Core Truth: Surrounding us is a spiritual war … but amazingly, most believers live as if this conflict were not even happening, as if the “battle of the ages” was just a fantasy or sci-fi story . Until we recognize that our struggle is not with man but with spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places, we will never begin to live in victory. (Dr. Tony Evans)
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10: 3 – 6
For though we walk in the flesh [as mortal men], we are not carrying on our [spiritual] warfare according to the flesh and using the weapons of man. The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ, being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when our own obedience [as a church] is complete.