How to Meet the Enemy

by John F. MacArthur

Publisher:

Victor Books/Scripture Press

, 1992

Overview

In How to Meet the Enemy John MacArthur explores the origin of spiritual warfare, its present reality, and what our response should be. He also takes a detailed look at each piece of spiritual armor-which he points out is primarily defensive, not offensive, in nature.

Product Details

• Title: How to Meet the Enemy
• Author: John MacArthur
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1992, 1996

Contents

Top Highlights

“What is spiritual warfare? A war of universal proportions pitting God and His truth against Satan and his lies. It’s a battle of wills between God and Satan. It’s a cosmic conflict that involves God and the highest creature He ever made and it filters down to every human being. Satan and his army of demons are fighting Christ, His holy angels, the nation of Israel, and believers. The battle lines are clearly drawn.” (Page 19)

“God used Satan’s afflicting hand for the spiritual benefit of Job, Paul, and Peter. None of them sought to command, rebuke, or bind Satan. For them the real issue was not the activity of Satan, but the accomplishment of God’s sovereign purposes. Our attitude should be no different.” (Page 31)

“Inevitably, however, those who teach that demons can indwell believers are forced to find support for their view in subjective experiences rather than the clear teaching of God’s Word.” (Page 21)

“But I know from Scripture that there is an unseen spiritual global conspiracy involving demons in high places, and many humans and earthly organizations are unwitting participants in it. The Old Testament says that the gods of the nations are demons (cf. Ps. 96:5; 1 Cor. 10:19–20). In 1 John 5:19, John said, ‘The whole world lies in power of the evil one.’ Satan is the god of this world (2 Cor. 4:4), and so he controls much of what occurs in the events of this world.” (Page 16)

“Some of the fallen angels are bound in everlasting chains (Jude 6). I believe they were the angels who sinned at the time of the Flood as described in Genesis 6:1–7. Because these ‘sons of God’ cohabited with humanity, producing a mixed race, God drowned their offspring in the Flood and bound the angels with chains.” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: How to Meet the Enemy
• Author: John F. MacArthur
• Series: MacArthur Study Series
• Publisher: Victor Books/Scripture Press
• Print Publication Date: 1992
• Logos Release Date: 2001
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Spiritual warfare › Biblical teaching
• Resource ID: LLS:40.170.3
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:33:28Z

About John F. MacArthur

John MacArthur (b. 1939) is a Calvinist theologian, author, editor, and teacher. He is a popular conference speaker and the president of both The Master's College and The Master's Seminary. He has also served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. Best known for his expository exegesis of the Bible, Logos has collected more than 3,000 of his sermons in the John MacArthur Sermon Archive and offers the complete MacArthur New Testament Commentary.

MacArthur’s pulpit ministry extends around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly 2,000 English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, and CDs by John MacArthur. He has written hundreds of books and study guides, including the bestselling John MacArthur Essential Bible Study Library and the MacArthur Study Bible. He is also the author of notable titles like Different by Design and Twelve Ordinary Men.