The Accusation of Being Controlled by the Devil

Driving home: All men know that no intelligent power works against itself and defeats its own purposes.

Martin illustrates the absurdity of Satan working against himself by describing a man who builds a house from 8-12 and then tears it down from 1-4, demonstrating a lack of intelligent purpose.

You would think a man insane who said it is my purpose to erect a house. And from eight to twelve every morning, he lays up two hundred block, and from one o'clock to four o'clock, he tears them down. And you come back a week later and you say, what are you doing? He says, I'm building the foundation of a house and you watch him from 8 to 12 he lays up 200 blocks and you come back at night and there's not a block laid up you say what have you done?

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In this part of the sermon: Jesus provides the true explanation for His power over demons through the parable of the strong man. He is the 'stronger man' who has come to bind Satan (the 'strong man') and…

Martin uses the extended analogy of a hardened, heavily armed pirate guarding his treasure-filled lair to explain Jesus's parable of the 'strong man' whose goods cannot be plundered unless a 'stronger man' first binds him.

house of the devil. No one can enter the house of the devil. No one can enter the house of the devil. No one can enter the house of the devil. No one can enter the house of the devil. No one can house of the strong man and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then he will spoil his goods. Now what's at the heart of this parable as Jesus gives a true explanation of why these demons are being cast out? Well, he's telling them that it's impossible for a well-guarded house to be plundered by another person unless the plunderer is stronger than the owner and guardian of the hou...

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In this part of the sermon: Jesus provides the true explanation for His power over demons through the parable of the strong man. He is the 'stronger man' who has come to bind Satan (the 'strong man') and…

This is a continuation of the pirate analogy, where a small, unarmed man attempts to plunder the pirate's goods, highlighting the futility of trying to overcome a stronger foe without superior power.

along and you see a most strange thing. You see someone crawling up on his hands and knees, approaching the pirate's lair, the pirate's den. And they desire to take away all of his jewels and all of his hoarded possessions. And as you look a little closer, you find it difficult not to begin to giggle, because you notice what's crawling up to take on the pirate is a little scrawny guy about five feet seven, a hundred and seven pounds, and all he's got on is a bathing suit.

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Driving home: I'm the six foot eight, three hundred and twenty pound strong man. I have come and have bound the strong man. And now I'm taking his goods.

Concluding the pirate analogy, a much larger, stronger, and equally armed man defeats the pirate, illustrating how Jesus, the 'stronger man,' has overcome Satan to free those he holds captive.

defeated and bleeding, or he leaves them dead at his feet and throws their carcasses into the woods. But then one day, one day, you see someone coming towards the pirate's lair, not six foot four. Six foot eight. Three hundred and twenty pounds. He looks like some of the biggest offensive linemen in the NFL. And just like the pirate, you look for a little roll of fat here, there, there, just isn't any. And this guy is just absolutely awesome in his physical strength and bearing. And he too comes armed with him. And he comes into the

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