WHY DID JESUS COME TO EARTH?
I John 3:8 says, For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil. Most adults can not answer this question correctly! Most people think that He came to save them. Salvation is just part of what JESUS CHRIST accomplished on earth. As you can see from the scripture above, He bruised Satan's head, led captivity captive, divided the spoil, cast out Satan, judged prince of world, spoiled principalities and powers, abolished death, put all things in subjection, etc. As you study the Bible, it is clear that JESUS CHRIST, The Son of God, completely defeated Satan and his army of fallen angels and demons. It is also clear that God Almighty made provisions that we can be totally victorious in Him according to His Ways. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if God setup a plan for children of God to lose to the forces of evil?
I John 3:8 says, For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil. Most adults can not answer this question correctly! Most people think that He came to save them. Salvation is just part of what JESUS CHRIST accomplished on earth. As you can see from the scripture above, He bruised Satan's head, led captivity captive, divided the spoil, cast out Satan, judged prince of world, spoiled principalities and powers, abolished death, put all things in subjection, etc. As you study the Bible, it is clear that JESUS CHRIST, The Son of God, completely defeated Satan and his army of fallen angels and demons. It is also clear that God Almighty made provisions that we can be totally victorious in Him according to His Ways. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if God setup a plan for children of God to lose to the forces of evil?
If Satan has been completely defeated, then why do we still have to
war with the enemy? It is simple; Satan is free to roam the earth until he is bound up for
a thousand years. Until then, he can do everything we will let him do to destroy us. Satan
has no power over us but we let him trick us due to our ignorance of the Bible and because
of sin in our lives.
DID GOD GIVE US COMPLETE AUTHORITY OVER THE ENEMY?
Luke 10:19 says, Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions,
and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. We are to
subdue, have dominion, do the works of God, be over comers, quench fiery darts, etc.
DOES GOD WORK THROUGH US?
Jere. 51:20 says, Thou art my battle ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I
break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms. Why doesn't God do
everything Himself? He certainly could! God has chosen to work through His children. The
condition of the world is the responsibility of the Christian body and especially the
leaders. It is clear that the five-fold ministry has failed to properly teach and show the
world how to live. The world will never be won for CHRIST with the ignorance, cowardliness
and greed of the present day ministry.
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?
Matt. 12:29 says, Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil
his goods except he first bind the strong man and then he will spoil his house. If JESUS
came to destroy the works of the enemy, then what should we do? We should continue in His
footsteps and do His works until He comes for us. We should bind the forces of evil and
spoil their houses. We are to help those recover themselves out of the snare of the Devil
who have been taken captive.
Key words about what we can do are: Fast - Loose - Undo - Free -
Break - Set - Root - Pull - Destroy - Throw - Build - Plant - Cleanse - Raise - Cast -
Give - Bind - Loose - Agree - Preach - Heal - Deliver - Sight - Liberty.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO WILL NOT FIGHT THE LORD'S BATTLES?
Jeremiah 48:10 says, Cursed be he that does the work of the Lord deceitfully, and
cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood. If you will not fight for God, you
are cursed. If you do not fight, the demons will take advantage of you. You can not win by
not fighting in the spiritual war. The best defense is a good offense against the forces
of evil. God will always do his part of the covenant but he will not do our part. It is
far better to be on His side in the battle than to be neutral in the battle and be subject
to the enemy. If you are not willing to fight, God will watch as you are overcome by the
enemy.
DO WE FIGHT AGAINST PEOPLE?
Eph. 6:12 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. We are not fighting against people but against demons
within people and spiritual forces outside of people; this is spiritual warfare. We don't
have a right to fight against flesh and blood but we do have the right and responsibility
to fight against evil forces. Otherwise, there is no battle on earth; we just let humans
and Satan do anything to us. I also believe we have the right and responsibility to defend
our nation and our families against harm.
HOW DO WE LOVE OUR HUMAN ENEMIES?
Matt. 5:44 says, But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and persecute
you. This is a verse that God has used to deal with me when others are not treating me in
a Christian way. There are no excuses in the Bible. Here we are talking about humans and
not demons.
The Bible has a lot to say about how we treat others. Matt. 5:44 is
a good summary about how we should treat our human enemies. Our enemies could be other
Christians or heathen in the world. How do we reconcile spiritual warfare with spiritual
beings versus loving physical human beings?
I normally think of a number of things when I pray for people who
are my enemies because of their actions against me, family, ministry, etc. as follows:
1. I repent and ask God to forgive me of anything I may have done.
(You need to get right with God before praying for others.)
2. I forgive my enemies and release them from sin against me. (The
most important thing is forgiveness. We can hold a person's sin or release it.)
3. I ask God to forgive them and bless them with all spiritual
blessings. (All spiritual blessings would include salvation and teaching the right way.)
4. I break any soul ties with them or curses on me in the Name of
JESUS. (Now we have the right to break soul ties and curses with sin under the Blood.)
5. I then send the demons back to the sender that were sent to me.
(It is hoped that the demons will cause the person to see that there is something wrong.)
6. I ask God to save their souls and open their eyes as to what they
are doing. (We want the heathen to be saved and the saved to be taught. The wrong actions
may be done in ignorance or with malice aforethought.)
7. If we feel that it is an attack by people in the occult or Satan
worship, then we command the demons to go back and attack those who sent them to attack
us. (The purpose is to demonstrate that God is greater and that they should get saved.)
~Bits and Pieces of the DELIVERANCE MANUAL by Gene and Earline Moody
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