Schemes: Expose the Enemy

Scheme 1: Question

Genesis 3

“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
Ephesians 6:11 NIV

Question: If the devil can get you to ask the wrong questions, he can ensnare you.

Question #1: Question GOD’S WORD

• Genesis 3:1
• Isaiah 55:3, “Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life.”
• Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinks within himself, so he is.”

Question #2: Question GOD’S GOODNESS

• Genesis 3:5
• Matthew 7:11, “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”
• James 1:17, “Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father…”
• Romans 8:32, “Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?”

Question #3: Question GOD’S TRUTH

• Genesis 3:6

Question #4: Question GOD’S PRESENCE

• Genesis 3:8
• Isaiah 1:18, “‘Come now, let’s settle this,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.’”

 Micah 6:8, “The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”