How to Meet the Enemy

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“What is spiritual warfare? A war of universal proportions pitting God and His truth against Satan and his lies. It’s a battle of wills between God and Satan. It’s a cosmic conflict that involves God and the highest creature He ever made and it filters down to every human being. Satan and his army of demons are fighting Christ, His holy angels, the nation of Israel, and believers. The battle lines are clearly drawn.” (Page 19)

“God used Satan’s afflicting hand for the spiritual benefit of Job, Paul, and Peter. None of them sought to command, rebuke, or bind Satan. For them the real issue was not the activity of Satan, but the accomplishment of God’s sovereign purposes. Our attitude should be no different.” (Page 31)

“Inevitably, however, those who teach that demons can indwell believers are forced to find support for their view in subjective experiences rather than the clear teaching of God’s Word.” (Page 21)

“But I know from Scripture that there is an unseen spiritual global conspiracy involving demons in high places, and many humans and earthly organizations are unwitting participants in it. The Old Testament says that the gods of the nations are demons (cf. Ps. 96:5; 1 Cor. 10:19–20). In 1 John 5:19, John said, ‘The whole world lies in power of the evil one.’ Satan is the god of this world (2 Cor. 4:4), and so he controls much of what occurs in the events of this world.” (Page 16)

“Some of the fallen angels are bound in everlasting chains (Jude 6). I believe they were the angels who sinned at the time of the Flood as described in Genesis 6:1–7. Because these ‘sons of God’ cohabited with humanity, producing a mixed race, God drowned their offspring in the Flood and bound the angels with chains.” (Page 15)