What is spiritual Warfare?

Question

Are we to be kind and understanding with a False prophet, or are we supposed to behave as Jesus did with the money collecters in his temple? Or some way else?

Biblical examples would be great.

Note..I am not asking about dealing with individuals...I am asking a question regarding false religion, and oughtrigit deception.

Answer 1

Spiritual warfare is described in Ephesians 6:12, which says,

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

But notice that this passage of scripture says nothing about struggling by means of casting out spirits. Verses 13 and following encourage believers to put on the whole armor of God, to take up the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, and to pray with all manner of prayer and supplication, and to supplicate for the saints.


Here are a couple of passages dealing with false prophets and spiritual warfare ....

2 Peter 2 describes and denounces false prophets who will be active within the church until the second coming of Christ. Peter exposes their self-centered motives and conduct in the first three verses, and then pronounces their condemnation (4-9).

Jude 8 and 9, in a similar warning about false teachers, gives a specific example of this kind of incident. Jude uses almost identical language when he notes that the false teachers "defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties" This is an example of the ignorance of God's Word leading to wrong practice in the area of spiritual warfare. No wonder many are growing weary and dropping out of the battle. Many are following leaders who are leading them on wild goose chases through beliefs and practices that open them up to attacks from the enemy rather than the advertised protection from the enemy.

Believers can only develop true maturity through Bible study, day to day spiritual growth which teaches us to keep our eyes upon Christ and not preoccupation with the demonic.

Answer 2

an oxymoron.If you're truly spiritual there is only peace.A false prophet is beneath your contempt,forgive him.Jesus was upset that the temple of the Father had been desecrated,that's different.He basically set the hypocrits straight and left them alone.I think that your looking for Biblical ammo for some imagined religious "battle" is sad.Get a grip,you're not helping anyone that way.

Answer 3

Read 2 Thess.2:.The subject gathering back to Christ .Let no man deceive you.For that day shall NOT COME except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (this is satan the only person named that will perish)so that he as god sitteth in the temple of GOD ,shewing HIMSELF that he is GOD.He is showing himself WE should know better .Satan will come first ,but most people can't see this .PEACE TO YOU We plant GOD make's it grow .You either get it or you don't .Check out the season .org

Answer 4

We are to call it as it is.

As seen with Peter with Simon the sorcerer in Acts 8 and with Paul with the possessed slave girl in Acts 16.

If you are going to engage in spiritual warfare, unsheathe your weapon and fight.

Answer 5

Here are som links:
http://christiananswers.net/q-comfort/growing-warfare.html
http://www.cbn.com/SpiritualLife/Devotions/Meyer_SpiritualWarfare.aspx
http://www.gotquestions.org/spiritual-warfare.html
Hope this will help a little. Those have biblical examples.

Answer 6

Idiots talking in circles.