Title: Spiritual Warfare (Ephesians 6:12-17)
Content: Spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12-17)
<Lucifer, the archangel, created by God, became proud and rebelled to become equal with God.
After being judged by God, he was cast out into the air and became the devil, or Satan. At this time with Satan
Joined in the rebellion, along with 1/3 of the fallen angels, resisted God and deceived mankind on the earth.
leading to destruction. (Isa 14:12-15, Eze 28:13-14, Revelation 12:4) Because of that, the Church of God and
Saints must always live by fighting large and small spiritual wars.>
1. The spiritual war between Adam and Jesus, the ancestors of mankind
1) Spiritual Warfare with Adam God gave Adam to rule and protect the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:15-17) Adam and Eve, who could not protect the devil who had invaded the garden, suffered a devastating defeat in the spiritual warfare. (Genesis 3:1-7)
2) Spiritual warfare with Jesus The devil's temptation and spiritual warfare he received while fasting for 40 days in the wilderness led by the Holy Spirit. - Tested by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. (Matthew 4:2-10)
3) Jesus' victory - God's words, enemies, and the devil left, and angels attended to them. (Matthew 4:11)
2. Jesus' Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
1) Healing the mentally ill - Healing the demon-possessed, the military demon-possessed in the Gerasean region.
(Mt 8:16, Mark 5:9)
2) Healing the sick who were oppressed by demons - those who were possessed by demons and dumb, those who were possessed by demons and were blind and mute
Demon-possessed, dumb and deaf; demon-possessed, sick for 18 years and crippled
(Matthew 9:32-34, 12:22, Mark 9:25-27, Luke 13:10-13, Acts 10:38)
3) Satan is behind Judas Iscariot's hand over Jesus to be crucified. (John 13:26-30)
4) The power behind Peter's denial of Jesus is also Satan. (Luke 22:31-32)
3. Fully Armed for Our Victory
1) The war behind the spiritual - The devil has attacked the people of heaven with all kinds of evil schemes to overthrow them.
2) Oppose - If you do not put on the full armor that God has given you, you will not be able to resist.
3) Our armaments - the belt of truth, that is, the Word, the breastplate of righteousness justified by faith, and the grace of the precious blood.
The prepared shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith that quenches the fiery arrows of sense, reason, experience, and discouragement;
The helmet of salvation that constitutes the salvation of all mankind, the sword of the Holy Spirit, the word of God - as the full armor of God
If you are fully armed and fight the devil, you can win. (Eph 6:12-17)
“We have seen the test of Job. Behind the numerous misfortunes that actually befell Job,
The invisible devil worked. Now the devil and his servants are on the cross
The victory is disarmed, and Jesus has given us the power to cast out demons.
Therefore, we must stand firm in our faith and fight the devil to the end and achieve victory.
(Job 1:12, 2:6-7, Col 2:15, Luke 10:18-19, Matt 11:12).>