National Back to Church Sunday - How to be Against

Text:  2 Thessalonians 2:1-2

How do we come against the enemy of our faith and against the things satan endeavors to send our way? What are his tactics?

When our enemy wants to get to us, he plants a thought in our minds. These thoughts are based on:

1) Current events
2) Past events
3) Expected events (worry)

    a) They come from reports
    b) Imaginations

Often, reports are twisted to lead one to an obvious conclusion.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 tells us not to be troubled: by word, spirit, or by letter. At that time, they were experiencing severe persecution. Someone wrote them a letter under Paul's name and declared he'd been wrong and they were indeed in the Tribulation. Paul writes 2 Thessalonians to correct that error.

Jesus used words, scripture, and called for results when faced with temptation or wrong. When Peter rebuked Jesus for saying He'd die and be resurrected, Jesus did not allow that thought to be sowed into His mind. He immediately rejected it.

No matter how great the enemy's weapons appear, our weapons are far more powerful. Dealing with him using past experience or advice from the world won't protect us. We combat his tactics by getting the Word down in our hearts.

If the enemy keeps getting you in a certain area, reinforce it with the Word of God. The weak spot will end up becoming your strongest area as you renew your mind with the Word.

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