Spiritual warfare: Collection of Faith in the News Articles

The Servant's Note

Hello, brethren! This work is literally a collection of articles posted by Faith In News. Actually these are written by Pastor Jack Wellman based on his experiences as a Christian and his knowledge about the Bible. Kaya mostly nasa first person point of view ang mga articles. Pero kahit ganun, sana mabasa niyo pa rin. He is a representation of each one of us Christians.

I know that each of us is undergoing what we call as spiritual warfare. What is spiritual warfare? The phrase 'spiritual warfare' never appears in the Bible. But according to Brisbane School of Theology, it is a pastoral, theological term for describing the moral conflict of the Christian life. It is a metaphor for our lifelong struggle with our lies and other liars, our lusts and other tempters, our sins and other evildoers, the present darkness that continually unsettles us. (David Powlison, in Beilby and Eddy, Understanding Spiritual Warfare, 2012, p92).

Matapos nating tanggapin si Jesus bilang ating Saviour, karamihan sa atin umaasa na doon na nagtatapos ang ating laban. Ngunit ang totoo ay nagsisimula pa lang ang lahat. We chose to be separated from the world, and we are counted blameless in the sight of God because of the precious blood of Christ that cleanse us from all our sins. We are sinners saved by grace. Because we choose to follow Christ, the world is now our enemies, brethren. Take note: Satan holds this world. Maraming nangyayaring catastrophe and sufferings dahil na rin sa kagagawan niya. When you accept Jesus as your Saviour, you also accept Satan as your enemy. And Satan will do anything to destroy our walk with God. That's why God advised us about this in Ephesians 6: 11-18.

Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Sa ayaw man natin o sa hindi, we are now in a spiritual battle ,brethren. Pero take courage and do not fear because Jesus has already won the victory! But you belong to God, my children, and have defeated the false prophets, because the Spirit who is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong to the world (1 John 4:4). We have chosen the winning side brethren, kaya take heart that we are already victors.

Amidst the spiritual warfare we have right now, I would like to share to you some of the articles na nakuha ko sa Faith In the News. I hope makakatulong ito sa lahat na nagbabasa ngayon. Kung gusto niyong magshare ng something related dito, feel free to write your comments. By God's grace, I know we can overcome this and in the end finish the race and get our rewards in heaven. God Bless all of us!