Spiritual Warfare - Part 3 of 3

2 Corinthians 10:4 & 5 - for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,(NASB)

So the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh,
But divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
AWESOME... So what is it? What is this secret? This key for destroying strongholds?

We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God. AND we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

This verse talks about spiritual warfare being a knowledge and persuation enterprise, and Paul is saying the way to defeat darkness is to persuade with the truth.

So for us as followers of Christ, we need to engage ambassadorship with our minds. We need to learn techniques to cast down those speculations and apply them in our everyday encounters. I'm not talking about winning the world, going out and making spectacles of yourselves. I'm talking about just simply being prepared, as we should, for those people God brings into our lives.

So take some initiative to become trained! Study the Word. Know why you believe what you believe. And continue to pray for the Grace from God to do so.

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Most of the thoughts and comments from Parts 1,2, and 3 come from "The Student Survival Kit" by Stand To Reason.

I highly recommend this series and also "Decision Making and the Will of God" which I have links to in my sidebar.
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I love you all

WWJD - Part 2 of 3

Many people have the bracelets that say WWJD- What Would Jesus Do. I think this is all-in-all a great think, but I can't help but wonder; How are you to know what Jesus would do, if you have NO idea of what Jesus DID??

We must be students of the gospel. In order to have knowledge of the subject matter for effectiveness; we must study the Bible. If you think "What Would Jesus Do" in a situation and say to yourself, "He'd probably be nice, kind, sweet and accepting." Then you only know part of the truth. Jesus many times wasn't nice, kind, sweet and accepting. He over turned tables and called people vipers, thieves and snakes. A nice, kind, sweet and accepting Christ would never have found himself on a cross.

So knowledge is a very important issue when being an ambassador. Knowledge is also very important in every day decisions. When faced with a WWJD moment- if you don't know what Jesus did and therefore you don't really know what Jesus would do, what are you left with? Your own conscience and desires. Which have been proven faulty and sinful many times over.

So be encouraged to dig into the Word and understand the character of Christ.

I love you all