Satan Was Defeated on the Cross - Zac Poonen - March 2, 2013
http://rlcfchurch.org/act-like-men-and-be-strong RLCF Men's Conference 2013 River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The sermon emphasizes that overcoming Satan requires knowing and speaking the Word of God accurately, as Jesus did when quoting scripture to resist temptation. The speaker warns that Satan and false teachers often attempt to mislead people by quoting scripture out of context, adding to, or subtracting from what the Bible actually says. True spiritual strength comes from allowing the Word of God to abide within us, which is the ultimate defense against deception.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How do we overcome the evil one?Spiritually maturing from children to young men involves fighting and overcoming Satan, just as Jesus did by using the Word of God.
How Satan twisted God's Word with EveSatan deceived Eve in the Garden by questioning God's Word and making her subtract from its severity and add extra rules.
The first lie: It is not serious to disobey GodSatan's first recorded lie was telling Eve that disobeying God is not serious and she would not surely die, a lie he still tells believers today.Genesis 3:4
Testing scriptures by who they are written toBelievers must understand who a scripture is written to, because ignoring warnings like living according to the flesh leads to spiritual death.
Being noble-minded like the BereansInstead of blindly accepting teachings, we should be like the Bereans who examined the Scriptures daily to verify everything they heard.
The danger of quoting half-verses out of contextQuoting partial verses out of context, such as misapplying eternal security promises while ignoring conditions like following Jesus, leads people into deception.
Jesus fought Satan, not human beingsThroughout the Old Testament and Gospels, nobody fought the devil until Jesus, who ignored human insults and focused entirely on defeating Satan.
The first rule of putting on the armor of GodBefore putting on spiritual armor to stand against the devil, we must make the firm decision to stop wrestling with flesh and blood.Ephesians 6:10–12
Avoiding foolish arguments and fleeing youthful lustsPaul instructed Timothy to avoid useless and harmful arguments, and to run away from sexual temptations rather than trying to fight them.2 Timothy 2:14–16
Satan was defeated on the crossJesus rendered Satan powerless through His death on the cross, taking away his armor and freeing us from the fear of death.Hebrews 2:14–15
Canceling the certificate of debt and disarming rulersOn the cross, Jesus canceled our debt of sin and made a public spectacle of disarming rulers and authorities.Colossians 2:14–15
The authority given to believers over the enemyJesus has given believers authority over all the power of the enemy, much like a traffic policeman who stops powerful trucks using the authority of the state.Luke 10:19
The divine hedges of protection around usSatan inadvertently revealed that God places hedges of protection around His people, their families, and their possessions.
