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WORKS
OF THE DEVIL
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JN
10-10
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PART ONE: BUILDING EMPIRES OF DECEPTION (STRONGHOLDS) |
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I) ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEVIL’S WORKS |
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A) Divide and conquer |
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| 1) Strife
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2Tim 2-14 |
| 2) Division (Cliques)
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Lk 15,25-32 |
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B) Counterfeit |
Mat 22,11-14 |
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1) Counterfeit Godliness
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a) Love sickening sweet |
1Jn 4-20 |
| 159 2) Counterfeit God
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a) Counterfeit anointing |
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C) Satan’s attitude determines our
direction |
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| 1) Led By The Devil
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Lk 4-5,9 |
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2) Temptation
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Jm 1,13-16 |
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a) Overcoming temptation |
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b) Tempted to walk in unbelief |
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| 161 3) Wander |
Mat
18,12-14 |
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a) Wandering from the character of God |
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4) Carried Away (Seduction) |
Rev 17-1,2 |
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a) Condemnation |
Rom 8-1 |
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II) BEING A SLAVE TO THE DEVIL (ADDICTIONS) |
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A) Bondage |
Jn 8-34 |
| 1) Being A Slave To Unbelief
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| 2) Being Addicted To Sin
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3) Being Slaves Of Men
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a) Bad company |
1Cor
15-33 |
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B) Used by Satan |
Mat 2,13-20 |
| 1) Used By Satan To Destroy The Word Of God
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C) Entertaining demons |
1Cor 10,19-21 |
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III) MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DEVIL (Conspiracy) |
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A) The
world |
1Jn 2,15-17 |
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1) The World System (Processing People)
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a) Satan rules the world |
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b) Satan’s system of authority |
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| 2) The World Is At Enmity With God
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| 165 3) Do Not Partake Of The World |
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| 4) Hardship
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2Cor 11-26,27 |
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B) Wisdom of the world |
1Cor 1-21 |
| 1) Man’s Wisdom Excuses His Sinful Nature
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| 2) Nature Of Man’s Wisdom
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C) Carnality (mind-set of the world) |
Rom 8,4-8 |
| 1) The Carnal Mind cannot discern Between Good And Evil
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| 167 2) The Carnal Mind Is Set On The Flesh |
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| 3) The Carnal Mind Does Not Receive The Things Of God
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D) Do not conform to the world |
Rom 12-2 |
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E) The world listens to itself |
1Jn 4-5 |
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F) The world has deaf ears to God |
Lk 9-44,45 |
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G) The world is blind to God |
Act 28-26,27 |
| 1) Blind To Jesus
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H) Seeking the glory of Man |
Jn 5-44 |
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the Approval of Men over the Approval of God
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| 2) Stepping On People To Get To The Bottom
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| 170 3) Pursuing The Glory Of Man Turns Us In The Wrong Direction |
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| 4) Greed And Lust Are The Glory Of Man
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I) Outward appearance |
Mat 23-27 |
| 1) Temporary
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2Cor 4-18 |
| 2) Vanity
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Mk
7-7 |
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a) Vain effort |
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| 171 b) Vain experience |
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| 3) Decorating The Outside To Simulate The Inside
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| 4) An Accurate Reflection Of An Inner Substance
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J) Tares among the wheat |
Mat 13,37-43 |
| 1) Devils Among The Saints
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| 2) Communion Between The World And The Church
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| 3) Hypocrites Among The Just
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TWO: THE DEMISE OF MANKIND |
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I) THE RELIGION OF WITCHCRAFT |
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A) Catholicism |
Jn 2-5 |
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1) Scripture That Contradicts The Catholic Faith
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a) Jesus never to die again |
Heb 9-25,26 |
| 173 b) Relationship between Jesus and His mother |
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2) Unholy Sacrifice (Penance)
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Col 2-23 |
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a) Offering sacrifice without God’s
approval |
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B) Religion |
Jn 19-7 |
| 1) Deeds That Are Not Initiated By God
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| 174 3) Good traditions (Exception to bad religion) |
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C) Form of godliness |
2Tim 3-5 |
| 1) Self Righteousness
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Act 10-13,14 |
| 2) Forms Of Godliness
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D) Ignorance |
1Tim 1-12,13 |
| 1) Dodging The Issue (Willful ignorance)
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Mat 23-24 |
| 2) Ignorant Of What God Means
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E) Zeal without knowledge (Spirit w/o the word) |
Rom 10,2-4 |
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F) False doctrine |
1Tim 6,3-5 |
| 1) Extremes
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Jn 13,8-10 |
| 177 2) Distorting Scripture |
Mat 4-6,7 |
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G) presumption |
Act 19-35,36 |
| 1) Misunderstanding
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Mat 22-29 |
| 2) Presuming The Will Of God
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| 178 3) Presuming The Facts About The Circumstances |
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H) Hypocrisy |
Mat 23-13 |
| 1) Hypocrisy Of The Church Is Rebuked
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| 2) Jesus Rebukes The Pharisees
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TWO: THE DEMISE OF MANKIND |
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II) PRACTICING WITCHCRAFT: THE WOLF |
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A) Wolves |
Mat 7-15 |
| 1) Wolves Stir Up The Crowd
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Act 17-5 |
| 2) False Prophets
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2Pet 2-1,2 |
| 3) Unworthy Servant
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Mat 10-37,38 |
| 4) Wolves Lead People Into A Cult
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| 180 5) Be Shrewd As Wolves And More Innocent Than They Appear |
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| 6) Wolves Steal, Kill And Destroy
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B) Rebellion |
2Pet 2-10 |
| 1) Rebelling Against God’s Narrow Way
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| 181 2) Rebelling Against God |
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C) Lawlessness |
1Jn 3-4 |
| 1) Lawlessness Is No Excuse For Sin
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| 2) Having No Regard For The Law
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THE DEMISE OF MANKIND |
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III) THE ORIGIN OF LAWLESSNESS |
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A) Deception |
Rom 7-11 |
| 1) Self Deception
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a) Imaginary perception of self |
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| 182 2) Three Causes Of Interpreting Scripture Falsely |
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| 3) Being Deceptive With People
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B) Spirit of error |
1Jn 4-6 |
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1) Witchcraft
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Rev 12-15 |
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a) Sin is the incubator of witchcraft |
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Nursery of the Spirit Of Error
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| 3) Spirit Of The Broad Road
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| 4) Truth Is The Enemy Of The Spirit Of Error
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C) Darkness |
Lk 22-52,53 |
| 1) Hiding Behind Your Own Imagination
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| 2) God Controls Darkness
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D) Abusing the grace of God |
Rom 6-1,2 |
| 1) Spending His Grace On Your Pleasures
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| 2) Dragging God’s Grace Through The Mud
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E) Mystery of lawlessness |
2The 2-7 |
| 1) Having No Grounds For Your Hate
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TWO: THE DEMISE OF MANKIND |
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IV
THE RESULT OF LAWLESSNESS (Profile of a Psychopath) |
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A) Blasphemy |
Mk 3-28,29 |
| 1) Responding With Contempt To The Holy Spirit
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| 2) Unwilling To Obey The Revelation From Heaven
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3) Cursing The Holy Spirit |
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B) The reprobate (Someone who cannot be saved) |
Mat 23-33 |
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1) Man’s Role In Becoming A Reprobate
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a) The fool |
Mat 7-26,27 |
| 2) God’s Role In Forming A Reprobate
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