Lies Satan Wants You to Believe“If It Feels Right It Can’t Be Wrong”

Allen LoJanuary 25, 2015

(Genesis 3:6;Proverbs 14:12)

Scripture:

• Genesis 3:6 “And when the woman saw that

the tree was good for food, and that it was

pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to

make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and

did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her;

and he did eat.”

• Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that appears to

be right, but in the end it leads to death.”

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Know Thy Enemy• His nature is to lie

o John 8:44 ‘Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. ‘

Know Thy Enemy• His nature is to lie

o John 8:44

• His work is to deceive and destroyo Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon was cast

out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. “

Know Thy Enemy• His nature is to lie

o John 8:44

• His work is to deceive and destroyo Revelation 12:9

• His favorite weapon is the half truth.o Genesis 3:4-6/ Matthew 4:1-8 “And saith

unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. “

Know Thy Enemy• His nature is to lie

o John 8:44

• His work is to deceive and destroyo Revelation 12:9

• His favorite weapon is the half truth.o Genesis 3:4-6/ Matthew 4:1-8

• His power is real – but limited.o Ephesians 2:1-3 “Wherein in time past ye walked

according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: ”

Lies Satan Wants You to Believe

• “If It Feels Right It Can’t Be Wrong”

What does the Bible say?

“There is a way that appears to

be right, but in the end it leads

to death”

(Proverbs 14:12)

The Ancient Lie (Genesis 3:6)

• Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. • 1Jn 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust

of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

• Good for food - Lust of the Flesh• Pleasant to the eyes - Lust of the Eyes• Make one wise - Pride of life

The Ancient Lie (Genesis 3:6)

• Trust your experiences and your conscience. oThe truth about our five senses.

(Proverbs 14:12 & 16:25)oThe truth about our conscience.

(Romans 1:21 & Ephesians 4:17-18)

The Ancient Lie in Modern Terms

• I’ve prayed about it – and I’ve got total peace about it. (Numbers 22:1-24:25)

• This is what everyone else does. (Genesis 6:5-8; 12-14)• This is how God made me. (1 Peter

4:1-2)• I’m just a kid. (I Tim 4:12)•My situation is unique. (Galatians

6:7-8)

Do NOT be Deceived• Feeling right does not make it right• Your experience does not make it right• Many people say it is right does not

make it right• Your friend say it is right does not make

it right• Having peace does not make it right • Your unique situation does not make it

right

Recalibrate your mind• Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this

world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of

God.

• Understand God’s word in its entirety

• Cross check your feeling with God’s word

• Learn how to apply God’s word to the situation

Psalm 119:105

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Fellow God’s word, not how we feel.