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ACTS
The continued Life of Jesus
through the Apostles
TEN ATTACKS OF SATAN TO DESTROY THE CHURCH
In The Book of Acts
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Acts |
Attempt |
Result |
Acts |
| (1) |
2:13 |
Mocking |
About 3,000 added that same day |
(2:41) |
| (2) |
4:21 |
Threatening |
They spoke the Word with boldness |
(4:31) |
| (3) |
5:2 |
Hypocrisy |
Believers were added - multitudes of
men and women |
(5:14) |
| (4) |
5:40 |
Beating |
They ceased not to teach and preach
Jesus Christ |
(5:42) |
| (5) |
6:1 |
Division |
The number of disciples multiplied |
(6:7) |
| (6) |
8:1-2 |
Persecution |
They went everywhere preaching the Word |
(8:4) |
| (7) |
8:18-19 |
Satanic Influence |
It was stopped by the Spirit of God |
(8:23) |
| (8) |
11:2 |
Division |
They held their peace and glorified God |
(11:18) |
| (9) |
12:1-4 |
Persecution |
The word of God grew and multiplied |
(12:24) |
| (10) |
15:1 |
False Doctrine |
The churches were established and
increased daily |
(16:5) |
After the “Acts Period” there were two more great attempts by Satan
that could be numbered #11 and #12 –
| (11) |
Persecution |
Great persecution by the Caesars for 200
years - but even those by whose hands they died
were often converted, and the church grew. |
| (12) |
Compromise |
When Constantine made the state religion a
mixture of Christianity and
paganism.
This sent the entire world into what is called the "dark ages."
It wasn't until God revealed to Martin Luther that "THE
JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH" that the light began again to dawn,
and ushered in what is referred to regarding knowledge as the
"Renaissance" and regarding Christianity as the "Reformation." |
It is interesting to note that of all of Satan’s attempts to destroy the
Church of the Living God, the one that came closest to succeeding was
COMPROMISE!
BUT GOD IS VICTORIOUS
AND SO IS HIS CHURCH!
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