Voices

C.S. Lewis, one of Christianity’s greatest modern thinkers said this, “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.” I think that for far too long we have let the image of Halloween costumes with red plastic masks and rounded off pitchforks define the image we have of Satan. We dismiss him as childish, outdated and no longer relevant. We start to, as Lewis suggests, disbelieve.

The longer we act as if there is no Enemy to be on our guard about, the easier it is to fall prey the what Peter calls, the “roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” I hope that you will join us in this series. We’re going to take a hard look at the schemes that the devil uses to keep us from the truth, and from understanding the love that God has for us. He continues to feed us lies. Jesus said that “there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44 NIV).