Schemes: Expose the Enemy
Scheme 1: Question
Genesis 3
“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
Ephesians 6:11 NIV
Question:
If the devil can get you to ask the wrong questions, he can ensnare you.
Question #1: Question GOD’S WORD
- Genesis 3:1
- Isaiah 55:3, “Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life.”
- Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinks within himself, so he is.”
Question #2: Question GOD’S GOODNESS
- Genesis 3:5
- Matthew 7:11, “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”
- James 1:17, “Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father…”
- Romans 8:32, “Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?”
Question #3: Question GOD’S TRUTH
Question #4: Question GOD’S PRESENCE
- Genesis 3:8
- Isaiah 1:18, “‘Come now, let’s settle this,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.’”
Micah 6:8, “The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”