SPIRITUAL WEAPONS IN THE RENEWING OF THE MIND

1. “An attacker advances against you, Nineveh. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace
   yourselves, and marshal all your strength!” (Nahum 2: 1).
   This verse shows the need of taking the weapons that God has given us to fight and win.
   When you try to a spiritual change Satan is to destroy the work of God in different ways,
   but God has given us spiritual weapons to defeat the forces of evil.
   Spiritual weapons are contained in all the biblical precepts concerning the spiritual struggle
   between good and evil, so we need to know to use them against the forces of evil and fight
   with power against his tricks and lies.
   The Bible says:
   “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor 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 armor 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.
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   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 Lord’s people. (Ephesians 6: 10-18).
   “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have
   divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that
   sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it
   obedient to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10: 4-5).
   Every thought, argument, Covenant, doctrine established in sin is a fortress that stands
   against the inner freedom. With spiritual weapons God gives power to overcome and renew
   thoughts under His lordship and obedience.
   What is the armor that God gives us in the spiritual struggle to gain victory?
   • Prayer
   • The name of Jesus
   • The blood of Christ
   • The Word of God
   • The authority over the forces of evil that gave us Jesus Christ
   (Luke 10: 19).