"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."

                                                                          -II Corinthians 11:14

We often view Satan as a horrible looking creature with a pitchfork in his hand and a forked tail at the end of his body. But, if the devil appeared to us in that form we would immediately know to shut our ears to whatever he tells us, and say no to any temptation he may throw our way. But the fact is, the devil comes in disguise - or as the Scripture says, as "an angel of light."


Because the devil disguises himself as an angel of light, it makes sense that he would disguise the lies that he tells us as well. The devil's lies are often so subtle that even a born-again Christian has to pay close attention to be able to recognize them. For example, I once read a quote of a woman that said something along the lines of, "The church should base all of its doctrines on personal experience." Sounds harmless, right? That's how it sounded to me at first too, but then I read it again. Think about it. If this were true then somebody could choose to preach that homosexuality is acceptable because that has been their own "personal experience." Or they could say that it is okay to smoke, drink, and gamble, because of "personal experience." The Bible says, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine..." (II Timothy 3:16, 17) The Bible should be the basis for church doctrine - not personal experience.

I have known people that were habitual liars. When you know somebody like that, you find it difficult to believe one word they say. In reference to Satan, the Scripture says, "...When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."(John 8:44) In other words, he is a bigger liar than the greatest liar you can think of. I have made it a habit to disregard anything that the devil says, because after all, if it comes out of his mouth it's probably a lie.