Are there any folks in the house God has made you so pretty?

Has blessed you so much that you don't need God anymore.

You can make it on your own.

Dr. Tony Evans says the idea that we're self-sufficient and morally independent

is very old and very dangerous.

To think you are who you are and where you are because of yourself,

that is the thinking of a devil.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the

archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

The history of mankind is a history played with pride,

power struggles and treachery.

And Dr. Evans says it's a reflection of the spiritual warfare that's been going on behind the scenes from long before humans took the stage.

Today he chronicles the events that have played a role in spiritual warfare and explains the important role you play in the

battle. Let's join him. Many many years ago God created a body of beings called

angels. He created them like himself in that they were created spirit beings and

God is spirit. In fact when God manifests himself in history you always see a manifestering himself as a bright light.

A bright light, the chakine of glory was always tied to light because at the core of God's being is some

imaginable power that shines and so when you read about these angelic beings all through scripture, you see light tied to them.

There was one angel in particular.

His name was Lucifer. That means the brilliant or shining one.

He looked into the mirror and saw the beauty of his creatureliness.

And pride wound up in his heart, so that he began to raise the question, why do I need God if I'm this pretty by myself?

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