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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Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
The greatest battle ever fought
62-0311 §49
Now, if you'll sit down when you get home and draw three little rings, you'll find out that the outside body has five senses it's contacted by, and that is see, taste, feel, smell, hear; that's the five senses that control the human body. Inside of the body is a soul, and that soul is controlled by imagination, conscience, memory, reasons, and affections; that's the thing that controls the soul. But the spirit it only has one sense---the spirit. Oh, let's get it! The spirit has one sense, and that sense either domi...
The greatest battle ever fought
62-0311 §39
And Satan can only ... His power he's got is the perverted power of God. It isn't no real power; it's a perversion of God's power, everything that Satan has. Death is only a perverted life; a lie is only the truth mistold, see. Adultery is a act misused, a righteous act misused, see. Everything that Satan's got is something that was perverted, but it's a power. And we are today sitting here, and one or the other power is going to control us; so let's cast out the evil one. Let's take our position like the stars of...
Wisdom versus Faith
62-0401 §99
Now, look! Satan could scientifically prove by his wisdom (now, I'm going to play the part of a doctor here for a few minutes), Satan could scientifically prove by his wisdom that the soil that he was going to give for the human race to grow in had vitamins. Sure did. He could scientifically prove it. They can scientifically prove anything they want to almost, see. Sure.
Condemnation by Representation
60-1113 §42
That's the way many people do today. See, they take what the Bible says and what man says---makes a hybrid faith. And when they do, they bring it back... Oh, it makes a beautiful church. Sure, but there's no life in it---dead! A hybrid faith: "Oh, I do believe that God was, yes; but now He's not a healer today." That's hybrid faith. "I believe that He gave the Holy Ghost to the Pentecostals back yonder on the day of Pentecost, but that's not for us today." A hybrid faith, condemned by God! Hybrid, no good. Stay awa...
Perseverance
62-0218 §89
She had many hindrances, this poor little woman did. She had many hindrances, but her faith didn't have any. No, no. She had heard. Faith had took a hold. She heard and her faith had took a hold. Now, they might have said this to her, "You know you're a Greek. You know you'll never get nothing, because there's segregation, you see. You'll never get nothing here." But did she pay attention to that? No, sir. She had faith, and that faith was all she needed, because she knowed that that was the Word of God standing th...