Resist the Devil’s Three Attacks

Resist the Devil’s Three Attacks:
Physical, Intellectual, Moral

The devil tends to attack us primarily in three areas: physical, intellectual, and moral. Resist the devil’s attacks biblically, and you will find consistent victory over the enemy of your souls.

When Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968, Billy Graham said, “It seems as if a horde of violent demons [has] been let loose in our country.”

John 8:44 ...the devil ... was a murderer from the beginning...

(1) The devil is a murderer = PHYSICAL attacks against mankind.

•• For example, the bent-over woman in Luke 13, “who had been crippled by a spirit for 18 years ... whom Satan [had] kept bound for 18 long years.”

•• The numerous physical healings in the Gospels by exorcism. [Explanatory note: I do not believe that a born-again Christian can be demon-possessed.]

•• I remain uncertain to what precise extent the devil can afflict Christians, but we do know, broadly speaking, that Satan’s intent always is to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). It can be said with certainty that we are in an ongoing spiritual warfare against the devil and his demons.

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John 8:44 ...the devil ... there is no truth in him ... he is a liar...

(2) The devil is a liar = INTELLECTUAL attacks against mankind, attempts to deceive the mind.

•• The devil to Eve: “You will not surely die” (Genesis 3:4).

•• To couples in an unhappy marriage: “Just leave him (or her); this will never get better.”

•• To the Christian weary of the day-to-day grind of life: “That’s the way religion is, too, so don’t get too involved with it; you’ll only be disappointed.”

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1 John 3:8 ...the devil has been sinning from the beginning.

(3) The devil is an experienced sinner and never ceases to bring temptations against the MORAL side of mankind.

•• To a Christian man battling against lust: “Those girlie magazines are OK; you’re just looking, not really ‘sinning’.”

•• To a Christian woman addicted to the TV soap operas: “There’s no problem with a little fantasizing; you’re not really going to act out those fantasies.”

•• To a Christian student during final exams: “Go ahead and copy that other student’s answer. It’s no big deal, and you really need a high grade in this course.”

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So the devil attacks us from three directions: PHYSICALLY ... INTELLECTUALLY ... and MORALLY.

What provisions has God made for us to overcome these Satanic attacks?

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1 John 3:8 ...The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.

(1) Remember: Jesus has already come to destroy the devil’s work.

•• Eliminate the fear factor. Satan has been defeated. Fear God, not the devil!

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Ephesians 4:27 Do not give the devil a foothold.

(2) Give no place, no foothold, to the devil. Give him no occasions to “get his foot in the door” of your heart.

•• Set no vile thing before your eyes ... don’t frequent places of temptation (like magazine racks and R movies) ... don’t let compromising, male-female situations develop ... watch out for weariness and your moral guard dropping.

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1 John 5:18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.

(3) A godly walk (“does not continue to sin”) will bring about the second part of that Scripture — “the evil one cannot harm [you].”

•• This is probably the ultimate fulfillment of giving “no place” to the devil. That is, your pure and godly walk with God shuts the door to the devil’s seductions.

•• “The devil has been sinning from the beginning.” In God there is no sin. So you can see what “directional” effect sin has in our lives — away from God and towards the devil.

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Matthew 4:3-4 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "

(4) “It is written” — resist the devil with the word of God, which the apostle Paul calls “the sword of the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:17).

•• Fill yourself with the word of God. My wife has a set of index cards with her favorite Scriptures written on them. She takes them out often and reinforces her faith from them, especially in the area of God's healing power.

•• Psalm 119:9, 11 “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.... (11) I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”

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James 4:7-8 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

(5) Resist the devil — living close to God, submitted to God, and living pure lives without and within.

•• Now — (1) confident in the fact that Jesus came to destroy the devil’s work ... and (2) determining to give the devil no foothold in your life ... and (3) walking a godly walk ... (4) fortified by the word of God ... (5) you can resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Why The Devil Attacks Christians

Why does the devil attack Christians? Is it because he thinks that Christianity is the correct religion? We know of course that devil is religiously incorrect in all of his ways. He is a perverted former cherub, the fallen angel. He lost his job and was fired and cast down to the earth. By landing he made more chaos than ever. He always makes chaos every place he lands. He perverted good for evil, love for hate, faith for doubt, and life for death. He insists that he does not exist also and at the same time he wants to be worshipped.

Or there is another reason?

Why does the devil attack the Jew’s religion? Jews religion is a biblical religion.

The Communists are programming the people of the United States almost since the existence of the nation and when Bolsheviks took Russia and spread their propaganda abroad. Before the existence of Communism there were Illuminati, who are the foundation of Communism.

But with the communistic ruling the world already started when the tower of Babylon was built.

The Soviet Constitution had Separation Church and State. It was transplanted to the U.S. and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) worked hard on it and pushed it on our country.

Even the U.S. is the secular country but was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, on the Bible. Some called it a Christian country. It does make right that immigrants or their offspring or ideology should mess with the philosophy of our country.

Before the United States existed there was no other system to look upon as an example and create something new, which was different from the abusive kingdoms existing on the other side of globe.

Mr. Sousa pointed out in his book: What’s So Great About Christianity, the same thing: that Christianity was the first belief system that brought to mankind equality and freedom which even atheists cherish. God blessed America until it became a Marxist-socialistic Communistic contaminated country. Socialism is the complete opposite system to our free country. It is opposite in all of its ways. With the propaganda they managed to persuade people mainly in the schools that Socialism is good, but Communism is bad. The opposite is true. Socialism is only the introduction of Communism. It is the prelude of Communism.

Socialism and later Communism will own everything and control everybody by force. There will be no equality or freedom at all. Blind socialistic believers today do not see it at all. Hate is the one tool used to separate and divide and it does not see the truth. The system is nothing but a system of lies. Marxism-Leninism is responsible for the division of this country and all troubles we witness. They claim that evangelicals wanted to take over our government. But believers have always been in the government and it is the reason why it was working so well. They brought morality to the government and enforce the laws, not ruling by judges. They had a responsibility to do what they said they would do.

The increase in prices and money-hungry tendencies are a result of a materialistic philosophy. There is both the legal and illegal stealing of the money belonging to hard-working residents.

Chaos is here and the socialistic devil promised to fix it. Promises are promised and the stupid are rejoicing.

This socialistic witchcraft has put an evil spell on many Americans.

Come on; come home where we belong - to God. Our currency says: In God We Trust.

Satan's Attacks on the Christian Faith

The prince of this world must know his days are numbered because he has unleashed an all out assault on the Christian faith. Satan's Attacks on the Christian Faith reveals how his legions of liars are masquerading as messangers of Christ to deceive people with a false hope. The devil's insidious attacks against the faith are strategically aimed at six targets:

*The Supremacy of God's Word
*The Sufficiency of God's Son
*The Singularity of God's Gospel
*The Sovereignty of God's Grace
*The Security of God's Children
*The Sanctity of God's Church

True followers of Jesus Christ must enlist in the Lord's army and put on the full armor of God to defend the faith against the devil's schemes. As we approach the glorious day of our Lord's return, soldiers for Christ must "be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might" (Ephesians 6:10)

Mike Gendron is director of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministry and is internationally known as an author and speaker on topics relating to biblical evangelism, discernment, apologetics and prophecy. His message is enhanced by computer generated Power-Point slides to help illuminate important truths.

http://www.pro-gospel.org

When Satan Attacks

Ephesians 6:11 – 12 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

As we humans tend to do or believe everything to one extreme or another, I am going to divide us into 2 groups. 1 – Those who blame satan for everything bad in their lives. 2 – Those who pretend satan doesn’t exist. Which one are you? Hopefully, by the end of this, you may lean more toward the middle somewhere.

You cannot read the verses above without coming to an understanding that satan is indeed real and that we – as Christians – are at war with him and his hordes of demons. However, these verses do not remove the fact that we are pretty good at sinning on our own (ref. Romans 3:23) . Nor do they remove the fact that our God tests us and disciplines us in order to grow us into the Christians He wants us to be.

So … what does a satanic attack look like and how can we stand against them? I wish I had the one perfect answer for you, but I do not. However, what I can offer are my own personal struggles and how I deal with them.

There are many things that happen in my life that are bad that are simply results from the sins in my life that come from being a sinner … such as debt, weight gain, snapping at my kids, laughing at my wife when she runs into an exercise bike because she didn’t turn on the light – not that this ever happened … and I made sure she was ok first. I do not go around giving satan credit for these. I beat myself up about them. I ask God to change me and strengthen me to make be better. I discipline myself to overcome these.

So, from where do the satanic attacks come. For me, I find that satanic attacks are more frequently mental attacks. I say “for me” because “for Job” they were definitely physical attacks. But in my case, they are mental. Small things will happen around me (things that are everyday type things), and I will begin having thoughts that make the small situation into something it is not … and was never going to be. These thoughts could be classified as lustful, power-hungry, greedy, selfish, etc. I believe that these are real satanic attacks on me to get me to follow through with decisions that will be divisive or hurtful to those close to me. I cannot describe them much more than that. I finish by saying I have come to recognize them as attacks because try as I may … I am unable to simply dismiss them and start thinking of something new. The barrage continues.

There are only 2 things that I have found that help me during these times. Prayer and the Bible! I talk to God about what is happening. I voice my concerns. And I read His Word searching for answers to what I am dealing with.

I feel as if I have typed a bunch of rubbish above. I hope that is not the case. I hope that in these words, you have found some kind of truth or hope that can help you continue in your Christian walk.

When Satan Attacks

(Zec 3:1-2 KJV) And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. {2} And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

What do we do when Satan attacks us? How are we to respond? Not is it only a time for response, it is always a time to evaluate. Let’s face it, if you are a true child of God, then satanic attacks are going to come and they will come both subtly and openly, sometimes furiously. Satan will not give up on harassing a child of God. This article is being written after evaluating two circumstances which cropped up in my life in the past. In July of 2000 I was tossed out of my church simply because I chose to stand against the charismatic movement which invaded the little assembly plus the ecumenicalism of an 83 year old man who couldn’t tell you where the book of Genesis is in the Bible but could tell you inning for inning what happened on the game the night before. In August of 2000 I was furiously reviled by members of a Dominion Theology cult. (1 Pet 4:12 KJV) Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

It is a sad commentary on some Christians but if Satan wants to ruin a church or ruin the ministry of someone, he does not need his unbelievers to do it, all he needs is a few willing Christians to do his dirty work and then get them to believe that they are doing God’s work. Tragically there are too many volunteers for this kind of work in the household of faith.

(Mat 10:36 KJV) And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

(Luke 21:16 KJV) And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

As we continue to live in the last of the last days, these things are going to become more evident as the return of the Lord Jesus grows ever nearer. The organized church is destroying itself with the allowance of false doctrines and teachings and those who bring the true gospel to these churches will be silenced or escorted out which is the spiritual meaning of being put to death. Those who orchestrate the killing of the believers will be those right in the pews. Normally it is the church leaders themselves who destroy the church since most church leaders are extremely biblically ignorant. We ask how things have gotten so out of hand. There is a passage in Thessalonians which gives us insight into why things have degenerated in the organized church.

(2 Th 2:7 KJV) For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

The word "letteth" here is an old English word which means restrains. That is also the meaning of the word from the Greek. This means down through the ages the Holy Spirit has been restraining the evils of sin but there is going to come a time when the Holy Spirit is going to take His restraining hand off both the world and the church and this is being done to set the world and the visible church for judgment. (Keep in mind that the true believer, which is the true church, has already been judged in Christ and will never stand for their sins.) This is happening in our day as never before. 50 years ago: Did you ever hear of a woman preacher in a mainline denomination? Did you ever hear of a sodomite being ordained? Did you ever hear of same sex marriages? Did you ever hear of large charismatic churches with their accompanying signs and wonders? Did you ever hear the miracles of Christ being refuted? Sin is running rampant in the churches and is only escalating, not abating.

So when the attacks of Satan come, what are we to do. Here is an overriding verse which tells us basically how to endure the attacks of Satan. We need to remain patient when satanic adversity comes our way since it is God who is allowing these things to happen and for some good reasons.

(Luke 21:19 KJV) In your patience possess ye your souls.

Let me also say at this point that those who are willingly used of Satan, whether saved or unsaved, who try and destroy others or a true ministry will pay the consequences for their actions. This principle is amply laid out in Scripture.

(2 Tim 4:14 KJV) Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

Here is Paul telling us of a coppersmith who did something wrong to Paul and he is saying that the Lord will reward him according to his works. The word "according" is an important word because it signifies the fact that in the manner and severity a person doles out an attack, God will reward them according to their inclemency. This will happen to anyone who chooses to try and destroy or oppose God’s work. There are always consequences to wrong actions but there are always results for good actions. He who has ears to hear!

(Rom 12:19 KJV) Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Ultimately the final vengeance of God will come on judgment day against all the ungodly but this verse is right in the context of dealing with people right here on earth. We are to be at peace with all as much as it lies in us and if the other party refuses to be at peace with you, God will take vengeance on them, our responsibility is to hand it over to Him and not exact our own vengeance, for this doesn’t find favor with God. So what do I do in the midst of a satanic attack?

Realize Attacks will Come

(1 Pet 4:12 KJV) Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Notice what the verse says, the fiery trial will "try" you. The word "try" is the word for trial. Every time we go through a satanic attack, it is to put our faith in God through a trial. It is to check our spiritual barometer.

(1 Pet 4:1 KJV) Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

At the beginning of 1 Peter 4, we see the above verse where we are told to arm ourselves with the realization that we will face suffering for the kingdom of God. That suffering comes in both physical and emotional ways. Satan cannot attack our spirit so he attacks the flesh in hopes to ignite our emotions so they will override our spiritual sobriety. If we mentally prepare ourselves that a satanic attack is imminent, we will be prepared for the onslaught and realize that Satan is just doing his job in trying to get me to disbelieve and distrust God. When we are spiritually adept at identifying a satanic attack, it can be endured with inward joy rather than despair.

Satan is Persistent

(Job 2:1 KJV) Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

Another insight we can gain from Scripture, is that Satan is persistent and will not give up until God sees that the result of the test is successful. (Job 42:10 KJV) And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. You may have to endure a test of some length of time before the desired result may be achieved. Sometimes the result God seeks in your life might just be an outward testimony to others of the keeping power of God through hostile circumstances. Sometimes it will seem that right around every corner there is another satanic hindrance to your Christian walk. This need not cause us to walk crookedly in our walk.

(Isa 40:4 KJV) Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

Here is a verse which should be precious to every true Christian. If you notice the language here the results of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ will bring stability to every believer. This verse is quoted by John the Baptist in Luke 3:4-5 KJV "As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. {5} Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;" If the valley is raised and the mountain is brought low and the crooked path made straight and the rough ways smooth, this speaks of spiritual stability as part of the inheritance of the true Christian.

When Satan comes along with a new theology or some new interpretation from Scripture, that is when a person becomes very unstable in their Christian walk. They run from theology to theology to try and appease their view and then begin to exude evil characteristics such as believe our way or you are going to hell. This is how a cult starts and even cultic characteristics which are prevalent in many churches. Someone comes up with a new theology and immediately, the mountains rise again and the valleys go low again and spiritual instability is thrown into the picture. However, when a person is walking in truth, all the new theology in the world will not move them off the straightened path and this is when the satanic attacks will come. We live in an age when there will be a plethora of aberrant beliefs but if a person stands on truth, they will not move or be moved. Each true Christian will face many new belief systems in their life but the key to evaluating them is not through creeds, conjecture, commentaries, catechisms, and confessions but how do they match up with Scripture. The Bible is the final authority, not what some theologian says.

Satanic Attacks will come when you are the most Vulnerable

(Mat 27:39 KJV) And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

When the Lord Jesus was on the cross, the humiliation of the crucifixion was not sufficient for Satan’s people, they continued to revile him verbally while His life’s blood flowed out of His body. A few months before I wrote this article I was tossed out of my church because I refused to embrace the charismatic movement which came into that church. It was a few weeks later when a Christian Reconstructionist cult church began to attack me and one of the ludicrous attacks which was leveled against me was that I refused to submit to any elders and that I was not a member of any church. The person who made that accusation knew the reason why I was tossed out of my church but he avoided truth and made up lies to strengthen his case. Even one of the elders of this cult church e-mailed me and asked me who do I submit to and who are my elders? At a time when I had no church, I was attacked by God's people and Satan’s people. Now if I did not know my position in Christ and was not resting in Calvary, I could have just succumbed to the satanic attack and gave up. I did not include this vignette to glorify myself but as a testimony to the keeping power of God of His saints under satanic adversity. If you stand on Scripture and rest in Calvary, you will never be moved. (Psa 16:8 KJV) I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Always remember, Satan will continually try to take the legitimate circumstances in your life and turn them into an attack upon God’s verity and your Christian character. When the Bible speaks of the right hand, it normally has in view power. So in the above verse, we see that the Lord is at my right hand which means He is my power and strength to overcome anything in this life, even the never ending streams of satanic attacks. (Psa 55:22 KJV) Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Believe me, satanic attacks are a burden and can deplete your strength and this is why God wants us to cast that burden on Him since He knows our strength is inadequate for the job of fighting Satan and even his people.

Keeping these three principles in mind that Satan will attack, he is persistent, and he will attack when most vulnerable we can now move on to the next section on how to respond to satanic attack. Every believer will face this in their life and it is a good time to prepare when the waters are still calm. The only way to respond to satanic attack is to prepare in two ways: Mentally and spiritually. Once our minds begin to think on the line of preparation as a soldier prepares, we will fare better in the battle. The soldier prepares for war in peace time but when war comes, he is ready for the battle because he is trained in the art of warfare. When satanic attacks come, always remember it is spiritual warfare. It is the kingdom of Satan coming against the Kingdom of God.

Whenever Satan attacks he is attempting to get you to neutralize your testimony by succumbing to the attack and responding to the attack in an unchristian like manner. Believe me, this has happened to me numerous times. I have gotten caught up into the "fight" mindset and have almost lost my testimony on many occasions. I grew up on the streets and fighting back is the only way to survive on the streets, whether verbally or physically. If Satan can draw you into one of his battles, it could ruin your testimony temporarily or permanently. So how then do I respond when Satan attacks?

Respond with Truth

(2 Cor 13:8 KJV) For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

If you have been falsely accused of something, respond confidently with truth. If there is one thing Satan’s people can’t destroy is truth. Truth is a continuum in that truth can never be anything but truth. There is no such a thing as a half truth. Truth is truth, and if you have been attacked with lies, be sure the truth will surface, it may take some time or it may be soon. Never try to embellish the truth with anything since truth stands on its own. Remember, to respond with truth not revile with truth.

The Lord rewards evil works

(2 Tim 4:14 KJV) Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

This is why we need not worry about mounting a counter attack against someone who comes against us. We previously looked at this verse but I want to point out a serious detail which should cause anyone to tremble before they decide to attack someone. In this verse we see the Apostle Paul said that this coppersmith did him much evil and that he would be rewarded according to those deeds. The word I want to focus in on is "according."

The easiest way to explain the severity of this word is by illustration. Let us say that you have been going to the store for the local billionaire and when you bring his groceries home he gives you $1 as a tip. You see, he gave out of his wealth but not according to his wealth. Now transfer that principle to the verse. The Lord is going to reward the coppersmith according to his evil works and not out of them. If a person mounts a rancorous hate campaign against another person, they will be rewarded according to their actions and not out of their actions. In other words, the reward for evil is not a percentage of the aggressive act but according to the severity of the act. Think about that next time you want to attack someone, especially one of God’s people.

Cut it Off

(Prov 26:20 KJV) Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

If a nasty debate continues, cut it off at the pass. Just refuse to respond anymore to any accusation. If there is one thing Satan’s people cannot do without, it is an audience. They will probably draw others into their tirade because the high majority of them could not debate rationally anyway. Just decline responding to further accusations. After all, it will keep you healthier. Let Satan’s people get sick by stewing in their own hatred.

Completely ignore it

You can completely ignore the accusations and lies that may come against you but unfortunately in today’s society an accusation equates to a sentence of guilt so a response is definitely needed. The response does not have to be as loud as the accusations but there needs to be a response. Let us look at some of the responses in Scripture which teach us how to respond to Satan’s accusations:

Scriptural Response

(Mat 4:10 KJV) Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

You may respond to a person with appropriate Scriptures which may be at the heart of the controversy. Let us say you are debating a person who claims that you can accept Christ and uses John 1:12. Well you can respond to them by asking how they get around John 1:13? In other words, in the Scriptural response the Bible does the talking.

Confrontational Response

(Gal 2:11-12 KJV) But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. {12} For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

If possible, this is one of the most effective responses. It forces the accuser to come from behind the "she said-he said" camouflage. Compelling the accuser to come out from under their rock will normally put an instant stop to the accusations and may air and clear any misunderstandings.

The Written Response

(3 John 1:9 KJV) I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Here is an excellent way to respond to a satanic attack. If you write something out make sure you photocopy it or if you e-mail it, cc yourself. A written letter of response cannot be twisted around since the words are written in black and white. If the accuser tries to twist your response, all you need do is show the original writing and you will force them in a corner to explain why they twisted your words. This will reduce their trustworthiness and cause others to suspect them of wrong doing.

The Public Response

(Mat 23:1-2 KJV) Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, {2} Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

One of the most effective methods of response is the public response, however this method is not available to everyone. It covers the most ears with the least amount of time. At least when you use this method, if someone did not understand what you said, someone else can fill in the blanks. However, this method can have an unfair advantage over the adversary if they do not have access to a public forum. Preachers must be very careful not to abuse the pulpit in sermons about "self." If a public response to a false accusation is made in a church, it should be short and to the point and have a written statement for the people to take home. Time must never be taken away from the preaching of the Word. If needed, call a congregational meeting and address the issue.

The Mediator Response

(1 Cor 1:11 KJV) For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Sometimes a person may ask someone else to be a mediator in the midst of a satanic attack. A mediator may be able to put things in order and say things in a proper manner and gain a new perspective on the situation. Sometimes when we are attacked we may become ruled by our emotions and get to the point that we attack back in an irrational manner thus ruining our own testimony. Remember Satan wants to draw you in so he can diminish your spiritual and physical strength. Satan wants you to commit all your resources to the attack so you will be of no value to the Kingdom of God. We see in the above verse that the household of Chloe brought the situation in the Corinthian Church to the Apostle Paul which resulted in the letter to the Corinthians. It is obvious that these people gave Paul an accurate description of the situation as the letter to the Corinthians is very detailed in its response to the various problems in the Corinthian church.

The Cross Response

(Gal 6:14 KJV) 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.

I have included this as the final response because it is the least sought after option. When someone attacks you, just die to the accusation. As Dr. Robert A. Cook previously said, "If they are right clean up your act, if not don’t worry about it." Sometimes just allowing an accusation to die may be the right approach as it may save you a lot of aggravation. Keep in mind though that if you choose to crucify your response, Satan will probably continue his attack and will no doubt turn people against you, even those who you thought were your friends.

Summary

Throughout this article I have focused on the verbal method of Satan’s attacks. This is because his dirty work is done by the tongue. After Job lost his family and possessions, did not his friends add more grief to his plight by their words? This is how Satan works, he uses the willing tongues of believers and unbelievers to try and destroy the Kingdom of God. He does not attempt to accomplish this by a major offensive but one believer at a time. He also attacks one congregation at a time. Response to satanic attack does not need to be a reviling for reviling. It can be a planned, biblical response which would show the one being attacked as having better control over their life than the aggressor. Satanic attack is not fun but remember it will end and God will end it.

(Prov 11:27 KJV) He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.