Spiritual Warfare In Scripture
All throughout Scripture there is proof that demons exist. They are spoken about in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Many of Jesus’ miracles are casting out demons in people. Demons are fallen angels who followed the leadership of Satan. Demons are personal, spiritual and powerful beings. They do the work of Satan, promote rebellion against God, oppress mankind, and attack Christians. Believers will face spiritual warfare from enemies of the flesh, world and the devil. Dickason gives several ways that Satan and his demons directly attack believers. The possibility of attack should not be ignored or taken lightly. Believers do not need to fear Satan and his demons. God is sovereign. He has defeated Satan and will cast him into the
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Spiritual warfare is not something that is talked about a lot. Most of the time it is ignored or people are too afraid to tackle the topic. But as the book states, spiritual warfare is all around, “No one can totally escape the influence of demons (Dickason, 66).” It is also beneficial for believers to know that spiritual warfare comes in different forms. It can come from attacks by the flesh or the world, or it can come directly from Satan himself. Each is a form of spiritual warfare and believers need to be mindful of what it looks like. If believers better understand spiritual warfare, they can better protect themselves against it or be able to fight it. Spiritual warfare is seen a lot of times in Christian ministries and churches. This is because Satan wants to hinder the good work of churches and …show more content…
I appreciated how it mentioned the three different areas in which spiritual warfare can occur: the flesh, the world, and Satan/demons. Whenever spiritual warfare is talked about, it always seem to focus on only one of those areas and not all three. This leads to a lack of understanding of spiritual warfare. There was not a big weakness of the reading. I do wish it went more in depth. At times, it felt as if I was reading a list of bullet points. It is a good introduction to spiritual warfare, but I believe to better understand the issue, a lot more research will have to be
Spiritual warfare is not something that is talked about a lot. Most of the time it is ignored or people are too afraid to tackle the topic. But as the book states, spiritual warfare is all around, “No one can totally escape the influence of demons (Dickason, 66).” It is also beneficial for believers to know that spiritual warfare comes in different forms. It can come from attacks by the flesh or the world, or it can come directly from Satan himself. Each is a form of spiritual warfare and believers need to be mindful of what it looks like. If believers better understand spiritual warfare, they can better protect themselves against it or be able to fight it. Spiritual warfare is seen a lot of times in Christian ministries and churches. This is because Satan wants to hinder the good work of churches and …show more content…
I appreciated how it mentioned the three different areas in which spiritual warfare can occur: the flesh, the world, and Satan/demons. Whenever spiritual warfare is talked about, it always seem to focus on only one of those areas and not all three. This leads to a lack of understanding of spiritual warfare. There was not a big weakness of the reading. I do wish it went more in depth. At times, it felt as if I was reading a list of bullet points. It is a good introduction to spiritual warfare, but I believe to better understand the issue, a lot more research will have to be