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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