Hey fam, I just wanted to ask you something: What do you think the point of Spiritual Warfare is? I have my stance, but I wanted to hear yalls’ stance on this. Your take on the issue greatly affects how effective your Christian life is. In other words, “If you miss this, you miss everything!”
I’m trying to understand your question. What is ‘the point’ of spiritual warfare?
The point of any battle is victory, no?
Are you asking what spiritual warfare is?
I, too, am a bit perplexed by the OP. I don’t quite understand the question.
Sorry, let me rephrase. What I’m trying to ask is “Why is spiritual warfare even a thing?” "Why does it exist? “What is Satan trying to accomplish through spiritual warfare?”
Evil wants to rule or ruin the world. We battle it in our lives. Spiritual Warfare is understanding what evil is, and removing it from our lives. Spiritual warfare is a lifelong battle
So you are asking why has Satan rebelled against God and pitted himself against humanity…?
No. I’m asking why Satan is so concerned about us. Why is he willing to war against us as believers? Why doesn’t he just leave us alone after we become Christians?
The answer to your question is contained within your user name. Read the verse that follows…
-the devil has gone down to you. He is filled with anger.
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Satan hates God and his creation. He wants to destroy everything God created. He wants to be God, he lost so much when he was thrown out of heaven.
To answer the question what’s the point of spiritual warfare?
Spiritual warfare is in the spirit, the spiritual realm and that is where Satan plot, skeem, prepare for believers demise, scripture tells us while we sleep Satan plants things to destroy believers. That’s why we need the whole Armour of God to fight in the spiritual realm ( the unseen relm) to destroy the work of the enemy.
If you mean the struggles with the evils as sins, then it is of course a part of what the spiritual is about. It is also meant by taking up the cross daily, thus participating in the trial/temptations.
In this warfare, it is essential to attribute all the merit to the Lord God Jesus Christ, and yet avoid/run from evils as sins, both actions, thoughts, and even pleasures. It takes patience, time, and effort.
You’re asking why Satan even bothers with us. I’ve given the answer some thought.
He was once a high ranking angel in God’s kingdom until sin was found in him and from there he lost his position along with all the other angels who followed him. No forgiveness. No second chance. I believe this happened before mankind came on the picture, but whether that’s true or not doesn’t really matter.
Then came man. Created by God just as the angels were created by God, but different creatures. God created a whole world for us to live in, fellowshipped with us and loved us. We were made lower than the angels and yet we were one with God in Spirit until man sinned by Satan’s influence. Jealousy? Anger at his exclusion? Satan didn’t like what he saw between man and God and set out to destroy it.
Being at odds with God and being jealous of man’s relationship with God is part of the reason. Hurting God by hurting us is another reason. That we can be forgiven for sin and he can’t be forgiven has irked him and likely seen as unfair. What happens when we’ve been treated unfairly? We try to get back at the one who did it.
Who knows how long Satan resided as a ranking angel in heaven. Long enough to take his place for granted and think he could elevate himself to God’s position. He was beautiful in appearance, and probably still is. He masquerades as an angel of light but he has no light.
He knows now that there’s nothing he can do directly to God so we are the next best thing. The more people he can take to share his fate, the better.
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The Whole Armor of God
Eph 6:10 In 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].
Eph 6:11 Put 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.
Eph 6:12 For 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.
Eph 6:13 Therefore 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].
Eph 6:14 Stand 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,
Eph 6:15 And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the N1firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness N2produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace. [Isa_52:7]
Eph 6:16 Lift up over all the [covering] shield of N1saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].
Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit N1wields, which is the Word of God.
Eph 6:18 Pray 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).
Eph 6:19 And [pray] also for me, that [freedom of] utterance may be given me, that I may open my mouth to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news (the Gospel),
Eph 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in a coupling chain [in prison. Pray] that I may declare it boldly and courageously, as I ought to do.
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J.
Because satan hates God. Now satan can not touch God because God is too powerful, but satan wants to hurt God so he steals, kills, and destroys God’s Creation to hurt God that way.
When Jesus came and died on the cross, He won the war and the victory is in place. Our charge as Christians is to enforce the victory until Jesus comes with evac helicopters to take us out of here. So spiritual warfare is important in Christians lives. It is far from pointless.