we must “be self-controlled and alert ... resist him, standing firm in the faith” (1 Peter 5:8,9).
Let’s consider these four commands for effective or successful warfare.
This aspect of spiritual warfare includes living in submission to God, which means connection, aweare and pursistant.. Our primary method for resisting the devil is to “say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in the present age” (Titus 2:12). Then we are able to know our enemy and all of his forces. Let’s look at a few relevant issues in directly resisting the devil and his character..
Before we can confidently do battle, we must clearly understand our enemy? this is in deep need of knowing, our quasi religious ideas often fail due to lifeless formalism and redundant relgiousity.
Ephesians 6 clearly identifies our enemy and his kingdom:
“the devil... the rulers, the authorities, the
powers of this dark world and ... the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms . . . the
evil one.” God promises victory over him.
Just as literal warfare brings suffering, we must
be aware that we may experience suffering as
we resist the devil is an alternative to compromise and fear seeking our self worth over divine leading.
1 Peter 5:10 speaks of suffering while resisting the devil. The life of faith is very different than a life of rouitine and form and the stigma of performance based relgion often usedto replace a relational awareness, more or less completely remains questionable to deal with the over all discern issues here mentioned.
A few verses to stand in,In Christ we have overcome the evil
one (1 John 2:13,14, 4:4).
The Son of God appeared to destroy the
devil’s work (1 John 3:8).
He who is in us is greater than he who
is in the world (1 John 4:4).
Everyone born of God has overcome
the world (1 John 5:4).
Even though the whole world is under
the control of the evil one, Christ keeps us
safe, and the evil one cannot harm us (1 John
5:18,19).
The Lord is faithful; He will strengthen
and protect us from the evil one (2 Thess. 3:3).
Demons cannot separate us from God’s
love in Christ (Romans 8:38).
When we suffer in our struggle against
the devil, God himself restores us and makes us
strong, firm and steadfast (1 Peter 5:8-10).
I personally have enjoy the utilization of the Peter veres in night street ministry. Thanks from narrowway2011
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We strongly suggest to research the details are now fully present and helping people regain their places in the being more than mere spectators, but able contributors and discerners and use of the gifts as led of the Spirit as one body all aware and able..Thanks notes from my desk to you.
We enourge love understanding truth without bonds, no need to be other wise.Love one another as he has loved us while we yet had no idea what we could become when with him.
NW
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