Title: Oppose the Devil (1 Peter 05:8-9)
Content - Success in life must start with the success of faith.
First, you must succeed in your life of faith.
One of the reasons we fail in the life of faith is because we do not know our enemies right away.
We must not forget that there are enemies in our religious life.
Ex) In the first place, human failure is due to the devil's tricks.
However, humans have continued this failure ever since.
A good life of faith is the same as a good fight.
1. Let's know the identity of the devil.
In Jude 1:6, he is a fallen angel (a tribute that left his position), and in 2 Peter 2:4 he appears as an angel who sinned.
You must know that it is not the soul of a dead person.
Example) These days, New Age activists are officially revealing the worship of angels.
2. The name of the devil.
It is called Satan, the devil, the king of demons, an evil spirit, the one who holds the power of the air, the god of this world, and the old serpent.
3. What does the devil do?
keep from knowing God
stop believing in God
to stop doing God's work.
It hinders and opposes God's work.
torment and inflict pain on people.
They try to entice people to go to hell with them.
Ultimately, the devil turns his back on the God who makes humans happy and makes them unhappy.
4. What to do specifically
be deceived
It makes you care about worldly things and makes you greedy.
We also use our fleshly desires and lusts.
So it makes people sin.
Then he condemns and sows self-reproach, so that he turns away from God.
Makes demons suffer
bring disease,
bring psychological pressure,
throwing accidents or problems,
The business goes bankrupt or brings misfortune.
It also kills people's lives. (Hebrews 2:14 - Let's seize the power of death)
(Suicide, accident, sickness, killing oneself by causing others to die.)
Stages of being attacked by demons
seduces - brings thoughts - enters - takes place - seizes.
(It also works for children)
Ghosts can also damage a person's personality.
Becomes nervous, likes dirty things, is jealous, jealous, hates others, is irritable, has a violent temper, gets angry, becomes impatient and loses his temper.
When the demon leaves, the person's personality changes.
work through people.
persecute or hinder disturb and hurt
Work with the person closest to you. That is, you work for the person you are affected by.
Attack through nature and disasters.
damage to faith.
Doubts and doubts, unbelief, disobedience (Ephesians 2:2), not hearing the word, hindering prayer, giving fear and weakness, losing joy and strength in the life of faith.
Being tempted is evidence of spiritual illness and of being attacked by Satan.
5. Those who are attacked by the devil 1) Those who do not have certainty.
A person who is always suspicious, skeptical, and frustrated without any assurance of faith.
Those who do not have the assurance of faith are weak in the life of faith.
2) Those who do not have a word.
(Matthew 12:43) “When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it goes through waterless places, seeking rest, but finds none.”
3) Those who sin.
(1 John 3:8) “He who sins is of the devil, and the devil sins from the beginning.”
4) Those who are shocked or hurt
5) Those who are vigilant in their faith.
Those who are lazy, indolent, and live a carnal life.
(Matthew 26:41) “Watch and pray that you may not fall into temptation”
(1 Peter 5:8) “Be sober and watchful, your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
Don't let the devil give you a chance.
(Ephesians 4:27) “Do not allow the devil to break through”
- In particular, you need to be vigilant when you use blood and anger.
7. You must know and overcome this devil's work.
Our human strength cannot defeat the devil.
But we have hope.
Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.
(1 John 3:8) “For the Son of God appeared to destroy the works of the devil.”
(Hebrews 2:14,15) “For children are of flesh and blood, and in one likeness they also belong to flesh and blood, to put away him who has taken over the power of death by death, the devil, and because they fear death, they are bound by lifelong bondage. to release all who serve.”
(Acts 10:38) “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.”
We have also been given this power.
(Luke 10:19) “I have given you authority to trample serpents and scorpions, and to have control over all the power of the enemy, and no one will harm you by any means.”
- With this authority, you must resist the devil.
Ex) You should not do ceremonies, sacrificial rites, good luck, fortune-telling, or neglect things because you are afraid, but rather strongly oppose them.
How to oppose 1) You must pray.
(Mark 9:29) “He said to them, ‘This kind cannot go out by anything but prayer.’”
2) We must stand by faith.
(1 John 5:4) “For everyone who is born of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith.”
(Mark 16:17) “And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name they will cast out demons, and they will speak with new tongues.”
3) You must be filled with the Holy Spirit.
When Eluma obstructs Viceroy Seo Gi-o with the devil's work on Salami Island Babo.
(Acts 13:9,10) “Saul, who was called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit and looked at him and said, “You are full of all deceit and evil deeds, you son of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”
4) Obey God and oppose it.
5) You must draw near to God.
You must always watch God's Word, sing praises, pray, serve, and evangelize.
6) You must avoid sin.
(James 4:7,8) “Therefore submit yourselves to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and open your heart, you double-minded. sanctify”
7) Put on the full armor of God!
(Ephesians 6:11) “Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist the schemes of the devil.”
-Let's not be deceived by our enemy the devil.
Too many people are deceived by the devil, suffer hardships and difficulties because of the devil, and live an unhappy life.
Since Jesus has won, I hope that we too will win every day because of Jesus and live a beautiful and blessed life.
Amen.