Grace Fellowship Church

1. Pastor/TeacherJim Rickard Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, February 16, 2012 www.GraceDoctrine.org

2. DoxologyPraise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.

3. John 17The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!

4. John 17:6-19John 17:15-16The Evil One and His StrategyPart 7

5. H. Satan has a specific policy called “evil.”

6. 1. Evil is that which is independent from God and is made up of both human good and sin. It attempts to solve the problems of life apart from Bible doctrine and Divine establishment.

7. 2. Every believer who has fallen into reversionism has been deceived by Satan to the extent they are influenced by human good and evil.Col 1:21; 3:5; 3:9

8. 3. Evil is often a distortion of Bible doctrine or a distortion of the laws of Divine establishment.Phil 3:2-3; 2 Tim 3:13

9. 4. The mature believer should be able to distinguish between sin and evil and between evil and honor.Heb 5:13‑14

10. Heb 5:13‑14,“But solid food (sound doctrine) is belonging to the mature, the ones who because of academic self‑discipline keep having their perceptive faculties well‑trained with reference to differentiating between both the honorable and the evil.”

11. 5. There is Divine protection from evil for the positive believer. Psa 37:16‑19; 91:10, 97:10, 119:101; 121:7; Prov 1:33; 2:10-14; 16:6; 19:23

12. Psa 37:16‑19,“They (mature believers) will not be ashamed in the time of evil; in the day of depression they will still have abundance.”

13. Prov 1:33, “He who listens to me shall live in security, and shall be at ease without fear of evil.”

14. Prov 16:6, “By occupation with the Lord, one avoids evil.”

15. 6. The P/T is to take disciplinary action toward those opposed to doctrinal teaching, so that they will recover from reversionism and be delivered from the devil’s trap. 2 Tim 2:25‑26

16. I. False teachers are a part of his strategy, 1 John 4:1‑6.

17. 1. False teachershave a phony, hypocritical facade. They are bleeding heart do‑gooders, who are all things to all men apart from any standards based on Bible doctrine.Mat 7:15; Rom 16:17-18

18. Mat 7:15,“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”

19. 2. They use human public relations systems and legalistic flirtation and activism to court believers. Gal 4:17; 2 Tim 3:5‑7, 13

20. Gal 4:17, “They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.”

21. 2 Tim 3:5-7,“Led on by various impulses, (appetite, beauty, ambitious pride).”

22. 3. They appeal to human ego, arrogance and pride to distract believers from grace.2 Cor 10:12

23. 2 Cor 10:12,“For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.”

24. 4. They promote idolatry as a part of Satan’s communion table.Hab 2:18‑19

25. 5. They promote legalism as a system of pseudo‑spirituality.1 Tim 1:7‑8

26. Grace Fellowship ChurchThursday, February 16, 2012Tape # 12-020Jesus Prays for His DisciplesSatan’s Strategy – Evil, False Teachers and his attack on the CrossGreat High Priestly Prayer, Part 69John 17:15-16; 2 Cor 4:3-4; Phil 3:2-3; 1John 4:1-6 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012