WARFARE

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Spiritual warfare is a subject some Christians are overemphasizing today in a way that is not in line with the Word of God. Actually, some of what is being taught in the Body of Christ in this area of spiritual warfare and demonology is scripturally in error. That’s why it would benefit us to study the Word to see how to deal scripturally with Satan and his strategies.

Many believers become fearful if you talk about the devil, demons, and evil spirits and their activities. Many people seem to think it would be better not to ever mention the devil or evil spirits. But if you don’t teach believers scripturally from the Word of God how to deal with the devil, the enemy will just run rampant and hold high carnival in their lives because they won’t know their scriptural authority.

Text:2 CORINTHIANS 2:11

11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices

We need to know our enemy. The Bible says we are not to be ignorant of Satan’s devices. Satan has not changed the least bit in the world. The devil is the same old devil he has always been, and he uses the same tactics he has always used. He is the same devil Paul had to deal with when he penned these words that we aren’t to be ignorant of his devices. And one of Satan’s devices is to get people off into the extreme, even in the area of spiritual warfare, so they become unfruitful in the Kingdom of God.

It seems on any Bible subject, it is most difficult for the Body of Christ to stay in the middle of the road. Many believers either get in the ditch on one side of the road or on the other side of the road. In either ditch, they become ineffective because extremes and excesses never produce any fruit to the glory to God.

Actually, the greatest enemy that has robbed the Church, even in this area of demonology and spiritual warfare, is wrong thinking and wrong believing. That’s what initially opens a door to the devil.

No matter who teaches on any Bible subject, you need to study the Bible yourself to determine whether what is being taught is right. Don’t accept what someone teaches just because he claims to be an “expert.” You can’t accept what anyone says on any biblical subject unless the person backs it up with the Word of God.

In the study of demonology and spiritual warfare, as with all Bible subjects, be careful to "rightly divide" what the Bible says on the subject. That way you won’t be ignorant of Satan's devices, but instead you'll stand fast in faith and stop his strategies in every circumstance. As you obey the Word instead of people! opinions or experiences and you engage in true biblical warfare, you'll overcome the enemy‘s attacks every time!