22 Bible Verses about Spiritual Warfare
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For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.
for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.
take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.
This is the instruction which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, which is in accordance with the prophetic utterances formerly made about you, that you may, aided by them, continue to fight the good fight,
For though I do still live the life of a physical human creature, I am not waging this war in accordance with physical human standards,
Keep on praying in the Spirit, with every kind of prayer and entreaty, at every opportunity, be ever on the alert with perfect devotion and entreaty for all God's people,
I beg you not to make me too courageous in that confidence in which I think to take a daring stand against some people who try to think that I am acting from the lowest human motives.
For the cravings of the lower nature are just the opposite to those of the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are just the opposite of those of the lower nature; these two are opposed to each other, so that you cannot do anything you please.
You must put on God's full armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.
From now on you must grow stronger through union with the Lord and through His mighty power.
So you must take on God's full armor, so as to be able to take a stand in the day when evil attacks you, and, after having completely finished the contest, to hold your own.
Again, indeed, if the bugle does not sound a call distinct and clear, who will prepare for battle?
Besides all these, take on the shield which faith provides, for with it you will be able to put out all the fire-tipped arrows shot by the evil one,
and am prepared to punish any disobedience, when your obedience is made complete.
Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail,
"Or what king, when he is going to make an attack on another king, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand soldiers to meet the other king who is coming against him with twenty thousand?
For I am demolishing arguments and every barrier that is raised against the genuine knowledge of God, taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ,
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spiritual Warfare » Demands entire consecration
No soldier ever allows himself to be involved in the business affairs of life, so that he may please the officer who enlisted him.
But you must continue to remember those earlier days when first you received the light and then endured so great a struggle with persecution,
So the dragon was enraged against the woman, and he went off to make war with the rest of her descendants, who continue to keep God's commands and to bear testimony to Jesus.
spiritual Warfare » Spiritual weapons
for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.
spiritual Warfare » Young soldiers enlisted
This is the instruction which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, which is in accordance with the prophetic utterances formerly made about you, that you may, aided by them, continue to fight the good fight,
spiritual Warfare » A fight of faith
Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.
spiritual Warfare » Invisible foes
For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.
spiritual Warfare » An inward battle
but I see another power operating in my lower nature in conflict with the power operated by my reason, which makes me a prisoner to the power of sin which is operating in my lower nature.
Topics on Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual Warfare, Armour
Romans 13:12-14The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
Spiritual Warfare, As Conflict
Ephesians 6:12For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.
Spiritual Warfare, Causes Of
2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but hurled them down to Tartarus and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,
Spiritual Warfare, Enemies In
James 4:4You faithless wives! Do you not know that the friendship of the world means enmity with God? So whoever wants to be a friend to the world puts himself down as an enemy to God.
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