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Episode 141: How do we know if it's really spiritual warfare? (Dr. Joe Beam)


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"Spiritual warfare" seems to be on the lips and minds of many Christ-claimers in the United States these days, including those in the Church of Christ.

But what is "spiritual warfare" and how do we know that we're waging it?

Dr. Joe Beam, who wrote the landmark book Seeing the Unseen: A Handbook for Spiritual Warfare in the early 1990s, joins the present-day milieu on how the spirit realm is affecting current events and vice versa.

In this episode, Beam answers questions like:

  • What might be contributing to what could be an increase in "spiritual warfare" talk in the United States these days?
  • What is the difference between demon-possessed and demonized?
  • Does demon-possession still happen today (and how do we know if someone is demon-possessed)?
  • How do we know if we're being "attacked" by evil spiritual forces or if we're creating our own negative circumstances or situations?
  • How do we know if God is communicating with us or if we're just having strong feelings that come from ourselves?
  • How do we know if someone is "speaking for God"?
  • For Church of Christ congregations that have to come to believe that the Holy Spirit is available to guide and support them, how do they learn to discern and follow the Holy Spirit?
  • How do we "test the spirits" (1 John 4:1)? 

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