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Are you going to ask me about spiritual things without you having yet experienced these things? They will appear as foolishness to you. The OP is about spiritual warfare. To learn more of what spiritual means would require another thread. Please open a new thread if you are serious about...

LOL You mean your interpretation of the bible. The fact is that people who don't know themselves will not be able to relate to any difference between what is on the surface and what is deeper. Very few in our time have experienced being crucified with Christ....I mean apart from indoctrination...

I'm talking about reality and truth.

Principalities and powers in heavenly places. And the natural that seeks to keep the spiritual under wraps....but again..this is due to spirits and principalities. Eph. 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of...

Very superstitious. You have read about the existence of say...dogs. You have a prior knowledge of dogs extra-biblically? Are you in danger of the devil by say patting a dog's head...extra-biblically? Are you to forego ALL understanding of what a dog is. Is that reasonable? Would you be safe...

You are taking this idea too far. The bible uses words that people can relate to. It certainly helps to look at how the ancients saw those words. Over time, some of these words have lost their meaning. So then to look for their usage at THAT time is very useful. There is nothing to fear in...

One must understand with depth... God has arranged things so that superficial religious posturing is far from the life giving truth. Most people who are BORN again stay babies their whole lives...because they are never weaned from themselves. 2 Cor. 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though...

I mean a REAL study. As in...Leonidas was admired by the Greeks for His arete...as was Achilles. Find out what men thought arete was back in the day. please make a real effort. The loser is yourself for being too superficial.

This, unfortunately is an all too common occurrence. To know yourself means that you can separate yourself from your own ways...your own understanding. To be ignorant of oneself means that you can't divide what is good from what is bad...in yourself.

Exactly. But you must understand what needs to carry the death of Christ and which part to be strengthened by His life.

Our fight is not against flesh and blood. Spiritual warfare is not the same kind of war as one that kills people. Spiritual warfare frees people.

Amen, we are not only to love what God loves....but also to hate what He hates.

Arete in Greek...or virtue in it's English translation is fighting spirit or manly courage. Do a bit of research. Look up what the Greeks thought of arete. I do wish people looked deeper into things....

I guess I'm not surprised that we aren't on the same page on this. The inner man is not our spirits...although he has access to the spirit part of us. We communicate with God in our spirits...which is part of our hearts. The holiest place in the our hearts. Our hearts are like the tabernacle in...

If you read Romans 6, 7,and 8...you will get the idea of what I'm saying. I have to run now...but I'll get back to you! :)

It takes wisdom to not always try correcting a person who we see is in error. better to pray as you say....and wait for the right moment that is prompted by the Spirit. :) A good judgment is key...but the greater part of that is wisdom. Of course on a forum such as this, there are many...

To be victorious in an army it helps to have a good morale (hope) and forward momentum (practicing faith). If we sow to the Spirit we shall also reap of the Spirit. Once we get the ball rolling we need to keep up the momentum as one who is always moving forward has no reason to falter. It is as...

An exhortation to be courageous perhaps?

Which part of us is to be a living sacrifice? The natural man. We are to count all things in the natural as loss that we may win Christ. Does this mean that the natural man is evil? No...but it means that our natural faculties and efforts are INSUFFICIENT to the standard of the grace of...

Man, I will have to check out these Maori terms on whakapedia. ;)