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    The Wisdom of The Serpent And The Innocence of The Dove
    The Wisdom of The Serpent And The Innocence of The Dove
    The Wisdom of The Serpent And The Innocence of The Dove
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    The Wisdom of The Serpent And The Innocence of The Dove

    By Michael Adedeji

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    What’s ‘wise’ about the modus operandi of the devil? What’s ‘wise’ about his attitude and ‘psychology’, and why would Jesus ‘recommend’ his ‘wisdom’ to his followers? What is the innocence of the dove, and how do ‘sheep’ survive in the treacherous terrain of ‘wolves’?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Adedeji
    Release dateAug 26, 2014
    ISBN9781310022371
    The Wisdom of The Serpent And The Innocence of The Dove
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    Michael Adedeji

    a servant of Jesus Christ, preacher and teacher of the Gospel, author, songwriter, singer and instrumentalist. Pastors at Zion City Church of God,Lagos,Nigeria.

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      The Wisdom of The Serpent And The Innocence of The Dove - Michael Adedeji

      THE WISDOM OF THE SERPENT AND THE

      INNOCENCE OF THE DOVE

      By Michael Adedeji

      Copyright 2014 Michael Adedeji

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold, or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit. They brought forth life and the universe, and they were thoughtful in creation.

      They sustain and administer creation by their knowledge, wisdom and power, and they are lavish in their love and commitment towards man.

      You are forever appreciated, glorified and praised!

      Note:

      Unless otherwise stated, all scriptures are taken with permission from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society.

      Table Of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Divine Observation

      The Manifold Wisdom of God

      Secularism

      Chapter 2: The ‘Wisdom’ Of The Serpent

      The Diabolical Attack in the Garden

      Bewitchment

      Chapter 3: Shark Infested Waters

      Haman the Murderous Hater

      Ahithophel the Betrayer and Defector

      Delilah the Saboteur and ‘Terminator’

      Judas the Profiteer

      Herod the Predator

      Chapter 4: The Innocence Of The Dove

      The Compelling Natural Temptation to fight with Physical Weapons

      Chapter 5: The Weapons And Tactics Of Our Warfare

      Dimensions in our Spiritual Warring

      God’s Kind of Wisdom

      The ‘Technology’ of Faith and Prayer: Activator and Energy Behind Our Spiritual Weapons and Combat

      About the Author

      Connect With Author Online

      Introduction

      The devil is an impostor. But the best he can do at imitating ‘wisdom’ is pretension or deception. For example, he can ‘masquerade’ as an angel of light, but he’s definitely no angel of light anymore because he has permanently lost his place in the kingdom of light through rebellion (2 Corinthians 11:14; Revelation 12:7-9). He could ‘steal’ and put on sheep clothing but that does not make him a sheep; he’ll never be - he remains a wolf and the dragon forever (Revelation 12:3-4). He may ‘roar’ like a lion, but he’s not the Lion of the tribe of Judah (1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 5:5); Jesus is.

      Wisdom is of God. It is not and never will be of the devil. This is because the nature of true wisdom is positive and godly; it is positively creative and problem solving, and not problem generating. In fact, the scriptures say Jesus is the wisdom of God and creation. The scriptures confirm this when it declare that the earth and indeed the universe was created not just by the sheer power or might of God but primarily through his Wisdom. The scripture says, "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion…The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began…I was the craftsman at his side…" (John 1:1-5, Proverbs 8:12,22,23,30). Then the scriptures tell us the nature of true wisdom; "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise…To fear the LORD is to hate evil…" (Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 8:10).

      WISDOM IS OF GOD. IT IS NOT AND NEVER WILL BE OF

      THE DEVIL. THIS IS BECAUSE THE NATURE OF TRUE WISDOM

      IS POSITIVE AND GODLY; IT IS POSITIVELY CREATIVE AND

      PROBLEM SOLVING AND NOT PROBLEM GENERATING.

      According to the second part of the scriptures above, if fearing God means following his precepts and having good understanding, and hate for evil, which in turn sets off the beginning of wisdom, then, it can be correctly and safely said that the devil is foolish. So, why did Jesus ascribe ‘wisdom’ or ‘shrewdness’ to him; why would Jesus ‘recommend’ the ‘shrewdness’ or ‘wisdom’ of the serpent (the devil; his arch enemy) for his own soldiers or followers? Well, it was a ‘riddle’ from our Lord Jesus, and it is meant to stimulate God’s children of all generations to correct, wholesome, prudent and deep spiritual thought, knowledge, wisdom, understanding and ‘psychology’ of victorious spiritual warfare or attrition (2 Peter 1:12-15; 3:1-2); there is a kind of psychology required to win wars!

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