R.C. Sproul said it best, You dont have to give up your intellect to trust the Bible. You have to give up your pride.
Our greatest weapon against the enemy is truth. Only by the truth can we truly see heavens perspective, listen with a humble heart, and actively participate in battle.
We participate by yielding in submission to become a channel of God’s truth, mercy, and justice.
Spiritual warfare is all around us.
The fight between good and evil. Spiritual beings are fighting for us or against us; fighting for the souls of men.
‘And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God., Eph 7:17 says.
I think it’s a good idea to take the Bible literally as often as possible. After we have put on the armor of God; every single piece of it, and we pick up our shield of faith to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked - Matrix style- Jesus commands us that we take the sword of the spirit.
And he also tells us what the Sword of the Spirit is. It is the very Word of God. So, in a literal practice, either take your Bible with you wherever you go or put verses to memory so that you can speak the sword of the spirit, the light of truth, into a dark world.
Jesus is for protecting ourselves and arming ourselves against attack. He warns us in I Peter of a roaring lion called the Devil seeking who he will devour next. It’s when we’re attacked, foks, not if.
