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July 2020 – Spiritual Weapon of our Warfare 11
Manna
revised by Dorothy and Tony Callies
Spiritual Weapon: The Word
of God
“We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy’s strong places. We destroy people’s argument and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ” 2 Cor. 10:4-5 NCV.
The King James Version says: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (2Cor. 10:4). One of Paul’s spiritual weapon is “the Word of God.” Question: Why is it important to know this spiritual weapon? Jesus said, “Take heed that no men deceive you” (Matt.24:4). Jesus exposed the sins of the Pharisees in the whole chapter of Matthew 23rd. Why? Because He wants us to identify (take notice) the character of a deceiving person who does not follow the Word of God closely.
“We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy’s strong places. We destroy people’s argument and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ” 2 Cor. 10:4-5 NCV.
The King James Version says: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (2Cor. 10:4). One of Paul’s spiritual weapon is “the Word of God.” Question: Why is it important to know this spiritual weapon? Jesus said, “Take heed that no men deceive you” (Matt.24:4). Jesus exposed the sins of the Pharisees in the whole chapter of Matthew 23rd. Why? Because He wants us to identify (take notice) the character of a deceiving person who does not follow the Word of God closely.
Question: How do we protect
ourselves against “many false prophets shall rise and deceive many”
(Matt.25:11)? The only protection against being deceived is found in an
enduring faith and love for Christ, in a commitment to the absolute authority
of His Word, and in a thorough knowledge of that Word (Matthew 24:13).
Question: How do we keep ourselves from being deceived from someone? 1Timothy 4:16 says “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”
The key answer is “continue in them.” Study the Word of God. Stay with God’s Word. Know the doctrine of Christ well enough that you would not be deceived by others. Our faith and love for Christ will keep us strong with Holy Spirit’s help alongside with us. Study Matthew 23rd several times before we are able to identify (take notice) the character of a person and not be easily deceived and not allow this to destroy our faith, and our union with Christ. [See reference below]
By using this spiritual weapon, “the Word of God,” against the enemy, we, the born-again believers will come forth victorious. That is, the presence of God’s Word and the kingdom of God inside of us will be powerfully manifested so that the world may know that Jesus Christ is Lord of all.
Question: How do we keep ourselves from being deceived from someone? 1Timothy 4:16 says “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”
The key answer is “continue in them.” Study the Word of God. Stay with God’s Word. Know the doctrine of Christ well enough that you would not be deceived by others. Our faith and love for Christ will keep us strong with Holy Spirit’s help alongside with us. Study Matthew 23rd several times before we are able to identify (take notice) the character of a person and not be easily deceived and not allow this to destroy our faith, and our union with Christ. [See reference below]
By using this spiritual weapon, “the Word of God,” against the enemy, we, the born-again believers will come forth victorious. That is, the presence of God’s Word and the kingdom of God inside of us will be powerfully manifested so that the world may know that Jesus Christ is Lord of all.
May
God bless you!
Dorothy
Song: He is Lord
He
is Lord. He is Lord.
He
is risen from the grave
and He is Lord.
Every
knee shall bow,
every tongue (language) confess
That
Jesus Christ is Lord.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Reference: Jesus said: “Tree is known
by his fruit” (Matt.12:33). How do we know that? Jesus said, “Either make the
tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit
corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.” NCV: “If you want good fruit, you
must make the tree good. If your tree is
not good, it will have bad fruit. A tree
is known by the kind of fruit it produces.” Produce=bring
something out to see.
The key word is produce. What is the person made of? How do we identify the person who tried to deceive
us? Compare their words with the Word of
God. Learn God’s Word and be sensitive
to the Holy Spirit who will reveal to you clearly if they are on God’s side or if
they tried to destroy you. Jesus said, “Take heed” meaning pay attention and
take notice of. So let the Holy Spirit help us to take notice and guard our
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 
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