The PlotThe Plot

To neutralize you To neutralize you and your churchand your church

The Story of MattThe Story of Matt 1976

And out of money

“I’ll swim to that rock if you’ll pay me a dollar”

The Bait:The Bait: Satisfying Satisfying YourselfYourself

The Bait:The Bait: Satisfying Satisfying YourselfYourselfThe Strategy:The Strategy: Acceptance by Acceptance by others at any cost – oops that’s others at any cost – oops that’s a “no-no”a “no-no”

The Bait:The Bait: Satisfying Satisfying YourselfYourselfThe Strategy:The Strategy: Wanting to be Wanting to be accepted by others at any cost accepted by others at any cost – oops that’s a “no-no”– oops that’s a “no-no”The Excuse:The Excuse: The Bible is wrong The Bible is wrong and therefore can be and therefore can be disregardeddisregarded

The Bait:The Bait: Satisfying Satisfying YourselfYourselfThe Strategy:The Strategy: Wanting to be Wanting to be accepted by others at any cost accepted by others at any cost – oops that’s a “no-no”– oops that’s a “no-no”The Excuse:The Excuse: The Bible is wrong The Bible is wrong and therefore can be and therefore can be disregardeddisregarded

Science claims that evolution explains how Science claims that evolution explains how everything came to be without having a god everything came to be without having a god involved = naturalisminvolved = naturalism

The Switch:The Switch: Science is what Science is what we trust to prove we trust to prove everythingeverything

The Enemy:The Enemy: Satan Satan

His Number One tactic was “DOUBT”His Number One tactic was “DOUBT” He is still using it today on ChristiansHe is still using it today on Christians

And the serpent said to the woman, “Hath God said you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?....”

“You shall not surely die.”

II Peter 3II Peter 3doubtdoubt

targetstargets 3 Know this first of all, that in the last days 3 Know this first of all, that in the last days

mockers will come with mockers will come with theirtheir mocking, following mocking, following after their own lusts,after their own lusts,

4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His 4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For coming? For everever since the fathers fell asleep, since the fathers fell asleep, all all continues just as it was from the beginning of continues just as it was from the beginning of creationcreation."."

5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their 5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the notice that by the word of Godword of God thethe heavens heavens existed long ago and existed long ago and thethe earth was formed out of earth was formed out of water and by waterwater and by water,,

6 through which the world at that time was 6 through which the world at that time was destroyed, being destroyed, being flooded with waterflooded with water..

Earth created as water by the word of God Earth destroyed by water

II Peter 3II Peter 3doubtdoubt

targetstargets 5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their 5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their

notice that by the notice that by the word of Godword of God thethe heavens existed heavens existed long ago and long ago and thethe earth was formed out of water earth was formed out of water and by water,and by water,

6 through which the world at that time was 6 through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.destroyed, being flooded with water.

7 But by 7 But by His wordHis word the present heavens and earth the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Earth created as water by the word of God Earth destroyed by water

II Peter 3II Peter 3doubtdoubt

targetstargets 5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their 5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their

notice that by the notice that by the word of Godword of God thethe heavens existed heavens existed long ago and long ago and thethe earth was formed out of water earth was formed out of water and by water,and by water,

6 through which the world at that time was 6 through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.destroyed, being flooded with water.

7 But by 7 But by His wordHis word the present heavens and earth the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of day of judgment and destruction of ungodly menjudgment and destruction of ungodly men..

Earth created as water by the word of God Earth destroyed by water

Peter’s Logic . . .Peter’s Logic . . .

The WORD that called the Earth into existence

Is the SAME WORD that destroyed it once by water

And that SAME WORD will bring the final judgment.

The Result of the Doubt:The Result of the Doubt: Do My Own Thing!Do My Own Thing!

You Get “Independence” from God You Get “Independence” from God BUT ALSOBUT ALSO Loss of knowing how to liveLoss of knowing how to live Loss of knowing how to dieLoss of knowing how to die A life of self-love and passionless form A life of self-love and passionless form

of Christianityof Christianity YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN in a crisis $$$$YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN in a crisis $$$$

God has warned us…God has warned us…

In the long run, humans can’t live together In the long run, humans can’t live together as independents so He gave us a “as independents so He gave us a “Survival Survival GuideGuide” for civilization.” for civilization.

This Guide is full of survival techniques This Guide is full of survival techniques that you would that you would probably never think up on probably never think up on your own.your own.

Without that GuideWithout that Guide, you will make choices , you will make choices that will impact you for life – Satan’s plot that will impact you for life – Satan’s plot fulfilled!fulfilled!

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you

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Stop him, or just deflect Stop him, or just deflect him?him?

Expect the attack to come most Expect the attack to come most often as a compromise (deflection) often as a compromise (deflection) rather than major sin or complete rather than major sin or complete

rejection of the Bible.rejection of the Bible.

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