43 x Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot y bear to hear my word. 44 z You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. a He was a murderer from the beginning, and b has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. c When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
Ok men, sorry it took me two days to get it up, but here it is. These are some verses that Charles, Joel, and I put together over coffee Tuesday morning. I encourage you all to read through these prayerfully and to add to the list as you study the word this week. For those of you who could not make it, we studied John 8:38-47 on Monday and we decided that it would be good for us to dig into the scriptures individually this week and come together at our next meeting to teach one another what the Lord has been showing us on the topic of the devil. He is the adversary and he is real, so it is profitable for us to know a little about his character and his schemes.
Below are several verses to get us started. If you want to you can post comments on here and add to the list or put in your thoughts on what's posted here. It would be cool to have a bit of dialogue going on the blog, but at the very least let's all try to dedicate a bit of time to this as we read the word this week and come ready to discuss on Monday. Remember too that he is a defeated foe, Rev. 12:8.
4 z You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires.
Genesis 3 (all of it).
Genesis 12:3.
Ephesians 6:10-13.
2 Corinthians 4:4, 10:3-5
2 Thessalonians 2:4
He was a murderer from the beginning,
Genesis 4:8
and b has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. c When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Genesis 3 (all of it- again!)
Isaiah 14:12
Ezekiel 28:11-19
Other attributes of and schemes of the enemy as well as warnings and defenses against him:
2 Corinthians 11:3
1 Peter 5:8
James 4:7
Jude 8
1 John 3:8
