The War of Ideas – All in the Heart

Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ are called to fight a war and that war is the Ideological War aka The War of Ideas.

The Son of God taught his followers to fight words with other words, to fight ideas with better ideas and that truth is the antidote for false ideas and deception:

Joh 8:30 As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.
Joh 8:31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
Joh 8:32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” – John 8:30-32

In this series let’s examine and meditate on some related scriptures and BiteBytes of truth.

“The Heart” in scriptures is spirit of a person. The essence of who the person is derives from that spirit or “heart” just as the driving force of the physical body depends entirely on the marvelous living blood pump we call the physical heart.

Luke 6:45

Proverbs 4:23

The War of Ideas – Teaching them to observe

Leave a comment

Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ are called to fight a war and that war is the Ideological War aka The War of Ideas.

War! The word brings to the mind images of physical conflict and weapons but as Jesus told us in Matthew 26:52 “Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.

The Son of God taught his followers to fight words with other words, to fight ideas with better ideas and that truth is the antidote for false ideas and deception:

In this series let’s examine and meditate on some related scriptures and BiteBytes of truth.

We can begin with Jesus words to all his followers at His ascension, often called “The Great Commission”.

The internal WAR for the SOUL

Leave a comment

The Christian is life is compared to a WAR! 3 enemies are identified in particular and one of them declares that there is an INTERNAL WAR.

Three enemies in SOUL WAR (click here)

The WAR against the SOUL (click here)

1Pe 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1Pe 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
1Pe 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
1Pe 2:12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

Paul describes the WAR against the SOUL 1 Cor 5:16,17

Gal 5:17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
Gal 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Gal 5:19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
Gal 5:20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
Gal 5:21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Jesus declares the WAR for the SOUL

Mar 14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

Jesus says watch & pray to strengthen your willing spirit Matt 26:41 Mat 26:41 Watch and pray,

that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Ministry Motives – Competitive envy

Leave a comment

Those that desire and choose to serve the Lord Jesus Christ in ministry have to be on guard at all times to watch

Ministry Competition? (click here)

15 Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will;

16 the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;

17 the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment

Spirit Warriors

2 Comments

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (KJV)

⁴(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

⁵Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

The Weapons of our Warfare! (NIV)

Origin of Demons & Evil Spirits. Part 2 – Demons, roaming spirits

Leave a comment

A BiteByte series on the origin and operation of Demons.

We see from scripture that Demons are spirits which are “roaming” around the earth and interacting with physical life on earth.

Jesus statements of truth often contain many BiteBytes of rich spiritual insight and revelation in just a few lines.

Consider Jesus relatively brief revelation to us about the activity of demons on earth in

Matthew 12:43-45 (NIV)- Demons roaming dry places

Matthew 12:43-45 (AMP)

⁴³But when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it roams through dry [arid] places in search of rest, but it does not find any.

⁴⁴Then it says, I will go back to my house from which I came out. And when it arrives, it finds the place unoccupied, swept, put in order, and decorated.

⁴⁵Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and make their home there. And the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. So also shall it be with this wicked generation.

1) The spirit is “unclean” or “impure”, thus it is what we call a demon.

2) The spirit was able to exist IN a man and to go OUT of a man.

3) The spirit ROAMS. It is able to travel and move around the earth among people.

4) It roams through “dry places” also translated often as “waterless” places.

5 ) The spirit searches for REST and may not find any place to rest.

6) The spirit is able to enter back into a man if the man’s condition allows it.

7) The demon is pleased to find a man whose vessel is in the right

condition.

8) The demon can and does communicate with other demons.

9) Multiple demons can occupy a single living being.

10) More impure spirits aka “demons” is equal to a WORSE condition than less impure spirits.

Jesus told us that demon spirits which are “roaming” need to find “rest”. This means they need a physical host in order to enjoy their existence and of course by nature they’re intents and purposes are evil so they would not be satisfied to simply leave people alone.

We also see that Jesus said they roam in “dry places” or “waterless places”.
This is interesting when you consider that pigs instinctively knew and understood that they should head for the water when they chose to destroy themselves rather than be possessed of those demon spirits.

We can also infer that being entered by a high number of demon spirits can lead to the desire for suicide.

Selah