You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
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… They're the very opposite of that. But yet James 2.19 says, you believe there's one God, you're right. Even the demons believe that and tremble. Oh foolish man, don't you know faith without works is dead. Let's say I interviewed a demon. That would be freaky, wouldn't it? Let's say I interviewed Lucifer himself, the devil. If I were to ask Satan, Satan, let me ask you a question. Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God? What do you think his answer would be? Yes. How do I know that? Because in the temptation in the wilderness he said to the Lord, since you are the Son of God, why don't you turn this rock into a piece of bread? He was not questioning that. Satan believes Jesus is the son of God. If I were to ask the devil, do you believe that the Bible is the word of God? What do you think his answer would be? Yes, he knows it. As we already read in that verse, the demons believe and tremble. …
… orthodoxy. It's more than having correct doctrines and right ethics. James 2.19, you believe God is one, you do well. The demons believe, even the demons believe, and they what? They tremble. They're orthodox theologians, those demons. They know the truth about God. Does that mean they're saved? No, they're utterly lost. So, it's not just a matter of orthodoxy, of just having right doctrines, have right mental notions about God and truth. neither is the one thing orthopraxy. The apostle Paul, as far as the law was concerned, was blameless. He says in Philippians 3.6, as to righteousness under the law, blameless. He kept the commandments, and yet he was utterly lost and continued to be lost until, as Luke describes in Acts 9, 18, that one day the scales fell from his eyes. and correct doctrines and correct moral practices do not a true Christian make. And when the scales finally fell from his eyes, then he came to see the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. That's Philippians 3.8. And then he goes on, he says, for his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and count them rubbish in order that I may gain Christ. …
… THY WORKS. I WILL SHOW THEE MY FAITH BY MY WORKS." AND THEN HERE'S THE ILLUSTRATION. THOU BELIEVEST THAT THERE IS ONE GOD, THOU DOEST WELL. IF I WERE TO ASK IN THIS CONGREGATION, HOW MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THERE'S ONE GOD? YOU SAY, OH, I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE GOD, YES. JAMES SAID, WELL, YOU GET A, THAT'S GOOD, YOU PASSED THE TEST. BUT HE SAID, I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. THE DEVILS, THE DEMONS ALSO BELIEVE AND TRIMBLE. Did you know that the devils, the demons in hell are very orthodox? They're not unorthodox. They believe more than some theological professors believe. You read where the demons cowered before the Lord, they tremble. This word tremble actually means to make the hair stand up on the back of their neck. They tremble at the very thought of one God. JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER ALL OF THE DEMONS. SUPPOSE THE DEVIL WERE TO WALK DOWN THIS ISLE THIS MORNING TO JOIN THIS CHURCH. AND SO SOMEBODY SISTS DOWN AND SAYS, WELL NOW, MR. DEVIL, WE WANT TO KNOW, ARE YOU ORTHODOX OR NOT? DO YOU BELIEVE IN ONE GOD? OH, YES. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD? OH, YES. DO YOU BELIEVE HE WAS BORN OF A VIRGIN? OH, YES. DO YOU BELIEVE HE DIED ON THE CROSS? CERTAINLY DO. DO YOU BELIEVE HE WALKED OUT OF THE GRAVE? YES, SIR. I BELIEVE THAT. WELL, YOU CHECK OUT PRETTY GOOD THERE, DEVIL. WELL, NOW, ANOTHER THING, DEVIL, I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION. YOU'RE GOING TO COME …