- II Corinthians 10:3-4
- Matthew 10:34
- Scripture of full of warfare imagery.
- Philippians 4:7
- Jesus leads an army into spiritual combat.
- Matthew 4:1-11 – Jesus wielded the sword of the spirit against Satan.
- Matthew 16:23 – Jesus even wielded the sword of the spirit against his own disciples when necessary.
- John 4 – Jesus orients the woman at the well back to spiritual things.
- Jesus was surgical with his use of the sword of the spirit and seized every opportunity.
- Colossians 4:5-6 – We must have tact and foresight, tailoring our message to people.
- Acts 7 – This wasn’t easy for Stephen to say!
- Acts 2:23
- Acts 8:22 – There was no dancing around the issue!
- III John 1:1, 10 – John calls out Diotrephes.
- What motivated Jesus and these men to wield the sword of the spirit like they did?
- II Timothy 2:3-4, 24
- Hebrews 4:12
- We just need to expose people to the word of God. All the power is there. None of our wisdom or cleverness is required.
- Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38
- A soldier should not be concerned about hurting the enemy’s feelings, but should not do so out of anything other than love.
JG
December 27, 2020
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