Personal Evangelism 101: A Brief Doctrine of Satan Pt. 2

What I'm going to do this evening, lest you think it takes

40 minutes to get to the question that

to get to the question with brother

Tice with no explanation. We're going

to do three scenarios, no explanations.

And you'll see that it really is that

as well, which, whoever's handing those

to me? I left my. I don't think I brought

one and I'm going to need it. Okay, thank

I don't need that. I need the supplement.

you go. I'll get started here. Y'all

find one for me. We'll get started. All

I do it. And as I said before, I don't.

If I'm not the end, all begin and end

Oh, hey, Mister Rippy. Hey, my name is

you to the neighborhood with a gift.

In that month or two that you've been

a good church for your family yet?

You know, we've been busy a month or

Do you guys. But you believe in God, right?

in a building doesn't make a person a

were to happen to you? I mean, if you

The same question. Now, in the couple

of months that you've been here, have

in the crowd. We're small enough to

to you if you died today, putting church

to you and you died, would you go to

with me. I'd be remiss if I didn't at

to you? I mean, I'm glad you're going

to church, but what if something happened

It does not take long, just a minute,

to get to it. Scenario number four.

that you've been here and you've been

That is a lesson for the apologetics class.

We can just set all this right here.

I did want you to understand and see

help you. All right, if you would. I didn't

This is the simple plan of salvation.

If you can please find the supplement for

I have a supplement there. If you guys don't.

to section three. Who needs that? Everybody

You know what? Get it later. Get it later.

I'll remind you to pick it up on your

way out. There'll be a few of these.

So when you come in, as you come in,

Yeah, don't worry about it. Don't worry

one or two things off of it and you can

of the doctrine of Satan. Now, again,

the goal is not to try to convince you

We already believe it. We believe that

the way that they act? Brother, tice,

to be nice. Most of them are going to

to know. But when you're talking to

to somebody at work, when you're talking

why we're going to look at just a brief

the doctrine of Satan. There is scarcely

a culture. I'll stick with my outline

a culture, a tribe or society to be

to by christian missionaries and secular

Now what I want to do is if you actually

of exaltation and honor. By the way,

It is a position of exaltation and honor.

and authority. He is called the prince

of the power of the air. Satan is given

the prince of the power of the air, he

object of world worship. So you think he

is dictated and orchestrated and choreographed

do is influenced by Satan. We think

just because we're saved, we're safe.

If we're not in brethren, if we're not

in, we have opened ourselves up to his

an umbrella of blessing, and we choose

to go out from under that umbrella of

and open ourselves up to the influence

of Satan. All right, now, I do want

I'm trying my. You got it. Great. I am

one, the existence of Satan. First of

by the world. And as shown by the typical

us to do it. No one makes us do anything

we choose, but we have downplayed the

in the mind of most people. I didn't

come up with this quote. I don't know

who said it, or I would have given credit,

of the savior. And I'll say this in passing

if we lie about Saint Nick, what's to

My kids have never sat on Santa's lap,

at this survey that I got from the Barna

by the Barna group suggests that Americans

who consider themselves to be Christian

have a diverse set of beliefs. And that's

are varied, and so we have a diverse

set of beliefs. But many of those beliefs

are contradictory or at least inconsistent.

Four out of ten christians look at this

but a symbol of evil. He's not real.

He's just an influence, just a symbol

of evil. An additional two out of ten

that they believe Satan is real by disagreeing

sure what they believe about the existence

of Satan. That was just a few short

who had doubts, I think they're, as they

his efforts all over the world, not just

If we're going to get heard. But God

he called us here for. He called us

and he'll do the saving. And so that's

the time, we just need to be the light

we don't doubt the existence of Satan, we

If we don't have the proper attitude

and the proper perspective, the proper

many times you're not even prepared. Someone

And that's why it's important that we

from. It's coming from Satan. It is absolutely,

if they only knew him, they wouldn't

try to run from him, they wouldn't try to

to dismiss him. If they only knew him,

four three four says, if our gospel be

you know, the trichotomy of man, of saved

why he says the devil has blinded his

that regenerated spirit, only we do. And

but I've done it. I'm sorry. Shouldn't

use that word. It's not a good thing.

It's ugly. I don't have to be as ugly

as they are. And we shouldn't be, right,

it to influence us as we go out and

is declared by the Bible. His existence

is declared by the Bible. The devil

is mentioned in seven Old Testament

books. Genesis one chronicles job twelve

in 19 New Testament books and is referred

And I have the books there for you. He's

15 times. Okay, so his existence is

And there's going to be a lot of people

an influence. And Jehovah's witnesses

do not believe Satan is real. And of course,

was more subtle than any beast of the

and no marvel for Satan. Himself is transformed

it is no great thing if his ministers also

as ministers of righteousness. Now,

I'm saying this, and this isn't lost

on you, me saying that Satan's not going

He uses. And some people are just locked

And if you just watch news night after

you. I say you. I'm talking about. You

at as familiar and harmless. When he

of night. And when he betrayed Christ

in the garden, he used a friend, Judas.

why we have to be circumspect. Be sober,

the devil, walketh about seeking whom

he may devour. He's subtle, number one.

yea, hath God said. Hath God said, you

People want to throw doubt on God's word. They doubt

That's one of his main tools, is casting

if it works? You and I, we believe in

don't talk. Right. If it ain't broke, don't

He cast doubt on God's character and

but I'm saying that broken heart will

a good Christian who's walking in the

it? It's hard. Well, if God's so loving,

So God's doubt, or he casts doubt on

And then letter B. He schemes. He schemes.

And that's what you have to understand,

where they're coming from, when they lash

put on the whole armor of God that you

to try to trick you up. And then let

get an advantage of us, for we are not

up that word devices, it brought into

as Paul said it. We are not ignorant

of his devices. I'm afraid I'm way too ignorant

was cast out, that old serpenthenne called

You know, the Lord didn't just put that

lied to otherwise. And Satan is the father

is a lie. Everything. There's no truth

the one we go to battle with every day.

we're trying to share the gospel with someone,

of the lost. It's completely lost on

to our going. He said, go and lo, I'll

blind. I mean, you think about what's going

it's demonic anyway. It is purely demonic.

It is. The mind is confused. The word

in their mind. But I'm telling you,

that these people, many people, I watched

and get pregnant. They believe that that

The word deceiveth, it's used 39 times

in the Bible, in the New Testament.

39 times. But it's. It's not translated. Deceit

a study for you. It's interesting.

It's also used the word err, gone astray, deceived

we also get the word deceived from.

And it means to cause, to go astray,

to cause, to wonder, to be out of the

to seduce. To seduce. And he's a master

his existence. And then number two, regarding

them was cast into the lake of fire and

Oh, come on. That was worth a big amen

I mean, you know, to watch our arch

of the brethren for centuries, for millennial,

I don't understand everything that's

Satan. I'm sure it does, but I like to picture

at my feet and saying, go ahead, James,

got brothers and sisters in Christ who

I've heard people say, well, I'll just

I don't know if they truly believe

that or not, but there are a lot of people

to reign in hell and all of his followers

He is going to spend eternity in a lake

All right, number three, the makeup of

You will if you decide some of you are

of hands, how many of you have ever

I'd whole lot rather witness to a mormonization.

the pearl of great price. They can't

keep up with it. They have no clue what

You know what that means? Same as us

a Jehovah's Witness, I'll guarantee

you they know what they believe and they're

how is Jesus going to pray to himself?

He never claimed to be God. There is

They have a twisted King James version

that they have perverted. They don't have

it the King James is written from and

That's what theirs is called. Yeah, the

to be. They're going to be one of those

to him, to Satan, these characteristics

that we as human beings also share. Letter A,

The mind. Ezekiel 28, verse twelve says,

upon the king of Tyrus and say unto him, thus

of Tyrus and is speaking directly to

of wisdom, perfect in beauty. And that's

to. To Satan. So the Bible attributes

the mind to Satan. Letter B, volitional or

I will exalt my throne above the stars

I will be like the most high. He makes decisions.

And then letter c. Affections or feelings.

An adversary is somebody who doesn't

like you, constantly angry at you, wants

he knoweth that he hath but a short

I didn't even do it justice. I knew

just enough to get us to understand that

the gospel in Jesus Christ and who want

we should be heartbroken at the depth

of their blindness and angry at the

we are undeniably battling Satan within

in regards to soul winning, in regards

to witnessing, in regards to trying

to win our loved ones to Christ, Jesus

all power is mine. I'm giving it to you.

and teach all nations, baptizing them

in the name of the Father and the Son

to observe all things that I have commanded

even unto the end of the earth, end of

I've only had one person ever refuse it.

too. Not everybody can go. Not everybody

can go out and knocking doors. I understand

We need prayer. We need prayer. And

so anyway, as I said, this wasn't designed

in a classroom, in a smaller setting,

to give you a full doctrine of Satan

and a full view of the doctrine saying,

of Jesus Christ and you're like, why

Now you know why? It's Satan. It is Satan

Amen. All right, that's it for tonight.

I'd like to have a, let's go ahead and

we feel the Holy Spirit saying, let's

Look at that. 753. Good night. I should

get a raise.