Spiritual Warfare

Around the age of 30, I had been a life long Christian. I didn't know what spiritual warfare was other than going to prayer groups till I was engaged in spiritual warfare through God. The following is a brief introduction to Spiritual Warfare.

Introduction article

Article: Identifying strongholds

Part of Spiritual Warfare is a War of Words or a War of Thoughts.
Phrasing a question a certain way, or using certain words in a particular way, someone may be working to frame someone’s thoughts. How does someone perceive God? How does someone perceive themselves?

I was a teacher at a middle school one day. There were students who were labeled “Bad Kids.” They tended to misbehave and act a certain way. The teachers may have been talking about them in the teachers lounge. The teachers tended to treat them like they were bad. This may be an example, on some level, of a stronghold being put on someone.

I have been a Substitute Teacher, I didn’t really care about my student’s past. I didn’t care about what other teachers said about them. For the next hour or so, they were my students. I have standards. They get a fresh start with me. They need to meet my standards. Some students had issues with self-perception. They believed that had to act a certain way. I adjusted their perception. They would behave…..or else. They do not have to be “Bad Kids.” They may choose to be outstanding and high speed students. This is one example. Anyone phrasing a question about God or religion or Christianity or something like gay marriage may be engaging in a Form, a Form like Plato, “The Forms,” a Form of Spiritual Warfare using their words in a particular way to frame someone’s thoughts and perspectives.

Oppression

On r/Christian many months ago, a young man stated he was having some problems, and was asking for help. He stated he had issues with wedgies. He thought about them constantly. He drew them. He had an obsession or fetish with wedgies. Given someone has studied Demonic Possession and Exorcism, that young man may have been Oppressed. He was being oppressed by some spirit. Why did he come to r/Christian? He may not have known all the details about how the spiritual works, but he may have perceived some of what was going on, and came asking for help.

Given I were to go to someplace like Atheist Republic Facebook Page, what is their fruit? The majority of their posts have been working to mock God and Christians. They have worked to frame people’s thoughts and perspectives. Many of them seem to have an unhealthy obsession with God and religion and Christianity. They should seek help? What they are doing is actually proof of demons and spirits given someone is researching the subject in an honest way. They would be engaging in Spiritual Warfare.

Christians need to be centered and focused on God. What is God’s plan and where are we going? The Kingdom of God. God gave Christians The Great Commission. The following video is more examples of how Spiritual Warfare has been used.

Video: Control the Words, Control the Culture.

I continue my mental wresting with God. He had been sharing the numbers in the Bible with me, and how some of his magic worked. I was beaten down mentally till I did not care about any of that, and shown that I should just obey the Spirit.

Manon..from your blog...what do you mean by God's magic if you don't mind

Welcome back Sophie,
We need some quickfire back around here.
So much loftiness mingled in with heresy.
Do people NOT KNOW ITS GOD'S WORD AND HIS WORK......

oh yeah...quickfire Saturday

I am having a difficult time looking for a safe place to land.....every thread seems more contentious than usual...and that's saying alot

sure people know....but haven't you noticed that the more people handle the Bible, the more convinced some become of their expertise?

we are all in danger of that, and if you couple that with topical Bible study and myriad books on the subject of your interest....voila! an expert is born

what specifically are you referencing regarding the loftiness and heresy?

if you don't mind

Welcome back Sophie,
We need some quickfire back around here.
So much loftiness mingled in with heresy.
Do people NOT KNOW ITS GOD'S WORD AND HIS WORK......

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭1:2-12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:12-16‬ ‭

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5:8-9‬ ‭KJV‬‬


It’s definately his work in us but he’s teaching us to Will and do his good pleasure . That’s what saves us he’s changing our corrupt sinful Will and conforming it to Christs good pleasing Will in the gospel.

We eventually have to do our part and walk in the works Jesus set before us

“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:21-22‬ ‭KJV‬‬

We have to hear this part too

“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭6:46

his work is to prepare people who believe him to overcome the devil in the world through his understanding that imparts faith

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭1:2-12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:12-16‬ ‭

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5:8-9‬ ‭KJV‬‬


It’s definately his work in us but he’s teaching us to Will and do his good pleasure . That’s what saves us he’s changing our corrupt sinful Will and conforming it to Christs good pleasing Will in the gospel.

We eventually have to do our part and walk in the works Jesus set before us

“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1:21-22‬ ‭KJV‬‬

We have to hear this part too

“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭6:46

his work is to prepare people who believe him to overcome the devil in the world through his understanding that imparts faith

O we have one that is at the line for serpent seed,said Eve was demon possessed in the garden....give no scriptural support. Anther called me holier than thou bc when sin is rebuke and salvation comes a person has to do a 180. Some think you can hold hands with the world and God at the same time and sing kum by ya ( ? Spelling)

There are several threads about Christians being demon possessed.......look what happens when your not on the draw around here.....lol

Totally agree and I'm not above rebuke,for there are times I get fleshy and say things that aren't spiritual nor covered in love. I get sideways myself but try not to act arrogantly all the times

An open rebuke is better than secret love.....thanks.

The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life,[a] and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own,[b] and his own people[c] did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[d] from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[e] 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God,[f] who is at the Father's side,[g] he has made him known.

Not at all was I rebuking you dearest sister. I’m agreeing with you it is Gods work , I was just elaborating on what the work in us is and where we’re heading

we need to stay where you are as far as who’s work it is I’m not suggesting we get away from that foundation at all

I was just elaborating on a concept that we’re still in a war or a struggle at times so we just do our best to remain in Christ and his ways and good graces

God is the savior we are the ones being saved but all I’m saying is part of what he’s done is told us things we didn’t know such as that we do have an active enemy in the world so we want to remain active in our diligent walk with Jesus because he’s the one who keeps us safe always

I don’t think I’ve ever thought of rebuking any person lol I need my own rebukes yet too often

with much love and respect dear sister God bless and keep you !!!! ❤️❤️

Totally agree and I'm not above rebuke,for there are times I get fleshy and say things that aren't spiritual nor covered in love. I get sideways myself but try not to act arrogantly all the times

An open rebuke is better than secret love.....thanks.

Manon..from your blog...what do you mean by God's magic if you don't mind

Amen...I don't think he was rebuking you, though.