Obtaining Victory Over Sin - NetBibleStudy.com

Victory Over Sin 773. In what ways have churches often given the impression that they are notinterested in helping those with special needs? What can be done to change thisimpression – or fact?4. Christ is our Representative in heaven: what specifically would you wantHim to request the Father on your behalf? Remember that you have the same access tothe Father because of your position in Christ – according to John 16:23-27. Use youropportunity to speak to Him directly through Jesus Christ.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lesson 11SATANIC ACTIVITYLet’s say, for example, that we have followed the principles mentioned in thisstudy as closely as possible and have experienced some successes, but still are defeatedby failures at times in certain areas of our life. We find that certain desires are sostrong; our behavioral ruts are so deep that we just can’t seem to find victory in theseareas. What’s wrong?Scripture teaches us that not only is our fleshly nature is involved in ourspiritual struggles, but satanic forces are as well. It isn’t only in cases of bizarrebehavior – or dabbling in the occult – that we need to confront satanic activity, butGod’s Word teaches us that we need to confront satanic forces in every day living, ifwe are ever to live victoriously.Take, for example, Ananias and Sapphira lying about the amount of money theyreceived from the sale of their land in the 5 th chapter of Acts. They declared that theyhad sold it for a certain amount and was giving all the money to the church, when inactuality they had sold it for a higher price and simply kept part of the money forthemselves. God nowhere commanded, or even asked, believers to sell their land andgive all the money to the church, therefore, they were not under any obligation to do it.Because of the local need at that time other believers were selling their land and givingthe money to the church, so Ananias and Sapphira wanted to appear spiritual andgenerous, so they told -- what some might call -- “A white lie.”Who would have guessed that Satan was the instigator of this deception? YetPeter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep backsome of the price of the land?” (Acts 5:3). Be assured that the “father of lies” is involvedwhen we tell a lie --- even a white one!The Apostle Paul warns us about Satan’s role in the breakup of the marriage,when he wrote, “lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self-control” (1 Corinthians7:5b). You can be sure that Satan will do whatever he can to ruin a marriage.