What defines spiritual warfare?
What defines spiritual warfare?
Spiritual warfare is the Christian concept of fighting against the work of preternatural evil forces. It is based on the biblical belief in evil spirits, or demons, that are said to intervene in human affairs in various ways.
What are the strategies of the enemy?
Although he uses several strategies, there are seven main ones: distractions, disappointments, temptations, persecutions, accusations, betrayals and criticism. All are aimed to wear down the spiritual, emotional and physical life of Christians.
What are the elements of spiritual formation?
Among them:
- Knowing Self, Knowing God.
- Mystical Experiences and Images of God.
- Christian Prayer.
- Spiritual Life.
- Awareness and Identity I & II.
- Formation and the Enneagram.
- The Art of Spiritual Direction.
- Spiritual Leadership.
How do you pray for victory?
Fill me with strength, that I may stand and walk in victory. Let hope fill my heart so that I can rise and stand firm in your promises. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
How do you put on the armor of God?
To put on the full armor of God is to apply all of the Gospel to all of your life. The whole armor is the expression of your full trust in God and what He has done for you through Jesus Christ. Your victory in spiritual warfare was secured at the cross of Christ and the blood that was shed there (Rev. 12:11).
What are the 6 pieces of the armor of God?
These pieces are described in Ephesians as follows: loins girt with truth (belt of truth), breastplate of righteousness, shoes with the preparation of the gospel of peace (peace), shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit/word of God.
How do you achieve spiritual formation?
These include the following:
- internal disciplines: meditation. prayer. fasting. study.
- external disciplines: simplicity. solitude. submission. service.
- corporate disciplines, completed within the body of the church: confession. worship. guidance. celebration.
How do I pray for God’s favor?
O, Lord God Almighty, hear my prayer. I pray you will look upon me with favor and shower me with your blessings. For you are the giver of good things, merciful and kind. Grant me your grace, show me your love.
How to do spiritual warfare?
1) Shift your focus to the spiritual realm. As the term suggests, spiritual warfare occurs primarily in the spiritual realm. 2) Rely on God’s power. Only by God’s power can you hope to win against the enemy. 3) Cast down any proud thoughts. You have the power to do battle within the greater spiritual war, but this power is granted to you through Christ. 4) Demonstrate obedience and self-control. Doing spiritual warfare requires you to remain obedient to God in all things. 5) Remain alert. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
What is a spiritual strategy?
A SPIRITUAL STRATEGY. Invest time and effort into what you have set out to accomplish. Faithful cultivation is the key to ensuring that whatever you have planted has the greatest chance to grow and be fruitful Many ministries die not because it was not God’s will but because they did not continue to cultivate the ministry,…
What is Spiritual Combat?
The Spiritual Combat is a book of time-tested strategy for achieving spiritual victory; it is a great guide on which to form one’s soul and launch it firmly on the way of solid virtue.
