Satan's Schemes

Introduction

• II Corinthians 2:11


• I Peter 5:8


• II Corinthians 4:3


• Acts 26:18


• John 8:44


• Matthew 13:39


• I Thessalonians 3:5

Satan wants us to think God’s laws are unfairly limiting.

• Genesis 2:8-9 – The Garden of Eden was as perfect as any place on earth has ever been.


• Genesis 3:1-3 – Satan only wanted to talk about the limitations!


• Deuteronomy 6:24 – God’s laws are good for us!


• Ephesians 4:28; Colossians 3:5 – Some of God’s limits.


• I Timothy 4:8 – Following God’s laws makes for the best life possible on earth, not to mention in the eternal life to come.

Satan exploits our desires.

• Job 1:7-11; 2:4-6 – Satan knew what to do to test Job’s faith.


• James 1:14-15


• I John 2:16 – Compare Genesis 3:3-6. Satan used the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life in both cases.


• Genesis 3:22-24 – Man suffered spiritual death and eventual physical death because of this sin.


• John 8:44


• II Corinthians 11:3-4


• II Corinthians 5:9 – The answer is to focus on God’s desires instead.


• Ephesians 5:7-10


• Hopefully, over time our will starts to match up more and more with God’s will.

Satan makes it easy to sin.

• Genesis 3:6


• I Timothy 2:13-14


• Eve made it easy for Adam to sin. She just gave him the fruit.


• The devil is an expert at taking the friction out of sin.


• The answer is to try to make sin inconvenient for ourselves.


• Proverbs 7:25


• II Timothy 2:2 – We cannot just hide from the world.


• Make it easier for yourself to be righteous.