Our third enemy is the devil and his angels, who will most often work with lies and deception

1. Spiritual Warfare
Robert D. Patton
Missionary to Suriname
Baptist World Mission

2. False prophets and teachers
 Every prophet was an evangelist who brought people
back to God’s righteousness
 No true prophet will put a dream above the Word of
God
 The Word should be like a consuming fire and a
hammer, bringing people back to righteous living - I
Peter 4:17 [17] For the time is come that judgment
must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at
us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the
gospel of God?

3. False prophets
 Reject those who tell you: “God told me to tell
you...” There is one mediator between God
and man. I Tim. 2: [5] For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus;
 God can deal directly with us. Be careful that
someone is not working like a medium

4. We must test all signs and wonders -
do they draw us closer to God?
 Deut 13:[1] If there arise among you a prophet, or a
dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a
wonder, [2] And the sign or the wonder come to pass,
whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after
other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us
serve them; [3] Thou shalt not hearken unto the words
of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the
LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love
the LORD your God with all your heart and with all
your soul.

5. Be careful of signs and
wonders
 Deut 13 goes on to tell us that even if
our own family entices us, we must kill
them with stones.
 Jesus also warns: Mk. 13:[22] For false
Christs and false prophets shall rise,
and shall shew signs and wonders, to
seduce, if it were possible, even the
elect. See also Mt. 7:21-23

6. False prophets
 Be careful even in the church just because
someone seems sincere, has a good
personality, etc. The basis is truth and
righteousness. False prophets are often
involved in immorality - usually sex or
money
 False prophets have an independent spirit
and are not submissive

7. False prophets
 Jude [3] Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write
unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for
me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should
earnestly contend for the faith which was once
delivered unto the saints.[4] For there are certain men
crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to
this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of
our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only
Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

8. False prophets serve Satan
 II Cor. 11:[13] For such are false apostles,
deceitful workers, transforming themselves into
the apostles of Christ.[14] And no marvel; for
Satan himself is transformed into an angel of
light.[15] Therefore it is no great thing if his
ministers also be transformed as the ministers
of righteousness; whose end shall be according
to their works

9. False prophets
 God broke up the rule over men into
 Prophets - preaching & teaching
 Priests - pastoring & shepherding
 Kings - administration
 No one can handle all authority without
getting into trouble except the Lord Jesus
Christ

10. Deceiving spirits - I Tim. 4:1; I
Jn. 4:1-6
 We need discernment to distinguish right and
wrong I Tim.4:[1] Now the Spirit speaketh
expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
 I Jn. 4:[1] Beloved, believe not every spirit, but
try the spirits whether they are of God: because
many false prophets are gone out into the
world.

11. Deceiving spirits
 I Jn. 4:[2] Hereby know ye the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh is of God:[3] And every spirit
that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of
antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should
come; and even now already is it in the world.

12. God’s word is the truth that
reveals their lies
 Jn 17:17 Thy Word is truth
 Jn. 8:[31] Then said Jesus to those Jews
which believed on him, If ye continue in my
word, then are ye my disciples indeed;[32]
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free.
 Eph. 6:[14] Stand therefore, having your loins
girt about with truth, and having on the
breastplate of righteousness;

13. False beliefs
 To seek tongues is can open the door to
demonic deception. This is also true with
healing – be careful of the source of
healing
 The filling of the Holy Spirit happens when
we are under the control of the Holy Spirit,
and will demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit

14. False beliefs
 People can have mediumistic
gifts which are
 Hereditary
 Through occult participation
 Occult transference may come
through laying on of hands. Be
careful who does this to you, and under
which circumstances

15. Victory in Christ
 We need to see that our position in
Christ now is not the same as before
the cross.
 We are now victors through the victory
which Jesus won for us on the cross

16. Victory through the Cross
 Jesus won the victory on the cross
over:
 Our old nature: Gal. 2:20
 The world system: Gal. 6:14
 The devil: Colossians 2:14-15

17. Victory over our old self-
focused nature
 Galatians 2:[20] I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not
I, but Christ liveth in me: and the
life which I now live in the flesh I live by
the faith of the Son of God, who loved
me, and gave himself for me.

18. Victory over the world system
 Galatians 6:[14] But God forbid that I
should glory, save in the cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the
world is crucified unto me, and I
unto the world.

19. Victory over the devil
 Colossians 2:[14] Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us,
and took it out of the way, nailing it to
his cross;[15] And having spoiled
principalities and powers, he
made a shew of them openly,
triumphing over them in it

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