"Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one." ~ Ephesians 6:16 REFERENCE: Ephesians 6:13-18 Like an enemy out to kill and destroy, satan shoots fiery darts at his targets to overpower them. Satan operates by tricks, employs evil strategies, deliberate deception, and lies by telling you things about yourself, others, and circumstances that are not true. He begins by flooding the mind with little nagging thoughts, suspicions, doubts, questions, and ideas. He has studied man for a long time and knows what we...
“[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ…”~ II Corinthians 10:5 (AMPC) REFERENCE: II Corinthians 10:1-6 (AMPC) Yesterday, we explored the fact that satan’s major attacks target the mind and why that is his battle strategy. Hence, we should mind our minds. In our main text, Paul describes the assaults on a Christian’s mind: “…Overthrow and destruction of strongholds, refute arguments, theories and reasonings, and all proud and...