Spiritual Battle against Spirits in the Air.
There are many events that happen in this world; the Bible explained that what
Happened is related to the spiritual world. In this paper, let us try to understand the meaning
Of spiritual warfare. Almost everyone believes may already know that there is a spiritual battle between us and the evil Spirits. This truth is clearly taught in the Bible. Paul stated that our battle is not against flesh and blood but evil spirits (Ephesians 6:12). James advises its
Recipients to resist the devil (James 4:7) and Peter warned that the devil walking around
About to swallow someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). (Hickey)
Some texts imply that believers will be safe from the attack of the devil. Spirit
In the believer is greater than any spirit in the world (1 John 4:4). Believers have been
Released from the kingdom of darkness (Kolose1: 13; Acts 26:18). Jesus himself prayed that
We be kept from the evil one (John 17:15). God was faithful to strengthen and keep us from
The evil one (2 Thessalonians 3:3). The devil cannot touch the believer (1 John 5:18).
What Bible said about Spiritual Warfare?
The first one is that spiritual warfare is the realities of life that encountered by
All people and to know and realizing it is part of our winning start. Spiritual warfare is a war
To the evil spirits (with various types of office) that occur in nature / spirit world (not visible.
Our physical eyes cannot see their presence but we know they exist from the real results of
Their actions. (Sherman)
DEVIL ATTACKS AGAINST BELIEVERS
If we are consistent with the teachings of the Bible, then we must admit that the devil
Can attack certain extent and influence people believe. Various warning to s...
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The question of identity regarding God and the Devil has been an ongoing dilemma for religious philosophers. No true identity can be formed due to the lack of undeniable evidence surrounding the figures. In addition, it has always been difficult to relate either characters to tangible or worldly matter; seeing how both are non-perceivable and equivocal figments in our minds. A start is to relate these supernatural beings to each other. The abilities of each are in contrast; God can create but not control, whereas, the Devil can control but not create. Creation is the act of making new matter, whereas the act of controlling is forcing matter to act based on the wishes of the controller.
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...s, by his own free will, to continue to worship the devil "Faustus vows never to look to Heaven, never to the name God, or to pray to him, to burn his Scriptures, slay his ministers and to make my spirits pull his churches down." (Pg. 28, Marlowe) Therefore, there is no single cause of evil and when humankind does evil; it is the cause of its own evil doing.
Six years ago a little girl from my church approached me and asked why the devil existed, and why bad things happen. At the moment I was a little perplexed and did not know what to say. All that came to my mind was that humankind needed a scapegoat to blame for the occurrence of unfavorable incidents. Blaming adverse conditions on the devil is the easy and obvious way out of any situation. All one has to do is to say that the devil was the cause of the situation and wash his hands of the entire problem. At twelve years old, I thought that humanity used the devil as a way to elude responsibility and to ignore the consequences of its actions.
All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” (Holy Bible, ESV).
Satan first appears in the Hebrew Bible as not evil but a dissenter to God. On the contrary he also appears as one of God's servants in the book of Numbers and in Job. In the Hebrew Bible, the angels were also called "'sons of God'." Pagel states in her essay that Hebrew term the satan describes am adversarial role. In the early sixth century Hebrew story tellers introduced supernatural character, satan, as one...
hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imaginations of his evil heart.” (Jer. 17:9, 18:12, KJV)
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is omnipotent then He would be able to stop any evil from occurring. Either way,
The devil is a supernatural being thought of by society and Christians as an entity of pure evil. Although there is no hard evidence proving the existence of the devil, there are certainly plenty of testimonials of people who have claimed to see Hell. So let’s hypothetically say that the devil is real. If this were the case, then that would mean that the horrifying testimonials are actually true, which may lead one to wonder why people even call themselves a Satanist to begin with. Contrary to what one might think, Satanists do not believe that the devil is something of pure evil, nor do they view him as an actual person. Satanists view the devil as an actual deity or force that is to be worshipped and given complete allegiance to. Surprisingly, people started claiming to have sold their souls to the devil before the existence of the first satanic church. Anton LaVay first established “The Church of Satan April 30th, 1966”, but this isn’t where the idea of selling ones souls came from (Barton 1). It wasn’t until the Christopher Marlow’s play, The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus was performed that humanity was first introduced to the idea of selling their souls to the devil. Unfortunately, in the day and age we currently live in, many people interpret things in a very literal manner, which in turn can cause some of the horrifying, satanic events that we may hear about through the media. But in an attempt to assuage feelings of neglect, adolescents sometimes rebel and turn to faith as a source of comfort and stability when in essence a corrupt religion can become overpowering and controlling.
Eve. Romans 5:10 says we were enemies of God. We fought against God, and everything