Friday, July 11, 2014

25 Works of the Devil

  1. Sin—rebellion (Genesis 3:2 Cor. 11:3)
  2. Works of darkness, including moral sedition and sex perversion (Ephes. 5:11; Ephes. 6:12; Acts 16:18; Romans 1)
  3. Works of wickedness (Col. 1:21)
  4. Spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4)
  5. Stealing the Word of God (Matthew 13:19)
  6. Deceptions and false religions (2 Cor. 11:14; 1 Tim. 4; Rev. 12:9)
  7. To kill and destroy (John 10:10)
  8. Sowing tares, tempting, and sifting saints (Matthew 4:3; Matthew 13:25; Luke 22:31)
  9. Promoting counterfeit worship and miracles (2 Thes. 2:8-12; 1 Cor. 10:20)
  10. Causing destructive storms (Job 1:18-19; Ephes. 2:2)
  11. Ruling nations (Matthew 4:8-9; Daniel 10)
  12. Executing death (Hebrews 2:14-15)
  13. Accusing the brethren (Rev. 12:10)
  14. Hindering prayers (Daniel 10:12-21)
  15. Opposing the gospel (Ephes. 6:1-18)
  16. Supervising demons (John 12:31), fallen angels (Rev. 12:7-12), and fallen man (Ephes. 2:2; 1 John 3:8; John 8:44)
  17. Causing sickness and disease (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 9:32-33; Matthew 15:22; Acts 10:38)
  18. Causing infirmities (Matthew 8:17; Luke 13:16; John 10:10; Acts 10:38)
  19. Causing lunacy and mania (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 5:1-18)
  20. Urging suicides (Matthew 17:15; John 10:10)
  21. Agitating lusts (John 8:44; Ephes. 2:1-3)
  22. Lying and false prophecy (1 Kings 22; Matthew 24:11,24; 2 Cor. 11:13-15)
  23. Propagating false doctrines (1 Tim. 4; 2 Tim. 4; 2 Thes. 2; Rev. 13)
  24. Oppressing men (Acts 10:38)
  25. Persecuting Christians and warring on saints (Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8-9).
Jesus Christ died to destroy and cancel all these works of the devil for believers in this age, and to give complete mastery over them (Col. 2:14-17; 1 Peter 2:24; Luke 10:19; John 14:12; Mark 16:17-18).

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