* Satan is a deceiver and an accuser.

* His desire is to break apart every relationship you have, including your relationship with God.

* He does it by deceiving through accusation.

* The battle takes place in the mind.

* Let’s look at his accusatory role:

* 1) Adversary - he stands against us because he hates everything God stands for.

* 2) Accusation - “a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.”

* An accuser seeks to separate people.

* He’ll throw accusatory thoughts in our minds about our own sin - leads to guilt.

* He’ll also throw accusatory thoughts in our minds about others - leads to bitterness.

* 3) Agreement - the only way he can defeat us is for us to agree with the accusation.

* But if we know he’s a liar and recognize his tactics, we can refuse the agreement.

* Refuse to agree with the accuser and your relationships will always stay in tact.