{"id":791,"date":"2025-10-08T17:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calvinlangton.com\/?p=791"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:12:53","slug":"spiritual-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calvinlangton.com\/?p=791","title":{"rendered":"SPIRITUAL FIGHTING"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spiritual Fighting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">My verse for the day was: \u201cF<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i>or though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">.\u201d 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 NIV\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.com\/bible\/111\/2co.10.3-4.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bible.com\/bible\/111\/2co.10.3-4.NIV<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yet Revelation reminds us we are in a battle. Revelation 12 tells us that Satan, The Dragon, started a war in Heaven. He was defeated and exiled to Earth where\u00a0he continues to wage war against God\u2019s people.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">But it also tells us of some who won that battle. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i>They triumphed over him by the\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i><u>blood of the Lamb<\/u><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i>and by the\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i><u>word of their testimony<\/u><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i>; they\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i><u>did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.<\/u><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201d\u00a0Revelation 12:11 NIV\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.com\/bible\/111\/rev.12.11.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bible.com\/bible\/111\/rev.12.11.NIV<\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This tells us that they triumphed and how they triumphed. It was not by human means. But by The Blood of the Lamb The word of their testimony.\u00a0 And by not fearing man, Devil or death.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I would read that we fight Satan by<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A.\u00a0Focusing on Jesus by\u00a0following The Lamb (Crucified Jesus \u2014 working from weakness and servant-hood). He, by his death on the Cross, has already defeated the powers of Darkness, even death.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">B. Continuing to proclaim the Gospel,\u00a0especially as it has affected our lives..\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">C. Remembering that you are a part of the Eternal Kingdom of God <strong>first.<\/strong> And facing up and challenging Evil In whatever form it takes in any other kingdom, even the kingdom of religion, with His Truth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">D.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c<i>Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring\u2014those who\u00a0<\/i><i><u>keep God\u2019s commands<\/u><\/i>\u00a0<i>and\u00a0<\/i><i><u>hold fast their testimony about Jesus.<\/u><\/i>\u201d\u00a0Revelation 12:17 NIV.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Faithful living and Faithful proclamation about Jesus. Not the Church, not religion, not morality, but\u00a0JESUS.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.com\/bible\/111\/rev.12.17.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bible.com\/bible\/111\/rev.12.17.NIV<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\">Don&#8217;t focus on those you perceive to be followers of the enemy.\u00a0 Rather, without fear proclaim the Crucified Christ, and follow his path of service, even to enemies.\u00a0 Let his presence be seen in your life!\u00a0 Focus on the Lamb!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"color: #111111;\">If you use other tools to battle, then you are using the tools of the enemy. If you are doing that, which side are you really on?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"western\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #111111;\">The Lamb is the Biblical way to battle and win<\/span><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #888888;\">C. J.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spiritual Fighting My verse for the day was: \u201cFor though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. 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