The Nature of Our Warfare
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The Whole Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:10-13 ESV
9 But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— 10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 2:9-11 ESV
Ephesians 1:4 ESV - 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
1 John 5:20 ESV - 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
1. Understand the Nature of Our Enemy
Ephesians 6:11 ESV - 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
2. Understand the Tactics of Our Enemy
Genesis 3:4 ESV - 4 But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die.
Anger
Ephesians 4:26-27 ESV - 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.
Unforgiveness
2 Corinthians 2:10-11 ESV - 10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
Sexual Sin
1 Corinthians 7:15 ESV - But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV - Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
Pride
1 Timothy 3:6 ESV - 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Ephesians 6:12 ESV - 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
3. Understand Our Defense Against the Enemy
Ephesians 6:13 ESV - 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Philippians 3:13-14 ESV - 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.