1. Spiritual Warfare Our Struggle Is Not Against Flesh & Blood... But Against The World Forces Of This Darkness... The Spiritual Forces Of Wickedness In The Heavenly Places (Ephesians 6:12)

2. Spiritual Warfare – The Holy Spirit The Bible Teaches In No Uncertain Terms That The Holy Spirit Dwells Within The Christian. The Bible Teaches In No Uncertain Terms That The Holy Spirit Dwells Within The Christian.  Christians are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14).  This begins at the point of conversion (Acts 2:38, 39; 2 Thessalonians 2:13).  The non-miraculous indwelling of the Spirit signifies that the Christian has eternal life (Romans 8:9-11; 1 John 4:13).

3. Spiritual Warfare – The Holy Spirit The Fact Of The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit Leads To The Question – How? The Fact Of The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit Leads To The Question – How?  The answer to this question is much simpler than we might expect – the Holy Spirit dwells in the Christian by faith (Galatians 3:2; cf. Ephesians 3:17).  The Bible is the “agency” by which this indwelling occurs (Ephesians 5:18, 19; Colossians 3:16).  The word “dwell” is used metaphorically to represent a divine influence upon an individual to pervade, prompt, or encourage him for good (cf. Acts 9:31; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 14:17).

4. Spiritual Warfare – The Holy Spirit Now That We Know The Holy Spirit Dwells Within The Christian And How This Occurs, Let’s Ask The Question – How Does This Impact Spiritual Warfare? Now That We Know The Holy Spirit Dwells Within The Christian And How This Occurs, Let’s Ask The Question – How Does This Impact Spiritual Warfare?  The Christian is sealed with the Holy Spirit who bears witness that we are children of God (Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:16, 17; 1 John 2:3-5).  The Holy Spirit is given as a pledge of our eternal inheritance (Ephesians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 1:21, 22).  The Christian is sanctified through the Holy Spirit (1 Peter 1:2; Romans 15:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:13).

5. Spiritual Warfare – The Holy Spirit Now That We Know The Holy Spirit Dwells Within The Christian And How This Occurs, Let’s Ask The Question – How Does This Impact Spiritual Warfare? Now That We Know The Holy Spirit Dwells Within The Christian And How This Occurs, Let’s Ask The Question – How Does This Impact Spiritual Warfare?  The Christian is promised strength from the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 3:14-19; Galatians 5:5).  If the Holy Spirit is allowed to do His work in our lives then we will bear fruit to God’s glory (1 Thessalonians 5:19; Galatians 5:22, 23).  The Holy Spirit makes intercession for the Christian (Romans 8:26-29; Ephesians 6:18).