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In the previous article , I introduced the third part of this series, which focuses on the armor we are to put on during spiritual warfare. It was important to remind ourselves what spiritual warfare truly is. Let me summarize what spiritual warfare is all about in one sentence: spiritual warfare is the devil’s attempt to shift us from our spiritually blessed position to something ephemeral, material, natural, or animalistic. It’s crucial to understand this because 2 Corinthians 2:11 says:“Lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.” (2 Corinthians 2:11 NKJV). The devil isn’t attacking our spiritual blessings themselves—he cannot dare, as they are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, as Ephesians 1:13-14 tells us. What he tries to attack is our position toward them, our view of them, and our mindset about them. That’s why we need the armor described in Ephesians 6. Before I start diving into the armor, I want to discuss when the devil strikes. Yes, ...

For those who have followed this series from the beginning, you’ll recall that we divided it into three parts: 1. The kind of power that resides in us 2. Unmasking who our opposition is By God’s grace, we’ve explored the first two parts, and they are all available on this blog site (The Victor’s Mentality parts 1-12). Today, we begin a new part (which I believe will be quite extensive), focusing on the armor we put on to resist this opposition. Let’s start by returning to our foundational text in Ephesians chapter 6. For today’s article, we’ll focus on verse 13 as we introduce this part:“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” (Ephesians 6:12-13 NKJV) Let me begin by saying to every believer: you are ...