{"id":977,"date":"2010-02-20T11:29:09","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T16:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=977"},"modified":"2010-02-20T11:29:09","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T16:29:09","slug":"satan-the-bible-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/satan-the-bible-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Satan the Bible Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Has it ever occurred to you that Satan is probably one of the greatest Bible scholars in the universe? He probably has the Bible memorized and knows all the various views on every passage of the Bible. He probably has learned all the best arguments for every theological position that exists\u2013both orthodox and heretical. He probably invented some of the heretical ones&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Which means, of course, that the devil is an expert with the Word of God. Of course, he uses it wrongly\u2013to glorify himself and tempt us to sin. This is what he did with Jesus in the wilderness. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracecommentary.com\/bible\/showthread.php?t=48\" target=\"_blank\">In Luke 4:1-13<\/a>, Jesus defeated the first two temptations of the devil by quoting Scripture. So for the third temptation, the devil seems to say, \u201cOh yeah? Two can play that game!\u201d and he quotes Scripture back at Jesus. Satan is a deceiver and one of his favorite ways of deceiving Christians is with Scripture. He twists it, distorts it, and perverts it, and for the unwary, his explanations and ideas sound very convincing.<\/p>\n<p>So don\u2019t trust someone just because they can quote Scripture. Don\u2019t trust someone just because they use Scripture persuasively. And I\u2019m saying that about myself also. Don\u2019t trust me. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m wrong in my theology somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>How can you learn the truth? Study Scripture and listen to others who have also studied Scripture. Weigh what you hear with what others have said and with what you yourself have learned. Pray. Seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I firmly believe that as we do this, as we humbly seek God, asking Him for wisdom, He will guide us into all truth.<\/p>\n<h6>This post is based on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracecommentary.com\/bible\/showthread.php?t=48\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Commentary for Luke 4:1-13.<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has it ever occurred to you that Satan is probably one of the greatest Bible scholars in the universe? He probably has the Bible memorized and knows all the various views on every passage of the Bible. He probably has learned all the best arguments for every theological position that exists\u2013both orthodox and heretical. 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