Robert Cragg

Probably the most blatant attack Satan has made against humanity is found in satanism. Are people really worshiping satan? Are stories of satanic enslavement and horrors true? Do people really mutilate animals and offer human sacrifices to satan? The answer to all these questions is, "Yes." Worship of the evil rather than the good is an obvious backlash against Christianity.
Of all Satan's ways of seeking to destroy people, direct worship of the devil today may be the most frightening. Despite some wild tales which are unsupported by evidence,police,pastors,and psychologists are convinced that satanic worship and ritualistic abuse are taking place.

1.Read Luke 4:5-8. How does Christ's temptation by the devil to worship him compare with the recent increase in satanic worship?

In addition to open satanic worship, the devil has many less obvious ways to snare people. Some of the more subtle ways the devil traps people into occult practices include supposedly harmless fantasy games.
The popular craze for contact with supernatural beings demons, vampires, and even angels is closely related to satanism and occult practices. There are actually people all over the world who consider themselves to be vampires, and drink human blood because they believe it brings strength and supernatural powers.
Through devoting themselves to satan worship and/or the occult, people think and do things which serve the devil's purpose. Innocent people are hurt sometimes even killed and many others become enslaved to fear and violence. For all practical purposes, satan uses the worship and occult activities to "devour" his "devout" followers and to ruin many lives.

2. First Peter 5:8,9 gives three things Christians can do to thwart the influence of satan in their lives. List these.

To be continued.