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Spiritual Warfare: The Right Tool for the Job
In seminary, I had a Greek professor that drilled a mantra into our heads. Every day he reminded us,“You must have the right tools for the job.” There was even a song and a video to further bring this point home. What he meant was, when parsing Greek verbs and drawing countless diagrams you must have the right study tools to get the job done. Not employing the right tool for such a job would leave you frustrated having wasted way too much time and energy. This mantra can be applied in almost any circumstance but I want to focus our attention on the necessary tools for the job of…
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Kept in Jesus’ Name!
In the Greek Olympics, the wrestler that lost had their eyes put out; therefore, their vision was removed. Similarly, the Christian that loses in wrestling with the devil will have their spiritual vision removed!
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Discover Prayer (Part VIII): Power Dressing for Prayer!
Power dressing refers to wearing a style of clothing intended to make the wearers seem authoritative and competent. This is also known as dressing for success or dressing for “prayer” success! This concept was used as an object lesson by the Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome for teaching on prayer (Ephesians 3:1;4:1;6:20). He used a Roman soldier’s armor (1) to help us understand the important aspects of prayer that must be “put on” (i.e., utilized) for maximum power and effectiveness of prayer (Ephesians 6:10-18).
