Rev. Peter Everett

Ephesians 6:10-18

Scheme#1: Satan Shows the Bait and Hides the Hook

Strategies Against Scheme#1
a)Stay away from the devil's shiny lure
(Romans 12:9; I Thessalonians 5:22)
b)Consider that sin is sweet in the mouth, but bitter in the stomach
c)Consider that sin will bring about the greatest losses in your life
d)Consider that sin is essentially deceptive (Hebrews 3:13)

Scheme#2: Satan Paints Sin With Virtue's Colors

Strategies Against Scheme#2
a)Consider that evil in a pretty package is no less evil
b)Consider that the more that evil is wrapped in a pretty package, the more dangerous it is (Revelation 2:20)
c)Look at sin with the perspective you will have at death
d)Consider that the very sins that Satan tries to dress up as appealing and alluring are the very sins that cost the precious blood of Jesus Christ in order to forgive and redeem you

Scheme#3: Satan Tries To Trick You Into Thinking That "Small
Sins" Are Harmless

Strategies Against Scheme#3
a)Consider that what we call "little sins" can harm us in a big way
b)Consider that giving in to "little sins" leads gradually to "big sins"
c)Consider that "little sins" may be more dangerous than "big sins"
(I Corinthians 5:6)
d)Consider that, in the past, believers have chosen to suffer rather than to commit a "little sin"