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Never read Thomas Brooks' 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑛'𝑠 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠? Here's the first section—12 ways Satan tempts us to sin—summarized in digestible form. Each device comes with remedies. Let’s unpack them now. 🧵

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟏: 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐭 & 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐤 🎣
Satan shows the bait (pleasure/profit) but hides the hook (shame/wrath).

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Keep far from sin—don’t 'dance on the pit’s edge.'
2️⃣ Sin is a bitter sweet: 'It pleases at first but pains at last' (Job 20:12-14).
3️⃣ Sin robs you of divine favor, joy, and peace.
4️⃣ Sin is deceitful and bewitching—'It smiles to betray, like Delilah to Samson.'

Beware the golden bait; the hook always follows.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟐: 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐞'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 🎨
Satan paints sin as virtue: pride as neatness, greed as good business, drunkenness as fellowship.

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Sin is no less vile when painted—‘A wolf in sheep’s clothing is still a wolf.’
2️⃣ Painted sin is more dangerous—‘Poison dressed as honey kills quicker.’
3️⃣ See sin as it will appear at judgment: bitter, ugly, and damning.
4️⃣ Remember: your sins cost Christ His life-blood. 'Sin murdered the Lord of Glory!'

Don’t let a gilded serpent fool you.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟑: 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧🧾
Satan whispers, 'It’s just a little sin—it won’t hurt.'

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Even 'small' sins bring God’s wrath—Adam’s apple brought death to all.
2️⃣ Lesser sins open the door to greater ones—‘The little thief unlocks the house.’
3️⃣ To sin for a trifle is tragic: 'Shall I dishonor God for a crumb?'
4️⃣ Small sins deceive and destroy—'A tiny hole sinks the ship.'
5️⃣ Saints chose fiery furnaces over tiny sins—burn for God, not with guilt.
6️⃣ The least sin crushes the soul when God presses its weight.
7️⃣ There’s more evil in the smallest sin than the greatest affliction.

"Never let Satan gild sin's poison pill."

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟒: 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 📜
Satan shows the sins of saints—David’s adultery, Peter’s denial—but hides their tears, repentance, and restoration.

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Scripture highlights their repentance as much as their sin—‘Peter leaped into a sea of tears.’
2️⃣ Saints fell reluctantly and rose quickly—don’t excuse habitual sin by their example.
3️⃣ God punishes sin even in His people—David’s bones were broken for his fall.
4️⃣ Their falls are warnings, not encouragements—landmarks to keep us from destruction.

Don’t follow saints in their falls unless you follow them in their repentance.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟓: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 💖
Satan whispers, ‘God is merciful—you can sin without fear.’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Being left to sin is God’s greatest judgment—'Woe to him whom God lets alone' (Hos. 4:17).
2️⃣ God is as just as He is merciful—'The cross of Christ shows mercy and wrath.’
3️⃣ Sins against mercy bring the harshest judgment—'Despised mercy turns justice into wrath.'
4️⃣ God’s special mercy is for those who love and obey Him—not for rebels (Ps. 25:10).
5️⃣ Saints see mercy as a call to holiness—'Shall I sin against such grace?' (Rom. 6:1-2).

Don’t twist God’s mercy into a license for sin.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟔: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 🙏
Satan whispers, ‘Sin now, repent later—it’s easy!’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ True repentance is mighty work, beyond human power—'Can the leopard change its spots?' (Jer. 13:23).
2️⃣ Repentance demands turning from all sin and to God—‘What have I to do with idols?’ (Hos. 14:8).
3️⃣ It’s a continued act—‘My sin is ever before me’ (Ps. 51:3).
4️⃣ Many perish for failing to repent—'Repentance damns more than sin!’
5️⃣ To repent of sin is as great a grace as not to sin.
6️⃣ Satan will later twist repentance into the hardest task—‘Your sins are mountains, not motes.’

Don’t fall for the lie that repentance is cheap. It is the soul’s costly labor.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟕: 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🔥
Satan whispers, 'You can toy with temptation without falling into sin.’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Flee the appearance of evil—‘Avoid her door, don’t go near her house’ (Prov. 5:8). Sin’s shadow leads to its substance.
2️⃣ Victory requires avoidance—‘Dancing on the pit’s edge leads to a fall.’
3️⃣ Follow godly examples—Joseph fled, Job made a covenant with his eyes, and David avoided evildoers.
4️⃣ Avoidance proves grace—‘What you are in temptation reveals who you are in truth.’

Sin's occasions are sparks—don’t play with fire if you don’t want to burn.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟖: 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝’𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 💎
Satan whispers, ‘Look how the wicked prosper! Their lives are free from trouble—why not follow their ways?’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Outward blessings don’t prove God’s favor—Saul had the throne, but not God’s heart.
2️⃣ Sinning against mercy provokes judgment—'No worse spirit exists than to be bad because God is good.'
3️⃣ Freedom from adversity is no blessing—‘Woe to the soul God refuses to discipline’ (Hos. 4:17).
4️⃣ The wicked lack what matters most—'Without God’s favor, wealth is but gilded misery.'
5️⃣ Outward riches bring inner turmoil—‘The more they have, the more they fear.’
6️⃣ God prospers the wicked to destroy them—'He sets them on slippery ground to bring them down' (Ps. 73:18).
7️⃣ Spiritual judgment is worse than physical—'A fat body with a lean soul is a heavy plague.'
8️⃣ Mercy abused will turn to fury—'Every blessing misused will be accounted for on Judgment Day.’

Never envy the wicked’s fleeting treasures. Without God, their prosperity is their prison.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟗: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 ✝️
Satan whispers, ‘Look at the afflictions of the godly. Is holiness worth such sorrow?’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Afflictions work for our good—‘The waves lifted Noah’s ark closer to heaven.’
2️⃣ They only touch the worst part of us—‘They kill the body, not the soul.’
3️⃣ They are short and momentary—‘Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes in the morning’ (Ps. 30:5).
4️⃣ They flow from God’s love—‘As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten’ (Rev. 3:19).
5️⃣ Look to their end—‘Every cross is a crown in disguise.’
6️⃣ They test and refine—‘Affliction is God’s furnace, purging the soul of dross.’
7️⃣ The pains of sin are far worse—‘The wicked are like the troubled sea... there is no peace’ (Isa. 57:20-21).

Don’t let Satan fool you: holiness’ road may be rough, but it leads to glory.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟎: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 👀
Satan whispers, ‘At least you’re not as bad as others.’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Self-righteousness proves hypocrisy—‘Quick-sighted abroad, blind at home’ (Matt. 7:3).
2️⃣ Compare yourself to God’s Word—‘The nearer to His light, the darker your sin appears.’
3️⃣ Without repentance, all sin damns—‘Hell may be hotter for some, but its gates shut for all.’

Don’t comfort yourself by others’ sins. Instead, repent, lest you face the eternal loss of heaven and torment of hell.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟏: 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 🌀
Satan whispers dangerous lies: 'Truth is subjective,’ ‘Sin and grace are equal,’ or ‘Jesus is just a myth.’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Error poisons the soul—‘It spreads like gangrene and defiles the mind’ (Lev. 13:44).
2️⃣ Love the truth deeply—‘Receive it affectionately, let it dwell richly’ (Col. 3:16).
3️⃣ Error leads to loss—‘All who spread falsehood will suffer eternal ruin’ (1 Cor. 3:13).
4️⃣ Hate what dishonors God—‘Reject doctrines that lift works over Christ or righteousness over holiness.’
5️⃣ Hold fast to truth—‘It is your crown—let no man take it’ (Rev. 3:11).
6️⃣ Stay humble—‘The lowly are guarded from Satan’s snares.’
7️⃣ Tremble at error’s fruits—‘It blinds minds, weakens graces, and hardens hearts.’

Truth is precious; error destroys. Guard your soul like your life depends on it—because it does.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟐: 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 🕸️
Satan whispers, ‘What harm is there in keeping worldly friends?’

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬:
1️⃣ Scripture commands separation—‘Avoid their path, turn from it, and pass away’ (Prov. 4:14-15).
2️⃣ Wicked company corrupts—‘A man who walks in the sun is tanned insensibly.’
3️⃣ See them as Scripture does—‘They are thorns, briars, scorpions, and vipers.’
4️⃣ Godly souls grieve in their company—‘Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech!’ (Ps. 120:5).

Bad company is a plague to the soul. Don’t walk with the wicked—walk with the wise and righteous instead.

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