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07-09-2008, 08:01 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | | Spiritual Warfare for Those in His Service... "The Spiritual Man" - by Watchman Nee
Dear Friends, about a year ago i experienced some perplexing events that left me spiritually all beat up and bruised.... I was entering Spiritual Warfare. Now i have been a christian for a little over 10 years, and aside from a very minor incident, i had not come across such spiritually vicious attack until about a year ago.
Growing up from a presbyterian christian perspective, the topic of SP (spiritual warfare) was like a far away echo, i would hear rumors of it from other christians, but never anything tangible. Thus i mostly grew without any knowledge in this matter.
When i was hit, it felt like a spiritual avalanche go right over me. Tremendously overwhelming. I was not prepared at all.... Now i see why the Lord allowed such shocking experiences. It was to let me know that we are at WAR... and that he expects us to actively engage in this war. He threw me right into this war totally unprepared, so that i would seek to become equiped quickly as possible. And the shock of the experience would serve as a strong incentive for me to seek for answers.
Some of us have not experienced strong demonic posessions or anything like it, and this is why we do not try to understand demonology or anything else in this topic. And yet for those serving the Lord Jesus from a grass roots level, and if we want to become effective in our service it is important to understand the technical details of SP, that is what form or shape they take, and take action accordingly.
For this purpose, i can recommend the book The Spiritual Man, by Watchman Nee. Though it can become a loooong reading, it is quite thorough. The book is Scriptural, as far as i have read. These things evades us from Scriptures until we experience SP for ourselves. Though i also do not agree 100% with Nee's assumptions, nevertheless i do agree to a greater degree. It has helped me to recognize how ever subtly the Adversary attacks those who think to know the Word. I have now become a little better at dealing with SP, yet i am still a novice in the area.
May the Lord Jesus grant us all His revelation.
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07-11-2008, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Land-Of-Fire "The Spiritual Man" - by Watchman Nee Dear Friends, about a year ago i experienced some perplexing events that left me spiritually all beat up and bruised.... I was entering Spiritual Warfare. Now i have been a christian for a little over 10 years, and aside from a very minor incident, i had not come across such spiritually vicious attack until about a year ago. Growing up from a presbyterian christian perspective, the topic of SP (spiritual warfare) was like a far away echo, i would hear rumors of it from other christians, but never anything tangible. Thus i mostly grew without any knowledge in this matter. When i was hit, it felt like a spiritual avalanche go right over me. Tremendously overwhelming. I was not prepared at all.... Now i see why the Lord allowed such shocking experiences. It was to let me know that we are at WAR... and that he expects us to actively engage in this war. He threw me right into this war totally unprepared, so that i would seek to become equiped quickly as possible. And the shock of the experience would serve as a strong incentive for me to seek for answers. Some of us have not experienced strong demonic posessions or anything like it, and this is why we do not try to understand demonology or anything else in this topic. And yet for those serving the Lord Jesus from a grass roots level, and if we want to become effective in our service it is important to understand the technical details of SP, that is what form or shape they take, and take action accordingly. For this purpose, i can recommend the book The Spiritual Man, by Watchman Nee. Though it can become a loooong reading, it is quite thorough. Though i also do not agree 100% with his assumptions, nevertheless i do agree to a greater degree. It has helped me to recognize how ever subtly the Adversary attacks those who think to know the Word. I have now become a little better at dealing with SP, yet i am still a novice in the area. May the Lord Jesus grant us all His revelation. |
Land-of-Fire:
God Bless you for your post. Satan is a Roaring Lion and his roars are becoming more intense as his time is getting shorter and shorter. He is running out of time and he knows it. We are more than conquers through the Blood of the Lamb and the Words of God in our testimonies. Blessings to you. ODIE   
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2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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07-18-2008, 09:30 AM
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Righteous Father, Help us to have an ear to hear what You are saying to Your Church in these last days. (Revelation 3:7)
Even so, come quickly, LORD. (Revelation 22:20)
Amen and Amen
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