Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Reid, M. (2002). Strategic Level Warfare. Pasadena, California: Salem Communications.
Fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC and the subsequent period of exile (586- 539 BC) were catastrophic events which moved the Jewish people to speculate on the nature of evil, as they searched for answers to explain these disasters. 77
Period of exile also exposed the Jewish people to new influences in terms of religious thought and practice ... thinking was highly influenced by Zoroastrianism, the dualistic Persian religion, which viewed good and evil as independent opposing forces.
Hence the Jews of the Diaspora came to regard the devil as a distinct and autonomous individual, who acted from evil desires. 78
Intertestamental Period - belief in angels grew to proportions unknown... 79
We fail to understand where Christianity ends and paganism begins. We do not know where the boundaries are R C Sproul 111
There is no explicit biblical teaching relating to the demonisation of Christians, by implication the Scripture makes it quite clear that this is an impossibility. Any individual who has had a true new birth becomes a living temple of the Holy Spirit (! Co 3:16) and Jesus has promised that He and the Father Will make their abode within him (Jo 14:23). It is therefore inconceivable that he or she can subsequently be demon possessed. 1 Jo 5:18 1 jo 4:4) 113
There is the ever present danger of exaggerating the role of territorial spirits in such a way that the biblical teaching on divine sovereignty is compromised 139
The whole focus of SW is on the devil and his demonic host, and accordingly, such fundamental issues as sin, free will and the moral responsibility of teh individual before a holy God have been sidestepped. man has become the fulcrum of redemption, holding the balance of power between God and the devil in the battle for the souls of men and the gospel is rendered impotent without the preliminary work of pulling down demonic strongholds. Many authors pay lip service to the concept if God's sovereignty but in real terms view His ability to intervene as being limited to the extent of man's willingness to cooperate in the process of salvation. 168
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Period of exile also exposed the Jewish people to new influences in terms of religious thought and practice ... thinking was highly influenced by Zoroastrianism, the dualistic Persian religion, which viewed good and evil as independent opposing forces.
Hence the Jews of the Diaspora came to regard the devil as a distinct and autonomous individual, who acted from evil desires. 78
Intertestamental Period - belief in angels grew to proportions unknown... 79
We fail to understand where Christianity ends and paganism begins. We do not know where the boundaries are R C Sproul 111
There is no explicit biblical teaching relating to the demonisation of Christians, by implication the Scripture makes it quite clear that this is an impossibility. Any individual who has had a true new birth becomes a living temple of the Holy Spirit (! Co 3:16) and Jesus has promised that He and the Father Will make their abode within him (Jo 14:23). It is therefore inconceivable that he or she can subsequently be demon possessed. 1 Jo 5:18 1 jo 4:4) 113
There is the ever present danger of exaggerating the role of territorial spirits in such a way that the biblical teaching on divine sovereignty is compromised 139
The whole focus of SW is on the devil and his demonic host, and accordingly, such fundamental issues as sin, free will and the moral responsibility of teh individual before a holy God have been sidestepped. man has become the fulcrum of redemption, holding the balance of power between God and the devil in the battle for the souls of men and the gospel is rendered impotent without the preliminary work of pulling down demonic strongholds. Many authors pay lip service to the concept if God's sovereignty but in real terms view His ability to intervene as being limited to the extent of man's willingness to cooperate in the process of salvation. 168
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