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Occasionally Satan uses earth-shattering catastrophes in our life. Most of the times, however, the most effective temptations in our lives are the monotonous, mundane frustrations that pile up. Whether its picking up your kids' socks off the ground for the millionth time or sending that follow-up email because that person isn't responding, little frustrations can … Continue reading Satan and the Little Things
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the fourth study: Now the serpent…said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not of any tree in the garden’?” (Gen. 3:1) Satan, in the form of a serpent, … Continue reading The Tactics of the Serpent
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the second study: The Creation of the Serpent “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made” (Gen. 3:1). Genesis 3 … Continue reading The Creation of the Serpent
In my undergraduate study of the book of Genesis, as a final project I had to study six thematic principles in Gen. 3:1-7. This is the first study: The Failure of Adam "She took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate” (Gen. … Continue reading The Failure of Adam
In the book of Isaiah, chapter 36, there is an interesting piece of narrative that tells of the invading armies of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, encamping against Jerusalem. Sennacherib sends his high-ranking military office, the Rabshakeh, to lead a massive army, most likely numbering around 200,000, against the nation of Judah. So far, the … Continue reading Resist the Enemy
Marc Sims 