A Call to War

Daniel Boyer

Description

A practical guide to help stand upon the truth of God's Word, resist spiritual deception and false doctrine, and successfully defeat the kingdom of darkness.
A Call to War is more than a battle cry; it is a call by God for each one of us to enlist in His Army and surrender to His Lordship. It is time to stand strong in the the truth of the Word of God and reject Satan's lies and deception that are so prevalent in today's society. It is time to relentlessly resist and defeat the kingdom of darkness with the spiritual weapons that God has entrusted unto each one of us.
We are called to take up the mantle of a soldier of God, and walk in the authority and power of the Holy Spirit. We are encouraged to preach the gospel message, heal the brokenhearted, preach deliverance to the captives, recover sight to the blind, and set at liberty those that are bruised...just as Jesus did The challenge has been set before us; now is the time to go forth boldly and finish the race that He has set before us.
written to help all of us better understand the truth of the Word of God and how it can be applied to our lives today and to reveal the inroads that Satan and the kingdom of God have made into society today. It is a call to repentence and a turning away from deceoption and flase teaching of doctrines that many have been entagled in.
It is designed to allow the light of God's truth to permeate our minds and hearts and to eradicate the lies that Satan has woven into our lives and especially into society today. It is meant to equip us with the spiritual weaponry that we need to successfully fight the kingdom of darkness with the full authority and power of the Holy Spirit who lives within true believers in Christ. Jesus has won the victory on the Cross at Calvary, we simply need to apprehend that victory for our personal lives.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Living
• Inspirational
• Philosophie et théologie
• Evangelism
• Deliverance
• Salvation
• Prayer
• Holy Spirit
• Spiritual Warfare
• Délivrance
• Salut (religion)

Informations

• Publié par: LifeRich Publishing
• Date de parution: 29 mars 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781489746818
• Langue: English

Extrait

A Call to War
An Exposé on Biblical Truth and Spiritual Warfare
 
 
DANIEL BOYER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copyright © 2023 Daniel Boyer.
 
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Scripture quotations marked KJV are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version.
 
ISBN: 978-1-4897-4565-1 (sc)
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ISBN: 978-1-4897-4681-8 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023904993
 
 
 
LifeRich Publishing rev. date: 10/02/2023
 
 
 
 
 
This manuscript is dedicated to God the Father, who has provided mankind with His Word as our standard of law; to God the Son, Jesus Christ, who has provided the world with salvation for all those who will believe in Him; and to God the Holy Spirit, who will lead and guide us unto all truth. May God receive all the glory!
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1     The Road To Salvation
Chapter 2     Authority and Power
Chapter 3     A Falling Away
Chapter 4     Our Adversary the Devil
Chapter 5     Modern-Day Scribes and Pharisees
Chapter 6     Spiritual Warfare
Chapter 7     The Triple Crown
Chapter 8     The Destiny of the Church
Epilogue
Introduction
The late Jesse Penn-Lewis, a visionary spiritual warrior of the Welsh revival, wrote about a Satanic confederacy of wicked spirits in her book entitled War on the Saints . These spirits are sent forth from the kingdom of darkness to bring lies, fear, and deception to the human race in an effort to destroy what God has created. In her book, Ms. Penn-Lewis expounds upon this confederacy: “A perspective view of the ages covered by the history in Bible records, shows that the rise and fall in spiritual power of the people of God, was marked by the recognition of the existence of the demoniacal hosts of evil. When the Church of God in the old and new dispensations was at the highest point of spiritual power, the leaders recognized, and drastically dealt with the invisible forces of Satan; and when at the lowest they were ignored, or allowed to have free course among the people.”
Her declaration underscores the purpose of this book. As we approach the return of the Lord Jesus Christ as the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and Judge of Judges with all power and glory at the end of this age, it is time for the Church of God to once again wake up, stand up, and walk in the true authority and power of the Holy Spirit. Man’s ignorance and passivity have always been the main conditions for deception by evil spirits, and it is now time for ignorance and passivity to be replaced with truth and action. It is time for men, women, and even children to be equipped with the truth of the Word of God and with all spiritual knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. And it is time that we use the weapons of our warfare and stand strong and persistent in the face of opposition from the powers of darkness.
As believers in Christ, we are in the midst of a spiritual war. It is a war that has been declared upon us by the kingdom of darkness; it is not one that we have chosen. It is a war that Satan has orchestrated in an effort to defeat and destroy us. But in truth, it is a war in which God has given us the ability to overcome the powers of darkness and bring to pass the ultimate victory that Jesus has already accomplished on the cross at Calvary over two thousand years ago.
In these last days, God is gathering the saints together and building His great army on earth, ready for spiritual battle. It is an anointed army, an army covered and protected by the blood of the Lamb. It is an army of believers who have chosen to lay down their lives for Christ in the manner first proclaimed by Jesus Himself in Matthew 16:24–25 (KJV):
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
These individuals are called to be the “unknowns”—men, women, and children who have chosen to obey God at all costs rather than make a name for themselves; these are individuals who have humbly chosen to surrender all to Christ so that He might increase, while they decrease.
The question is, How might each of us respond to a call to war?
One
The Road To Salvation
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
—John 3:16
Early Beginnings
Growing up in quite a conservative and religious part of the country, I learned early in life the importance of religion and the need to attend church together as a family. I lived in a small city in southeastern Pennsylvania where there seemed to be churches on many of the downtown corners, and the city itself was surrounded by rich, fertile farmland cultivated by numerous Amish and Mennonite families. These religious sects had emigrated primarily from Germany, were very much Bible believers, and helped maintain the sphere of Christianity over the area.
As far back as I can remember, I attended a small denominational church with my father and mother. We hardly ever missed a week, and we attended both the worship service and Sunday school that followed. My initial recollection as a churchgoing young man was wearing a wool suit and tie, both hot and prickly, and being made to sit through an hour-long service, not knowing exactly what was being said and, of course, being completely bored. And every Sunday we would recite the same prayers and creeds in unison with the congregation and sing three hymns, which to me were in no way uplifting but rather solemn and sad regardless of the tune or tempo. But it did give me a great opportunity to look around at the other churchgoers and observe the internal workings of the church.
While I believe that most of the people in this particular church loved the Lord and followed the Word of God on a daily basis, my attention would often gravitate to those who were not really exemplifying how a true Christian should act, at least not in my young mind. This was not an attempt on my part to be judgmental; it was simply the ability to observe and to distinguish between two different sets of individuals and their respective behaviors. Since I knew many of the churchgoers because they were friends of my family, I noticed that some maintained the same godly attitude and behavior throughout the week, while others appeared to act one way at church but quite differently when away from church. Although I did not yet use or understand the term at the time, there was a great deal of hypocrisy that was evident in these individuals. This only brought about confusion in my young mind as to the overall merits and value of the church. Yet looking back now, I can see that even at an early age, the powers of darkness were actively attempting to poison my mind with indifference and disdain, and thereby lead me away from the truth and my need for eternal salvation.
During those very informative years of my young life, the desire to flee the church only grew in intensity as I got older. I’m sure that the gospel message was preached during my days at church, and I knew the pastor was a man of God, but the gospel message just never seemed to ever permeate my mind and heart. After high school, I started college and essentially dropped out of church life completely. However, God had a plan for my life, and a few years later, He suddenly intervened in a very amazing way—and my personal journey with God quickly began.
It was in late summer of 1971 when my life was suddenly and irreversibly shaken to the core. My mother had previously been diagnosed with cancer, which went into remission for several years but was now back with a vengeance. She was now terminally ill. One afternoon, while sitting in her recliner in the living room and barely able to speak, she motioned for me to carry her into the bedroom. My mother and I had had a tumultuous life together, but in the last year of her life, I saw an abrupt and positive change in her attitude and behavior toward me. She became the loving mother that I had always wanted and needed. That afternoon, as I carried her down the hall to her bedroom, she hugged me as best she could and died in my arms. It was an extremely tragic moment for me, and one that I will always remember.
As was customary in Pennsylvania at that point in time, my father had to call for the doctor to personally visit our home and officially pronounce her death. As my father was on the phone, I walked over to the bedroom window. It was a beautiful, sunny August afternoon. On the outside, everything appeared peaceful,