RESISTANCE ; Answers to resistance of 10 types of Demonic "strong men" spoken of in yhe New Testement . --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) UNCLEAN SPIRIT ; Its character is primarily to hassil us in our minds. The answer to combat this "strong man" is; The HOLY SPIRIT. 1 Peter 1:15-16 , "Be Holy" is a command. Luke 11:15 , Jesus said to "Be Filled". This also is a command. 2) DEAF AND DUMB SPIRIT ; It dulls hearing, both physical and spiritual. Perseption of an individual corting such a spirit becomes hypnotic or intranced. The answer is to confess The Word and listen for the Holy Spirits inst- ructions. Luke 11:28 , ..."blessed are those who hear the word of GOD and keep it". Matt 13:16 , "blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear." Acts 4:29-30 , "Enable your servants to speak your word with boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus Acts 4:20 , "We cannot help but speak what we have seen and heard." Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. ( Matt 10:20 ) 3) SPTRIT OF INFERMITY ; Its character is self explanitory; SICKNESS!!! The answer is in Prov 4:20-22, ( Receive, Attend, Serve, Pay ateention) Do all these to GODS word because it brings health to a mans whole body. ( Prov 12:18 Prov 16:24) 4) EVIL SPIRIT ; Its character is to bring wickedness , hardships , labor and toil. The answer is to learn of Jesus, because his burden is light.(Matt 11:28) Heb 4:9-11 , "There remains a Sabbath-rest for the people of GOD: for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest so that no one will fall by following their (the children of Isreal) exam- ple of disobedience." 5) SPIRIT OF BONDAGE ; It is very agressive toward you so it can entrap and entangle you in its sticky web. The answer to defeat this is cry, "DADDY!!!" Rom 8:15 , "For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you recieved the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba,Father." Be agressive, attack those spirits attacking you! Gal 5:1 , "Stand fast (firm) therefore with liberty by which Christ has made us free. And do not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage." 6) SPIRIT OF THE WORLD ; It is the system of belief that exalts itself above and against GOD. (Gal 2:1-2) The answer against this spirit is to know that we are strangers or aliens in a foreign land, looking for our heavenly city. (Heb 11:13-16) You need to say, "I don't belong to this world." Rom 12:2 , "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acc- eptable and perfect will of God." 7) SPIRIT OF DISOBEDIENCE ; Simply, it is an uncontrollable rebellion toward GOD and the grace of God. The key of battling this spirit is to know that "For by one man's disob- edience manny were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous." (Rom 5:19) By Jesus' obedience I am made righteous !!! So, we need to demolish every pretention against God. (2 cor 10:5) 8) SPIRIT OF ANTI-CHRIST ; Cannot say that Jesus is Lord. Can be exposed if we are thanking the lord- in an additude of praise or exaltation. The answer is, well it should be self explanitory, if we actively give any praise to GOD. (Ps 8:2) ( 1 John 4:1-4 ) 1 John 4:1-4 , "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirit whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Anti-christ which you heard was coming, and is now already in the world. You are of GOD little children and have over- come them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." 9) SPIRIT OF ERROR ; It is a wanderer from fellowship and the truth. It will try to decieve you, and make you loose hope. The answer is to study the word of God, Know it, because it is truth. John 8:31-32 , "If you abide in My word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." 10) SPIRIT OF FEAR ; Self explanitory. The answer is that fear doesn't come from God. So, then it must be from the opposing fence. Love will overcome that fear if we have already made a choice to walk in it. 2 Tim 1:7 , "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." ( Col 2:18 ) ============================================================================ The following has been an attempt to encourage you, not to get wearded out and chase demonds all over the place, but to live a healthy and rich life in the Spirit. My only desire in this text is for us to gain wisdom over our advisery, who is the Devil, and keep him constantly defeated in hindering Gods work in our life and in the world around us. Remember to test the spirits in your life ! We are living in dangerous spiritual times, as I'm sure you already are aware of. So then, I would ask of you to pray for God to continue to enlighten you in this area so you will be well equipted. And, please, pray for me and my family to remain as close as possible and forever growing in love to our Lord and Savior JESUS Christ. Brothers, the grace of our Lord Jesus be with your spirit. Amen.( Gal 6:18 ) MIKE ERWIN ============================================================================ .