Introduction

• Satan is an actual being.

  • Job 1:7

  • He is not merely the personification of evil.

  • The name Satan means “adversary.”

For us to call attention to him

• I Timothy 2:14

• James 1:14-16 – Sin has a way of deceiving us!

• Hebrews 3:13

• II Corinthians 11:12-15; 2:11 – Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. He uses distraction and deception to tempt us.

• I Peter 5:8 – Satan prowls like a lion. He is looking for easy targets.

• Luke 22:31-32, 3 – Satan wants me personally! He was able to even infiltrate the apostles.

For us to discover that our willpower is his weakness

• Luke 4:13

• Satan can’t force us to do anything! James 4:6-10

• I Corinthians 10:13

• Ephesians 6:11, 16; 4:26-27 – Don’t let anger be an opportunity to sin.

• Romans 16:20

• Hebrews 2:14

For us to remember that he is doomed

• Revelation 20:10-15 – Satan was included in the list of those to be punished!

• Matthew 10:28; 25:41 – God is the one who can send souls to hell. Satan is one of the inmates, not the warden!

• I John 5:14; 4:4