I'm not prepared to go there...

Some time ago a movement sprung up called "Spiritual Mapping". In this belief system the idea is for Christians to properly wage war against the unseen powers of darkness they must ascertain the organizational structure of the kingdom of darkness for their region. In other words, for Christians in San Francisco to really wage spiritual warfare they need to understand what spirit(s) has authority over the demonic forces in San Francisco; once this is done they can then properly pray against those forces.

I'm not prepared to go there. I cannot abide by any philosophy that states I need to understand the devil before I can properly resist him. Honestly, I don't need to become an expert on the devil and his program for the world.

What I am prepared to do however, is to "sit - walk - stand". This is the pattern God outlined for the believer in the book of Ephesians. First, the believer needs to understand his position in Christ; the fact we are seated with Him in the heavenlies, needs to be thoroughly imbibed. Second, we need to walk with Christ; we need to personally put off the deeds of darkenss and put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Third, we need to stand against the evil one; this is done by putting on the whole armor of God in order to resist the enemy's attacks. Those are 3 aspects of the Chrsitian life upon which every believer in Christ NEEDS TO BECOME EXPERT.

Jesus is my fortress and strength. It is He who has triumphed over them, not I. In Him is my trust. The sinning cherub, his angels, and any other creatures of which I may be ignorant have one place in relation to my life which Jesus exemplified when he said, "Get thee behind me..."