War Terms
We, as Christians, can easily forget that we are at War. You say, “but I thought the war was won by Jesus”. Yes, but we’re still in the world even though not of the world. And the devil is still the prince of this world, and he tries to hinder us from living out our faith. So the life of a Christian is really the life of a militant soldier. We are to be vigilant, on guard, and constantly aware of the devices of the enemy.
Even though Jesus won the war, the only way for us to walk victoriously and triumphantly is by enforcing His victory on the devil, everywhere we go; by destroying the works of the devil with the Truth of God’s Word.
- We speak our faith in victory with authority and boldness.
- We keep our thoughts into captivity to the obedience of Christ’s Word.
- We focus only on the good things, the things that are true, pure, of a good report, etc.
- We shun the bad news, we don’t take in the main media news, the social media trends,
- We resist the pharmaceutical lies and fears.
- We stand against the lies of evolution.
- We stand against the “politically correct” lingo.
- We are constantly on guard so that we do not take in the lies of the enemy which would otherwise corrupt us from the inside out.
Here are some of the WAR TERMS and hardship terminology used in the Bible, in case you feel this concept of warfare may have crept up on you:
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“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand…
“We wrestle against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness…
“No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life.
wage the good warfare,
“All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
“Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
“We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.
“Be ye stedfast, unmoveable…
“Through our trials we are to remain steadfast…
“Stand firm. Let nothing move you.
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried…
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed…
“Giving all diligence…
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength…
“The sufferings of this present…
“Let us hold fast the confession…
a worker who does not need to be ashamed…
“Hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end…
“He who endures to the end shall be saved…
“Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
“In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
“Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked. In sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
“Count it all joy when you fall into various trials…
“That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire…
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing…
“For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word…
“We also glory in tribulations… to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
“We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…
Let’s stay on guard and stay vigilant, not only for our sake but for those we shepherd and disciple, such as our family and close friends.
Always speak the TRUTH in love.