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BJClark · #3 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 10:36 AM

Pergamum;

I'm not sure how to approach it, but the first thing that came to mind when reading this was when Elijah challenged the believers in other gods against our God.

Let me see if I can word this so that it makes sense...

Christ tells us if we have faith the size of a mustard seed we can move mountains...our faith being what binds us to knowing God's power through the Holy Spirit...and with them it is their 'faith' in these objects that binds them in the same way to their god...so it would be a matter of chipping away at their underlying 'faith' in the object showing them the object has no power...

We must also remember: we don't wrestle against the people..because it's a spiritual battle,

Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].

So how do we battle? we look to Eph 6:13-20 and it tells us..

Picture them as if they are caught up in a huge vine wrapped around a tree, trapped and struggling and you and yours have the only swords that are sharp enough to cut away the vines. Chopping them away from their arms and legs, would be useless because the vine is growing, and as soon as you chop one section off it grows back just as fast..so you need to cut it from the root with the word of God..using the shield of faith to block the firery darts of the poison from the vines..

Picture putting on your battle armour and how it can be used against these things..your sheild of faith, as others are doing when they show the futility of the curses..the sword of the spirit chopping away at the roots as you speak boldly the things of God..