Pai da mentira
A Bíblia revela que o diabo é o pai da mentira. Ele engana, acusa e tenta destruir. Mas Cristo veio para desfazer as obras do maligno e nos dar vitória.
O caráter do diabo
Jesus disse que o diabo é mentiroso e homicida desde o princípio. Não há verdade nele — a mentira é sua natureza.
yUyaM zaitAn pituH santAnA EtasmAd yuSmAkaM piturabhilASaM pUrayatha sa A prathamAt naraghAtI tadantaH satyatvasya lEzOpi nAsti kAraNAdataH sa satyatAyAM nAtiSThat sa yadA mRSA kathayati tadA nijasvabhAvAnusArENaiva kathayati yatO sa mRSAbhASI mRSOtpAdakazca|
pitA tasya hastE sarvvaM samarpitavAn svayam Izvarasya samIpAd Agacchad Izvarasya samIpaM yAsyati ca, sarvvANyEtAni jnjAtvA rajanyAM bhOjanE sampUrNE sati,
aparaM sa mahAnAgO 'rthatO diyAvalaH (apavAdakaH) zayatAnazca (vipakSaH) iti nAmnA vikhyAtO yaH purAtanaH sarpaH kRtsnaM naralOkaM bhrAmayati sa pRthivyAM nipAtitastEna sArddhaM tasya dUtA api tatra nipAtitAH|
tataH paraM svargE uccai rbhASamANO ravO 'yaM mayAzrAvi, trANaM zaktizca rAjatvamadhunaivEzvarasya naH| tathA tEnAbhiSiktasya trAtuH parAkramO 'bhavatM|| yatO nipAtitO 'smAkaM bhrAtRNAM sO 'bhiyOjakaH| yEnEzvarasya naH sAkSAt tE 'dUSyanta divAnizaM||
taccAzcaryyaM nahi; yataH svayaM zayatAnapi tEjasvidUtasya vEzaM dhArayati,
yata Izvarasya pratimUrtti ryaH khrISTastasya tEjasaH susaMvAdasya prabhA yat tAn na dIpayEt tadartham iha lOkasya dEvO’vizvAsinAM jnjAnanayanam andhIkRtavAn EtasyOdAharaNaM tE bhavanti|
As obras do inimigo
O diabo rouba a Palavra semeada, cega o entendimento dos incrédulos e anda em derredor como leão rugidor buscando a quem devorar.
mArgapArzvE bIjAnyuptAni tasyArtha ESaH, yadA kazcit rAjyasya kathAM nizamya na budhyatE, tadA pApAtmAgatya tadIyamanasa uptAM kathAM haran nayati|
kSEtraM jagat, bhadrabIjAnI rAjyasya santAnAH,
vanyayavasAni pApAtmanaH santAnAH| yEna ripuNA tAnyuptAni sa zayatAnaH, karttanasamayazca jagataH zESaH, karttakAH svargIyadUtAH|
yUyaM prabuddhA jAgratazca tiSThata yatO yuSmAkaM prativAdI yaH zayatAnaH sa garjjanakArI siMha iva paryyaTan kaM grasiSyAmIti mRgayatE,
zayatAnasya zaktiprakAzanAd vinAzyamAnAnAM madhyE sarvvavidhAH parAkramA bhramikA AzcaryyakriyA lakSaNAnyadharmmajAtA sarvvavidhapratAraNA ca tasyOpasthitEH phalaM bhaviSyati;
itaH paraM yuSmAbhiH saha mama bahava AlApA na bhaviSyanti yataH kAraNAd Etasya jagataH patirAgacchati kintu mayA saha tasya kOpi sambandhO nAsti|
Vitória em Cristo
Cristo apareceu para destruir as obras do diabo. Quem está em Deus é protegido, e o maligno não o toca.
yaH pApAcAraM karOti sa zayatAnAt jAtO yataH zayatAna AditaH pApAcArI zayatAnasya karmmaNAM lOpArthamEvEzvarasya putraH prAkAzata|
ya IzvarAt jAtaH sa pApAcAraM na karOti kintvIzvarAt jAtO janaH svaM rakSati tasmAt sa pApAtmA taM na spRzatIti vayaM jAnImaH|
vayam IzvarAt jAtAH kintu kRtsnaH saMsAraH pApAtmanO vazaM gatO 'stIti jAnImaH|
yathA tE mayi vizvasya pavitrIkRtAnAM madhyE bhAgaM prApnuvanti tadabhiprAyENa tESAM jnjAnacakSUMSi prasannAni karttuM tathAndhakArAd dIptiM prati zaitAnAdhikArAcca IzvaraM prati matIH parAvarttayituM tESAM samIpaM tvAM prESyAmi|
tESAM bhramayitA ca zayatAnO vahnigandhakayO rhradE 'rthataH pazu rmithyAbhaviSyadvAdI ca yatra tiSThatastatraiva nikSiptaH, tatrAnantakAlaM yAvat tE divAnizaM yAtanAM bhOkSyantE|
ataEva yUyam Izvarasya vazyA bhavata zayatAnaM saMrundha tEna sa yuSmattaH palAyiSyatE|
yIzurakathayad ahamEva satyajIvanarUpapathO mayA na gantA kOpi pituH samIpaM gantuM na zaknOti|