THREE LIES OF DEVILISH WISDOM

JAMES 3:13-17

 

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.

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. LIES THE DEVIL TELLS ABOUT SIN [GEN. 3]

 

1. “Ye shall not surely die” [v. 4]

 

In other words- “God doesn’t mean what He says – the Bible is not true- you CAN sin and get by with it”

 

2. “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened” [v. 5a]

 

In other words- “God is trying to keep you from enjoying life- sin is beneficial”

 

3. “ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil” [v. 5b]

 

In other words Satan says - “God is selfish- sinning will make you like God”

 

II. FACTS WE LEARN ABOUT SIN [GEN. 3:6-7]        These are non-negotiable truths.

 

1. Sin will take you further than you want to go. [John 8:34]

 

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you , Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

 

2. Sin will keep you longer than you want to stay. [Rm. 7:22-25]

 

3. Sin will cost you more than you want to pay. [Romans 6:23]

 

For the wages of sin is death

 

III. THE TRUTH ABOUT SIN

 

1. Man Cannot Successfully Cover His Sin [Luke 12:2]

 

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

 

2. Man Cannot Control His Sin [Rm. 7:14-25]

 

3. Man Cannot Conquer His Sin [Rm. 8:1-8, 37]