BEWARE THE SERPENT

2 Corinthians 11:1-3                                               

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. THE SUBTLETY OF THE SERPENT [GN. 3]

 

1. Darken [v. 1-3] Maximize the negative, minimize the positive

 

2. Denial [v. 4]

 

3. Deception [v. 5-6, 1 John 2:16]

 

II. THE SATISFACTION OF THE SERPENT

 

1. Beguile-Romans 7:11, 16:18; 1 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:3

 

2. Corrupt-1 Corinthians 3:17, 15:33; 2 Corinthians 7:2; Ephesians 4:22; Jude 1:10; Revelation 19:2

 

3. Complicate-Rm. 1:16, 20; Colossians 1:23; 1 Timothy 4:1, 6:10; 2 Timothy 4:4; Titus 1:14; Hebrews 3:12

 

III THE SOLUTION TO THE SERPENT

 

1. God’s Nearness [James 4:7-8]

 

2. God’s Enabling [Eph. 6:10-18]

 

3. God’s Word [Luke 4, Mt. 4, 2 Tm. 2:25-26]