Quotes about Spiritual warfare

The Bible says our warfare is with the devil, not with people (Ephesians 6:12).

That is the way we are to resist Satan when he comes to tempt us into condemnation, depression or any other wrong thing he is trying to give us.

But Jesus said to him, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?" Matthew 26:52—54, NKJV

It seems that those God has called to lead often face much opposition and much temptation. Pray that their ministry will be powerful, and pray genuinely that they and their families would thrive under God's protection.

And even though we have an enemy that would try to rob us of our faith, God has given us everything we need to stand strong and be victorious.

I've failed many times to avoid those kinds of temptations. But that's not what the devil was really interested in. What he was trying to do is make me feel apart from God. Now I know that what Satan would like most to take from us is our true knowledge of who we are—which is children of God.

If Jesus encountered demons and evil spirits during his lifetime his followers likewise may face them.

Demons fear the power of Jesus Christ, and even speaking his name can rebuke evil.

Satan's kryptonite is separation through slander. He slanders God to us and us to God.

John 8:44 says Satan is a liar and the father of lies. He captures and conquers men's lives through his convincing lies, often nullifying good intentions with wrongful actions that seemed manly in the moment but in the end lacked the balancing power of clarity.

For Satan's purposes, making you a completely ineffective and isolated follower of Jesus is as much a success as keeping you lost in sin.

It is the power of God operating through the teaching of his Word that alone has power "to demolish strongholds" (2 Cor. 10:4).