2 Corinthians 11:13-15 – Deceiving them into believing wrong things by sowing among his people who fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness. Matthew 13:38-39; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
Watch out for False Leaders; they twist scripture, change it, and or try to rewrite it.
2 Timothy 2:3-4 – Good Soldiers in this war put on the #1. Suit of God, Eph. 6:10-18; #2. James 4:7; #3. 1Peter 5:8-9
- Armor of God – Spiritual
- Submit to God and resist the devil
- Be on Alert for the enemy – Adversary = Devil
Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-2 God countered the attack by converting Saul Acts 9:1-22
Acts 12:1; v 21-23 Herod Agrippa took over the leadership of the persecution of the Church.
God caused Herod to die a premature death
Acts 20:29-30 While satin attacked the church outwardly with persecution, he assaulted it inwardly
Apostate teachings.
Roman persecution Acts 81, 4-8, 25, 40- Acts 11:19-21; 12:24; 13:49
Nero – Blood Martyrs was the seed of the Church