viernes, 18 de julio de 2008

Spiritual warfare.

http://spiritoferror.wordpress.com/category/spiritual-warfare/

This is the website i found that questions some considered "valid spiritual methods" for spiritual warfare. What strucked me most is thatsome of these methods involved going and confronting the demons by name. Only then the town will be willing to accept the Gospel. It was also weird that this same website tells us spiritual warfare is real.
These following quotes fromt he author makes me think more on HOW we can prepare and confront Satan. I was just beginning to try and find an answer when i looked at Carla's post, Peter instructs us that we need to RESIST, not try and give him a Black eye or two, but to RESIST.

"Spiritual Warfare is Biblical
Don’t be mistaken: I believe spiritual warfare is biblical, and all Christians must engage in it with seriousness.
According to Ephesians 6:10-18, we are in battle against “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
We must never forget this because Satan is like a “roaring lion” that is seeking to catch us off guard and devour us. See 1 Peter 5:8. We must be aware of his schemes against us. See 2 Corinthians 2:11.
The Bible also teaches that there are angels (both good and bad) with varying degrees of authority. For example, Michael is called an “archangel” who has command over other angels (Rev. 12:7) and is one of the “chief princes” and a prince of Israel (Dan. 10:13, 21). Other Scripture passages hint at the existence of a hierarchy within the angelic world. See Romans 8:38-39, Ephesians 6:12 and Colossians 1:16.
In 1 Corinthians 2:6, 8, there is reference to the “rulers of this age” who caused Christ’s crucifixion (perhaps high-ranking demonic forces).

http://www.letusreason.org/pent13.htm

"I also found this website, which talks about how it may be a wrong concept. it says:
Today we see people using the term of binding and loosing as an exercise of their spiritual authority as believers over Satan, and demonic powers and beings in the spiritual realm. Many people are convinced because of the results.
People are claiming that we have the authority and power to bind the devil and his demons. Some say that we can also bind sickness like cancer, and loose people from the devil's hold, which can include poverty.
After two years of prayer and fasting proclaiming the games would not be held the Christians in Canada were unable to stop the Gay Olympics held in Vancouver. (Prophecy today magazine). David Wilkerson wrote in his newsletter April 1991, “The entire church structure of America could not stop the showing of (The blasphemous film) “The last Temptation of Christ”… in twenty five years, have we stopped abortion? No, it’s worse than ever…there are Christians right now who claim they are taking the world for Jesus. But I don’t know of one country they have taken.” "

1 comentario:

Mack dijo...

wow its like the western world spiritual warfare is demons in homosexuals deceiving people into all sorts of wickedness!