The Devil

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The Devil SATAN

• James 1

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Agenda

• What is Sin?
• The Origin of Sin
• Gods Character Power
• The Devil of the Bible
• The SATAN of the Bible
• Demons of the Bible
• Conclusions
• What does this mean to me?

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What is Sin?

• 1 John 34
• Whosoever committeth sin 266 transgresseth also
  the law for sin 266 is the transgression of
  the law 458.
• One Word Anomia Greek
• 458 anomia an-om-ee'-ah from 459 illegality,
  i.e. violation of law or (genitive case)
  wickedness--iniquity, X transgress(-ion of) the
  law, unrighteousness. Strong LXX
• 1 Timothy 19
• Knowing this, that the law is not made for a
  righteous man, but for the lawless and
  disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for
  unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and
  murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
• 459 anomos an'-om-os from 1 (as a negative
  particle) and 3551 lawless, i.e. (negatively)
  not subject to (the Jewish) law (by implication,
  a Gentile), or (positively) wicked--without law,
  lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked. Strong
  LXX
• To be lawless to ignore or to be ignorant of
  Gods Laws HPM

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The Origin of Sin

• James 113-15
• 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am
  tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with
  evil, neither tempteth he any man
• 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn
  away of his own lust, and enticed.
• 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth
  forth sin and sin, when it is finished, bringeth
  forth death.

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The Origin of Sin

• Matthew 720-23
• 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man,
  that defileth the man.
• 21 For from within, out of the heart of men,
  proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications,
  murders,
• 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
  lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride,
  foolishness
• 23 All these evil things come from within, and
  defile the man.

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The Origin of Sin

• Jeremiah 179
• The heart is deceitful above all things, and
  desperately wicked who can know it?
• Romans 623
• For the wages of sin is death but the gift of
  God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
  Lord.

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The Origin of Sin

• Romans 714-25
• 14 For we know that the law is spiritual but I
  am carnal, sold under sin.
• 15 For that which I do I allow not for what I
  would, that do I not but what I hate, that do I.
  
• 16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent
  unto the law that it is good.
• 17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin
  that dwelleth in me.
• 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,)
  dwelleth no good thing for to will is present
  with me but how to perform that which is good I
  find not.
• 19 For the good that I would I do not but the
  evil which I would not, that I do.
• 20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I
  that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
• 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good,
  evil is present with me.
• 22 For I delight in the law of God after the
  inward man
• 23 But I see another law in my members, warring
  against the law of my mind, and bringing me into
  captivity to the law of sin which is in my
  members.
• 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me
  from the body of this death?
• 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So
  then with the mind I myself serve the law of God
  but with the flesh the law of sin.

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Gods Character

• God is All Powerful
• 1 Timothy 117
• 17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal,
  invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory
  for ever and ever. Amen.
• Psalm 10430
• 30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are
  created and thou renewest the face of the earth.
  
• 1 Timothy 615-16
• 15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the
  blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings,
  and Lord of lords
• 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the
  light which no man can approach unto whom no man
  hath seen, nor can see to whom be honour and
  power everlasting. Amen.

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Gods Character

• God is just
• Romans 1122
• 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of
  God on them which fell, severity but toward
  thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness
  otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
• Exodus 346-7
• 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and
  proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and
  gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness
  and truth,
• 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity
  and transgression and sin, and that will by no
  means clear the guilty visiting the iniquity of
  the fathers upon the children, and upon the
  children's children, unto the third and to the
  fourth generation.

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Gods Character / Traditional Devil

• The God of the Bible
• God is all powerful
• God is all knowing
• God is righteous
• God is just

• The Traditional Devil demands
• God does not have power over the devil
• God granted eternal life to a being that would
  sin
• God punishes men women for sin caused by the
  devil

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The devil of the Bible

• Judas John 670-71
• Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you
  twelve, and one of you is a devil? He spake of
  Judas Iscariot the son of Simon for he it was
  that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
• Women 1 Timothy 311
• Even so must their wives be grave, not devils,
  sober, faithful in all things.
• Men 2 Timothy 33
• Without natural affection, trucebreakers, devils,
  incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are
  good,
• 1228 diabolos dee-ab'-ol-os from 1225 a
  traducer specially, Satan (compare 7854)--false
  accuser, devil, slanderer. Strongs LXX
• Cp. We call our children little devils

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The SATAN of the Bible

• God 2 Samuel 241 cp. 1 Chron. 211
• And again the anger of the LORD was kindled
  against Israel, and he moved David against them
  to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
• 1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked
  David to number Israel.

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The SATAN of the Bible

• An obedient Angel Numbers 2222
• Hadad the Edomite 1Kings 1114
• Peter Matthew 1623
• Heb 7854 satan saw-tawn' from 7853 an opponent
  especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the
  arch-enemy of good--adversary, Satan, withstand.
  
• Grk 4566 Satan sat-an' of Hebrew origin (7854)
  Satan, i.e. the devil--Satan. Compare 4567.

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Demons of the Bible
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Conclusions

• The Bible says that we disobey God because of our
  own desires
• The traditional devil does not fit with Gods
  character of goodness and severity
• The Bible uses language that we can easily
  understand if we read it carefully
• The devil of the Bible is one who is a false
  accuser or a slanderer
• The SATAN of the Bible is simply a word that
  means an adversary
• The Demon of the Bible is description of diseases
  that were not understood in Jesus day

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What does this mean to me?

• We do not have to fear an external devil
• We cannot blame the devil for our sins
• When we disobey God it is our own fault
• God is righteous and we will receive our just
  reward from Him
• We need to read our Bibles carefully in order to
  understand what it is saying
• This means that we have to overcome our lusts and
  desires if we want Eternal Life
• Our own actions determine our future
• We cannot make excuses Gen 312-13