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Satan

Is the Devil Real?

By Filings on Fri, 06/26/26
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During a Q&A, Kevin DeYoung confronts two dangers in how Christians think about the Devil. - Clearly Reformed

What Does the Bible Say about Satan?

By Filings on Mon, 03/23/26
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“Scripture is clear we have a real enemy who is determined to do what he can to destroy us and assault God’s honor and glory. Ignorance of Satan and his activity leaves Christians vulnerable to his attacks, so we do well to understand what the Bible says about Satan.” - The Cripplegate

Goodbye, Dragon

By TylerR on Tue, 12/23/25

The traditional Advent theme is that Jesus is on the way. Old covenant prophesies tell us so. Today, I offer something a bit different—a sketch of how Jesus defeats Satan.

Should Christians Rebuke Satan?

By Filings on Tue, 09/02/25
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“Statements like ‘you have no place here,’ or ‘I command you in Jesus’ name, be gone, Satan,’ have worked their way into popular evangelical sermons and media, and down into the homes of Christians. Should we be giving orders to fallen angels? Should Christians rebuke Satan to fight their sin? In short, no” -Cripplegate

On Winning the War, Part 4: The Devil

By DOlinger on Tue, 03/18/25

Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

The third front in our three-front war, according to the common saying, is “the devil.” In the Old Testament he’s called Hasatan, the adversary; in the New, ho diabolos, the accuser (literally, the one who throws things through you). The biblical description clearly presents him as a person, someone who makes accusations (Job 1) and seeks “whom he may devour” (1P 5.8).

Twenty Common Questions About Satan

By Filings on Thu, 01/09/25
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“11) Where is Satan? 56:50 12) Is Satan the ruler of this world? 1:02:50 13) What is Satan doing? 1:10:09 14) Is Satan the source of all evil?

Can Satan Put Thoughts into Our Heads?

By Filings on Tue, 03/28/23
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“Here’s John 13:2: ‘During supper… the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him.’” - John Piper

NBC News promotes its own Satanism-scare report, which is itself a kind of scare-news device

By Filings on Fri, 09/16/22
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“Yes, QAnon believers allege all kinds of wild things about Satan’s work in American politics. This is not the same thing as the scores of mainstream believers… who will testify that they see the work of the Devil in some mind, body and spirit warping trends in modern life.” - GetReligion

Barna: More Americans Now Believe in Satan Than in God

By Filings on Wed, 04/22/20
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“The third and latest report in Dr. George Barna’s American Worldview Inventory 2020 evaluated the perceptions of God that people have in the U.S. Among the survey’s most surprising findings are that more Americans believe in Satan than believe in God and that more people believe that Jesus was divine and a sinner than believe he is divine and sinless.” - Church Leaders

For Pope Francis, the Great Accuser tries to uncover bishops' sin to cause scandal

By Jim on Thu, 09/13/18
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Satan is working to uncover the sins of bishops so that they will be visible and a cause of scandal, Pope Francis said during his homily at Mass on Tuesday. “This is good to remember, in these times in which it seems that the Great Accuser has been unchained and is attacking bishops. True, we are all sinners, we bishops.

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