he following story is one you are likely familiar with. Let me tell it in a way that might be less familiar to many Christians. To begin: prompted by his envy, Satan is successful in bringing death into the world (Wis 2:24) by deceiving humanity in the Garden (Gen 3; John 8:44; 2 Cor 11:3). Now wielding death, Satan holds humanity in bondage due to our fear of death (Heb 2:14–15). Under this bondage Satan continues to deceive (2 Cor 4:4), tempt us into sin (2 Cor 11:3), cause spiritual and physical afflictions (Luke 13:15–17; Matt 9:32–37; Mark 5:1–20), thwart the gospel (Matt 13:19), and
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