SPIRITUAL WARFARE
If the Bible reveals God’s character and will for our lives as believers, then we must ask the inescapable questions: Is Spiritual Warfare real or an imaginative fairytale? What is it exactly? How does it affect me, my life, and my obedience to Christ?
PODCASTS
Spiritual Warfare
Jon Collins & Tim Mackie
This is episode three in the series outlining the development of the character of God in the Bible. In this episode, Tim and Jon walk through the big ideas of the divine council and spiritual warfare.
ARTICLES
How to win spiritual battles (TGC)
Precept™
find answers in scripture to common questions about spiritual warfare, the battle for your mind, and how to win these battles.
Where Satan Will Attack You Today (TGC)
Jon Bloom
You wonder why it’s so hard to find some peace of mind? Well, peace is hard to come by when you live in a warzone. And like it or not, you are in a war — a very serious one. This war is cosmic in its proportions. It involves God, humans, angels, demons, principalities, powers, nations, and antichrists.And do you know where the front of the battle is? It’s in your head.
The Neglected Reality of Spiritual Warfare (TGC)
Ranjit David
We are at peace with God but at war with Satan. And the Devil is seeking to steal, kill and destroy all who belong to God. Our enemy is real and the battle is real.
Spiritual Warfare 101
Justin Taylor
Truly all Christians believe in spiritual warfare; we all believe that Christ delivers us from evil. Join us as we seek to answer two crucial points of confrontation regarding spiritual warfare.
Where Satan Will Attack You Today (TGC)
Jon Bloom
We have three enemies in this warfare: the world, the flesh, and the devil.These three enemies have a particular relationship to one another in their warfare against us.
Does Demon Possession Happen in the West?
Chuck Lawless
It’s impossible to read the New Testament and not see Jesus and the early church facing demonic possession. Summary statements of Jesus’s ministry show us that Jesus not only encountered demon-possessed people but also healed them.The question before us in this article, though, is whether demon possession happens today, particularly in North America.
BOOKS
Not Against Flesh and Blood
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The author reminds us that the devil operates on a worldwide scale as well as upon individuals. He traces the confusion and chaos of present-day society to the destructive work of satan and states that in a day where there is a renewed fascination with astrology, the occult, spiritism and ‘doctrines of devils’, to be aware of these evil powers, otherwise it will almost certainly mean that we will be defeated by them.
The Spirit and the Church (Puritan Paperbacks)
John Owen
How do Christians come to the certainty that the Bible is the Word of God, and gain an understanding of His mind and will from it? How do they acquire the ability to pray, and lead others in prayer? how are they comforted and supported in all the difficulties they meet? And how can the church be led, taught and guided aright, when Christ is not here on earth?
Spiritual Warfare: in the Storyline of Scripture: A Biblical, Theological, and Practical Approach (2019)
William F. Cook III and Chuck Lawless
This book provides a comprehensive study of a topic that is of key importance in the life of every believer. Surveying and analyzing incidents of spiritual warfare from Genesis through Revelation, the authors create a biblical framework for understanding the reality of Satan’s on-going assault on humankind. Building on that framework, this book also offers practical insights into some of Satan’s most common attacks on believers, and strategies for how we might stand against his onslaught.
Spiritual Warfare and Missions: The Battle for God’s Glory Among the Nations (2010)
Jerry Rankin and Ed Stetzer
The mission of God to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19, HCSB) is a major target of spiritual warfare today. This book identifies Satan’s ongoing strategies to convince Christians that the Great Commission is optional. Through deceit, he is eroding the authoritative mandate of Scripture, leading believers to tell themselves that international discipleship is a task better left to denomination and mission agencies—not the sort of kingdom work that every believer can do.
Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies that Sabotage Your Peace
John Mark Comer
This provocative and practical book combines cultural analysis with spiritual formation. He identifies the role lies play in our spiritual deformation and lays out a strategic plan to overcome them. Do you feel the tug-of-war in your own heart, the inner conflict between truth and lies? The spirit and the flesh? The Way of Jesus and the world? It’s time to start winning. It’s time to live no lies..
Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart
Kyle Idleman
This book helps every believer recognize that there are false gods at war within each of us, and they battle for the place of glory and control in our lives. Idolatry isn’t an issue; it is the issue. This book reveals which false gods we are allowing on the throne of our lives by asking insightful questions.
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