The Road to Victory in Spiritual Warfare Requires…?

Don Calvert ~ April 27, 2025
James 4:1-10

Two Main Spiritual Evils:

and

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.

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Biblical Truth: The problem of sin is

, the problem with

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are

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.
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Main Question: Is it the

or is it

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?
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Answer #1 – The biblical solution for the flesh is

.
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Answer #2 – The biblical solution for demonic activity is

.
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τόπος tópos [foothold]: To give

to someone, to make

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.
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Biblical Mistake – These two biblical solutions are not

; it is not possible to cast out the

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, and it is not possible to

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a

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.
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Warning #1: Crucifixion of our flesh is always

because most want a quick fix, instead of

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off what we’ve allowed to

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in our flesh.
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Warning #2: Demonic forces are attracted to the

, prolonged and

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acts of our __nature.
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1st Step – Facing the

desires of our flesh that

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,

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or

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relationship among God’s people. C or C/O
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ἡδονή hēdonḗ [desires]: Feelings that accompany an

state of

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.
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2nd Step – Facing the ungodly values of the

that have gained

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in our lives that lead us toward becoming God’s

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. C or C/O
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ἐπιποθέω epipothéō [envies]: To

, to long for something that is now

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.
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3rd Step – Facing the

battle before us, where God is calling us to

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to Him, and then

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against the

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who is infiltrating our lives. C or C/O
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ὑποτάσσω hupotássō [submit]: To

, to willing place or arrange your life

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the greater

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.

ἀνθίστημι anthístēmi [resist]: To resist, to fight back by actively manning the

, by

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and

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.
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Implication #1 – Sometimes the road to victory in spiritual warfare

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and

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/

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.
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Implication #2 – The road to victory in spiritual warfare requires that we not walk alone, that we are

in

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within His church.
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