18.23: Salvation - Your Adversary, the Devil

Crossing the Jordan

In this episode we talk about the reality of satan - he is real and if we don't understand satan and his works then we can't understand the spiritual battle we are in and we don't understand the works of Jesus or the Gospel. In this episode we talk about: 1) the true enemy, 2) satan's identity, 3) his motives, 4) his strategies, 5) his tactics, 6) his goal, 7) Jesus's works, 8) human free will and the demonic, 9) satanism, 10) possessions/exorcisms, demonic manifestations in prayer ministry, and the power of the Catholic Church, and 11) proclaim the gospel with this understanding of satan and his works. Shout out to Fr. John Riccardo and Acts XXIX who really laid this out in their Rescue Project! Jimmy Akin episode on American Catholic Ghost Story: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/id1423288932?i=1000489426157 Podcast episodes with an Exorcist: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pints-with-aquinas/id1097862282?i=1000523003625, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cordial-catholic/id1458520015?i=1000495585156, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-answers-focus/id955874270?i=1000493756084 Archbishop Gomez Reflection on the Church and America's New Religions: https://archbishopgomez.org/blog/reflections-on-the-church-and-americas-new-religions; Matt Fradd on Pint's with Aquinas episode to hear the letter: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pints-with-aquinas/id1097862282?i=1000543415395 Books: Salvation What Every Catholic Should Know - https://www.amazon.com/Salvation-What-Every-Catholic-Should/dp/1733522182/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DFPU5HYUDN57&keywords=salvation+what+every+catholic+should+know&qid=1584448774&s=books&sprefix=salvation+what+%2Caps%2C170&sr=1-1 s Drama of Salvation by Jimmy Akin - https://www.amazon.com/Drama-Salvation-Rescues-Delivers-Eternal/dp/1941663125/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PMI0WA4M0MOY&keywords=the+drama+of+salvation+jimmy+akin&qid=1584448744&sprefix=drama+of+salvat%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1 Church Father's: https://www.churchfathers.org/purgatory; https://www.churchfathers.org/reward-and-merit; https://www.churchfathers.org/salvation-outside-the-church Check out the podcast website here: https://sites.google.com/view/crossingthejordan/welcome. On the website you can find episodes/topics that you want to hear, find recommended resources to grow in your faith, submit questions/request, and/or subscribe to the podcast to receive emails with direct links to your preferred podcast platform. If you'd like to reach out for a prayer request, feel free to email me directly at [e-mail]. God bless you all abundantly! Available on iTunes, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Player FM, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Stitcher. Artwork by Yongsung Kim