Series: Who Told You That? and the Lies We Believe Week 10: The Autopsy of the Lie
After the lie, there was death. That’s where this whole story began: fulfillment deterred, beauty shrouded, & enlightenment stifled.
THE DEVIL’S RISE & DEFEAT RUN TOGETHER
Satan went on to plan his dominion. He claimed: the air (Ephesians 2:2), the land (Job 1:7), & the sea (Revelation 12:12)
God pronounced the serpent’s doom. Genesis 3:15.
THE DEVIL KNOWS HIS TIME IS SHORT.
WHERE THE LIE BEGAN TO DIE.
THE DEVIL’S LIES SOUND LIKE WISDOM.
The lie beneath every lie is: “You don’t need God.”
THE AUTOPSY OF A LIE: WHAT KILLS IT.
Ephesians 4:14
Every lie the devil tells collapses under the weight of what God has said.
THE LIES OF SATAN VS. THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST
|
Lie |
Problem | Gospel Antidote |
| God just wants you happy | Pleasure as ultimate | Romans 8:5–6 |
| You only live once | No thought of eternity | Romans 8:12–13 |
| Live your truth | Self-centeredness | Romans 8:14–17 |
| Your feelings are reality | Despair | Romans 8:18–39 |
| Your life is what you make it | Pride | Romans 8:26–30 |
| Let go and let God | Passivity | Romans 8:2–4, 37 |
| The cross is not about wrath | Condemnation | Romans 8:1, 31–34 |
| God helps those who help themselves | Legalism | Romans 8:15 |
THE AUTOPSY OF A LIE ENDS WITH A CROSS & AN EMPTY TOMB.
Hebrews 2:14–15; Colossians 2:15; Revelation 20:10
THE FINAL WORD: THE TRUTH WINS.
The devil promises fulfillment, beauty, & enlightenment. But delivers emptiness, shame, & death.
The Gospel promises forgiveness, righteousness, & life. It delivers joy, glory, & eternity.
Truth killed the lie. The Cross killed the liar. The Resurrection sealed the victory.
