Spiritual Warfare

Part 1

Resisting the Devil

 al l y, m y br e th re n, be strong in the Lord and inof
• 10 Fin Put on the whole armor of
the power of His might. 11 le to stand against the wiles
God, th a t yo u ma y be ab d
t wrestle against flesh an
the devil. 12 For we do no nst powe rs ,
blood, but agains t principali
e dark ties,
ness agai
of this age,[c]
against the rulers of th s of wick ed ne ss in the heavenly
t sp iri tu al ho st
ag ai ns
Th er e for e tak e up th e whole armor of God,
places. 13 withstand in the evil day,
and
th a t yo u m a y be ab le to
.
having done all, to standng girded your waist with truth,
14 Stand therefore, havitplate of righteousness, 15 and
having put on the breas th the preparation of the
having shod your feet wi o ve all, taking the shield of faith
gospel o f pe ac e; 16 ab darts
le to quench all the fiery
with which you will be ab d take the helmet of salvation,
An
o
anf the
d thwicked
e swordone. of th17e Spirit, which is the word of God;
 n ce im po r ta n t, t wic e —listen!
• Law of use. O
p w ha t yo u r d oi n g, b ut here 6
• 3 times—sto
times!
• Two Greek words:
– ANTI—against
anti. It describes an
• PROS- different from It
ns to be face to face.
intimate position. Mea
rib es th e bat tle w e ha ve in close, face to
desc
The battle is real, the
face battle with satan.
rsonal. The foe is
fight is up close and pe
ciplined manner
arranged in a ordered and dis
for attack.
 ”a rc h e ” s e a ts o f p ow e r
• Principalities— ank—generals
or rank —thexohighes
u s ia ”—td r elegated
• P o w e rs— ”e a s a colonel
n s e to a c t- -
authority, lice ”k o smokrator”-
e d a rk n e s s—
• Rulers of th whole world. Comes from
- ruler of the mo—ordered
two words . Kosrator-- raw power.
arrangement. K for military training.
Combined used
Boot camp
 a l w ic k e d n e ss in h ig h places
• Spiritu d h igh or air.
u ra n io s ” tr a n s la te
– “epo
ed it to mean
Some have interpret t it means
upper atmosphere. Bu y o u live,
o s p h e re — w h e re
your atm d n e ss is
o u b re a th e . W ic ke
the air y r s trife.
m a li c e o r ill w ill , o
the word rm of
t tle c o m e s in th e fo
Your ba h id d en in
e v is e d in h e ll b u t
strife—d
those with whom you live, love,
work, and worship.
 man and
• Ja.3:13 Who is a wisee among you? let
endued with knowledg conversation
him shew out of a good dom.
his works with meekness bi t te r ofvyi
en wisng and
• 14 B u t if ye ha ve
not, and lie
strife in your hearts, glory
not against the truth.
15 T hi s w is do m de sc en deth not from
• se ns ua l, devilish.
above , bu t is ea rth l y,
Fo r w he re en v yi ng an d strife is,
• 16 ry evil work.
there is confusion and eve
 a tc h w ha t G od do es , and then you
• Ep.5: 1-2 W arn proper behavior
t, lik e ch ild re n w ho le
do i y what God does is
ei r pa re n ts . M os tl
from th w i th hi m and learn a
you. K ee p co m pa n y
lo
lifeveof love. Observe how Christ loga ved n t.us.
HeHis
tio u s bu t ex tr a va
love was not cau so m ething from us
in or de r to ge t
didn't love hi m se l f to us. Love like
r y th in g o f
but to give eve to turn into lust,
4D on ' t al lo w lo ve
that. 3-
slide into sexual
setting off a downhill es, or bullying greed.
is cu i t y, fil th y pr ac tic
prom s t love the taste of
h so m e to ng ue s ju
Thoug Je su s have better
ssip, th os e w ho fo llo w
go
uses for language than tha t. Don'
fi t t talk
ou r s tyldir
e.ty or
f ta lk do es n' t
silly. That kind o
alect
Thanksgiving is our di
 rs.
An d yo u wh o are yo unger must follow your leade
• 1 Pet. 5: 4-5 followers alike, are to be do
wn to
But all of you, leaders and—
earth with each other, for proud,
God has had it with the le.
es delight in just plain peop
• ButSo
6-7 takbe content with who you are, and don' youtapu t onrig
t the airs.
ht time.
nd is on yo u; he 'll prom o te
d's s tro ng ha
Go he is most careful with you.
Live carefree before God; d to
1 K e e p a c o o l h e a d . S tay alert. The Devil is poise yo u napping.
• 8-1 thing better than to catch ed into these
po un ce , an d wo uld lik e no
e not the only ones plung
Keep your guard up. You'rwith Christians all over the world. So
hard times. It's the same th. The suffering won't last forever. It
keep a firm grip on the faigenerous God who has great plans for
won't be long before this glorious plans they are!—will have you
us in Christ—eternal and feet for good. He gets the last word;
put together and on your
yes, he does.