Who is the devil? Where does he come from, and how do modern perceptions of him line up with biblical teaching? On this episode of White Horse Inn, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and special guest Pastor David Cassidy discuss the idea of personified evil and the way caricatures of Satan and his origins have transformed through the ages and are reflected on the pages of Scripture.
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“All we can say with regard to the origin of the devil is that he comes into existence at God’s good pleasure as all creatures do, and that he was created good, but that he fell. Now beyond that, we aren’t told a great deal. We’re told far more about his end than we are about his origin. And it’s that focus on Christ’s triumph over the darkness, rather than the origin of the darkness, which the apostles were majoring on.”
David Cassidy
On This Episode:
- Justin Holcomb is a Senior Fellow with Sola Media’s Theo Global. He also serves as a professor and Episcopal priest. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books.
- Bob Hiller is the Senior Pastor of Community Lutheran Church in Escondido, California. He is also the author of Finding Christ in the Straw.
- David Cassidy serves as lead pastor of Spanish River Church in Boca Raton, Florida and is the author of Indispensable: A Guide to Christian Basics (P&R). He has been a pastor for 41 years, leading congregations in Kentucky, Texas, and Tennessee, as well as in the United Kingdom.
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Can the Devil Read My Mind?
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The Screwtape Letters
By C.S. Lewis
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