John 10:10
Thesis: Satan’s purpose is to deceive, defeat, and destroy mankind.
Satan tries to destroy the unbelievers.
A. Satan blinds their minds to spiritual truth, 2 Corinthians 4:4.
B. Satan snatches the Word from their hearts, Luke 8:12.
C. Satan uses men to oppose God’s work, Revelation 2:13.
Satan tries to deceive Christians.
A. Satan tempts Christians to lie, Acts 5:3.
B. Satan tempts Christians to live an immoral life-style, 1 Corinthians 7:5.
C. Satan sows tares/unbelievers among believers, Matthew 13:38-39.
Satan tries to defeat Christians.
A. Satan accuses and slanders Christians, Revelation 12:10.
B. Satan hinders the work of Christians, 1 Thessalonians 2:18.
C. Satan employs demons to defeat Christians, Ephesians 6:11-12.
D. Satan incites persecutions against Christians, Revelation 2:10.
Christ came to defeat Satan and give life to Believers.
A. Christ is the Good Shepherd; He came to call unbelievers to repentance and to give them eternal life.
B. Christ is the Good Shepherd; He came to send the Holy Spirit to guide us into Truth.
C. Christ is the Good Shepherd; He came to defend us and to present us faultless to the Father, Jude 24.