Genesis 3:1–5. I want to begin a new short series on spiritual warfare. By spiritual warfare I mean the presence, activity, and plans of the devil and his demons. Now perhaps such a series isn’t fashionable, but I think it’s necessary, because we have been duped. American Christians, by and large, ignore spiritual realities. We desperately need to hear the words of Paul in Ephesians 6:12: “Our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers of this darkness, against the spiritual beings of evil in the heavenly realms.”

Yet, American Christians have adopted a secular worldview where we talk exclusively about blood and flesh, about the physical world. I recently heard a quote that the only thing God and the devil have in common are they aren’t content to stay where you are. I think that’s incorrect. The devil is completely content to let us stay where we are—oblivious to his plans, attacks, and goals. This series intends to help us recover a Christian worldview, which means talking about the spiritual war that we are in.

Today, I want to introduce you to the devil’s defamation plan. The devil aims to rob God of his glory by telling lies. He wants us to doubt God’s commands, and he wants us to doubt God’s character. This is all part of the plan to slander and defame the living God. The devil aims to rob God of his glory by telling lies. Sermon for August 9, 2020.

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