Renewing Your Mind The Adversary
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Nov 14, 2025 
R.C. Sproul, a renowned Reformed theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, delves into the nature of Satan as the ultimate adversary of God and believers. He discusses common misconceptions about Satan's power, emphasizing that he is a created being with limitations. Sproul cautions against viewing Satan as mere superstition, highlighting his craftiness in the Garden of Eden. Using imagery of a lion, he teaches that Christians can resist Satan through the Holy Spirit and spiritual armor, while also addressing the critical distinction between minimizing and exaggerating his influence.
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Lewis Felt Oppressed While Writing About Demons
- Sproul shares C.S. Lewis's experience that writing about demons brought Lewis into a season of depression.
- This personal cost illustrates the seriousness and spiritual pressure tied to studying Satan.
Students Who Believe In God But Mock Satan
- R.C. Sproul recalls teaching college students who believed in God but mocked belief in Satan.
- Their view reduced Satan to Halloween caricatures and missed biblical evidence of evil's reality.
Why The Cartoon Devil Image Emerged
- The medieval caricature of a horned, red-suited devil arose to mock and belittle Satan's pride.
- That imagery served as a cultural defense, not a biblical portrait of the adversary.
