Spiritual Warfare: The Conflict Of Light Vs Dark

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Silencing the enemy is a very fitting title for this book. It is fitting because the author, Robert Gay, explains how God suppresses the devices of the adversary through the praise and worship of His people. Although the term “spiritual warfare” is not found in scripture, Paul expounds on the concept throughout the New Testament. He encourages the saints to “Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”. This scripture informs us that we are in a battle, a battle that has been raging since the beginning of time. It is not a battle that one can see with the naked eye. Nor is it a battle that is fought with natural weapons. It is a battle that is fought in the spirit world. Our methods of

In “A Divine and Supernatural Light,” Edwards incorporates biblical references to craft a great picture of the glory of God. According to Edwards, the light of God is “obtained wholly natural or of no superior kind” through the daily actions of man (Miller). Edwards brings forth a critical point, throughout the sermon emphasizing that every aspect of nature influences the spirit of God. Additionally, the Holy Spirit functions in the minds of humans and inanimate objects by exerting its nature and living within its natural host (Miller). Throughout the piece, Edwards assures the reader that the divine light can only be obtained from God and not by another natural means. Edwards’ marvelous piece of literature allows the reader to realize that there is no deeper reality and value than the glory of God through his only son Christ. To truly find the salvation of God, man must be able to let go of the unearthly sin that is consistently brought up by Satan himself. By removing society's prejudices, Edwards’ states, that “ the human mind becomes susceptive of the due force of rational judgments for their truth” (Miller 360). The ultimate goal of man is to see and savor the triumphant glory of God to obtain complete salvation. Through the extensive use of imagery, Edwards provides the reader with the opportunity to visually comprehend that spiritual knowledge is acquired in the heart as a feeling of human delight (Trang). Furthermore, in the sermon, Edwards personifies God as the sun because God strives to illuminate objects so that man can be able to perceive the extraordinary miracles and graces of Christ. Edwards also points out that the spiritual light of God is not designed to instill new ideas or doctrines, rather the Holy Spirit is meant to aid man in conveying eternal truths (Miller). Furthermore, through the use of comparison and contrast, Edwards once again assists the reader in understanding that God’s spiritual light is not acquired from heresy and rational understanding; rather, it can develop as a delightful pleasure within our hearts. To achieve a sense of spiritual excellence, man must possess a conviction of truth and reality for the spirit of God to have a dominant presence in the human soul

Throughout Miller’s essay, he follows a similar format in the way he states his opinion about the connection between reading and writing to his readers. With every subheading, he tells a story of the influence of reading and writing on the protagonist of each story. Every subheading begins with the introduction of the protagonists through the final outcome of their actions. For example, the first story of the two boys, Harris and Klebold begins with the revelation of what they have done—murdering fifteen people with weapons they created on their own. This knowledge to create such weapons and to follow through with such an act is all blamed upon technology

Christianity, Judaism, Islam. These are only a few of the many religions in this world. How does one choose which religion to follow? Is it their background, nationality, belief, or because that’s the only thing they have always known or come in contact with? The concept of religion is a complex one, a concept to be investigated and questioned. This is the journey that Antonio Marex Luna explores in Rudolfo Anaya’s (1972) Chicano novel Bless Me, Ultima.

Ephesians 6:12 says, “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.”

And I shall also begin this sentence with a conjunction (sorry, not sorry). Ah, how exhilarating! I feel as if I am breaking civil laws-laws that would put me in captivity for decades to come! I guess one could call me a classic, run of the mill...bad boy.

The “Spiritual warfare Movement” is a movement that intensely focuses on the movements of the Holy Spirit in evangelistic and spiritual warfare. Pentecostal in nature, their focus is not on the physical war which is seen, but the spiritual war, which is unseen. It is written, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (NIV, Ephesians 6:12). Dan Jorgenson writes, “Third wave approaches draw on a series of theological and practical innovations prominently associated with evangelists such as C. Peer Wagner, John Wimber, Benny Hinn, George Otis, and John Dawson). Wagner coined the term ‘Third Wave’ as a shorthand designation for a Spirit-based movement that succeeded earlier Pentecostal forms (Wagner 1988:15).” A great deal of this movement began in the 1980’s and has proliferated since this time. Before it were two other Pentecostal and Charismatic waves. While many of this movements aficionados seek to separate their persons from the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements to appear more balanced in nature, having academic backing John MacArthur writes, “If you look very closely at the

[cosmic war images] are larger than life. They evoke great battles of the legendary past, and they relate to metaphysical conflicts between good and evil. Notions of cosmic war are intimately personal but can also be translated to the social plane. Ultimately, though, they transcend human experience. What makes religious violence particularly savage and relentless is that its perpetrators have placed such religious images of divine struggle—cosmic war—in the service of worldly political battles. For this reason, acts of religious terror serve not only as tactics in a political strategy but also as evocations of a much larger spiritual confrontation.

Religion is a topic that people worldwide have had controversial thoughts about for ages. It has been a great way for people of a community to unite as one, yet some people claim that religion to be responsible for violence, wars, or even terrorism. After a thorough analysis of John Hick’s book, “The Fifth Dimension: An Exploration of the Spiritual Realm” one is able to evaluate and critique Hick as an author as he discusses his own claims on religion. Hick is able to easily state and cover several topics such as religious experiences, the naturalistic assumption, cosmic optimism, and religious pluralism, yet he is unclear on topics such as cosmic optimism and criterion of authentic religious experiences. Consequently, I am able to add my own critiques and analyses of Hick’s ideas within his text.

Satan is still trying to destroy Our Father by trying to destroy Christ Your Lord. The teaching of this communication is that when Satan persecuted Christians through Saul, and when he persecutes Christians today, even though it is usually through other human beings, he was and is actually persecuting Christ Your Lord. Satan understands the compassion Christ Your Lord has for His Family and thus is involved in the lives of His Children. Based upon this, Satan still has hope, though it is a false hope, that he somehow can destroy Christ Your Lord by destroying the Children of His

The term Thetan is used a lot in Scientology it is was they say instead of spirit. They believe that the spirit is separate from the body, and even the mind for the mind is part of the body. The brain is not intelligent, but rather is like a switch board that just directs signals through it. This leads into life after death, and from what I researched the only thing that they really talked about is that Thetan (spirit) will continue after the body has died. So it seems that the spirit will either continue on just as a spirit or can become part of another body later on (reincarnation). All the research I have found on Scientology has come directly from their website, but I still had some more questions that wanted to learn that I could not find

Shamanism is used in many places around the world especially in Siberia and Northern Europe and is considered to be a religion that believes in unseen gods, demons, and spirits that are only responsive to the shaman. The Shaman is who holds all admission to what is good and evil. Throughout the video, Shamans of Siberia, we learn the ways in which Shaman leaders are able to practice their beliefs while assisting with healing of those around them. Throughout their rituals the Shaman often invoke spirits to gain healing abilities. There is a specific wardrobe they must wear through the rituals. Their eyes must be covered as it is considered to keep the shaman safe along with preventing others to see his eyes. He wears another garment with horns,

Demons can be transferred from one person or thing to another. ”Demons can enter animals and control their bodily movements”. It is important to know that the demons can inhabit any living thing that they would like because then they can hurt others from what living thing they inhabit. Demons can do what they want unless you get someone to do an exorcism on you so then the demon will leave your body. I'm trying to prove that it is true, If u can do something about it, and how that can happen to people. Exorcisms get the demon out of someone so the demon will stop hurting the person or thing. My theory is how angles are different from people I think that demons are the same. Angles can come to earth but we can’t see them so can demons that's

Again, because of my religious beliefs, that is an easy question for me to answer. I believe that mortality is a test, a probationary period in which we have been given agency to choose good or evil. God has provided us a plan by which we can return to His presence, if we follow the light. Satan and his minions, who before the foundation of the earth were cast out of heaven for rebellion, want to do everything they can to thwart God’s plan and make us fail the test. That is the entire purpose of our mortal lives: to see whom we will choose to serve. Will we follow the light or will we choose the darkness? The fight between the