During a Q&A, Kevin DeYoung confronts two dangers in how Christians think about the Devil. - Clearly Reformed
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During a Q&A, Kevin DeYoung confronts two dangers in how Christians think about the Devil. - Clearly Reformed
“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
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.
“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
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).
“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
“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
“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