The Demise of the Devil

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.  Ephesians 6:12 NASB Spiritual forces of wickedness – Churches before the Reformation were visual reminders of the power of Satan and the specter of Hell.  When you entered, you almost always found something…

Pauline Gnosticism

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.  Ephesians 6:12  NASB Rulers – Spiritual warfare.  That’s how most people interpret Paul’s enigmatic statement.  Our fight is with the Devil and all his minions in this world and in heaven. …

Where We Live Now

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 NASB The powers – “An idolatrous culture is one that sees reality in terms of impersonal forces. A Jewish culture is one that insists on the ultimate reality…