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John 8:32\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.<\/p>\n
Romans 12:1-2. <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God,\u00a0which is<\/i> your reasonable service.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/sup>And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what\u00a0is<\/i>\u00a0that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Paul\u2019s image of the believer\u2019s spiritual armor in Ephesians 6:10-17 clearly suggests the activity of warfare. And warfare suggests there will be captives. But in spiritual warfare, there are no physical conflicts or captives. Indeed, Paul says elsewhere that our battles are not in the physical realm as worldly battles are (2 Corinthians 10:3). So whom or what are we fighting? And whom or what do we take captive in order to win?<\/p>\n
It has been rightly suggested that spiritual warfare takes place \u201cbetween the ears.\u201d That is, in the mind. That\u2019s where history\u2019s first spiritual battle took place. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had to weigh Satan\u2019s words against God\u2019s words and make a choice\u2014the activity of the mind. They should have done what Paul says we should do: take \u201cevery thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ\u201d (2 Corinthians 10:5). We must weigh every thought. If it is a lie, or dishonoring to God, we capture that thought and subdue it with the truths of God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n
We can only find victorious freedom by knowing God\u2019s truth (John 8:32).<\/p>\n
Every good [spiritual] warrior constantly asks himself this question: What does the Bible say about this?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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