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Spiritual Warfare is Real Book Review by Jeff Bush

By Jim Cymbala 

  • Satan is the cause of evil and the originator of evil. He is just as real as the Lord is. 
  • When you became a Christian, you entered in the spiritual war. 
  • Satan is not omniscient, omnipresent, or omnipotent.
  • Satan is originally from heaven, God’s beautiful creation. But he fell from Heaven and is against God and all that has to do with God. 
  • The devil looks for weakness, that’s why we are told to be strong in the Lord. 
  • The kingdom of darkness is only defeated by the Kingdom of Light. 
  • We have many things prepared for us and at our disposal, but faith is what will turn the key. 1 John 5:4. 
        • Jesus was never amazed at anything in this world except for someone’s faith. 
        • Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the Word of God. 
  • God says believe, while Satan says don’t believe. 
  • Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Faith is sure of the future though can’t see it. Faith gives assurance about future. 
  • Faith says look at the future, Satan says look at the now. 
  • We can be victorious today through faith. 
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Reclaiming Surrendered Ground: Book Review by Jeff Bush

By Jim Logan

  • The devil has no authority in the Christian’s life, accept for that which has been surrendered to him.
  • If it is possible to give ground or place to the devil, as Ephesians 4:27 says, then it is also possible to reclaim that ground.
  • The devil wants to kill, steal, and destroy. The good news for us is that he is a defeated foe. 
  • We do not need to ask others if they have the victory, we need to ask if they are standing in the victory they already have. 
  • Since every Christian faces spiritual warfare, every Christian is also equipped with the spiritual tools needed for the war. 
  • If the Christian could not be influenced by the devil, then why are we told to put on the armor of God and stand firm (Ephesians 6:10), to take every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5), and to resist the devil (James 4:7)?
  • The popular word that the world uses is “addiction,” but God uses the word “sin.” Addiction gives the idea that you’re a victim of something, but sin suggests you’re making a choice.
  • When you give ground to the devil, he can begins digging a foundation to construct whatever he wants.
  • When Lazarus was raised from the dead, he had life but was bound with grave clothes and needed help being unwound. 
  • Fathers, you have great responsibilities, and the devil wants to attack you, but you have great resources in God.
  • As a child of God, you’re calling is to get to know your Father, not the enemy. You should be aware of the devil, but not fear him because you are God’s child.
  • Getting free can be easy, but staying free is the challenge.
  • You are not fighting to gain victory, you’re fighting from a position of victory. The devil is a defeated foe!
  • We have been delivered from the power of darkness, but not from the presence of darkness. We still live in a wicked world.
  • Because Satan is already defeated, his only power is in deception.