Let’s talk about spiritual warfare, part 5

What about me? In this last blog of the series, let’s boil it down to the personal level. How does spiritual warfare affect me personally? What are the dangers? Can I protect myself? First, it is important for us to remember that there are three areas in which a...

Let’s talk about spiritual warfare, part 4

Different viewpoints One’s experience with, and feelings about, spiritual warfare, may depend largely on where in the world we live. Here are a few of the differences: Here in the United States, the topic of spiritual warfare is for the most part not emphasized. It is...

Let’s talk about spiritual warfare, part 3

A brief history.. When reviewing spiritual warfare throughout church history, we start in the first century church. Historians tell us that in the Roman Empire people routinely practiced magic and called upon the spirit realm. We are told by historian C.E. Arnold :...

Let’s talk about spiritual warfare, part 2

What does the Bible say? When forming our own views about spiritual warfare, we should begin by understanding how it is described in the Bible. As Bible-believing Christians, we cannot disregard what scripture tells us throughout its pages, from Genesis through to the...

Let’s talk about spiritual warfare, part 1

This blog begins a five-week series about spiritual warfare. We will define it, describe it, describe scripture’s thoughts about it, trace Christianity’s theology regarding it, see how Christians differ in their views of it based on cultural and geographic...

The Reformation- What Was It?

Reformation is a term used to describe changes in the Christian Church in the 14th to 17th century usually focusing on the 16th century. These changes began as protests against the Roman Catholic Church. Among the things being protested were: The church was levying...