Spiritual Warfare In The Bible

The most common reference to demons in the Bible is Luke 8:26-33 where Jesus casts out demons in a man and tells them to go into the herd of pigs nearby. Matthew 15:21-28, also gives an account of a demon possessed girl,

“Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.’ ……………The she came and worshipped him saying, ‘Lord, help me.’ But he answered and said, ‘It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and cast it to dogs.’ And she said, ‘Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.’ Then Jesus answered

Spiritual warfare is when Christians take a stand against evil forces (Satan, fallen angels, and demons). It is very evident throughout the Bible that there is a battle between the supernatural. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” This verse is referring to Satan and it is saying that he is walking the earth looking for people that are weak and vulnerable to his attacks. He wants to turn people away from God and he will do that in any way he can. Peter warns people that they must be diligent because Satan is very powerful and he is not afraid of people. His main purpose is to pervert God’s kingdom and turn it upside down and he will do that in any way he possibly can (Got Questions Ministry,

Christians are the front lines in spiritual warfare. Christians cannot forget that Satan is allowed to attack believers as in Job (Got Questions Ministry, 2011). Although he is allowed to attack believers Satan’s power is limited and he can only do what God allows him to do. God only lets him do things that will help Christians to mature and help bring glory and honor to God (Got Questions Ministry, 2011). Satan’s strategy is to blind people to God’s plan for their life. He wants people to turn their eyes away from God’s truth and look towards themselves. The way to resist Satan is to stay near to God and His Word. Those that have a close walk with God will be able to rely on God to help them through the temptations that Satan brings to them. Also, to resist Satan we need to put on the whole armour of God which includes; truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation, the Word of God, and prayer. One of the most powerful weapons against Satan is prayer. When people pray in the name of God Satan has no