and concerned can teach error and fool people decent and devout people.
Isaiah 5:20 -- Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil. Yet that is Satan's favorite trick. His workers are wolves in sheep's clothing (Matt. 7:15).
[2 Thess. 2:9,10; Eph. 6:11; Matt. 13:39; 2 Cor.4:4]
Worship
YHVH has a true plan of worship, so Satan gets people to offer counterfeit forms of worship. They appear to be devout and sincere, but they are not in harmony with YHVH's will.
Matthew 15:9 -- 15:9
Their worship of me is useless, because they teach man-made rules as if they were mitzvot. This worship is worthless, like the counterfeit money.
People think Satan wants people to quit worshipping YHVH altogether, so they think "As long as you worship the true YHVH, it does not matter HOW you worship."
But Satan does not care if people worship, so long as he can get them to worship in UNACCEPTABLE ways.
Church
Yeshua built His church and is the head of it (Matt. 16:18; Eph. 1:22,23). So to fool people, Satan makes counterfeit churches. They appear to be serving YHVH, but are not really following His will.
Matthew 7:21-23 -- Fooled by false teachers (v15-20)and man-made doctrine, people think they are serving YHVH, but Yeshua will rejected them because they are not doing the will of the Father.
People think Satan wants you to refuse to be a church member altogether. He would never lead you to join a church, so they say, "It does not matter what church you join as long as you are sincere. All the churches are going to the same place, so just join the church of your choice."
But Satan does not care if you are a member of a church, so long as it is one that does not really follow YHVH's will.
Salvation
YHVH makes a way for men to be saved from sin through the blood of Yeshua. So Satan makes counterfeit ways that offer men salvation, but they are not in harmony with Yeshua' gospel.
Galatians 1:8 -- But even if we-or, for that matter, an angel from heaven!-were to announce to you some so-called "Good News" contrary to the Good News we did announce to you, let him be under a curse forever!
People sometimes think Satan does not want people to live good lives, so if some religious group convinces a person to change for the better, people think he must be truly saved and that church must be pleasing to YHVH.
* A man had been an alcoholic, drug addict, and wife beater. He claimed to receive Ruach HaKodesh mikvah, cleaned up his life, and joined a church. He claimed he must have been saved and the church must be acceptable, else why would he have changed so?
* A member of a faithful church was selfish, unloving, obnoxious, the cause of many problems in the church and family. He joined a denomination and claimed to have developed a sweet disposition as a result. Some wondered if maybe that church was teaching truth if it could change him so. (He had not really changed -- eventually his family broke up.)
Satan does not care if people are "converted" and live more decent lives, so long as they don't obey the truth according to YHVH's will. Often a religious man, who thinks he is right, is harder to convince of his error than an obvious sinner (consider the Sadducees and Pharisees).
Why are there so many denominations? Why so many different doctrines, plans of worship, ideas about salvation?
When you understand how Satan works, none of this should surprise you. Whenever YHVH makes something good, Satan makes a counterfeit that looks enough like the real thing to fool people, but is different enough to condemn people.
Chronicles of Narnia is a series of books about an imaginary land with talking animals, ruled by the good lion Aslan. In the last book, a donkey dresses up in a lion skin and tricks people to think he is Aslan, so they will do the donkey's will. That is how Satan works.
We must study YHVH's word diligently to distinguish truth from error. [Acts 17:11; Heb. 5:14; 2 Cor. 6:15; Matt. 16:23; 2 Thess.2:9]
Satan Is Powerful.
Acts 26:18 -- Paul's preaching turned men from the POWER of Satan unto YHVH.
Satan Has Many Powerful Followers
John 12:31 -- He is the prince of this world. His will rules in the lives of hosts of people.
Ephesians 6:11,12 -- We wrestle in spiritual warfare with Satan and the spiritual hosts of wickedness in high places.
An army comes to attack with soldiers, guns, tanks, planes, and warships. All is under the control of the commander.
So Satan rules over many forces: false preachers, false churches, large numbers of people, many influential and wealthy people, political leaders, education leaders, organizations and institutions of all kinds
We must recognize this for what it is: spiritual warfare! We must not sit passively, compromise, or ignore the danger. We must fight!
[Eph. 5:11; 2:2; 2 Cor. 4:4; John 14:30; 16:11; Rev. 2:13; 1 Thess.2:9; Matthew 4:1-10; Job 1,2]
Satan Has the Power of Captivity and Death.
1 Peter 5:8 -- He is like a powerful lion, seeking to devour us.
John 8:34 -- Whoever commits sin is his bondservant. Sin is disobedience to YHVH and obedience to Satan, whether or not we intend it to be.
2 Timothy 2:26 -- As a result, many people have been taken captive by Satan. As an army captures prisoners of war, so sin in our lives makes us prisoners of Satan.
Hebrews 2:14 -- He has the power of death. Death is the consequence of sin. Those who do not escape Satan's captivity will eventually die spiritually.
[Acts 13:10; 1 John 3:8,10]
Satan is a powerful, dangerous enemy. Never underestimate him. Many people think they can flirt with the Enemy. They get just as close as they can to sin, and as a result, many are captured.
Satan is a wild, powerful, dangerous lion, sly and deceitful. He will capture and slay you.If you really believed that, would you play with him and say, "Nice kitty," or stay away from him and fight him if he comes close?
Satan Can Be Defeated.
Powerful as Satan is, his power is still limited. There is a power greater than his.
Yeshua Overpowered Satan.
1 John 3:8 -- Yeshua came to destroy the works of the Enemy. He defeated Satan when He arose from the dead. He will give the final defeat when He returns to raise all men. [1 Cor.15:25-26]
Strong as Satan is, he cannot defeat Him who is "above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named" (Eph.1:21)
[Genesis 3:15]
Genesis 4:6-7 ADONAI said to Kayin, "Why are you angry? Why so downcast? 7 If you are doing what is good, shouldn't you hold your head high? And if you don't do what is good, sin is crouching at the door - it wants you, but you can rule over it."
Through Yeshua We Can Overcome Temptation.
People often excuse their sin as though it is all Satan's fault. "The Enemy made me do it." "I couldn't help myself. It was too hard. No one could be expected..."
Job 1:12; 2:6 -- Terrible as Satan's trials toward Job were, yet YHVH limited him. First he could not harm Job personally, then he could not kill him. As a result, Job did not sin [1:22; 2:10].
1 Corinthians 10:13 -- Likewise, YHVH limits Satan's power to tempt us. There is no temptation beyond our ability to resist. There is always a way of escape whereby we can endure it.
James 4:7 -- Resist the Enemy, and he will flee.[1 Peter 5:9]
Ephesians 4:27 -- Do not give place to the Enemy.
Ephesians 6:10-18 -- We must use YHVH's armor to STAND UP against Satan. By our own power, we will lose. With YHVH's power, we can be victorious.
Too often our problem is that we simply do not fight hard enough. We give up! We do not look for the way of escape.We do not resist the Enemy! Then we wonder why we fall!
[1 John 5:18; Matt. 4:1-10; 2 Cor.2:11]
Through Yeshua We Can Overcome Guilt
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Hebrews 2:14,15 -- Yeshua came to bring the Enemy to nothing and deliver those who were subject to his bondage.
We do not need to stay captives of Satan. Yeshua has overpowered our captor and offered us freedom! How? By dying in our place. He allowed the enemy to kill Him, so we could go free!
John 8:31, 32 -- If we know the truth and abide in it, it will make us free from the bondage of sin (v34).
[2 Tim. 2:26; Acts 26:18; Luke 10:18; Rom. 16:20; Rev.20:1,7; 1 John 2:13,14]
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