Destroying the Works of the Devil

The devil has sinned from the beginning.

Jesus spoke to the Jews and Pharisees in the temple.  Not understanding God was His Father, they claimed to be children of Abraham.  When Jesus contradicted this, they began to say that God was their father.

In response, Jesus said:  “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do.  He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.  When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it (John 8:44).”

John also wrote in his first epistle, “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning.  For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8).”

Obviously, the works of the devil are evil.  The works of Jesus Christ are good!  In the end, good will triumph over evil.

Jesus did what He had to do, in order that the works of the devil would be destroyed.

• He came to the earth, tempted as we all are but did not sin (Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 1:21-22).
• He died.
• He was buried.
• He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).

His resurrection destroyed the work of death.  Thus, the last enemy to be destroyed is death (1 Corinthians 15:26).

Thanks to Jesus Christ, our sins are removed!

Thanks to His resurrection, we too can live forever in Heaven with Him!  Evil works will be destroyed, and as Christians we must do good works to glorify our Father in Heaven as Christ did (Matthew 5:16).