Satan and Demons

How does the devil work?

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 Whatever his tactics, the Serpent’s ultimate goal for believers is typically a compromised and fruitless life beset by heresy and sin1 and ultimately death.2 This demonic opposition is increasingly pronounced for those who serve … Read more

What motivates Satan?

Pride goes before destruction… Proverbs 16:18 The motivation for all of the Serpent’s work is pride and self-glory instead of humility and God-glory.1 Subsequently, one of his most powerful allies in opposing God’s people is their own pride. Some have speculated as to why the Serpent continues in his war against God even though Scripture is … Read more

What are Satan’s schemes against us?

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8 Not only did Satan tempt the first Adam in a garden, but he also tempted the Last Adam in a desert. In each of the Synoptic Gospels, Satan appears as the tempter … Read more