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The Lies of the Enemy 0:15 Good morning, everybody. So welcome. We are in a series around here called Liar Liar, Pants on Fire, talking about the lies of the enemy, and what are we to do about it? How is it we can put the0:27 devil on the run, stop him in his tracks, quench all the fiery darts he's slinging against us? And so that's what we got started in last weekend. We're gonna pick it up again this weekend. So just by way0:39 of review and kind of catching everybody up, I mean we do live in a culture, I think we can all agree. How many of you would agree, let me ask it this way, how many of you would agree, it sure does seem like things in0:49 the world are accelerating? Anybody notice the acceleration? It used to be it was pretty easy to distinguish between right and wrong, evil and good. People1:01 just, it was like, just sort of, you didn't even have to really question it, you sort of knew, no, that's definition.1:13 Just like the Bible predicted, you know, the Bible said a time would come when they would call evil good and good evil. Who thinks we're in those days? And accelerating all the time. The only weapon the enemy has are1:25 lies. Jesus defeated him, the bible tells us, completely defeated the enemy, the devil, Satan, the adversary, completely defeated him at the cross. Made an open show of him, the bible1:37 says, triumphing over him in the cross. Jesus disarmed principalities and powers. So he doesn't have any weapons. And in fact, Jesus gave us the weapons. We talked about this last week. The only1:49 weapon that the enemy has is deception, or lying. And if he can get us to buy into the lie, he wins. And we don't get to experience the things that Jesus has provided for us. Let me show you this, this2:01 is a quote from, Booker T. Washington, I think it's very pertinent. He says, A lie doesn't become truth. Wrong doesn't become right,2:13 and evil doesn't become good just because it's accepted by a majority. And so how many of you would agree again, in these days, if you're going to be a Christian, if you're going to be a2:25 believer, Jesus is going to be the Lord of your life, you may not be in the majority at times. There may be certain situations you won't be in the majority. And so you have to have some2:37 grit. You have to know what you believe on the inside. You have to be okay with people hating you, not liking you, even as Jesus said would be the case. In fact, Jesus said, hey,2:49 if they hated me, they're gonna hate you. In this world, you will have tribulations. He said, in this world, they may persecute you, just like they persecuted me. And I think sometimes if we're not careful, we might go3:00 into the Christian life, not with our eyes fully open. Now on 1 hand, a verse we're going to look at in just a minute is absolutely true. And it is what Jesus came to provide for us, but on the other hand, we can't3:12 put our head in the sand and be blind to the fact that there is an adversary of our souls, and that the drumbeat of the world isn't Christ like. I am3:24 concerned, as I'm sure many of you parents and grandparents are, I'm concerned about now, but I'm really concerned about the next generation. I'm really concerned for the world that3:36 the Gen Z's are gonna grow up in. Should the Lord not come first? Should Jesus not return first? How many of you would love for Jesus to return first? I mean, honestly, Jeff and I have talked3:48 about it many times. Unless there is a global revival, I mean, truly, unless people in this room, people in churches all across the world today on a Sunday, unless we get serious about God and about the Bible and about3:59 this is the real deal and we believe it, versus just patty cake, patty cake, hallelujah. If we decide we actually really believe this and there's a worldwide global revival, yes, things4:11 can change. Outside of that, things are not gonna change. It's not gonna change. And the Bible actually did predict a time would come, maybe we're in that4:22 time. The Bible predicted a time would come, he said, arise and shine, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. You as Christians, it's gonna get brighter and brighter, but in the world, the Bible says,4:34 there will be deep darkness that covers the people. So if you and I are gonna be Christians in these days, in whatever the future looks like, short of a revival,4:47 then we have to know what we know, we have to believe what we believe. And we have to have some spiritual backbone. And all the people said, alright, let's go4:59 ahead and look at some verses. John 10 10, I mentioned this again last week, but this is what Jesus said he came to bring. Jesus said, the thief doesn't come except for to steal and to kill and5:11 to destroy, that's the devil's plan. That's his MO, steal, kill, and destroy. In every area of life, All the sacred values, all that you can steal, kill, and5:22 destroy, that's the enemy's mission. Jesus said, I have come. That they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly. Jesus came to give us life, eternal life, the God kind of life,5:34 a qualitative and a quantitative kind of life, a life on earth that was qualitative, full of God's best, full of God himself, an eternal5:46 quantitative life forever and ever and ever with him 1 day in a place called heaven. Jesus said, I've come on that mission. There is an enemy, there is a thief who is working overtime to keep5:57 people from that with lies to steal, kill, and destroy. When Jesus said, I've come to give you life, okay, so qualitative and quantitative. But let's see what the Bible says. What's 1 of the definitions, the main6:09 definition of what this life looks like? He told us what it looks like in John 17 3. Jesus said, and this is eternal life, that they may know6:21 you, the only true God in Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I think sometimes as Christians, we don't believe that. We whom you have sent. I think sometimes as Christians, we don't believe that. We don't6:33 believe that knowing Jesus, knowing the true God, is life. We think, well no, life is all these other things. No, all these other things are, you know,6:45 some sprinkles on the cupcake, Jesus is the cupcake, if you know it's not a great illustration, but you get the idea. He says, no, this is eternal life, this is life, I've come that you would have life and6:57 life more abundantly. Okay, Jesus, what is life? And this is life, that you would know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. What is it7:09 like, Lord help us to get this, Holy Spirit help us to get this, because what does it do in our lives when we really get to know the Lord? Like really, he's not a theory, he's not a religious7:21 piece of your knowledge, no, you know him. You hear from God, you talk to the Lord, The Bible talks about knowing the beauty of the Lord. Do you know the beauty of the Lord? If you were7:32 honest, would you go, the beauty of the Lord? What? Do you know what happens on the inside of you when his words, Jesus said, my words are spirit and life, and then some7:44 people decided to not follow Jesus. And Jesus looked at the disciples and said, you guys want to go too? You guys want to leave me too? And then Peter said this, he goes, Jesus, to whom else will we go? Who else has the7:55 words of eternal life? Do you know that feeling on the inside when God's word is spoken to your heart, it comes alive? You've just heard from the almighty God, Elohim,8:07 maker of heaven and earth. You've heard from God. Do you know what that is? Jesus said, this is life, this is the life I'm talking about. It's not just sing a couple songs8:19 on Sunday and go, oh yippee. No, this is the life you're living all the time. There's an inner contentment, there's an inner peace, there's an inner joy, there's an inner, you have inside information.8:33 Inside the bible, inside your heart. This is life. That we would know him, that we would know the Lord, that people would know the Lord. And for real know8:45 him, not just religious knowledge. Talking about experiential, Ephesians talks about that you would come to know practically through experience for yourself, God's great love for you,8:56 the height, the depth, the width, the breadth. And that you would become bodies, holy, filled and flooded with God himself. Amen, that's what we're talking about.9:09 This is a reality that you and I can experience, but the devil works overtime, to make it just seem so religious, so boring.9:21 So many rules, so many checklists, so much stuff. And so then we miss out on the very thing Jesus died on the cross to purchase for you and I.9:33 And then we're also not that evangelistic, nor that attractive, to people outside of Christ. Why would they want what we have if what we have isn't that much?9:46 None of this is in my notes, I guess I better get back to my notes. First John chapter 2, let's talk about this in real practical terms. First John 2 verse9:58 18, little children, it is the last hour. Well, if it was the last hour when first John 2 was written, who thinks it's even more the last hour? And as you have heard that the Antichrist okay,10:10 there is a personality someday, could be any time, known as the Antichrist who will come. But he goes on to say this, as you've heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many Antichrists,10:23 people with an Antichrist mindset, have come. By which we know that it is the last hour. That's a sign, by the way. The more anti Christ it gets, the closer we are to10:35 the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they'd been of us, they would have continued with us, but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. But you have10:45 an anointing from the holy 1, you've got the holy spirit, you have a truth detector. On the inside of you you're able to have this little truth detector, this anointing that lives within you, the holy10:57 spirit, help you walk in truth. You have an anointing from the Holy 1 and you know all things. I've not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and that no11:08 lie is of the truth. What are we talking about, liars, liars. Who is the liar, but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?11:21 He is Antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son, whoever denies the Son Now get this, you gotta get this, whoever denies the son, does not have the father either.11:33 He who acknowledges the son, has the father also. There's a lot in that passage, but he says, who's the liar? What's the liar's chief goal? What does he, I mean, he's got11:45 lots of little lies, but what's the big lie? The big lie, the big lie that he's working on all the time is to deny that Jesus is the Christ, anti Christ. He doesn't want11:57 you to know the beauty of the Lord, he doesn't want you to have a walk with God, he doesn't want Jesus to be real to anybody. And so then you hear things like, well it doesn't really matter, I mean, come on, I know in12:06 America you all call him Jesus, but in other countries they call him something else, it's the same God. And in fact, I don't really worship like a God, I love nature and I worship trees,12:18 that's my God. The ocean is my thing. But the God said, whoever denies the Son does not12:30 have the Father either. That's what the God said. Whoever denies the Son, I don't believe in Jesus, I mean I love God and all,12:44 whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either. So you may have a God, but it's not the God. It's not the Father God.12:58 He who acknowledges the Son, Jesus, has the Father also. Who's the liar, what's the big lie? The big lie is to deny that Jesus is the Christ.13:11 If Jesus was who he said he was, then we have to believe what he said. Now that's your decision, because if he's not who he said he was, then all of13:23 this is a big farce. And we are playing tiddly wings. Right? If Jesus was who he said he was, and if the claims he made are true,13:36 true, and if he actually died on a cross with sinless spotless blood, and if he actually went to hell for 3 days to pay our penalty, and if God actually raised him from the13:48 dead, and if he is actually sitting at the right hand of the Father, and if he actually is coming again, then whatever he said, we gotta go with.14:00 Amen? This is what the enemy works to counter. He doesn't want anybody to believe that Jesus is the Christ and for sure don't believe his words. There's all kinds of gods, you be14:12 your own god, believe what you want. If it works for you, cool, but it doesn't work for me, I tried the faith stuff. All of the above are lies from the enemy for the14:24 purpose of what? Having people not come to Christ, not experiencing the abundant life that Jesus came to give, but even more evil is to keep them separated from God for eternity.14:37 John chapter 8 verse 44, Jesus said this Now again, Jesus was not politically correct. I mean, holy smokes, you say these kind of things and people have a canary. Jesus said, You belong to your father, the14:49 devil. Jesus said these words to religious people back in the day. And you want to carry out your father's desires, he was a murderer from the beginning,15:01 not holding to the truth for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language for he is a liar and the father of lies. Mentioned that last week, but the devil can't tell you the truth even if he15:13 wanted to. He can't even tell you the truth. There's no truth in him. His native language is lies. The encouraging part of that is when something comes to you and you recognize this is a lie,15:25 then you can know the exact opposite is true. Because the devil can't tell the truth. Genesis chapter 3 then, let's go back. Jesus said the devil was a liar from the beginning.15:37 He was a murderer from the beginning, he was speaking his native language from the beginning. Let's go back to Genesis chapter 3,15:44 and let's look15:45 at a little bit of this. Genesis 3 verses 1 through 6. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. The15:56 serpent was more cunning, crafty, subtle. And he said to the woman, 'Has God indeed said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?'16:09 And the woman said to the serpent, we may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, of the garden, God has said, you shall not eat it, nor shall you16:19 touch it, lest you die. Verse 4, then the serpent said to the woman, you will not surely die. For God knows that in the day that you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be16:31 like God, knowing good and evil. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for fruit, that it was pleasant to her eyes and the tree desirable to make 1 wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also16:43 gave to her husband with her and he ate. So a couple of things we're going to see here. We're going to see 3 lies from the beginning that are the same 3 lies the enemy still uses. And we're going to see that he used16:55 those 3 lies in 3 categories of life, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, just like he does today. 3 lies in 3 categories of life, the lust17:06 of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. And how Eve and then ultimately Adam together, they bought into the lie. And we know, of course, the whole17:18 story is the fall of man, and sin and the battle has been on ever since until Jesus came to the earth to destroy the works of the devil, the Bible says. Jesus17:30 said I've come that you might have life, have it more abundantly. In first John it says I have come to destroy the works of the devil. Well the devil's works are still going on, so what does that mean he destroyed the17:40 works of the devil? It means he's loosed us from them, the authority of the enemy's works in your life and my life as a Christian. We've been set free from the enemy's works, we're gonna see in just17:51 a minute how we've been set free. We've been given authority and power and weaponized to not have to be under the lies and the sway and the deception and all that goes with. But there is coming a time as18:03 well, when the enemy will face the final judgment, and we'll go into what the Bible describes as a new Heaven and a new Earth. And I think we're going to do a new series along these lines.18:15 So we'll get into a18:16 little bit more about what's to come. What does the millennium look like? The Bible talks about a thousand year reign of Christ on this earth. And then we go into the new heavens18:28 and the new earth and then into eternity. What in the world is gonna happen in this thousand year period of time that the bible has a lot to say about? You and I are going to be a part of that. So anyways,18:40 little future stuff we'll talk about later. Let's look at these lies, 3 lies about God. Lie number 1, he confuses. Tries to confuse us and basically make us18:51 think God's word is confusing. I can't understand the bible, it's so confusing. Lie number 2, he contradicts God's word. God's word isn't true, God didn't mean19:03 that. Lie number 3, he discredits God's word. God's not good, God doesn't have your best interest in mind. So let's take each of those just for a minute and talk about it, and19:15 then we'll give you a couple of examples. So lie number 1 he confuses, God had said, you shall not eat well actually, God had said to Adam and Eve, you can eat of the trees in19:27 the garden, you can eat of the trees in the garden, but of this 1 tree, don't eat. The devil came along and misquoted what God had actually said, which of course is what he19:39 still does to create confusion, and he says, has God said you can't eat any of the trees in the garden? Well no, God didn't say that. God said you19:51 could eat all the trees in the garden, except this 1. So he comes in with confusion. Has God said? And it'll twist the words. Well we see that20:03 throughout history. That explains a lot of religions, that explains a lot of people's attitude about things. Again, that's just the fruit of the lie. Number20:14 2, he contradicts. He said, she said, well no, the Lord said we could eat of the fruit of the tree, just not this 1, lest if we touch it we'll die. The enemy20:26 comes in to contradict, he says, oh no, you shall not die. God said, you shall die. The devil said, you shall not die. 100 percent, or 180 degrees the20:38 exact opposite. There's no truth in him. So, you say, how does this translate into modern times? I'll give you some examples in a minute, but we just have to be wise to the devil's devices.20:51 If God said something, unless the Bible is a complete fraud, and unless Jesus wasn't who he said he was, then we really should take heed to it and not think21:02 we're smart enough, or some pundit or some expert out there is smart enough, to be able to contradict God, being motivated by the enemy to say, well, god didn't say21:14 that. That's what the devil said to her. God didn't say that. You shall not surely die. Jeez Louise, is that old school or what? Get into the modern age, would you?21:28 First he confuses, then he contradicts, number 3, he discredits. He said to her, God knows in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you'll be like God, that's why he21:40 doesn't want you to do it. Because he's so insecure, he's so threatened by you. And he doesn't have your best interest in mind. This old fuddy duddy Bible, you do not have to do the Bible.21:52 God didn't even mean what he said, and are you even sure that you heard it right, what he said? And even if you did, he didn't mean it, and for goodness sake, don't do it, because he doesn't have your best interest in22:02 mind. If you do it my way, the enemy's way, the way of your flesh, the lust of your flesh, the lust of your eyes, the pride of life, if you do it my way, it'll be a lot more fun. God is22:14 a buzzkill. He doesn't want you to have any fun at all in life. He knows, as soon as you eat that fruit, your eyes are gonna be open, you're gonna see things, man, the world's a big22:26 place. 3 lies, confuses, contradicts, discredits, and he still does it today.22:36 Thanks for watching today's show. We hope this message helped you to get the basics, live the life, and do the stuff. Be sure to set your DVR so that you never miss an episode. For more of The Basics with Beth Jones or22:47 to watch programs on demand, visit thebasicswithbeth. Tv.In this video 0:00 The Lies of the Enemy
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