The Crafty Serpent
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Three Characteristics of Satan
Three Characteristics of Satan
He Opposes God.
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
He opposes God’s Purposes.
23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
2. He is Liar.
4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
3. He is a Deceiver.
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
Devil means deceiver.
Satan means accuser.
He wants to deceive us so that he can accuse us and condemn us.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
The Good News of Christ
The Good News of Christ
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
enmity: the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
God’s curse transitions from a physical curse to a spiritual one.
The struggle is a prophetic one of Satans offspring (unbelievers & the devils children) vs Eve’s (Christ a descendent of Eve).
Christ is the offspring who clothes us with love & righteousness.