References:

(1) The Greek word for Satan is translated “adversary” or “one who opposes.” Similarly, the Greek word for devil means “slanderer” or “accuser.”

(2) The 2 words for devil and Satan is mentioned over 100 times in the NT.

(3) The first rule of success in war is — know your enemy.

(4) If goodness is the standard for entrance into Heaven, then no human will get to go there.

(5) God has His own standard, and since Heaven is his home, He can determine who will enter.

(6) Satan’s vicious character is seen in what he did to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

(7) His vicious character is seen also in the physical affliction and financial loss he caused Job and his family (Job 1:11-22; 2:4-7).

(8) While God has limited Satan’s ability to overwhelm the Christian by sheer power, the Christian must also do his part in resisting temptations.

(9) James 4:8 gives a plan for defeating Satan. James suggests 3 steps: a. Submit oneself to God’s care. b. Resist the devil with God’s word and the authority given the believer in Luke 10: 19-20. c. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. We have the promise that Satan will flee.

(10) Satan can be overcome if we resist him.

This is episode 94.