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Our mission is to defeat the enemy—whether that be the enemy within or without. We fight the battle by remembering all that we have and all that we are and by taking every thought captive for Jesus!
Aug 12, 2015 · Benjamin Vrbicek. Pastor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. These are times that try men’s souls, but who is the enemy — the greatest enemy — of God’s people? Perhaps it’s liberal Supreme Court judges and the sexual ethics of secular society. Or maybe it’s ISIS and the looming threat of radical Islam.
- Principalities
- Powers
- Rulers
- Spiritual Hosts
The first title listed in Ephesians 6:12 is principalities. This is the Greek word archē, which literally means “beginning,” but when used in connection with people, it refers to their rulers or principle leaders. Indeed, the word refers to the authority figures of human groups. In numerous places throughout Scripture and other Greek literature (cf...
The second term in Paul list is powers. The Greek word is exousia, and powers is a fine translation, but it could also be translated as “authorities.” It is a close synonym to archē,refers to the permissions and structures which allow persons in power to rule. It specifically has in mind the power of decision making and law making. Together, princi...
The third title is the rulers of the darkness of this age. The word for rulers is kosmokratoros, and is used only here in the New Testament. It is made up of two words, kosmos, meaning “world,” and the verb krateō, meaning “to control, seize, or rule.” So the kosmokratorosare the world rulers, or world forces that dominate this world. Interestingly...
The fourth and final term, spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places, reminds us that there are scores upon scores of these wicked enemies. The word hosts is not actually in the Greek text, but is provided for clarity. Since the theme of the text is about spiritual warfare, it might have been better to supply a militaristic word, such co...
Jun 11, 2021 · Our enemy is a spiritual being, the devil and his forces. That’s our true enemy. And yet, our enemy strikes at us through flesh and blood, a point you made from Ephesians 4:14.
Sep 7, 2022 · The enemy in this context is those who resist God, who disobey his laws, who ignore him. So if you translate that down into our situation, your enemy is anybody who resists you, who contradicts you, who crosses you, who antagonizes you, who makes life hard for you.
May 2, 2006 · The number 1 enemy in my life is me, because we control our own lives. We control how we think, what we say, how we act. We control what annoys us. We control what grudges to hold, what attitudes to have, how we will react in every situation whether good or bad.
Who Is My Enemy? In Mathew chapter 5:43 Jesus says “you have heard that it has been said thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy”. We have had this idea of love you enemies preached to us for as long as we can remember.
