Spiritual Warfare
Enemies combatted:
Devil
Keith picks apart this verse from first Peter to demonstrate what defences a believer can take. Being prayerfully rooted in scriptural discipline can go a long way in facing the seriousness of our primary spiritual enemy, Satan.
1 Peter 5:8
8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (NASB)
be prepared, both in mind and spirit. Always using sound judgment.
1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 4:7;
Strive to always be awake, on guard and diligent.
Matthew 24:48-50; Luke 12:45,46; Luke 21:34,36
Be ready and behave properly.
Romans 13:11-13
Sleep at night, and be ready with the Armor of faith.
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8
Relationship roles for women include modest dress and Not being overly adorned.
1 Timothy 2:9,15
Roles for men include being respectable In behaviour and being dignified.
1 Timothy 3:2,11; Titus 1:8
Rules of older men and women are to set proper examples for younger ones.
Titus 2:2,4,6,12
In the Old Testament, the adversary is compared the Haman. The title is more often in reference to illegal opponent in a courtroom.
Esther 7:6; Job 1:6; Job 2:2; Psalm 109:6; Isaiah 50:8; Zechariah 3:1
Satan needs permission before he can do anything.
Luke 22:31
The Holy Spirit leads us into spiritual confrontations, and angels minister once we succeed.
Matthew 4:1,11
The enemy sows tares among the wheat. People who appear to be legitimate, but are not. They will eventually be separated, and judged accordingly.
Matthew 13:39; Matthew 25:41; John 8:44
Be ready in the full Armor of God and Never give in to Satan.
Ephesians 4:27; Ephesians 6:11; Jas 4:7; 1 John 3:8-10
Satan’s final defeat.
Revelation 12:9; Revelation 22:2,10
Satan is compared to a roaring lion, and the imagery is no stranger in the Old Testament.
Judges 14:5; Psalm 104:21; Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 20:2; Isaiah 5:29,30; Isaiah 14:12,13; Jeremiah 2:15;Jeremiah 51:38; Ezekiel 19:7; Hosea 11:10; Joel 3:16;Amos 1:2; Amos 3:4,8; Zechariah 11:3; 2 Timothy 4:17; Revelation 12:12
The comparison to a lion is not without cause. Satan attacks is ruthlessly and ferociously as a lion on the hunt.
Job 1:7; Job 2:2;Ezekiel 22:25; Daniel 6:24; Hosea 13:8
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