What Role Does Faith Play in the Battle Against Evil?
1) Direct Answer
Faith is God’s battle-weapon in the believer. It is the shield that stops Satan’s attacks, the victory that overcomes the world, and the hand that takes hold of God’s Word until the enemy is forced to bow. Without faith you cannot stand; with faith you enforce what Christ already won.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The shield that quenches attacks: “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked” (Ephesians 6:16).
- The victory in the conflict: “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4).
- How faith comes and operates: “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen… Without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Hebrews 11:1,6).
- How we fight: “Fight the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). “The weapons of our warfare are not carnal… casting down imaginations… bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).
- How we resist the devil: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). “Whom resist steadfast in the faith” (1 Peter 5:9).
- Standing and speaking: “Have faith in God… whosoever shall say unto this mountain… and shall not doubt… he shall have whatsoever he saith” (Mark 11:22-24).
- The ground of our triumph: “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony” (Revelation 12:11).
- Our walk and authority: “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). “Behold, I give unto you power… over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19).
- Our result: “In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Romans 8:37).
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Now notice: the devil shoots darts of fear, lies, temptation, and accusation. Faith lifts the Word as a shield and answers, “It is written.” Lies can’t stand where truth is believed and spoken.
- You see, we don’t fight with feelings or sight; we stand on what God said. Faith takes God at His Word, the Holy Spirit quickens that Word, and the enemy loses his ground.
- Faith rests in Christ’s finished work (the Blood), uses His Name in prayer, and confesses His promise with obedience. That’s how mountains move and strongholds fall.
- Faith is not wishing; it is a God-given conviction from the Word. When the Word is heard, believed, and acted on, Satan’s claim is broken.
- Faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). A clean heart, a yielded life, and a steadfast confession keep the channel clear so the shield stays lifted.
4) Reinforcing Statement
Take up the shield of faith, keep the Word on your lips, stand your ground in Jesus’ Name, and the devil must flee. The battle is the Lord’s, and faith is how His victory becomes your victory.
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What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
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Faith is our victory
58-1004 §74
I see another shadow of cancer sitting there; if you'll believe with all your heart, sister, it shall be done. Is your faith passed that doubting line, now? How many believes your faith passed the doubting line? Raise up your hands. Then what's left but run free? It's all over. These little girls, sitting here in the chair, I know you. I didn't know you from last night, but I do know you now. I learned of you today, from my wife. Your mother's name was Falkerson before she was married. And that's a disease that nob...
The greatest battle ever fought
62-0311 §153
Satan's army, now watch. (Now, we ... I just got to hurry, but I got to get this in.) Satan's army brings diseases. That's what Satan is, he's a destroyer. Satan... The whole kingdom of Satan is sickness, death, and sorrow, and flusterations, and worry all on Satan. God is life, faith, joy, peace, over here, see. Now, that's the two great forces that's coming together right now. They're battling; they're battling right here in the building right now. They battle day by day with you. Every force, Satan following you...
The uncertain sound
60-1218 §81
"We have got a great faith in our U.N., United Nations." Well, it's just about as deep as the League of Nations was; just the same thing. We had a League of Nations after the first World War. They was going to police the whole world. It didn't work. The real talk of the U.N. now is so uncertain. They don't know what to do. They were in there when Krushchev taken off his shoe, and beating on the desk. And what good does that do? And all the different ones, it's an uncertainty of the U.N. The U.N.'s all right as far...
Faith in action
55-1003 §44
What good does it do to paint fire to a freezing man? Show him a picture of a nice big warm fire and the man's freezing. That's something that was. That's what people are trying to keep you alive by today. No wonder we got a failure in America of religion. No wonder the magazine says the spiritual on-go was a burst. Is because that they failed to represent the right thing to them. They're trying to teach them of a historical God. But what we need today is a God resurrected from the dead and on hand right now, to do...
The greatest battle ever fought
62-0311 §166
Oh, my! What did He do? He defeated him with the Word of God. The tactic of the devil is to get you to disbelieve God's Word, and the chief captain said take God's Word and do it. "In my name they shall cast out devils."