The Beginner’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The exercise of spiritual warfare: What is it? Do you need special training? Do we need to confront evil or does God do that for us? How do we relate as believers to Satan and demons? In The Beginner’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare, Neil Anderson and Timothy Warner provide an overview of the battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness, which affects every one of us. First, we need to know who we are in Christ. And to help apply the victory Christ won over the enemy, this book gives basic practical instruction for obtaining ongoing victory in daily life. Topics covered include: having a biblical worldview, giving up my reluctance to be a warrior, and becoming fit for battle. Here’s how to have confidence in God that the battle has already been won, and know how to stand firm in your faith.
Key Features
- Examines the idea of spiritual warfare and how to stand firm as a warrior for Christ
- Contains guidance on living in the Spirit
- Delivers accessible and easily applicable insight
Contents
- A Reluctant Warrior?
- Is This Spiritual Warfare or Plain Old Trouble?
- Toward a Biblical Worldview
- More Than Technique
- Who Am I, Really?
- Which God Do I Serve?
- Keep Looking Down
- Boot Camp for Reluctant Warriors
- Fit for Battle
Top Highlights
“The primary battle is between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of God, between the Antichrist and the Christ, between the father of lies and the Spirit of truth; and we are in that battle whether we like it or not. The primary location of that battle is our minds. Either we believe the lies that keep us in bondage or we believe the truth that sets us free. So, we define spiritual warfare as the battle for the mind.” (Page 33)
“One of Satan’s strategies is to get us to think and live within the limits of the time-space world.” (Page 19)
“Syncretism is a technical term for what results when people say they believe one thing but then demonstrate by their behavior that they really believe something quite different, or when they say they believe things that are contradictory.” (Page 68)
“Life-changing belief, however, is based on Spirit-taught truth. Profession is what we know with our brains. Belief is what has found a home in our hearts.” (Page 36)
“We are thus introduced to another of Satan’s tactics—namely, to isolate us and approach us when we are alone.” (Pages 37–38)
Product Details
- Title: The Beginner’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare
- Authors: Neil T. Anderson and Timothy M. Warner
- Series: Beginner’s Guide Series
- Publisher: Bethany House
- Publication Date: 2008
- Pages: 160
- Christian Group: Pentecostal/Charismatic
- Resource Type: Handbooks
- Topic: Spiritual Warfare
About the Authors
Neil T. Anderson is founder and president emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries. He was formerly the chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology. He holds five degrees from Talbot, Pepperdine University, and Arizona State University, and has authored several bestselling books, including The Path to Reconciliation, Victory Over the Darkness, and The Steps to Freedom in Christ.
Timothy M. Warner is currently a lecturer and seminar leader with Freedom in Christ Ministries.