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Resisting the Devil


"The nineteenth century French poet Charles Baudelaire wrote that 'the devil’s best trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist.' In the providence of God, the Devil has been quite successful in persuading his followers that he doesn’t exist. But we who are followers of the Lord Jesus Christ know all too well that he does, indeed, exist, as we wrestle daily against our enemy and the rulers, authorities, cosmic powers, and spiritual forces of evil (Eph. 6:12).'

In his editorial for February's issue of Tabletalk, Burk Parsons introduces an edition of the magazine that is entirely unique. "In the spirit of Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, we offer twenty similar letters written from the perspective of a senior demon to a junior demon on issues ranging from racism to cynicism, legalism to criticism."
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Read more in Resisting the Devil by   via Tabletalk Magazine  February 1st, 2011