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    Unlocking the Mysteries of Satan (Ebook Shorts)

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    Pastor and teacher Dennis McCallum clarifies what the Bible teaches about Satan, evil spirits, demonic control, and spiritual warfare--including the devil's capabilities and limitations, and practical steps to counter evil forces.
    This is a selection from Satan and His Kingdom.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateAug 1, 2011
    ISBN9781441270702
    Unlocking the Mysteries of Satan (Ebook Shorts)
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    Dennis McCallum

    Dennis McCallum is founder and lead pastor of Xenos Christian Fellowship, a nontraditional church composed of several hundred house churches. He also leads Xenos' college ministry at Ohio State University. A graduate of Ashland Theological Seminary, he is the author of several books, including The Death of Truth. Dennis and his wife, Holly, live in Columbus, Ohio. Their three adult children lead house churches at Xenos.

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      Unlocking the Mysteries of Satan (Ebook Shorts) - Dennis McCallum

      Unlocking the Mysteries of Satan

      Copyright © 2009, 2011

      Dennis McCallum

      Ebook edition created 2011

      Cover design by Dan Pitts

      The material in this book is taken from Satan and His Kingdom by Dennis McCallum.

      Unless otherwise identified, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations identified NASB are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE,® Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. (www.lockman.org)

      Scripture quotations identified NIV are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION.® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved world wide. www.zondervan.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

      Published by Bethany House Publishers

      11400 Hampshire Avenue South

      Bloomington, Minnesota 55438

      www.bethanyhouse.com

      Bethany House Publishers is a division of

      Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

      www.bakerpublishinggroup.com

      Ebook edition created 2011

      ISBN 978-1-4412-7070-2

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

      Special thanks to Nick Hetrick, Melony Harvey, and my wife, Holly, for their edits. Thanks also to my church community for standing with me in spiritual warfare for all these years.

      Contents

      Cover

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Introduction

      1. God’s Plan and Satan

      2. Satan’s Odd Behavior

      3. Spiritual Warfare Today

      4. Our Strategy

      5. Your Personal Battle With Satan

      6. Countering Satan’s Trump Card

      Notes

      About the Author

      Back Cover

      Introduction

      After nearly forty years of ministry, I am still surprised that people know so little about Satan. When he brought evil into the world, it changed the course of human history. Arguably, next to God, Satan is the most important being to learn about.

      During the past few years, though, when people have asked me questions about Satan and I wanted to recommend a book that dealt with the subject comprehensively, I could think of none that fit the bill.

      A number of recent books dealing with Satan reflect an extreme perspective that is not biblically based. Authors who attribute too much to demonic activity do a poor service to believers by assuming matters that are not revealed in the Bible. Hermeneutic restraint—sticking to what is actually written—is in short supply when it comes to books on Satan. Believers need accurate, balanced, biblical information on Satan, not exaggeration. Exaggerated or distorted versions of spiritual warfare have created suspicion on the whole subject in the minds of many Christian leaders.

      At the other extreme, there is deafening silence on this subject from many evangelical leaders today. Pursuing my interest in matters of ministry, I have visited many churches in the United States, including most of the well-known mega-churches. Yet for as many services and conferences I have attended, I don’t recall ever hearing a teaching on Satan or spiritual warfare—one of the major themes in the New Testament. Personal discussions with leaders from these churches reveal that they do believe in Satan. But for some reason it doesn’t seem to get much airtime in modern mainstream evangelical churches.

      Most liberal and emergent village churches reject the reality of a personal Satan. So too do the majority of Americans who say they believe in God. According to a 2008 Barna Group survey, the majority of both Catholics and Protestants in America reject the reality of a personal Satan.[1] Verbal Kint, the narrator in the 1995 film Usual Suspects, says, The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.

      While most Bible-believing Christians do believe in Satan, confusion often reigns. Our question today should be, What are the facts?

      A spiritual war is raging. The apostle Paul says, For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world (Ephesians 6:12 nlt).[2] You are in the middle of that war. Whether your heart is peace-loving or warlike makes no difference. You can’t get out of it. You can only choose whether to fight or to be mowed down as a civilian casualty.

      If you are a pastor, a Christian who actively shares your faith, or you lead Bible studies or disciple younger believers, you need to learn about Satan for the sake of your ministry. You need to be able to answer important questions that come up and to anticipate his moves in the lives of your people. This book, drawn from my more comprehensive book Satan and His Kingdom, is for both Christians who need to learn about Satan for their own survival and for workers who need the ability to explain his ways and face him in battle.

      Chapter 1

      God’s Plan and Satan

      Our collision with Satan is part of a larger picture—a picture of the cosmic collision between God and Satan. Before we can properly appreciate our involvement in spiritual warfare, we have to understand the flow of God’s plan and Satan’s reactions. So let’s start by tackling some of the baffling questions raised by the interactions between God and Satan, including why God has allowed him to continue his evil work.

      Early Hints

      Although God apparently has been passive in the face of Satan’s evil actions, he hasn’t really been. We can rest assured that he saw the whole thing coming. Before he ever created Satan or humans, God knew about their future rebellion, and he formed a colossal, startling plan that suddenly and shockingly burst onto the world when Jesus did the unthinkable. Paul makes it clear that God had this plan long ago, even before he made the world (Ephesians 1:4).

      To the casual reader, it may seem like the biblical story meanders; that God was reacting to events that came up, trying this, trying that, being let down by people, blessing, judging, and eventually, after exhausting other options, sending Jesus. But this is not the case. Right from the beginning, God hinted that his plan was afoot. In Genesis 3, in the shadow of humanity’s fall from grace, he said to the serpent,

      I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. (v. 15)

      Adam and Eve almost certainly couldn’t tell exactly what this foretelling meant, but it indicates a definite plan resulting in a negative fate for the serpent. The agent of the serpent’s destruction would be the seed of woman.

      Israel’s Mission

      God proceeded with his plan when he

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