| A Christian friend came over asking that
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| | in the world, we do not wage war as the
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| several of us pray for her. Despite doing
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| | world does. The weapons we fight with are
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| all the "right" Christian things, she had
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| | not the weapons of the world. On the
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| been entertaining doubts about her
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| | contrary, they have divine power to
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| faith.In the course of our prayer, as I
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| | demolish strongholds. We demolish
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| was reminding her of what Scripture says
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| | arguments and every pretension that sets
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| about how God sees her, in a gruff tone
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| | itself up against the knowledge of God,
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| of voice, with furrowed brow, she scolded
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| | and we take captive every thought to make
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| me, speaking in the third person, "She
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| | it obedient to Christ."(Eph 6:11-12) Put
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| doesn't deserve it! She doesn't deserve
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| | on the full armor of God so that you can
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| it!" In a couple of hours, by the Power
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| | take your stand against the devil's
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| of the Holy Spirit, she was free from
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| | schemes. For our struggle is not against
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| demonic bondage with a total change of
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| | flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
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| countenance and has, since then, moved
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| | against the authorities, against the
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| forward with marriage and ministry.On an
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| | powers of this dark world and against the
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| Easter Sunday morning, as I was attending
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| | spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
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| a Baptist church service, a man sat
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| | realms.(Rev 12:7-8) And there was war in
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| praying, head bowed, as the congregation
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| | heaven. Michael and his angels fought
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| headed for the exits. I approached him
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| | against the dragon, and the dragon and
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| and asked if I might pray. He ignored me.
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| | his angels fought back. But he was not
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| I laid my hand on his shoulder to pray.
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| | strong enough, and they lost their place
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| The moment I touched him, he bolted
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| | in heaven. The great dragon was hurled
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| upright, began swaying like a cobra about
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| | down--that ancient serpent called the
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| to strike, and started growling as he
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| | devil, or Satan, who leads the whole
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| pointed, "I hate him! I hate her! I hate
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| | world astray. He was hurled to the earth,
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| this church!"My attempts to minister were
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| | and his angels with him.IF WE RESIST THE
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| interrupted by well-meaning people asking
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| | DEVIL, HE WILL FLEE(James 4: 7) Resist
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| if he needed medication or asking if they
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| | the devil, and he will flee from you.WE
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| should call an ambulance. When the man
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| | DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO RESIST SATAN ON
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| became unable to open his mouth to speak,
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| | OUR OWN(Jude 9) But even the archangel
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| I commanded the spirit to release his
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| | Michael, when he was disputing with the
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| tongue. Instantly, he was able to
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| | devil about the body of Moses, did not
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| understand me then and speak intelligibly
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| | dare to bring a slanderous accusation
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| in response to me. I told him I was
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| | against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke
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| available for further ministry by the
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| | you!"TO RESIST THE DEVIL, WE MUST PUT ON
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| Holy Spirit but it was obvious there was
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| | THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD(Eph 6:10-12) Put on
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| no faith present to deliver him at that
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| | the full armor of God so that you can
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| moment. I made him aware that, until he
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| | take your stand against the devil's
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| got help, this WAS his Christian life and
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| | schemes. For our struggle is not against
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| he WOULD experience these manifestations
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| | flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
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| again. I left only to be bombarded with
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| | against the authorities, against the
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| questions throughout the week by those
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| | powers of this dark world and against the
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| who were there.The young man, it turned
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| | spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
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| out, was a much-beloved seminarian.Last
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| | realms. Therefore put on the full armor
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| week, as a group of us were praying, the
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| | of God, so that when the day of evil
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| Holy Spirit showed me a vision of a new
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| | comes, you may be able to stand your
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| attendee standing with tears in her eyes,
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| | ground, and after you have done
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| in the middle of a Civil War battlefield,
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| | everything, to stand. Stand firm then,
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| dressed in a Confederate soldier's
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| | with the belt of truth buckled around
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| uniform, looking at her spouse, dressed
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| | your waist, with the breastplate of
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| in Union blue. As I shared this vision
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| | righteousness in place, and with your
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| after our prayer time, the woman buried
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| | feet fitted with the readiness that comes
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| her face in her hands and cried. Her
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| | from the gospel of peace. In addition to
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| close friend nudged me and whispered,
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| | all this, take up the shield of faith,
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| "You read her mail."On another occasion,
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| | with which you can extinguish all the
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| a Christian business woman contacted me
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| | flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the
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| requesting prayer over one of her many
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| | helmet of salvation and the sword of the
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| facilities across Texas. This particular
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| | Spirit, which is the word of God. And
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| facility was not prospering at all and
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| | pray in the Spirit on all occasions with
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| she could not help but consider closing
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| | all kinds of prayers and requests. With
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| its doors. That particular location had
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| | this in mind, be alert and always keep on
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| an openly lesbian manager which attracted
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| | praying for all the saints.Jesus' own
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| openly gay employees. I went on a
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| | mission statement: "He hath sent me to
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| Thursday night with ateam. She met us
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| | bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim
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| there. We prayed and, within ten days,
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| | liberty to the captives, and the opening
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| the facility's numbers were improving
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| | [of the prison] to them that are bound;
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| already. The lesbian manager couldn't
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| | to proclaim the year of the Lord's
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| understand it. In a memo I saw, she
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| | favor." (Isa 61:1,2)GOD ALLOWS
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| wrote, "We must be living right." A week
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| | TEMPTATIONS, BUT ALWAYS PROVIDES AN
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| ago, the manager resigned as did several
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| | ESCAPE(1 Cor 10:13) No temptation has
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| of the most blatantly gay employees.I
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| | seized you except what is common to man.
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| could write many personal encounters like
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| | And God is faithful; he will not let you
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| these, moments when the Holy Spirit took
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| | be tempted beyond what you can bear. But
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| control, flushed out an unsuspecting
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| | when you are tempted, he will also
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| demon, healed, delivered, set free or
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| | provide a way out so that you can stand
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| came through with a vision, word of
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| | up under it.SATAN KNOWS THE SCRIPTURES
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| wisdom or word of knowledge. He is no
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| | AND TRIES TO MISUSE THEMAs described in
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| respecter of persons; the gifts He has
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| | Matt 4:3-10 and Luke 4:3-12, during the
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| shared with me, He wants to share with
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| | temptation of Jesus in the wilderness,
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| you.Question is, are you willing? Do you
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| | Satan quoted Him Scripture several times.
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| desire more?WE ARE SPIRIT BEINGS HAVING
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| | Jesus replied each time with additional
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| AN EARTHLY EXPERIENCE. WE ARE ALIENS.We
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| | Scriptures refuting Satan's attempts to
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| have no permanent citizenship in this
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| | take things out of context or only use
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| world. Though we are citizens of the
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| | part of a section.(Matt 28:19-20, Lk
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| United States, the reality is that, as a
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| | 9:1-2 and 10:1-3).Too many American
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| Christian, our citizenship is in Heaven
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| | Christians have become passive and
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| (Phil 3:20). As the book of Hebrews says,
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| | fearful. Others are satisfied to merely
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| "Here we have no lasting city, but we
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| | acknowledge the right things and attend
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| seek the city which is to come" (Heb.
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| | church services and activities. This type
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| 13:14) For we are strangers before thee,
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| | of lifestyle is quite different from that
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| and sojourners, as were all our fathers:
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| | which Jesus requires of His followers.We
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| our days on the earth are as a shadow,
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| | must preach and teach about the kingdom
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| and there is none abiding. (1 Chron
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| | of God, focus on the doctrine of Christ,
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| 29;15)WE ARE ENAGED IN A SPIRITUAL WAR -
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| | heal the sick and set the captives
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| a term not found in Scripture, but the
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| | free.Why is the Holy Spirit referred to
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| concept is taught. Mankind is caught in
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| | as being "holy"?(HOLY: Belonging to,
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| the midst of a spiritual war with the
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| | derived from, or associated with a divine
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| holy God and His angels on one side and
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| | power; sacred.) Distinguishes Him from
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| the evil Satan and his demons on the
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| | EVIL spirits.
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| other.(2 Cor 10:3-5) "For though we live
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