SPIRITUAL-WARFARE-GENERAL
(Spiritual
strongholds) begin with a thought. One
thought becomes a consideration. A
consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit
establishes a “power base for the enemy,” that is, a stronghold.
Elisabeth Elliot
Spiritual
warfare makes us think of demon possession, horrific demonstrations of satanic
control, and dramatic exorcisms. But
Scripture presents spiritual warfare not as the violent, bizarre end of the
Christian life, but as what the Christian life is!
Paul David Tripp
Age of Opportunity, P&R Publishing, 1997,
p. 116.
There are a
hundred men hacking at the branches of evil to every one
who is striking at the roots of evil.
Resolved,
never to give over, nor in the least to slacken, my
fight with my corruptions, however unsuccessful I may be.
Resolution Number 56.
The thing
that makes men and rivers crooked is following the line of least resistance.
Author Unknown
As in all
warfare, the two essential elements in victory are knowing
your enemy and knowing your resources.
Sinclair B. Ferguson
Healthy
Christian Growth, The Banner of Truth Trust, Carlisle,
PA. 1991, p. 19.