This document discusses spiritual warfare and resisting the enemy. It outlines two main enemies - the flesh and the world system. It emphasizes controlling our thought life and not conforming to the world. Self-deception is described as a major tactic of the enemy, where we think more highly of ourselves or that we won't reap what we sow. Resisting involves taking control of our thoughts with God's truth and wisdom from scripture. Additional resources on spiritual warfare are provided.

1. Spiritual Warfare
Robert D. Patton
Missionary to Suriname
Baptist World Mission

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3. ENEMY #2
KOSMOS...
THE WORLD
SYSTEM
Thus we must not be friends with
the world or love the world

4. The world system – kosmos
 The world - kosmos = the system which
satan has devised.
 Its basis is SELF – and corresponds to
our old fleshly nature, which came from
satan himself

5. Do not LOVE this world
 I Jn. 2:15 Love not the world, neither the
things that are in the word. If any man love
the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16. For all that is in the world, the lust
of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of the
Father, but is of the world. 17. And the
world passeth away, and the lust thereof; but
he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.

6. Love not the World…
 James 4:4 Ye alulterers and adul-
teresses, know ye not that the friend-
ship of the world is enmity with
god? Whosoever therefore will be a
friend of the world is an enemy of
God. 5. Do ye think that the scripture
saith in vain, the Spirit that dwelleth in
us lusteth to envy?

7. In the world, but not of the
world…
 Jn. 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest
take them out of the world; but that thou
shouldest keep them from the evil. 16.
They are not of the world, even
as I am not of the world.

8. Be not conformed to the
world
 Romans 12: I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service. 2. And be not
conformed to this world, but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

9. The world system – kosmos
 We are to flee from places where
temptation can occur
 2 Tim. 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts;
but follow righteousness, faith, charity,
peace, with them that call on the Lord
out of a pure heart.
 Joseph fleeing Potiphar’s wife is a
wonderful example

10. The world system – kosmos
 2 Tim. 2:24-26 And the servant of the Lord
must not strive; but be gentle unto all men,
apt to teach, patient, 25. In meekness
instructing those that oppose themselves; if
God peradventure will give them repentance
to the acknowledging of the truth; 26. And
that they may recover themselves out of the
snare of the devil, who are taken captive by
him at his will.

11. How do we resist the devil and
win the victory?
 The primary site of the battle is in
our mind - between the kingdom of
darkness & light
 We must have a functional faith based
on truth.
 We win with the truth Jn. 17:17 Sanctify
they through thy truth; thy word is truth

12. Thus we must control our
thought life:
 2 Cor. 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh,
we do not war after the flesh; 4. (For the
weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pulling down of
strongholds:) 5. Casting down imaginations,
and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing
into captivity every though to the
obedience of Christ.

13. How we are deceived
 Self-deception
 False prophets
 Satanic lies through deceiving spirits

14. THE SITE OF
ATTACK AND
VICTORY IS
OUR
THOUGHTS
We can and must take control of
our thought life and what we
believe truly in the depth of our
heart

15. Self-deception
 When we think that we are something which we are
not:
 Gal. 6:3 [3] For if a man think himself to be something,
when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
 Rom. 12:3[3] For I say, through the grace given unto me, to
every man that is among you, not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according
as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
 But it is not to our credit, but through the grace of God - give
Him glory

16. Self-deception
 We are wise in this age: I Cor. 3:[18] Let no man
deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be
wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may
be wise.[19] For the wisdom of this world is
foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the
wise in their own craftiness
 Use the mind of Christ and acknowledge Him every day - I
Cor. 2:[16] For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that
he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
 When we are religious but we don’t control our
tongue: James 1:26

17. Self-deception
 Proverbs 3: [5] Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and
lean not unto thine own understanding.[6] In all thy ways
acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
 When we are religious but we don’t control our
tongue: James 1: [26] If any man among you seem to
be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth
his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

18. Self-deception
 When we think that we will not reap what we
sow: Gal. 6: [7] Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap.
 When we think that we can associate with bad
companions and not be effected: I Cor. 15: [33]
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt
good manners.

19. Self-deception
 When we think that the unrighteous will inherit
the earth: I Cor. 6:[9] Know ye not that the
unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of
God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor
abusers of themselves with mankind,[10] Nor
thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the
kingdom of God

20. Self-deception
 Thinking that if we hear the word we don’t
need to do it.
 James 1:22 [22] But be ye doers of the word,
and not hearers only, deceiving your own
selves.
 Sometimes we think that we must model
perfection - but we can only model growth - to
see how we handle failure as well as success

21. Self-deception
 When we say we have no sin: I Jn. 1:[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
 We need to confess our sins and keep short
accounts with God

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