Do You See What I See

Experience tells me that the natural flow of life brings its own challenges. Our quest to grow in the character of Christ calls us to face such times with grace. At the same time, such testings may be accompanied by supernatural attacks that seek to intensify and exploit our vulnerable moments. C. S. Lewis, a … Read more

Spiritual warfare is a multilevel conflict between good and evil, initiated on the supernatural plane with the prehistoric rebellion of Lucifer, and transferred onto the natural plane with the fall of man. Satan, man’s adversary, continues to deceive and divert people from finding salvation in Jesus Christ, and to harass and hinder Christians through enticement … Read more

Paul tells us that “the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ” (2 Cor. 4: 4). Describing the Ephesian believers, Paul points out that they, at one time, were dead in sin and “followed the ways of … Read more

To say that a Christian struggles with direct spiritual warfare is to describe some form of hand-to-hand combat, a tangible interference with a child of God by evil beings. This direct warfare is precisely what Paul describes so vividly in Ephesians 6 with the imagery of “wrestling” and “flaming arrows.” Such warfare may involve enticement … Read more

Human nature holds a certain fascination with evil. Strangely, sometimes people actually hope that a particular struggle is demonic. If it is, perhaps spiritual surgery will take care of the problem, relieving one of responsibility for finding solutions to basic life problems. But this view is overly simplistic and reductionistic. Answers often do not come … Read more