LIES VS TRUTH/Warfare

What is Spiritual Warfare———–Lies Vs Truth

From a Christian perspective, spiritual warfare is the cosmic war of good versus evil:  its battles are fought daily between God and Satan;  between the Christian Church and the world system ruled by our spiritual enemy; within every child of God, between the Holy Spirit and the lusts of the carnal flesh.

The clear meanings of good and evil, as defined by God rather than man, are revealed within the verses of the Holy Bible and the life of Jesus Christ.

Spiritual warfare is resisting, overcoming and defeating the enemy’s lies (in the form of deception, temptations and accusations) that he sends our way..

Spiritual Warefare, is dealing with three key things the enemy sends at us: temptations, deception and accusations.

The enemy’s three primary weapons

  Ephesians 6:12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

Strongholds are built through deception.
*A stronghold is formed when deception takes hold in a person’s mind.
*A stronghold is an incorrect thinking pattern that stems from believing something that is not true.

From the very beginning, Satan deceived Eve into believing that God’s Word was not true.

In Genesis 3:4, the devil told her that she will not surely die as God said she would in Genesis 2:17.

We have two weapons to deal with deceptions:
1. The belt of truth (Ephesians  6:14)
2.The sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17) which is the Word of God.

You use the belt of truth (God’s Word) to guard against the enemy’s deception (lies) he sends your way, while you use the sword of the Spirit (also God’s Word) to tear down existing strongholds (deception that took hold) in your mind.

In Romans 12:2, we are told to “be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
*How do we renew our minds? By getting in God’s Word!      See Ephesians 5:26
Temptation often follows deception. First the enemy tells us, “You won’t surely die!”, then he makes the fruit on the forbidden tree look good to us.
Temptation is when we are enticed or encouraged to sin in one way or another.
In James 4:7, we are told to resist the devil and he will flee from us. But it’s not that simple; in the same verse, we are also told to draw near to God. Dealing with temptation is a two fold process of resisting the devil and drawing near to God.

**The closer you get to God and the more you become aware of His love, the less power temptation will have over you.

James 4:7, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”  AMEN