The most common and naive response in the Western world is to ignore the battle or

Submitting to God requires us to deal with the sin in our lives. Sin

We shouldn't want demons to manifest. We should desire that the Lord be manifested and

We shouldn't avoid sin because we fear eternal damnation. We should do so because we no longer want to live in bondage….

Many Christians in the Western church attempt to live as though the devil does not exist, having

I'm moving on in years, but I tell you I still want to kick the devil before I kick the bucket.

It is not good practice to become intrigued by Satan and his mysteries. No good can come from getting close to evil.

Spiritual warfare is not about naming territorial spirits, claiming the ground or binding demons. It is all about the gospel. It is to live a gospel life, to preserve gospel unity and to proclaim gospel truth. It is to do this in the face of a hostile world, a deceptive enemy and our own sinful natures. And it is to pray to a sovereign God for gospel opportunities. Advance comes through godliness, unity, proclamation and prayer. Timothy Chester, on Ephesians 621

The only real escape from the demands of the flesh is to find something more than the flesh to love; and that Mary is the refuge of sinners.

Man has upon him his flesh, which is at once his burden and his temptation. He drags it with him and yields to it. He must watch it, cheek it, repress it, and obey it only at the last extremity. There may be some fault even in this obedience; but the fault thus committed is venial; it is a fall, but a fall on the knees which may terminate in prayer.

The devil may visit us, but God lives here.

I cannot say enough of appreciation for your determination to live by the standards of the Church, to walk with the strength of virtue, to keep your minds above the slough of filth which seems to be moving like a flood across the world. Thank you for knowing there is a better way. Thank you for the will to say no. Thank you for the strength to deny temptation and look beyond and above to the shining light of your eternal potential.