To Teach Them War (3) An Introduction: Our Holy War
Huizinga presents the third article in a series on spiritual warfare, defining the Christian's participation in God's kingdom conflict against Satan and unrighteousness through the power of the Holy Spirit. The article carefully distinguishes the Christian's holy war from false religious militarism, particularly Islamic jihad, emphasizing that true spiritual warfare is non-physical and conducted according to God's will for His glory. This resource addresses the practical outworking of Reformed faith in the believer's daily struggle against sin and opposition to God's kingdom.
Previous article in this series: August 2014, p. 443. We have acknowledged that we are called to warfare and that we must be conscious of this warfare. We have demonstrated this calling from Scripture, and therefore find it in our Psalter, Three Forms of Unity, and doctrinal terminology. By "war" in this series we are referring to our ongoing spiritual hostility towards all that is opposed to God and His kingdom. There is war between God and Satan -- the kingdom of light and the kingdom of...
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