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May 13 2009 at 11:20 am

Know Your Enemy

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In his message on Sunday, Eric Simmons considered the nature of our spiritual battle and how Christians can “stand against the schemes of the devil” (Eph. 6:10).

These words by John Stott from his commentary on that same passage have been helpful to me:

“A thorough knowledge of the enemy and a healthy respect for his prowess are a necessary preliminary to victory in war. Similarly, if we underestimate our spiritual enemy, we shall see no need for God’s armour, we shall go out to the battle unarmed, with no weapons but our own puny strength, and we shall be quickly and ignominiously defeated.”

—John Stott, The Message of Ephesians (The Bible Speaks Today), p.263





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