Spiritual Warfare

Part 1
Resisting the Devil
 m y br et hr en , be st rong in the Lord and in
• 10 Finally , th e whole armor of
H is m ig ht . 11 P ut on
the power of le to stan d ag ai ns t the wiles of
God, that you may be ab
F or w e do no t w re stle against flesh and
the devil. 12 pa litie s, ag ai ns t powers,
blood, but agai ns t pr in ci
t th e ru le rs of th e da rk ness of this age,[c] ly
agains s of w ic ke dn ess in the heaven
against sp iri tu al ho st
er ef or e ta ke up th e w ho le armor of God,
places. 13 Th w ith st an d in th e evil day, and
that you may be ab le to
having done all, to stanvid.ng girded your waist with truth,
14 Stand therefore, ha plate of righteousness, 15 and
having put on the breastith the preparation of the
having shod your feet wove all, taking the shield of faith
gospel of peace; 16 ab le to quench all the fiery darts
with which you will be ab nd ta ke th e he lm et of salvation,
A
of the wicked one. 17 rit, which is the word of God;
and the sword of the Spi
 e im p ort a nt, tw ic e — li sten!
• Law of use. Onc
w h a t yo u r d o in g , b u t here 6
• 3 times—stop
times!
• Two Greek words:
– ANTI—against
iffe re nt fr om a nti. It d escribes an
• PROS- d e fa ce to face. It
tio n. M e a ns to b
intimate posi
es th e ba tt le w e h av e in close, face to
describ tle is real, the
w ith sa ta n . T h e b at
face battle
is up cl o se a n d p er so nal. The foe is
fight iplined manner
in a o rd er ed a n d di sc
arranged
for attack.
 rc h e ” s e a ts o f p ower
” a
• Principalities— ig h e s t r a n k — g en erals
or rank —the h gated
” ex o u s ia ” — d e le
• Powers— to a c t- - a s a c o lo n el
authority, license ”k os m ok r ator”-
arkne s s —
• Rulers of the dwhole world. Comes from
- ruler of the mo—ordered
two words . Kosrator-- raw power.
arrangement. K for military training.
Combined used
Boot camp
 ic k e d n e s s in h ig h pla ces
• Spiritual w d h ig h o r a ir .
– “epouranios ” tr a n s la te
e in te rp re te d it to m e a n
Some hav e a ns
tm o s p h e re . B u t it m
upper a y o u li v e,
p h e re — w h e re
your atmos d n e s s is
a th e . W ic k e
the air you bre o r s tr if e.
a li c e o r il l w il l,
the word m rm of
tt le c o m e s in th e fo
Your ba h id d e n in
e d in h e ll b u t
strife—devis lo v e ,
h w h o m y o u li v e ,
those wit
work, and worship.
 a.3:1 3 W h o is a w is e m a n a nd
• J a m o n g you? let
endued w it h k n o w le d g e
h e w o u t o f a g o o d c o n v e rsation
him s s s o f w is d o m .
his works w it h m e e k n e
B u t if y e h a v e b itte r e n vying and
• 14 ry n o t, an d lie
strife in yo u r h e a rt s , g lo
not against the truth.
w is d o m d e s c e n d e th n o t from
• 15 This n s u a l, devilish.
above , b u t is ea rth ly , s e
h e re e n v y in g a n d s trife is,
• 16 For w
is c o n fu s io n a n d e v e ry evil work.
there
 a t G o d d o e s , a n d th e n you
h
• Ep.5: 1-2 Watch w le a rn p ro p er behavior
re n w h o
do it, like child y w h a t G o d d oes is
. M o s tl
from their parents w it h h im and learn a
e p co m p a n y
love you. Ke C h ri s t lo v e d us. His
e rv e h o w
life of love. Obs t e x tr avagant. He
n o t c a u ti o u s b u
love was so m e th ing from us
o rd e r to g e t
didn't love in h im s e lf to u s. Love like
th in g o f
but to give every to tu rn into lust,
n 't a llo w lo v e
that. 3-4Do e into sexual
o ff a d o w n h ill s lid
setting e s , o r b u lly in g greed.
p ra c ti c
promiscuity, filthy s t lo v e the taste of
e to n g u e s ju
Though som J e s u s h a v e better
o fo llo w
gossip, those wh a t. D o n 't ta lk d irty or
a n th
uses for language th s n 't fi t o u r style.
o f ta lk d o e
silly. That kind
h a n k s g iv in g is o u r d ialect
T
 d yo u wh o ar e yo un ge r must follow your leaders.
• 1 Pet. 5: 4-5 An s an d fo llo we rs al ike, are to be down to
But all of you, lead er
earth with each other, for— oud,
God has had it with the pr n people.
But takes delight in just plai d don't put on airs.
t wi th wh o yo u ar e, an
• 6-7 So be conten u; he 'll pr om ot e you at the right time.
God's strong hand is on yo
ve ca refree be fo re G od ; he is most careful with you.
Li The Devil is poised to ing.
a co ol he ad . St ay al er t.
• 8-11 Keep th in g be tte r than to catch you napp e
d w ou ld lik e no
pounce, an
Yo u' re no t th e on ly on es plunged into thes
Keep your guard up. wi th Ch ris tia ns all ov er the world. So
hard times. It's the sa m e
th e fa ith . Th e su ffe rin g won't last forever. It
keep a firm grip on ge ne ro us G od who has great plans for
won't be long be fo re th is
eter na l an d gl or io us pl an s they are!—will have you
us in Christ— fe et fo r go od . He gets the last word;
put together an d on yo ur
yes, he does.