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We have seen how God’s work in our
lives involves DELIVERANCE AND
DEVELOPMENT
• In this section of the book we see how
soul‐power interferes with God’s work
as we depend on natural(soul) power
instead of God’s power.
• Three dangers of being soulish:
• 1. Spirit being suppressed
– God executes His will as believers
cooperate in and through their spirit
moving with His Spirit
– As you cooperate you acquire power and
guidance in your spirit for WARFARE and
WORSHIP
– Satan’s goal is to DISABLE you through
depriving you of spiritual sensitivity
through soulishness
2. Retreating into the body realm
One needs to understand in the spiritual
realm there is no standing still, no just
maintaining
• If you do not keep pressing forward in
your walk, whatever has been DONE in us
can be quickly UNDONE if we fail to allow
the cross to work deeply.
• 3. The power of darkness taking
advantage.
• There is a definite place where you cross
over from being simply soulish into
satanic activity
• James 3:13‐15
• James 3:13‐16 Do you want to be counted wise,
to build a reputation for wisdom? Here's what
you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It's the
way you live, not the way you talk, that counts.
Mean‐spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting
that you are wise isn't wisdom. Twisting the truth
to make yourselves sound wise isn't wisdom. It's
the furthest thing from wisdom—it's animal
cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you're
trying to look better than others or get the better
of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up
at the others' throats.
• We are aware that satan entices us to
sin through man’s flesh… ‘satans
food…’
• Gen 3: 14 “…And you shall eat dust…”
• Gen 3: 19 “… For dust you are…”
• Do you realize satan can inject
thoughts into your mind
• If we as believers were understanding of
satan’s wiles(strategies) as they come
against our souls,, and we consistently
yielded our spirit up to the Holy Spirit in
casting down imaginations and thoughts
that are contrary to Christ we would take
away ALL ground from which satan
operates and render him completely
powerless against us and the church!
• We all have areas of our lives that we
are needing to bring into conformity to
Christ 1 Jn.1:8 If we say that we have
no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us.
• It is interesting that John uses sin in
relation to darkness extensively in his
book: 1 John 1:5‐9
• “ This is the message which we have heard from
Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him
is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have
fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie
and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the
light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with
one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess
our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
• Jude 6 And the angels who did not keep
their proper domain, but left their own
abode, He has reserved in everlasting
chains under darkness for the judgment
of the great day;
• Col. 1:13; Ep. 5:8; Acts 26:18; Mt. 4:16‐17
• THE DEVIL TRAFICS IN DARKNESS! The
only way he can gain access into your life
is through and area darkness in your life
• Ro. 13:11 And do this, knowing the time, that
now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for
now our salvation is nearer than when we first
believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is
at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of
darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in
revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and
lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for
the flesh, to fulfill its lusts