The Devil's Lies

1. Lucifer came to love himself more than God. He wanted the affection that belonged to God. To achieve his goals, he began lying.
    
2. Lucifer’s best tool among the angels was deceit because suspicion or scheming did not exist in Heaven until sin arose.
    
3. God does not condemn any person for believing a lie. Yes, there are harmful consequences for believing lies, but God does not condemn a person for believing something that is untrue.
    
4. God does condemn every person who refuses to accept truth. Our response to truth reveals whether we love God or whether we don’t.
    
5. Sexual immorality and the pagan practice of offering food to idols in Pergamum offended Jesus.
    
6. The promise eating the hidden manna (the food of angels – Psalms 78:25) in Heaven contrasts the foolish practice of offering food to idols in hopes of eating that food and becoming as powerful as the pagan deity.
    
7. The Gnostics believed higher knowledge was the ultimate achievement of life. (See the devil’s lie in Genesis 3:5) Jesus offers a password to every overcomer so that he or she can enter into the presence of an Omniscient God.
    
8. Jesus told the Jews that He was the bread of life (a reference to manna which fell from Heaven). He indicated He was represented by the Passover Lamb which was slain at the feast. He told them He had come to give up His life for the world and those who believed in Him and obeying His teachings were observing Passover. (John 6)
    
9. Because Pergamum was the religious headquarters of Asia, Jesus said the devil had his throne there.
    
10. What lies of the devil are you aware of? What do you suspicion could be some of the devil’s lies?

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