April 15, 2008
Tactics in
Spiritual Warfare
Be
on guard against the tactics of "The Accuser Of The Brethren."
He
will work his accusing thought suggestions from five different angles.
1.
He will try to accuse you to God (which never works because of the
Blood).
2.
He will try to accuse God to you, making you think that God is against
you for some reason.
3. He will accuse you to yourself (this often works).
4.
He will try to stir up controversy by accusing you to others.
5.
And he will try to accuse others to you.
There are three levels of spiritual warfare that will come against you from time
to time.
The
lowest form of warfare is TEMPTATION.
The
next step up is ACCUSATION.
The
most subtle and deadly is Deception.
If
he can't get you to succumb to common temptations, then he'll try stirring up
accusations against you (or get you maligning others yourself), hoping you'll
take the bait, become discouraged, and quit. The highest form of warfare is
DECEPTION. If accusations won't work, he'll try to subtly mix untruths into your
life alongside the truths, so as to neutralize your effectiveness over a long
period of time.
According
to the New Testament,
Ministerial
Struggle and Spiritual Warfare happens for Five Reasons:
D.
Cheatham