Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare, Mentor's Guide, MG08

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go to heaven when I die, but what about today, what about right now? What can you promise me, how will my life change if I say “yes!” to Jesus today? Will it make any real difference in my life today at all?” How might the young disciple answer this question?

Spiritual Warfare: Binding of the Strong Man

Segment 1

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

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As a result of the Fall, the universe is at war. Although God made creation good, and humankind in his own image, the rebellion of the devil and Adam and Eve has spun the world into the “Fall,” resulting in the unleashing of dark demonic powers in the world, corruption and death upon creation, and slavery, suffering, and judgment upon all humankind. Our objective for this first segment of Spiritual Warfare: Binding of the Strong Man is to enable you to see that: • God made creation good, and humankind in his own image, with all the world and its inhabitants made good, free, and whole. • Because of the disobedience of the devil and the first human pair, the universe has been thrown into spiritual war. • Although God made the world good, because of the Fall, demonic powers have been unleashed upon the world, with the result being that creation has been made subject to corruption and death. • Humankind throughout human history and the entire earth has been spiritually enslaved, subject to disease and death, and lives in alienation and selfishness.

Summary of Segment 1

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