I. LIES - John 8:44.

1. He lies about God - Gen. 3:1-5.
2. He lies about man - Job 1:9-11.
3. He lies about Christianity - Acts 28:22.

 II. THE FLESH - Romans 8:5-8.

1. "Missing out on life!"
2. Missing out on destruction, despair, & corruption! - 1 Jn. :15-17; Gal. 6:7-8
3. Crucify the flesh, bear fruit of the Spirit! - Gal. 5:16-17,2-24
4. Abstain from fleshly lusts that war against soul! - 1 Pet. 2:11

 III. DOUBT - James 1:5-8.

1. The lie of trusting in yourself (man's wisdom, feelings, emotions, philosophies, etc.). - Col. 2:8.
2. He causes you to doubt the Bible & absolute truth! (Jn. 14:6)

 IV. SUFFERING - 1 Peter 5:9.

1. Discouragement, despair, hopelessness, helplessness......
2. Physical suffering - cf. Job 2:3-10.
3. Persecution for your faith - 1 Pet. 1:6-7.
4. Cast all your anxieties upon Christ! - 1 Pet. 5:6-7

 V. FALSE TEACHING - 2 John 9-11.

1. Misdirected / self-deceived / false humility - 1 Tim. 4:1-3; Col. 2:20-23.
2. The trouble with false teaching:
3. Gal. 1:6-9: Out of God's grace, anathema.
4. 2 Cor. 11:13-15 - Deceptive, destroyed.

 VI. CONFUSION - James 3:13-16.

1. Starts w/ jealousy & faction -- Every vile deed.
2. Leads to distrust, evil surmising, malicious gossip ending in unbelief, bitterness, railings, slander, hatred, division.

• cf. 1 Cor. 11:19-21 - Renders worship impossible
• cf. 1 Cor. 14:33 - Makes edification impossible. Satan loves it!!

 VII. DISCORD AMONG BRETHREN - Genesis 13:8.

1. Popular opinion, parties, positioning, posturing, sophistry, emotional appeals, envy & strife (Gal. 5:19-21).
2. Destroy unity, destroy the church! (Amos 3:3)

 VIII. FALSE SECURITY - 2 Corinthians 10:12.

1. Self-deceived, untaught, unstable, shallow emotionalism.
2. In a "name" - Rev. 3:1.
3. In advantages - Rev. 3:17.
4. In works that were w/o authority - Matt. 7:21-23.
5. About sin - 1 Jn. 1:8-10.

 CONCLUSION:

1. Make no mistake about it, the devil has a plan for you!
2. Will you be ignorant of his devices?! (2 Corinthians 2:11)

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