So the first step in the battle against Satan is to prepare for battle by learning truth. We have already seen that we are the gatekeepers of our minds and heart (Taking control of your thoughts) but if the we are ignorant or lazy or unprepared we may be allowing all kinds of spiritual lies and Trojan horses through the gates.
For example, how many movies and television shows do we enjoy watching that are filled with sensuality and promiscuity? We may think that it's just entertainment and that it doesn't effect us but we are allowing worldly images, ideas and philosophies to take root. These infiltrators eventually lead to a compromised value system that is open to ever greater levels of worldliness. The flesh feeds on these morsels of lust and quietly waits for opportunities to rear it's ugly head.
Church doors in America are wide open to all kinds of evil, false teaching, and sin because the minds of the church members are wide open to these things. We must remember that personal compromise also has a profound effect on our families, churches and society.
...lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. -2 Corinthians 2:11
However, if we know what the truth is we will be prepared to spot the schemes of the devil that seek to overthrow us. We must rely on the Word of God as the ultimate source of truth. We cannot rely on our own wisdom or knowledge or understanding. (Proverbs 3:5)
We would do well to take Romans 3:4 to heart and "let God be found true, though every man be found a liar," Even if the entire world teaches that something is true, if it contradicts scripture then there should be no doubt in our minds about what is right.
We would do well to take Romans 3:4 to heart and "let God be found true, though every man be found a liar," Even if the entire world teaches that something is true, if it contradicts scripture then there should be no doubt in our minds about what is right.
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