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What Not To Say To A Car Dealer
Car salesman in his natural habitat. (Getty)
Apprehensive about shopping for a ? Afraid you'll say the wrong thing to a
that will give him the upper hand in the price battle? Shopping for a new car, or even a used one, doesn't have to be that kind of nerve-jangling roll of the dice that it was many years ago.
For starters, the advent of the Internet allows car shoppers to go into battle armed with more information today than ever. Sites like
make it quite easy to get basic information that includes MSRP, features, options and reviews on any car you might have your eye on before you visit a car dealer, rather than having to trust the
to educate you.
With more car dealers out there now than ever before, consumers also now have more leverage. It's a common consumer tactic to play two car dealers off each other, or in
parlance, "cross-shopping," to see which one can give you the .
But it still helps to know what to say and what not to say as you and the car dealer play the game of haggling the price, because, you could still say the wrong thing to give the car dealer a leg up on the negotiations.
We spoke to an
car-buying expert and an auto dealer to find out what NOT to say once you're on a car dealer's turf and what TO say.
"Under no circumstances should you start talking about monthly payments," says John Nielson, Director of Auto Repair and Buying for AAA. "You should just focus on negotiating the purchase price. Once you start talking about monthly payments, everything gets confusing, because suddenly you don't know if that's the payment for 24 months, or 36 months, or how much of that would include interest charges if you're financing the purchase through the dealer."
Nielson's advice on this matter is supported by a sales representative at a Virginia , who agreed to speak to us on the condition of anonymity. "After all, I don't want to shoot myself in the foot," he says. So we'll call him Bill.
"Dealers will absolutely try to get you to negotiate monthly payments instead of purchase price, because we make more money if we do it that way," says Bill. "We'll say something like, 'I can get you into this car for $300 a month,' but we won't say how many months that's for. If we can get you to commit to a longer payment structure and we're doing the financing, we're making more money off you in interest payments."
Fundamentally, says Bill, " like to move money around. So it probably also is not in the buyer's best interest to mention right up front that he or she has a car they want to . Because once we know that, we know you're looking to get as much money as you can out of the trade-in."
Bill explains how getting more currency for your trade in can be a smokescreen that won't save you money in the end. "We'll assess the value of the car, and if it's worth, say, $15,000, we'll tell you we'll give you that amount," he says. "But once we do that, we'll be pretty hard to budge on the sale price of the car. So in that instance, you'll probably end up paying full MSRP for your new car."
Bill informs us, "These days, with CarMax being so prevalent, consumers might want to consider not trading their car in at all, and just selling it via CarMax. You will almost always get a better price for it if you sell it than what a dealer will give you in trade-in value."
Nielson of AAA has similar advice on this front, although he comes at it from a slightly different perspective. "It's OK to mention that you might want to trade your car in, because you don't want to get caught telling them something that isn't true. But just tell the sales rep, 'We'll talk about that later, let's just focus on the price of the new car for now'," says Nielson.
"Anytime you add the trade-in value for your existing car into the negotiation of the price for the new car, the numbers start moving back and forth, and you could end up being confused about how much you're really paying for the new car," warns Nielson. "The number one way consumers can go wrong in this scenario is to lose sight of the purchase price of the vehicle, which is the number you are in best position to negotiate."
Nielson laughs, "You probably also shouldn't tell them that you recently had a car repossessed, or that you have bad credit. That kind of information probably won't work in your favor."
And while it may be unwise to tell a dealer you're desperate for a car -- information that can bring out the shark in any sales rep -- there's nothing wrong with telling the car dealer that you're definitely looking to a
in the next few days. "Face it, dealers are trying to make a living," says Nielson. "So if they think you're just out kicking tires and are six months away from making a purchase, they might think you're wasting their time, so you won't get as much attention from them."
But back to the financing question: Bill reveals, "One tactic dealers sometimes take is getting the buyer lost in the numbers, by asking them, 'Where do you want to be? What's your budget?' And then once we know that, we start talking about financing through us, which is a way we make a lot of money on the back end of the deal.
That's why Nielson advises prospective car buyers, "Do your homework, find out what incentives are out there, and use a payment
you can find online so you're educated on how much car you can get into for the price you want to pay."
Also, it's best to get preapproved for a
before you even walk into the Thunderdome -- er, the dealer showroom. Bill says, "That way, if we know up front you're pre approved to get your financing elsewhere, we're not going to try and hit you with a high interest rate. That's what a lot of dealers will try to do without even knowing what your credit rating is."
One issue to factor in is whether or not you intend to pay cash. (If only all of us should be so lucky to have that kind of coin lying around.) If you do intend to pay cash, Bill tells us that's something you may not want to say right up front.
"When dealers are negotiating the purchase price, they anticipate making money on the back end, via financing," Bill explains. "So if you tell them up front you're paying cash, the dealer knows he has no opportunity to make money off you from financing. So, he might not be as moveable on purchase price if he already knows he isn't going to make any money off you from financing."
This likely holds true if you've been preapproved for financing. It's best not to reveal your hand on the outset that you don't plan to use dealer financing before you negotiate the vehicle price.
It's not necessarily bad form for the buyer to tell the car dealer up front that he's strongly considering financing the car through the dealer -- and then, later, saying, "I changed my mind," after negotiating the purchase price.
"The buyer CAN get a better deal if he does that," concedes Bill, "because all along, in that scenario, the dealer is maybe knocking something off of the top of the purchase price thinking he's going to get some interest out of you on the financing."
Finally, confirms Bill, "It's OK to say you've been to other dealers, because cross-shopping between two dealers is always a good idea. From the dealer standpoint, customer service is what separates one dealership from another dealer who sells the same brand. Some customers are willing to pay more money if they were treated right during the purchase process, because that's a pretty good indicator that you'll also be treated right later on, when you come back to have your car serviced or ."
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Who Is Satan?: What Does the Bible Say About the Devil?
Introduction
Who is Satan?
Satan or the Devil is often portrayed as some guy
in a red suit with horns, a pitchfork, and a tail. This cartoon-like
caricature is often mocked as being made up. Is this what Satan looks
like? Is he real?
According to the Barna Group, the majority of Christians do not believe that
Satan or the devil actually exists. However,
according to an AP-AOL news poll, up to 97% of evangelical Christians believe
that angels exist. Contrary to the beliefs of
many, Satan is not the opposite of God&an anti-god. According to the Bible,
Satan is a created being, having been created by God as His most powerful
angelic helper. So, Satan is an angel who rebelled against God.
Who is Satan?
The Bible says that Satan was created by God as a cherub, the most
powerful of God's angelic beings. Some time
after his creation and before the creation of mankind, Satan rebelled against
God and took one third of the angels (now referred to as demons) with him
into rebellion.
What does Satan look like?
No, Satan does not look like the cartoon character in the red suit with a
tail and horns and a pitchfork. Contrary to the beliefs of
Barak Obama is not Satan. Angels, including Satan,
don't have male or female characteristics in their heavenly state (which Jesus
told us through His teaching). However, when
they come to earth, they can take on human form. In the Bible, all angels
who take on human form appear as males. All biblical references address Satan by
the personal pronoun &he.&
However, in their heavenly state according to the Bible, a cherub is a large
creature&up to 18 feet in height with 8
foot long wings. In the prophet Ezekiel's
vision, the cherubim (plural of &cherub&) had four wings.
Under their wings were human-like hands that could could be used to carry
things. All the surfaces of the cherubim,
including the wings, were covered with eyes.
Each cherub had four faces, one &of a cherub, the second the face of a man,
the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.&
The New Testament book of Revelation describes similar creatures, only with
six wings each, with faces of a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle.
So, these creatures look nothing like the cute little cherubim you can buy
for your garden or bookshelf. Satan himself is described as being &perfect
in beauty,& being adorned with all kinds of precious stones.
The fall of Satan
Satan was created as a perfect being. He is described as originally being
wise and completely righteous. However, pride caused Satan to fall, (&your heart was lifted up because of your
since he wanted to receive the worship due to God
At that point there was rebellion in , when Satan convinced one third
of the angels to rebel against God. Michael, an
archangel of God, fought with
God's angels against Satan and his angels, with Satan losing the battle and
being cast from
down to earth.
It isn't certain when Satan rebelled against God, but a passage from the book
of Job (Job 38:4-7) suggests it occurred between the creation of the earth and the
creation of Adam and Eve. In describing the creation of the earth to Job and
his friends, God said that &all the sons of God shouted for joy.&
Presumably, &all the sons of God& would have included Satan as well,
suggesting he hadn't rebelled at the point the earth was created.
However, Satan wasn't finished in his rebellion against God. Satan took on the form of a snake in the garden of Eden to tempt
He managed to convince Eve that God's instructions against eating from the
were done as a way of keeping
something good from her. She believed Satan's lie that she would &become
like God.& We don't know where
, but he followed his wife's lead and also
disobeyed God's instructions.
Satan's continued rebellion
&Satan continues in his rebellion today, since he hates God and His plans. He wants
people to worship him and follow his evil ways. He opposes &God who took on the form of a man
to redeem humanity from their sin, and restore
their relationship with Him.
A comparison between Jesus and Satan is given in the table below.
Comparison between Jesus and Satan
Characteristic
Lead people to salvation
Lead people into rebellion
Tell people the truth
Tell people lies
Motivation
Followers experience
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control
Sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, witchcraft,
hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions,
envy, drunkenness, orgies
Following leads to
Freedom from sin
Enslavement to sin
Satan's ultimate fate
The Bible says that Satan will continue in his rebellion against God until
the very end. Near the end, a &beast& (world ruler) will arise from
the &sea& (the
gentile nations), having been given power by Satan to perform signs and wonders
for the world. In addition, a false prophet, a
religious leader empowered by Satan will deceive people into worshipping him.
The beast and the false prophet will convince the leaders of the earth to follow
them into war against God and His people.
However, the armies of the leaders of the world will be destroyed at the battle
of Armageddon and the beast and false prophet will be thrown into the Lake of
Fire. At this point, Satan will be locked up for
1,000 years, while
rules the earth
with His saints. At the end of that period,
Satan is released for a short period of time, deceives the leaders of the world
again, and convinces them to attack Jesus and His rule on the earth.
The battle is short as fire from heaven consumes the rebels. Satan is then
thrown into the Lake of Fire () to &be tormented day and night for ever and ever.&
Following Satan's demise, the saints of
will judge the angels who
joined him in rebellion.
Overcoming Satan
The apostle John says that believers can overcome Satan when &the word of God
abides in you.& When Jesus was
tempted by Satan, He cited scripture to him (Matthew 4:1-10). In addition, Paul
tells us that the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God, is our only
offensive weapon against the Satan (Ephesians 6:13-17). In the parable of the sower,
Jesus said that there were those who heard the word of God, but failed to take
it in, and so were led astray by the devil (the seed that fell by the side of
the road). So Christians resist the devil by
knowing and memorizing scripture so that we cannot be deceived by the lies of
Satan. The Bible gives believers
the following instructions about resisting the devil:
Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (James
&In your anger do not sin&: Do not let the sun go down while you are
still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. (Ephesians 4:26-27)
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. (Ephesians 6:16)
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around
like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your
faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by
your brethren who are in the world. (1 Peter 5:8-9)
Conclusion
Satan is often comically portrayed as a guy in a red devil suit. He probably
likes it this way, since most people (including Christians) are apt to
disbelieve in his existence. As a &non-existent& force in people's lives, Satan
is free to influence them without being discovered as the cause of many of their
problems. However, the Bible says that Satan is a beautiful and powerful fallen
angel, who would like to do nothing more than take away the joy of Christians
through deception, and lead people into rebellion against God. Although Satan is
destined for the Lake of Fire, biblical prophecy indicates that he will deceive
entire nations and kingdoms before he is relegated to , along
with the other fallen angels he led into rebellion against God.
Jesus replied, &I saw Satan fall like lightning from
heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to
overcome all th nothing will harm you. However, do not
rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are
written in heaven.& (Luke 10:18-20)
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&Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say
to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, &You had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. &You were in Eden, the garden
of G Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and
The beryl, the onyx, The lapis lazuli, the
turquoise, And the gold, the workmanship of your settings
and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were
prepared. &You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you
there. You were on the holy mountain of G You walked in the midst of
the stones of fire. &You were blameless in your ways From the day you
were created, Until unrighteousness was found in you. &By the
abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you
Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And
I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of
fire. &Your heart was lifted up be You corrupted
your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I ca I put
you before kings, That they may see you. &By the multitude of your
iniquities, In the unrighteousness of your trade, You profaned your
sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire f It has
consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of
all who see you. (Ezekiel 28:12-18)
According to the Bible all of the sons of God
(i.e., all the angels, including Satan) shouted for joy at the creation of
the Earth. However, Satan had fallen by the time humans were created.
&Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if
you have understanding... When the morning stars sang together, And all
the sons of God shouted for joy?& (Job 38:4, 7)
And another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a
great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were
seven diadems. And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven, and
threw them to the earth. (Revelation 12:3-4)
&For in the resurrection they [believers] neither marry, nor are
given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.& (Matthew 22:30)
In the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim of
olive wood, each ten cubits high. One wing of the first cherub was five
cubits long, and the other wing five cubits--ten cubits from wing tip to
wing tip. The second cherub also measured ten cubits, for the two cherubim
were identical in size and shape. The height of each cherub was ten cubits.
He placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple, with their
wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of
the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the
middle of the room. He overlaid the cherubim with gold. (1 Kings 6:23-28)
The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the
cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the
cover. (Exodus 25:20)
The priests then brought the ark of the LORD's covenant to its place in the
inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the
wings of the cherubim. The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the
ark and overshadowed the ark and its carrying poles. (1 Kings 8:6-7)
The priests then brought the ark of the LORD's covenant to its place in the
inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the
wings of the cherubim. The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the
ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles. (2 Chronicles 5:7-8)
(Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like the
hands of a man.) (Ezekiel 10:8)
Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked
like the hands of a man. (Ezekiel 10:21)
Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings,
were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels. (Ezekiel 10:12)
Each of the cherubim had four faces: One face was that of a cherub, the
second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the
face of an eagle. (Ezekiel 10:14)
Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea
of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four
living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. The
first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third
had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four
living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even
under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: &Holy, holy, holy is
the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.& (Revelation
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the
morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the
nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I
will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above
the h I will be like the most High. (Isaiah
Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven
heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. His tail swept a third of
the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth... And there was war in
heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and
his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their
place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent
called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled
to the earth, and his angels with him. (Revelation 12:3-9)
&Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding, Who set its measurements? Since you
know. Or who stretched the line on it? &On what were its bases sunk? Or who
laid its cornerstone, When the morning stars sang together And all the sons
of God shouted for joy? (Job 38:4-7)
And the serpent said to the woman, &You surely
shall not die! &For God knows that in the day you eat from it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and
evil.& (Genesis 3:3-5)
...Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard
equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of
a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance
as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even
death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on
Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE
WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that
every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father. (Philippians 2:5-11)
But He said to them, &I must preach the kingdom of God to the other
cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.& (Luke 4:43)
&let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the
name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from
the dead--by this name this man stands here before you in good health...
&And there is salv for there is no other name under
heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.& (Acts
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am
sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may
receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by
faith in Me.' (Acts 26:17-18)
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead, for with the heart a
person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he
confesses, resulting in salvation. (Romans 10:9-10)
to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the
praise of His glory. In Him, you also, after listening to
the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed,
you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, (Ephesians 1:12-13)
For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through
our Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so
that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it
eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:10)
and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to
give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:15)
...at the revelation of Jesus C and though you have not seen Him, you
love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly
rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome
of your faith the salvation of your souls. (1 Peter 1:7-9)
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, &Now the salvation, and the
power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come,
for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them
before our God day and night. (Revelation 12:10)
For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into
the kingdom of the Son He loves, (Colossians 1:13)
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you
used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of
the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are
disobedient. (Ephesians 2:1-2)
I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews
though they are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall down at
your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. (Revelation 3:9)
And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying,
&Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth,
for You are not partial to any. (Matthew 22:16)
They came and said to Him, &Teacher, we know that You are truthful and
for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in
truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not? (Mark 12:14)
&But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days
of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a
great famine ca (Luke 4:25)
They questioned Him, saying, &Teacher, we know that You speak and teach
correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in
truth. (Luke 20:21)
There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every
man. (John 1:9)
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory,
glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John 1:14)
For the Law was given through M grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)
&There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony
which He gives about Me is true. (John 5:32)
&He who speaks from himself but He who is seeking
the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no
unrighteousness in Him. (John 7:18)
&But even if I do judge, M for I am not alone in it,
but I and the Father who sent Me. (John 8:16)
&But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the
truth, which I heard from G this Abraham did not do. (John 8:40)
&But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. &Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not
believe Me? (John 8:45-46)
Many came to Him and were saying, &While John performed no sign, yet
everything John said about this man was true.& (John 10:41)
Jesus said to him, &I am the way, and the truth, no one
comes to the Father but through Me. (John 14:6)
Therefore Pilate said to Him, &So You are a king?& Jesus answered, &You
say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I
have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the
truth hears My voice.& (John 18:37)
As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be
stopped in the regions of Achaia. (2 Corinthians 11:10)
if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth
is in Jesus, (Ephesians 4:21)
As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and
you have no need for but as His anointing teaches you
about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught
you, you abide in Him. (1 John 2:27)
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding
so that we may know H and we are in Him who is true, in His
Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (1 John 5:20)
&And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy,
who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and
who shuts and no one opens, says this: (Revelation 3:7)
&To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and
true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this: (Revelation
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it
is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
(Revelation 19:11)
Then the LORD God said to the woman, &What is
this you have done?& And the woman said, &The serpent deceived
me, and I ate.& (Genesis 3:13)
&You are of your father the devil, and you want
to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning,
and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.
Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks for he is a liar,
and the father of lies. (John 8:44)
Then Peter said, &Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart
that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the
money you received for the land? (Acts 5:3)
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven--if
there was anything to forgive--I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for
your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware
of his schemes. (2 Corinthians 2:10-11)
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they
cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image
of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4)
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. (2
Corinthians 11:14)
But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not
boast about it or deny the truth. Such &wisdom& does not come down from
heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. (James 3:14-15)
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of
Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and
in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish
because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. (2 Thessalonians
And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the
devil and Satan, who dece he was thrown down to the
earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Revelation 12:9)
Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to
him, &One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor,
and you will hav and come, follow Me.& (Mark 10:21)
&He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he
who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will
disclose Myself to him.& (John 14:21)
&Just as the Father has loved Me, I abide in My love.&
(John 15:9)
&This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved
you. (John 15:12)
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (Romans 8:35)
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for
all, (2 Corinthians 5:14)
and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be
filled up to all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19)
and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us,
an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. (Ephesians 5:2)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave
Himself up for her, (Ephesians 5:25)
and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love
which are found in Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 1:14)
Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the
faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 1:13)
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of
the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of G
nor is anyone who does not love his brother. (1 John 3:10)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things
there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23)
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity
ido hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of
rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, drunkenness, orgies,
and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this
will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)
&You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right!
You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop
perverting the right ways of the Lord? (Acts 13:10)
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you
used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of
the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are
disobedient. (Ephesians 2:1-2)
He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been
sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to
destroy the devil's work. (1 John 3:8)
&The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach
good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,& (Luke 4:18)
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, &If you continue in
My word, then you are truly disciples of M and you will know the truth,
and the truth will make you free.& They answered Him, &We are Abraham's
descendants and have never yet bee how is it that You
say, 'You will become free'?& Jesus answered them, &Truly, truly, I say to
you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. The slave does not remain
the son does remain forever. So if the Son makes you
free, you will be free indeed.& (John 8:31-36)
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the
law of sin and of death. (Romans 8:2)
It was for freedom that C therefore keep standing firm and
do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1)
Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will
grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that
they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who
has taken them captive to do his will. (2 Timothy 2:25-26)
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and
how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of
the devil, because God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept
bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what
bound her?& (Luke 13:16)
And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. Then I saw a beast
coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns
were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. And the beast
which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and
his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and
his throne and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it had been
slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and
foll they worshiped the dragon because he gave his
au and they worshiped the beast, saying, &Who is like
the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?& There was given to him a
mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for
forty-two months was given to him. (Revelation 13:1-5)
And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the
beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like
for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the
kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great
day of God, the Almighty. (Revelation 16:13-14)
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled
to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.
(Revelation 19:19)
And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed
the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the
mark of the beast and those who these two were thrown
alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. (Revelation 19:20)
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,
and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked
and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until
the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short
time. (Revelation 20:2-3)
Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to
them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their
testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not
worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their
forehe and they came to life and reigned with Christ
for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:4)
When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison
and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog
and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on
the seashore. They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded
the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven
and devoured them. And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the
lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been
thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to
judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not
know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! (1
Corinthians 6:2-3)
I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who
has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you
are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the
evil one. (1 John 2:14)
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty
nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, &If You
are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.& But He answered
and said, &It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD
ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'&
Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle
of the temple, and said to Him, &If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself
for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and
'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP,
SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'& Jesus said to him,
&On the other hand, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT
THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'& Again, the devil took Him to a very
high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the w
and he said to Him, &All these things I will give You, if You fall down and
worship me.& Then Jesus said to him, &Go, Satan! For
it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'&
Then the devil left H and behold, angels came and
began to minister to Him. (Matthew 1:1-11)
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against
the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this
darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in
the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore,
HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF
PEACE; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be
able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take THE HELMET
OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Ephesians
&When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the
evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the
one on whom seed was sown beside the road.& (Matthew 13:19)
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