It is Satan's constant effort to misrepresent the character of God, the nature of sin, and the real issues at stake in the great controversy. His sophistry lessens the obligation of the divine law and gives men license to sin. At the same time he causes them to cherish false conceptions of God so that they regard Him with fear and hate rather than with love. The cruelty inherent in his own character is attributed to the Creator; it is embodied in systems of religion and expressed in modes of worship. . Ellen G. White
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According to the Bible, Satan is the evil spirit that was made from the fallen angel Lucifer. He is the devil or evil spirit that has plagued mankind since time immemorial. We are all susceptible to Satan’s false teachings. The word “sophism” means “novelty, artificiality, deceit, falseness, artfulness.” He is a deceiver who uses novellas to try and make us think he is right when in reality he is wrong.

It is Satan’s goal to make us believe that God does not love us. This makes our relationship with Him very difficult because we are not able to trust Him completely. We are led to believe that God only wants the best for us when in fact He wants the best for us in all areas of our lives including our relationships with others.

Source: Great Controversy: Between Christ And Satan

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