This is not a video game or a fairy tale but a very real war with a very real, deceptive foe.

Schemes of the devil - Here we encounter the commander in chief of the invisible army arrayed against us.

See links to the answers to 38 Questions on Satan.

See article below by Puritan Thomas Brooks on Satan's Devices to Draw the Soul to Sin (and 12 remedies).

This is a good description of the devil, the master deceiver, the master masquerader! Don't look for him in a red suit, with horns and a pitchfork, but as an angel of light (2Cor 11:14 +! Synonyms: plan, project, plan of action, program, strategy, stratagem, tactic, game plan, master plan, course/line of action.Įtymology of scheme - It is from Medieval Latin schema which means shape, figure, form, appearance and is from Greek schema which refers to appearance, as opposed to reality.

Try to put some of these definitions in the description of schemes in Ephesians 6:11 + to help you meditate on important truth.ĭefinition = a plan of action, an elaborate and systematic plan for a course of action designed to achieve a major or overall aim a strategy (art of planning and directing overall military operations and movements in a war or battle) a secret or underhanded plan a plot or a plan to achieve some action a carefully arranged and systematic program of action for attaining some object or end a particular ordered system or arrangement a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect. Don't just passively read them, in one ear and out the other! Think about how these definitions relate to demonic activity in your life as a follower of Christ. The English definitions of SCHEME are found below. Note: The notes on this page are the equivalent of an 80+ booklet.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes ( methodeia) of the devil. Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology - PDF - scroll down to p343 - Chapter 19 - Angels and p356 - Chapter 20 - Satan and Demons.Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD) - borrow this book - see page 722-728.Strategy of Satan by Warren Wiersbe - borrow the book or listen to the 2 hr 36 min audiobook free of charge.The Devil depicted in The Temptation of Christ,

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