2009-09-20T19:09:44-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/father+of+lies/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:44&version=NIV 2009-09-20T19:09:44-05:00 The devil is described, more than anything else, as a liar. He has no power to defeat God, but he is skilled at lying, and convincing people to listen to his lies. Anyone who lies is modeling their behavior on the devil. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John.8.44&version=NIV 2009-07-16T10:55:36-05:00 Satan is a murderer and the father of lies. In this verse, Jesus tells us that there is no truth in the devil, and even goes so far as to say that lying is the devil's native tongue. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=106 2008-01-18T16:21:10-05:00 Means "adversary." Satan is the enemy of God. He wants to destroy everything God has created. He is also called "the devil" (James 4:7), "the evil one" (1 John 5:18-19), "the prince of this world" (John 14:30) and "the god of this age" (2 Corinthians 4:4). Satan brought evil into the world.