Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

2 Cor. 2:11 (NKJV) lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. 2 Cor. 2:11 (NKJV) lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. Satan’s Tactics Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

2 Cor. 11:3 (NKJV) But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Cor. 11:3 (NKJV) But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Satan’s Tactics Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

2 Cor. 11:14 (NKJV) And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 2 Cor. 11:14 (NKJV) And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Satan’s Tactics The devil is smart, clever and crafty. Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan Works Through Intermediate Means Satan Attempts To Cast Doubt Upon God’s Word Satan Misuses God’s Word Satan Impugns The Character & Motives of God Satan Appeals To The “Here & Now!” Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Through the “cunning” serpent – (Gen. 3:1) Through a lying “man of God” – 1 Kings 13:11-24 Through enemies & trials – Neh 6:1-14; 2Chr. 32:1-21; Job Through friends – Job; Prov 13:20 Religious leaders & prophets – Jer 23:16,17; 36 intermediate Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Teachers claiming to be “ministers of righteousness” – 2 Cor. 11:13-15 Satan has “serpents” working for him today!! – 2 Peter 2:1-3; 1 John 4:1 Teachers claiming to be “ministers of righteousness” – 2 Cor. 11:13-15 Using SMOOTH & flattering speech – Rom 16:18 Wolves in sheep’s clothing – Mat 7:15 Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan has “serpents” working for him today!! – 2 Peter 2:1-3; 1 John 4:1 Satan uses our families, friends & enemies to discourage and tempt us!! – Mat 10:34-39; Acts 8:1-4; 26:9-11; Satan uses television – radio - music – the internet – books – etc. . . . Gal 6:7-9 Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

“Has God indeed said” . . . “You shall NOT surely die” – (Gen 3:1,4) Israel doubted God’s promises - Num. 13,14 Achan doubted God’s word – Josh 6:18; 7:10-26; Jews in NT often doubted God’s word – Acts 13:42-46 To Generate Doubt Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan is working hard today to generate doubt in God’s word – Evolution – Humanism Gnosticism – Post Modernism Denominationalism – (Jn 20:31) Hypocrisy – (Rom. 2:17-24) I Love Jesus To Generate Doubt Modernism "disenchantment with material truth and search for abstract truth." Postmodernism "There is no universal truth, abstract or otherwise." Time Line(Renaissance?) Enlightenment ---> 1750s ---> 1890-1945. Post WWII, especially after 1968 GeneralAttempt to fashion a unified, coherent world- view from the fragmentation that defines existence Attempt to subvert the distinction between "high" and "low" culture High Modernism 1920s & 1930s, following WWI -- outmoded political orders and old ways of portraying the world no longer seemed appropriate or applicable; reaction against existing order; avant garde Eclecticism, a tendency toward parody and self-reference, and a relativism that knows no ultimate truth; no distinctions between "good" and "bad" Alienation; objective, essential knowable  truth and beauty, totality and unity can still be found; meaning can be known, understood, and mastered through rational and scientific means. Texts: world is a multiplicity of texts and discourses Classification of the world; order; hierarchy Relativism Mastery and progress: Historical development; past affects present and future. Ahistorical: future is indeterminate; past is a "text"; we can't learn from the past; we can live only in the present Universalizing "Localizing", pluralizing Linear (like a novel) Non-linear (like the Web) Works of art, science are windows to the truth. Works of art, science are only texts, can only be understood in themselves. ComputersPCs/UNIX/command line environments Stand-alone mainframe computers Macintosh/Windows; Internet/WWW Computer networks CultureHigh culture vs. low culture -- strictly divided; Only high culture deserves to be studied, analyzed Commodification of culture -- everything can be bought or sold Everything's "popular" culture -- it all deserves to be studied; pluralizing   Symbolism Symbols & meaning: hammer and sickle = world communism, "evil empire" Symbols drained of meaning: hammer and sickle in advertising (e.g., beer commercials) Architecture"Form follows function"; Le Corbusier, "machine aesthetic"; Mies van der Rohe; International style (eg, airports): straight, clean lines Multiple, historical refs.; "playful" mix of styles, past and present. Las Vegas, Pompidou Center; Venturi, Robert Stirling EconomicsFordism: mass production; global (International) style Post-Fordism: "global localism"; multiple styles ScienceBacon, observation, scientific rationalism; Newtonian physics, "clockwork universe"; David Hilbert Einstein, quantum physics, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, Schrodinger's cat; Chaos; Kuhn, Rorty, science as a game, as "made" rather than "found" PoliticsBig ideas/big, centralized political parties rule Fragmented ideas, decentralized power; "micro-politics": interest groups rule (minority factions, NRA, business groups); Foucault, "everyone has a little power" Door-to-door politics; big rallies TV politics -- clash of images: "how will it play on the six o'clock news?" Capitalism vs. communism: clash of ideologies "Late capitalism" rules "The Making of the President" "The Selling of the President" Parody: Dr. Strangelove; Orwell's Animal Farm Pastiche: Wag The Dog ArtsArtist is creator rather than preserver of culture Artist plays with different styles; aesthetics; pastiche all-important Impressionism, Cubism, abstract expressionism, suprematism (Malevich's "Black Square") Pop Art, Dada, montage "Photograph never lies" -- photos and video are windows/mirrors of reality Photoshop: Oh yes it does -- photos and video can be altered completely; montage (where's the reality?) Art fights capitalism Art is consumed by capitalism Fiction/LiteratureNovel is the dominant form; movies Author determines meaning; the "canon"; of great works: Shakespeare, Kafka, Joyce, Some can tell "good" from "bad" -- art critics important TV, WWW; Meaning is indeterminate. Thomas Pynchon, Cathy Acker, William Gibson. Rise in importance of "popular" culture; we can't tell good from bad; it's all relative Theatre/Movies/TVJohn Ford; Modern Times; Bertolt Brecht; Metropolis. RepoMan, Pulp Fiction (Tarantino), Blade Runner, X-Files MusicMozart, Beethoven, Schoenberg Idea of creating an artistic "piece" continued through to rock'n'roll era. "World music"; pick-and-mix of styles Sampling John Cage, David Byrne Modernism "disenchantment with material truth and search for abstract truth."Postmodernism "There is no universal truth, abstract or otherwise." Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Genesis 3:1,4 (NKJV) [1] Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" . . . [4] Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. Misuses God’s Word Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan tested Eve’s knowledge of God’s word – Satan tried to twist God’s word – isolating one statement against another (compare Gen 3:1 with 2:16) Satan added ONE word to God’s words – “NOT” – 3:4 Misuses God’s Word Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Eisegesis NOT exegesis! Ignorance of God’s word makes Satan’s work easy – Hos 4:6; Eph 5:17; 2 Pet 3:17 Satan continues to twist God’s word – Acts 13:10; Gal. 1:6-9; 2 Peter 2:1-3 Incomplete evidence - Failure to harmonize – Eisegesis NOT exegesis! Misuses God’s Word Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Ignorance of God’s word makes Satan’s work easy – Hos 4:6; Eph 5:17; 2 Pet 3:17 Satan continues to twist God’s word – Acts 13:10; Gal. 1:6-9; 2 Peter 2:1-3 To add “one word” to the word of God changes the truth into a lie!! – Prov. 30:6; 1 Cor 4:6; Rev 22:18 Misuses God’s Word Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

“Let God be true and every man a liar . . .” – Rom 3:4 Sin?? Jesus?? Salvation?? The church?? Eschatology?? Misuses God’s Word Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Genesis 3:5 (NKJV) For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." Misuses God’s Word Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

“God doesn’t want what is really in your best interest!” Satan is telling Eve . . . “God doesn’t want what is really in your best interest!” “God is holding you back” “You can achieve so much more by listening to me” Satan tries to convince us of these things too Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan Impugns God’s Character & Motives: Through Humanism! Through Postmodernism! Through Calvinism! Through Premillennialism! Satan Impugns God’s Character & Motives Though Humanism is a rational philosophy, informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Affirming the dignity of each human being, it supports the maximization of individual liberty and opportunity consonant with social and planetary responsibility. It advocates the extension of participatory democracy and the expansion of the open society, standing for human rights and social justice. Free of supernaturalism, it recognizes human beings as part of nature and holds that values - be they religious, ethical, social, or political - have their source in human nature, experience and culture. Humanism thus derives the goals of life from human need and interest rather than from theological or ideological abstractions and asserts that humanity must take responsibility for its own destiny. Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Genesis 3:6 (NKJV) So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Satan Impugns God’s Character & Motives Though Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

1 John 2:15-17 (NKJV) Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. [16] For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. Satan Impugns God’s Character & Motives Though Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan appeals to: Selfishness! (sex, money, power) Immediate gratification! The path of ease & shortcuts! Dissatisfaction! Human wisdom! Pride! Deception! (Gal. 6:7-9) Satan Impugns God’s Character & Motives Though Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan works By: The influence of evil people Getting People Hooked On "The Things Of The World" Hypocrisy Division Blinding The Minds Of People Persecuting Those Who Try To Do Right Satan Impugns God’s Character & Motives Though Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan CAN Be Resisted: By growing in the knowledge of our Lord - 2 Peter 3:17,18 By adding to our faith – 2 Peter 1:5-10 By walking according to the spirit – Rom 8:1-14 By putting on the armor God has provided – Eph 6:10-18 By submitting to God – James 4:7 Satan Impugns God’s Character & Motives Though Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Satan Attempts To Cast Doubt Upon God’s Word Satan Misuses God’s Word Satan Impugns The Character & Motives of God Satan Appeals To The “Here & Now!” Satan’s Tactics Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

2 Cor. 11:14 (NKJV) And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 2 Cor. 11:14 (NKJV) And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Satan’s Tactics The devil is smart, clever and crafty. Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

2 Cor. 11:3 (NKJV) But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Cor. 11:3 (NKJV) But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Satan’s Tactics Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 2 Cor. 2:11 (NKJV) lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. 2 Cor. 2:11 (NKJV) lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. James 4:7 (NKJV) Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Satan’s Tactics Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206

Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 10/22/206