Three Great Foes: Third, the devil (2) (Following Jesus Christ Rightly #19b)

Toward the end of last week’s message we cited the many ways in which the devil seeks to defeat Christians. He is deceitful and deceptive. He is cunning and conniving. The Scriptures display him as yet having great authority over the fallen world system and over the unregenerate (non-Christian) peoples of the world, even though Jesus is his Lord. We pointed out, however, that although satan is a great and powerful foe, he is not unlimited in his power and his ability to thwart the purposes of God in the lives of His people. Today we will begin with a short review for those who may not have been with us, but we will also include some additional information. And then we will consider in some detail the event from Luke 22:28ff in which the Lord predicted to Peter his trial of faith and his engagement with the devil.