“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.” (NASB)
Let’s do a short word study. Here are some excerpts from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (for the NASB):
Walk: to make one’s way, progress; behave; conduct ourselves
Flesh: of natural or physical origin, generation, or relationship; the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin; the physical nature of man as subject to suffering; denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God
War: to make a military expedition, to lead soldiers to war or to battle, (spoken of a commander); to do military duty, to be on active service, be a soldier; to fight
According: through out; according to;
Weapons: any tool or implement for preparing a thing; arms used in warfare; an instrument;
Warfare: an expedition, campaign, military service, fight; metaphorically, the difficulties that oppose [Paul] in the discharge of apostolic duties
Divinely: spoken of the only and true God; refers to the things of God; His counsels, interests, things due to Him; whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble Him in any way;
Powerful: able, powerful, mighty, strong
Destruction: demolition, destroying, tearing down
Fortresses: castle, stronghold, fortress, fastness; anything on which one relies; of the arguments and reasonings by which a disputant endeavors to fortify his opinion and defend it against his opponent
We are human beings in a spiritual battle, and we have spiritual weapons for fighting this battle - divinely powerful weapons - that are capable of destroying strongholds and addictions (“anything on which one relies”). So why do we live as if we are in captivity?????
What weapons do we have available to us in this war? Let’s make a list in the comments section:
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