Publisher's Synopsis
The purpose of this book is to celebrate the victory that the saints of God can have through the power and might of a personal relationship with Christ. It has been divided into four parts. Part one is, "The devil could not overthrow God." In that part, the reader will learn when the devil became the devil. A key point will be that he is not in control of the events of this life. In fact, he is quite limited in what he can and cannot do.
Part two is entitled, "The devil cannot overthrow or stop the saints." In that part, key times and events in the lives of Job, David, Abraham, and Joseph will be presented. Then, chapters seven and eight will share five truths about pain and evil in this life. Many question how an omnipotent, omniscient God can be all-powerful and all-knowing in a world where so much pain and evil exist. Their argument is that either God is not good because He allows bad things to happen, or He is not all-powerful and all-knowing because He cannot keep negative things from happening. So that topic will be explored in those chapters. Part three is entitled, "The devil cannot limit the Holy Spirit." Part four is entitled, "The devil cannot limit the ministry." In those last two parts, it will be shown that the devil cannot keep people from getting saved. He cannot keep them from learning the truth about the Lord or even the truth about himself. He cannot keep them from serving the Lord, and he cannot make any of them sin. Then, the final chapter of this text will share four important ways that a person can live victoriously in this existence. The first is about loving the Lord. The second is about trusting in Him. The third is about serving Him. The fourth is about always remembering that the devil has been and is defeated. So with a little effort, any individual can live by those scripturally-based principles and enjoy a good, abundant life. Then, when this life is over, he or she will be ready to go be with the Lord forever and ever. So the hope in writing this text is that God will be honored and glorified by those things that have been written. It is also hoped that anyone who might currently be in the grips of Satan will be able to break free and be drawn to the Lord. A simple truth that everyone needs to know is that Jesus loves, but that the devil hates. With the Lord, there is peace, joy, contentment, and satisfaction. With the devil, there is no peace, no joy, no contentment, and no satisfaction. With the Lord, there is hope eternal and an everlasting existence in His presence. With the devil, there is no hope and only everlasting doom and condemnation in hades and gehenna. So no one who comes to the Lord on this side of the grave will ever be sorry on the other side of the grave. By contrast, anyone who does not come to Him will be sorry for all eternity. So now in closing, there is one final note to be made with respect to the organization of this text before concluding this Introduction. Something that the reader might find helpful is boxes throughout the text that show the different passages that are being referenced at the times and in the locations where they are being referenced. That way, he or she will not have to jump all over the place or get into or out of the scriptures to locate a particular reference. Hopefully that inclusion will help the reader in trying to understand the various events and to also quickly put them into their right context. So it is hoped that that addition will make this text easier to read and that the Lord will receive the praise, honor, and glory that He rightfully deserves.
