If I were The Devil....
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Sermon shared by William Young
August 2001
Summary: To Foil to Demon, We must Understand How He Works In Our Lives!
Denomination: Christian/Church of Christ
Audience: General adults
"non-issues":
i. Baptism (reason or mode wouldn’t affect salvation);
ii. instrumental music;
iii. and the day of Lord’s Supper.
g. I’d glorify personal opinion and minimize matters of faith
h. . I’d minimize sin and tell you that small sins don’t hurt anyone.
2. I would emphasize being "politically correct" so that pointing out sin became bigotry and ugliness.
a. I’d make an enemy of the people anyone who dared to criticize any sin.
b. I’d call them "hate mongers with phobias.
c. I would support those who permissively see no evil in sin as our friends.
d. I would make fun of and put down everything Christian, moral or decent.
e. Being Christian isn’t "cool."
f. I’d label anything I didn’t like as ’Pharisaical’ and ’hypocritical.’
g. I’d concentrate on all the things "wrong" with the church
3. I would use humor to get you to laugh at sin and make it appear to be "fun" and "harmless."
a. I would develop television shows that make fun of the righteous and make heroes out of sinners.
b. Archie Bunker, Roseanne, Bart Simpson, and Beavis and Butt-head have used humor to stimulate the worst in people
c. . (How often movies and television with their canned laughter have prompted all of us to laugh at things that are no laughing matter. Sin will not be funny before God.)
4. I would tell you any lie to promote the advantages of sin; remember I have no conscience!
a. I would hide the broken lives and destroyed homes and show you the pleasures of sin.
b. I’d make sinful behavior "fashionable" and "acceptable."
c. I’d tell you how good you’d feel, how free you’d be, how good you’ll look in front of your friends.
d. I’d make you think that all this fun will last forever. Of course, I’d be lying.
5. I’d tell you that "your faults are no worse than others; and besides, nobody’s perfect!"
a. I’d work hard to take away your desire to do any better than the average guy on the street.
b. I’d "stretch the truth" and tell you that "everybody’s doing it."
c. I’d remind you that "times have changed" and people don’t think what you’re doing is so bad anymore.
d. I’d make every excuse possible to keep you doing what I know will cost you your soul.
Make no mistake; Satan is your enemy and wants to destroy you. The best defense is to draw close to God. (James 4:7,8) Are you?
i. Baptism (reason or mode wouldn’t affect salvation);
ii. instrumental music;
iii. and the day of Lord’s Supper.
g. I’d glorify personal opinion and minimize matters of faith
h. . I’d minimize sin and tell you that small sins don’t hurt anyone.
2. I would emphasize being "politically correct" so that pointing out sin became bigotry and ugliness.
a. I’d make an enemy of the people anyone who dared to criticize any sin.
b. I’d call them "hate mongers with phobias.
c. I would support those who permissively see no evil in sin as our friends.
d. I would make fun of and put down everything Christian, moral or decent.
e. Being Christian isn’t "cool."
f. I’d label anything I didn’t like as ’Pharisaical’ and ’hypocritical.’
g. I’d concentrate on all the things "wrong" with the church
3. I would use humor to get you to laugh at sin and make it appear to be "fun" and "harmless."
a. I would develop television shows that make fun of the righteous and make heroes out of sinners.
b. Archie Bunker, Roseanne, Bart Simpson, and Beavis and Butt-head have used humor to stimulate the worst in people
c. . (How often movies and television with their canned laughter have prompted all of us to laugh at things that are no laughing matter. Sin will not be funny before God.)
4. I would tell you any lie to promote the advantages of sin; remember I have no conscience!
a. I would hide the broken lives and destroyed homes and show you the pleasures of sin.
b. I’d make sinful behavior "fashionable" and "acceptable."
c. I’d tell you how good you’d feel, how free you’d be, how good you’ll look in front of your friends.
d. I’d make you think that all this fun will last forever. Of course, I’d be lying.
5. I’d tell you that "your faults are no worse than others; and besides, nobody’s perfect!"
a. I’d work hard to take away your desire to do any better than the average guy on the street.
b. I’d "stretch the truth" and tell you that "everybody’s doing it."
c. I’d remind you that "times have changed" and people don’t think what you’re doing is so bad anymore.
d. I’d make every excuse possible to keep you doing what I know will cost you your soul.
Make no mistake; Satan is your enemy and wants to destroy you. The best defense is to draw close to God. (James 4:7,8) Are you?
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