40 bible verses about what Satan is NOT allowed to do in the lives of men.
1. Satan Cannot Overcome Believers
1 John 4:4: Greater is He who is in believers than he who is in the world.
2. Satan Cannot Claim Believers' Souls
John 10:28-29: Believers will never perish; no one can snatch them out of the hand of Jesus or the Father.
3. Satan Cannot Separate Believers from God’s Love
Romans 8:38-39: Nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
4. Satan Cannot Maintain Hold After Deliverance
Luke 10:17-19: Believers have authority over all the power of the enemy; nothing shall by any means hurt them.
5. Satan Cannot Withhold Forgiveness from Believers
1 John 1:9: If believers confess their sins, God is faithful to forgive them.
6. Satan Cannot Understand God's Wisdom
1 Corinthians 2:7-8: The rulers of this age did not understand God's wisdom, or they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.
7. Satan Cannot Stand Against God’s Armor
Ephesians 6:11-17: Believers can put on the full armor of God to stand against the devil’s schemes.
8. Satan Cannot Thwart God’s Ultimate Purpose
Job 42:2: No purpose of God can be thwarted, despite Satan's attempts.
9. Satan Cannot Remain in a Believer
2 Corinthians 6:15-16: Believers are the temple of the living God, and God does not dwell with Belial (a name for Satan).
10. Satan Cannot Bind God’s Chosen Forever
Mark 3:27: Before plundering a strong man’s house, he must first be bound; believers are set free.
11. Satan Cannot Touch Believers at Will
1 John 5:18: The evil one cannot harm those born of God.
12. Satan Cannot Escape God's Observation
Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
13. Satan Cannot Engage Believers Beyond Their Ability
1 Corinthians 10:13: God will not let believers be tempted beyond what they can bear.
14. Satan Cannot Retain Ultimate Power Over Death
Hebrews 2:14-15: Through death, Jesus destroyed the one who has the power of death.
15. Satan Cannot Impose His Will on Believers
James 4:7: Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
16. Satan Cannot Deny the Truth of the Gospel
Colossians 2:15: Christ disarmed the powers and authorities, triumphing over them by the cross.
17. Satan Cannot Force Believers to Sin
James 1:13-14: God does not tempt anyone; people are tempted when they are dragged away by their own desires.
18. Satan Cannot Claim Victory in Spiritual Battles
Revelation 12:11: Believers overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and their testimony.
19. Satan Cannot Prevent God’s Prophecies
2 Peter 1:21: Prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
20. Satan Cannot Undo Spiritual Growth
Philippians 1:6: He who began a good work in believers will carry it on to completion.
21. Satan Cannot Hide from God
Job 34:22: There is no darkness or deep shadow where evildoers can hide.
22. Satan Cannot Attack Unnoticed by God
Psalm 121:4: He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
23. Satan Cannot Steal the Word Without Permission
Matthew 13:19: The evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in the heart.
24. Satan Cannot Change God’s Election
Romans 11:29: God's gifts and his call are irrevocable.
25. Satan Cannot Create Disunity Among Believers Unchallenged
1 Corinthians 1:10: Believers are called to be united in mind and thought.
26. Satan Cannot Overpower Believers’ Guardian Angels
Psalm 91:11: God commands His angels to guard believers in all their ways.
27. Satan Cannot Corrupt God's Goodness
James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.
28. Satan Cannot Alter God's Sovereign Plan
Isaiah 46:10: God declares the end from the beginning, and His purpose will stand.
29. Satan Cannot Destroy Believers’ Faith
Luke 22:32: Jesus prays for Peter’s faith not to fail.
30. Satan Cannot Mislead the Elect Permanently
Matthew 24:24: The elect cannot be permanently deceived.
31. Satan Cannot Remain in God’s Presence
Jude 1:6: The angels who did not keep their positions are kept in darkness.
32. Satan Cannot Harm Believers Through Others Unjustly
Psalm 105:15: "Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
33. Satan Cannot Permanently Frustrate God’s Plans
Isaiah 14:27: The Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart Him?
34. Satan Cannot Keep Believers from God’s Kingdom
Colossians 1:13-14: Believers are delivered from the domain of darkness.
35. Satan Cannot Claim Believers as His Own
1 Peter 2:9: Believers are chosen people, a royal priesthood.
36. Satan Cannot Use God’s Weapons Against Believers
Ephesians 6:16: Believers can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
37. Satan Cannot Block Access to the Throne of Grace
Hebrews 4:16: Believers can approach the throne of grace with confidence.
38. Satan Cannot Prevent God's Forgiveness
1 John 2:1-2: Jesus Christ, the righteous one, is the atoning sacrifice for sins.
39. Satan Cannot Witness Believers’ Condemnation
Romans 8:1: There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
40. Satan Cannot Dominate Believers’ Thoughts
2 Corinthians 10:5: Believers can demolish arguments and every pretension against the knowledge of God.
