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Welcome to the Article on Spiritual Attack -
Part 1
Fred Schwenk

 

Ephesians 6:10-18
(Amplified Bible)

10In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].

    11Put on God's whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

    12For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.

    13Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].

    14Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,

    15And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.

    16Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].

    17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.

    18Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God's consecrated people).

 

 

In this series we will study our response to the spiritual attack.  You may not even realize there is a battle.  Or, you may be thinking, 'How did this guy know what I am going through right now?"

Let me assure you there is a battle.  There is a part of the created universe we do not see.  It is the realm of the spirit, or the supernatural, or the unseen world . . .  Different names, same place.  Wait!  Don't run!  This is all going to turn out well, and you may not be able to make it without a bit of knowledge concerning these things.

If you are reading this, you probably believe GOD exists.  HE is the LORD of all realms!  That is the good news.  But, we live in a fallen world since the disobedience of Adam (read the Book of Genesis).  More, good news:  HE is in the process of reclaiming the world through the LORD, JESUS CHRIST!

In the mean time, the Apostle Paul, speaking by the SPIRIT of GOD, gives us specific instructions on how to live in this fallen world.  It is primarily found in the Scripture passage above.  In this passage it is stated that we must have armor.  This armor is the Armor of GOD.  In this series we will be looking at this set of instructions.

As a brief overview. realize that no matter how bad things look, and no matter how attacked you may feel at times, we are to live in the Power of GOD by placing faith in JESUS!  I just want to tell you that the battle comes to all believers.  It is periodic and cyclic. And although the unseen enemy wishes to destroy you, if you trust in JESUS, HE will turn it into a blessing over time.

So, let us begin to put on HIS armor by being Strong in the LORD, trusting in HIS Power and Might! 

 


 

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