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169 Devil’s work -- Blind to God (Chapter Outline)
G) THE WORLD IS BLIND TO GOD Act 28-26,271) Blind To Jesus a a) Blind to the glory of God in Christ verses Mk 6,2-6,51,52 Jn 14,4-9 2Cor 4,3-6 12,1-12 Act 9-7,8 1Jn 5,10-12 Jn 5-43,44 2Cor 3,14-16 b b) Blind to the holiness of God in Christ verses Lk 7-39 Lk 15,11-15 Heb 12-14 2) Blinded By Satan’s Thoughts c a) Blinded by a false sense of sight verses Mat 15-13,14 Lk 6-39 Jm 1,6-8 23,16-26 Jn 9-24,39-41 Rev 3-17,18 d b) Blinded by false judgments verses Mat 7,3-5 Mat 26,65-68 Jn 9,26-34 16-2,3 e 3) Darkness has a blinding effect verses Jn 14-17,19 1Jn 2,8-11 1Jn 3-6 Lk 7-23 Act 17,27-31 Act 26,16-18 Jn 12-35,36 25,1-3, 7 Jn 1,26-30 f 4) Willful blindness verses Mat 13-14 Act 28-26,27 2Pet 1-9,10 Lk 10,12-15 Rom 1,18-22 1Jn 4-20 Jn 18,4-7 Eph 4,17-20 Rev 13-3,4 g 5) God blinds their eyes verses Lk 19,41-44 1Cor 2,6-8 1Jn 4-12 24,13-35 Jn 21,3-7 Rom 11,7-11 H) SEEKING THE GLORY OF MAN Jn 5-441) Loving The Approval Of Men Rather Than The Approval Of God h a) Love to be noticed by men verses Mat 6-1, 5 ,16 Mk 12,38-40 Act 12,21-23 23,5-7 i b) Coveting the favor of men verses Jn 5,39-44 2Cor 11,12-15 1Jn 5-9 Act 24-27 Eph 6-5,6 Rev 3-1 1Cor 11,17-19 j c) Fearing their religion verses Jn 12,41-43 Jn 19-1,4-6,12-16 Gal 6-12,13 18,38-40 Gal 2,11-14 1Pet 4,1-4 2) Stepping On People To Get To The Bottom k a) Ignoring Jesus to satisfy your flesh verses Mat 11-6 Phi 2-20,21 2Tim 4-3,4 Gal 1,6-10 3-18,19 l b) Those who seek their own glory idolize men verses 1Cor 1,11-13 Jm 2,1-9 2Pet 2,1-3
170 Works of the Devil -- Seeking the Glory of Man (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a c) Those who seek glory from men discard others verses 1Cor 4-6,7 2Cor 10-12 Gal 4-16,17 Jm 3,13-16 Rom 15-1 Act 18-1,2 3) Pursuing The Glory Of Man Turns Us In The Wrong Direction b a) It’s the reason we don’t die to self verses Mat 10,37-39 Jn 8-50,54 2Pet 2-10,13,14 Jn 7-18 Gal 2,4-6 c b) Fighting God to keep the glory of man verses Mk 15-10 Act 6,9-15 Jm 4,1-4 Lk 9,54-56 1Cor 6-1,4-8 Jn 18-35,36 4) Greed And Lust Are The Glory Of Man d a) Earthly riches are the glory of man verses Lk 16-19 Act 24,24-26 Jm 1,6-11 Act 19,23-27 1Cor 4-8 Rev 3,15-17 e b) Woman is the glory of man verses Rom 1,21-25 1Tim 2-9 Rev 18-7,8 I) OUTWARD APPEARANCE Mat 23-271) Temporary 2Cor 4-18 f a) Whatever is temporary will perish verses 1Cor 2-6 Col 2,20-23 2Pet 2-12,17,18 7,29-31 Heb 1,10-12 3,4-12 g b) This life is temporary verses Jn 8-35 2Cor 4-18 Jm 4,13-16 13-1 1Tim 6-17 2Pet 1-13,14 h c) Rewards of this life are temporary verses Jn 6-26,27 1Cor 9-25 1Jn 2,15-17 12,4-6 Heb 11-24,25 i d) All suffering is temporary verses Mat 2-19,20 Heb 2,7-9 1Pet 5-9,10 2Cor 7-8 12-10,11 Rev 21-4 j e) Back-sliders are temporary verses Mat 13-20,21 Jn 6-66 Jn 12-35,36 Lk 13,6-9,24-28 2) Vanity Mk 7-7 a) Vain effort k I- effort frustrated by failure verses 1Cor 15-2 Phi 2-16 1The 3-5 Gal 2-2,21 1The 2-1 2Jn-8 l II- effort lacking direction verses Gal 2-18 Rev 19,17-21 Rev 20,7-10 Jm 4,13-17
171 Works of the Devil -- Vanity (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a III- vain religion verses Mk 7,6-8 Tit 1-15,16 Heb 4-2 b IV- vain attempt to pursue God verses Rom 9-16 Heb 9-14 1Pet 2-20 Jn 15-16 b) Vain experience c I- things you do in the absence of God verses Act 14,11-18 Eph 4,17-19 Jm 2,14-26 1Cor 15,12-19 Phi 3-18,19 d II- emptiness is where God isn’t verses 2Cor 9-3 1Tim 2-14 Tit 1-10 1Tim 1-3,4,6,7 Phi 2-3 e c) Vanity lacks Substance verses Tit 3-9 Gal 4,8-11 Heb 6-7,8 1Cor 14,6-11,16 Jm 5,1-5 3) Decorating The Outside To Simulate The Inside f a) Playing the part to be accepted by men verses Mat 3,7-12 Gal 6-12,13 Heb 4-1 1Cor 16-10,11 Col 3-22 Jm 2,1-9 2Cor 5-12 1Tim 2-9,10 1Pet 3,3-5 g b) Playing the part to be accepted by God verses Mat 23,23-28 1Cor 13,1-3 Rev 3,15-17 Lk 11,37-44 Col 2,20-23 h c) Simulating the outer man to portray the inner man verses Lk 18,9-14 1Tim 5-22 Jd-12,13,16 Act 21,22-24 2Jn-10,11 Mat 15,17-20 k 4) Outward appearance is not important verses Lk 24-16 Act 16-29 2Cor 10-7 Jn 6-36 Rom 2,25-29 13-7 7-24 l 5) Outward appearance of circumstances verses Mat 14-30 Lk 12,54-57 Jm 1,9-11 8,23-27 Phi 4-11,12 2Pet 3-4 Mk 4,35-41
172 Works of the Devil -- Tares Among the Wheat (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
J) TARES AMONG THE WHEAT Mat 13,37-43 Commentary 1) Devils Among The Saints (Parable of the Ten Virgins) a) False brethren among the people of God a I- Antichrists among Christians verses Lk 21-16,17 1Jn 2-18,19 Rev 3-9,10 2Cor 11-26 Rev 2-9,10 Rev 10,1-11 aa II- Judas Iscariot among the disciples verses Mat 26,14-16 Jn 18,1-3 Act 1,15-20 ab III- Legalists among the liberated verses Gal 2,3-5 Phi 3-1,2 1Tim 6,3-5 Gal 6-12,13 b b) Unrighteous among the righteous verses 1Cor 5,1-13 2The 3-6,10-15 1Jn 3,4-15 10,5-11 1Tim 5-6,14,15,24,25 Rev 22-11 c c) Wolves among the sheep verses Act 20,28-30 2Cor 11,10-15 3Jn 9-11 Rom 16-17,18 Heb 12-15 Lk 10-3 2) Communion Between The World And The Church d a) Worldliness in the church verses Mat 13,37-43 Heb 6,4-8 Jd-4,12-19 Phi 3-18,19 Rev 11-18 Lk 8-7,14 2Tim 3,1-9,13 e b) The church in the world verses Mk 4-7,18,19 Act 28-24 Eph 4,17-21 13,24-28 2Cor 6,16-18 1The 5,1-3 Rev 2-4,5,14-16,20-24 Jm 3-9,10 Rom 1-8 3) Hypocrites Among The Just f a) Talkers among the walkers verses Mat 7,21-23 2Tim 1-15 Tit 1,10-16 Eph 5,3-7 2,14-18 3,9-11 g b) Lazy among the prudent verses 1The 5,1-8 1Tim 1,18-20 Heb 3,6-19 Mat 25,1-13,24-33,41-46 4,1-11 h 4) False doctrine among the truth verses Mk 11,22-26 Gal 4,21-31 1Tim 4,1-3 PART TWO) THE DEMISE OF MANKIND I) THE RELIGION OF WITCHCRAFT A) CATHOLICISM Jn 2-5 Commentary1) Scripture That Contradicts The Catholic Faith a) Jesus never to die again Heb 9-25,26 i I- because He conquered death verses Rom 6-9,10 Heb 2,14-18 Heb 10,10-18 2Tim 1-10 9,24-28 Rev 1-18 j II- because His death was sufficient verses Heb 5-2,7-9 Heb 9-12,25,26 1Pet 3-18 7,26-28 10-2,18 Rev 18,1-8
173 Works of the Devil -- Catholicism (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
b) Relationship between Jesus and His mother a I- Jesus is our savior, not Mary verses Mk 3,31-35 7,2-5 1Jn 5-1 b II- Jesus is our mediator, not Mary (or the apostles) verses 1Tim 2-5 Heb 5,1-10 Heb 8,3-6 Heb 4,14-16 7,23-26 9-15 c c) Catholic doctrine versus the Bible verses 15-2,3,7-9 1Tim 4,1-5 10-28,29 1Cor 11,27-30 Jm 3,3-6 2Pet 2,1-22 Mat 16,15-18 1Pet 2,4-8 Mat 7,21-23 d d) Worshipping idols verses Mk 12-33,34 Act 17,22-31 1Cor 3,3-5 e e) Catholics who are converted to the faith verses Mat 13-52 Act 27-44 1Cor 8-1,4-13 2) Unholy Sacrifice (Penance) Col 2-23 a) Offering sacrifice without God’s approval (Transubstantiation) f I- sacrifice against the word of God verses Mat 25,24-30 Act 14,11-18 1Tim 4,1-3,7-9 Lk 16,1-8 Col 2,20-23 Rev 17,1-6 g II- sacrifice against the will of God verses 1Cor 3,13-17 2The 1-8,9 Lk 7-30 8-1,4-10 1Tim 5-11,12 2Pet 2,1-3 10,18-21,27-29 Heb 10,1-4,26-29 1Pet 4-1,2 h III- sacrifice against the ways of God verses Act 8-20 Tit 1-15,16 Rom 6,10-16,19,20 1Jn 3-12 1Cor 13,1-3 Rev 2-14,20 i b) Penance of following the law (Legalism) verses Act 10-14 Gal 3,2-5,10-14 Gal 6-12,13 Gal 1-13,14 Lk 6,1-11 Rom 10-5 2,11-14 Rom 2,17-24 j c) Penance of lip service verses Lk 13,24-28 Jn 19,19-22 Phi 1,15-17 Jn 18-33,34,37,38 B) MAN’S RELIGION (WORD WITHOUT THE SPIRIT) Jn 19-71) Deeds that are Initiated by Men Commentary k a) Traditions of men verses Mk 7,1-13 Act 15-1,2, 5 ,10 Phi 3,4-6 Lk 23,27-31 22,3-5 1Pet 1-18 l b) Deeds that are not initiated by the Holy Spirit verses Mat 3,7-12 Lk 3-7 Rom 9-16 Heb 9-14 2Cor 3-6 m 2) Resisting the kingdom of God verses Lk 5-39 Jn 7,47-49 Act 10,9-15
174 Works of the Devil -- Man’s Religion (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
3) Good traditions (Exception to bad religion) a a) Good customs verses Mk 10-1 Jn 19,38-42 Heb 9-1,9,10 Lk 22-39 Act 17-2,3 10,1-5,11 Jn 13,13-17 1Cor 11-25,26 b b) Good habits verses Act 10-2 2The 2-15 c c) Overcoming religion verses Mk 10-50 Act 10-19,20,28,29 Act 11,2-18 C) FORM OF GODLINESS 2Tim 3-51) Self Righteousness Act 10-13,14 d a) Trying to please God by your own good works verses Mat 19-16,20,22 Act 10-13,14 Gal 3,1-14 Mk 10,17-21 Rom 4,1-5,13,14 Phi 3,4-6 Jn 15-2,4-6 10,2-4 Col 2,20-23 19-31 e b) Justifying yourself verses Lk 7-4,5 Gal 5,1-4 Tit 3-4,5 10-29 6-3,4 Jm 1-26 Jn 5,40-44 1Tim 4,1-5 1Jn 4-20 18-29,30 f c) Comparing yourself with sinners verses Lk 7,36-39,47 Lk 18,9-14 Gal 2,11-14 13,1-5 Jn 8,1-9 6-1 15,28-30 Rom 2,1-6 1Tim 1,3-11 g d) Believing you don’t have a sinful nature verses Jn 7,47-49 Jn 8,31-47 1Jn 1-8,10 9-16,34,39-41 h e) Appearing righteous before men verses Mat 6,1-4 Act 5,1-10 Mat 23,25-28 2) Forms Of Godliness i a) Form of a servant but denying God your loyalty verses Mat 25,1-13, 24-30,41-46 Heb 4,1-11 Jm 3,8-12 Jn 18,15-18,25-27 12,15-20 1Jn 3,10-15 Rom 2,17-28 Jm 1,6-8 Rev 3-1,2 1Tim 5-24,25 Heb 3,12-14 j b) Form of godliness but denying the truth verses Jn 18-38 Jm 1,22-24 1Jn 4-1,3,5, 8 2Tim 3-5 1Jn 2-18,19 Rev 11-10 Jn 19,12-16,19-22 k 3) Lip service verses Mat 21-28,29 Phi 1,15-17 1Jn 2-4,9 Act 12-5,12-16 Lk 9,57-62 Jm 2,14-20 4-20 Jn 8,31-33 1Jn 1-6 Rev 3-9
175 Works of the Devil -- Form of godliness (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a 4) Trying to bend kingdom principles verses Mat 12-33,34 Act 8,18-24 Heb 6-7,8 Lk 13,6-9 Heb 5,11-13 11-29 Rom 8,4-8,12,13 b 5) Using religion as a front verses Lk 20,19-26 Jn 12-5,6 Act 16,16-24 Jn 2,13-17 19,6-12 Rev 18,9-19 Mat 23-13,14,23-28 Mat 12,9-15 c 6) Wealth gives a false sense of godliness verses 1Tim 6-17,18 1Jn 3-17 Rev 3,15-18 d 7) Prestige gives a false sense of godliness verses Mat 23,5-7 Mk 12,38-40 Gal 6-12,13 e 8) Using religion to persecute the church verses Act 6,8-15 Act 7,51-53 Rev 12-15 D) IGNORANCE (CLOSE-MINDEDNESS) 1Tim 1-12,13 Commentary1) Dodging The Issue (Willful ignorance) Mat 23-24 f a) Evading the word of God verses Act 9-22,23,29 Act 24-25 Act 26-24 Act 4,13-20 18,11-16 Act 21,27-29 6,9-15 Heb 5,11-14 Jn 20-9 g b) Evading the heart of the matter verses Mat 23,23-28 Lk 9,57-62 Jn 3-2 Lk 6-41,42 15,28-30 h c) Dodging the issue to get what you want verses Mat 18,28-35 Jn 18-29,30 2Cor 12,7-9 i d) Dodging the issue to get out of trouble verses Jn 8,4-9 Act 5,27-33 Rev 6,12-17 2) Ignorant Of What God Means j a) Ignorant of the meaning of God’s word verses Jn 11,11-16 Jn 21-23 1Tim 6,3-5 13-28,29 Act 3,17-19 2Tim 3-7 18-38 13,27-30 1Jn 1-10 1Tim 1,3-7 Act 17,5-9 k b) Ignorant of the meaning of God’s works verses Mat 17,4-6 Jn 13-7 1Pet 4-12,13 Jn 7-12 14,4-9 2Pet 3-4,5 l 3) Lack of knowledge verses Mat 16,6-12 Act 23,1-5,8 1Cor 12-1 Act 1,21-26 Rom 10,2-5 Heb 13-2 17-30 1Cor 10,25-30 Jm 1-5 m 4) Ignorant of God verses Jn 16,1-3 Act 28,3-6 1Pet 2-15 17-25 1Cor 15-34 Jd 8-10
176 Works of the Devil -- Ignorance (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a 5) Misguided verses Act 19,2-5,32 Gal 1-13,14 Heb 5-2 22,3-5,18-20 1Tim 1-12,13 9-6,7 Rom 16-16,17 Heb 3,6-19 1Pet 1-14 b 6) Lacking experience with God verses Gal 4,8-11 2Pet 1-9 Rev 3-17 1Tim 3-5,6 1Jn 3-2,6 c 7) Ignorance lurks in darkness verses Jn 12-35,36 Eph 4-18 1Jn 2,9-11 Act 13,6-12 2Tim 2,23-26 Rev 3-3 E) ZEAL WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE (SPIRIT WITHOUT THE WORD) Rom 10,2-4( Baptism of the Holy Spirit minus the Baptism of John)d 1) Conviction without commandment verses Mk 1,43-45 Act 21-20,21 Rom 10,2-4 Jn 18-28 Rom 4,1-5 Gal 5,1-13 Act 1,21-26 9,30-33 e 2) Devotion without direction verses Mk 10-13 Act 22-3,4 Gal 1-13,14 Lk 17-32 26,4-7 Phi 3,4-6 Act 19-32 Mk 8-32,33 Lk 19-47,48 f 3) Fire without faithfulness verses Mat 26,33-35 Jn 8,48-59 Gal 3,1-5 g 4) Intensity without insight verses Lk 13,24-28 Jn 13,8-10 Act 28-22 Jn 6-15 Act 21,27-30 Lk 9,33-36 h 5) Resolution without relationship verses Mat 7,21-23 Jn 6-24,66 1Cor 13,1-3 Jn 4,20-24 1Cor 10,18-21 i 6) Passion without principles verses Act 18,24-28 Act 25,18-20 1Cor 14,1-40 23-9 Jn 10,31-33 Lk 22-47,48 F) FALSE DOCTRINE (CULTS) 1Tim 6,3-5 Commentary1) Extremes Jn 13,8-10 j a) Truth is never found in your conduct on either extreme of any circumstance verses Mat 2,16-20 Eph 6-4 Tit 1-7,12,13 Act 14,11-21 Col 3-21 2-3 Rom 12-6 1Tim 3-3,8 1Pet 4-4 k b) Truth is never found in your thinking on either extreme of any subject verses Jn 7-12 Act 28,3-6 1Cor 4-6 13,8-10 Rom 3,3-8 2Jn-9 l c) Exception: going to extremes to love God verses Mk 2-4,5 2Cor 1-8,9 Act 21-13,14
177 Works of the Devil -- Distorting Scripture (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
2) Distorting Scripture Mat 4-6,7 a a) Distorting Scripture from a lack of understanding verses Mat 26,59-61 Jn 2,18-21 Jn 12,32-34 Mk 12-24 3-3,4 2Pet 3-16 Lk 19-11 5-39,45-47 Mk 11-9,10 b b) Distorting Scripture to avoid the truth verses Gal 1,6-10 2Tim 3,7-9 Jd-4 3-15 2Pet 2,1-3 Rev 22-18,19 2The 2,8-10 2Jn, 7-11 Jn 10,30-33 c c) Distorting Scripture for personal gain verses Mat 4-6,7 Tit 1,9-11 1Jn 4,1-6 Lk 4,9-12 2Pet 2,17-22 Jd,3-16 d 3) Doctrines of the precepts of men verses Mat 15,1-9 Act 15-1,10,11 Col 2,16-23 23,15-24 1Cor 15,12-20 Tit 1-14 Mk 7,1-13 Gal 4-10,11 2Pet 1-16 e 4) Doctrine that tickles your ears verses Lk 16,5-8 2Cor 11-4,12-15 1Tim 6,3-10 Jn 9-24 Gal 2-4,5 2Tim 4-3,4 Act 19,23-28 5,1-13 f 5) Beware of false doctrine verses Mk 8-15 Eph 5-6 1Tim 4-16 g 6) Doctrines of demons verses Act 13,6-12 1Tim 4,1-3,7 Rev 2-24 G) PRESUMPTION (Hinduism) ACT 19-35,36 Commentary1) Misunderstanding Mat 22-29 h a) Misunderstanding Jesus verses Mat 26-61 Jn 3,3-5 Jn 8-21,22,48-59 Lk 23-1,2 6-15,32-36,51-58 11,11-16,23-26 Jn 2-18,19 7,33-36,40-43 Mk 9-31,32 i b) Misunderstanding the word of God verses Mat 22-29 Jn 12,28-30 2Tim 2-9 27-39,40 1Cor 2,6-8 2Pet 3-16 j c) Misunderstanding the circumstances verses Mk 6,14-16 Act 2,12-15 Act 14,8-18 Lk 15,25-32 2) Presuming The Will Of God k a) Man’s knowledge of God is based on presumption verses Mat 14-1,2 Rom 1-21 2Tim 2,23-26 Act 14,11-18 Jm 1-13,26 l b) Presumption interprets God’s word verses Jn 21,21-23 2Cor 12-19 1Tim 4-16 Act 21-4,11,12 Mk 10,3-5
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