| Spiritual warfare Lesson #4 2nd Corinthians 10:3-4 3. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Let's take a look at this same verse in the Living Bible. It is true that I am an ordinary, weak human being, but I don't use human plans and methods to win my battles. 4. I use God's mighty weapons, not those made by men, to knock down the devil's strongholds. The very fact that Paul said we do not war according to the flesh tells us that Paul was aware of his own weaknesses. He knew that trying to fight a spiritual battle in the flesh was hopeless. The word war is taken from the word strateomenos and it refers to a militant attitude of a trained to kill Roman solider. There is no doubt the Roman soldiers were the finest military machines of their day. These men were trained killers. You might say that they had a taste for blood. They knew how use their weapons against the enemy. We also must be trained to use our weapons that the Lord has given us against the enemy. Furthermore, especially good soldiers requested to be on the front line. This way he could see the enemy and attack him first. For two long we have been letting the enemy attack us first. That way he gets the upper hand. We are going to learn to use each piece of the armor So that when satan attacks, we will be ready for him. We must see victory and not defeat. We have to be willing to go where no other Soldier has gone. Paul had this type of attitude. He would go into cities that no one else would go into. Paul was a very educated man. Yet he knew that when it came to the enemy his education did not count. The flesh is no match for the enemy. This is why we must to learn how to fight in the Spirit. |