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Rather than running or hiding from them in silence, these strongholds are what Christians are to come against and attack in the name and power of Jesus. Satan is very busy distributing his lies and deception, and most people, businesses, and governments are occupied with strongholds built upon Satan’s lies and deceptions. This is an excellent example of the importance of each individual’s knowing the Word of God. They are sending many of the sheep that they are supposed to lead, to hell. Being deceived, they deny the truth of God’s Word. Some deceive by omission, and others deceive by omission and denial. Strongholds can hurt a family, town, church, or a nation.Īnother horrible stronghold that is destroying many churches today is that pastors and ministers preach God’s love but never mention and even speak against the conditions, requirements, judgment, and power of God. Strongholds include: race prejudice, materialism (the love of things), pride (of person, society, a nation, or religion), guilt, self- condemnation, fear and phobias, immorality and sexual perversion, drugs, love of money, violence, and alcoholism. Strongholds in the mind of non- Christians can be very effective at blocking the truth of the Word. In time, Satan may obtain his objective, to build strongholds in our mind that persuades us to turn from God and pursue the temporary things of the world. Unless these strongholds are pulled down, we will continue to struggle. When a person accepts the Lord, they receive a renewed spirit and the Holy Spirit, but it is our responsibility to renew our mind with the Word of God.
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This happens because the enemy is occupying a part of their life. Many Christians struggle in their walk, because they fail to remove strongholds. A stronghold can open the door to more spiritual deceptions. Kind of like a farmer attending his fields. A stronghold is not a spirit, but it has been created by an evil spirit, and is attended by the evil spirit. When the devil has developed a stronghold in a person’s mind, they believe the lie of the stronghold and have a very difficult time believing truth that is presented to them. The Greek root for strongholds is "a place of strength," a place that is strong, fortified, protected behind strong defenses. In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (2 Corinthians 4:4). This is a critical part of Satan’s deception.
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Satan places a thought in our mind and makes us believe that it is our own thought. To the degree that he is successful we will not enjoy an intimate relationship with the Lord and may eventually turn away from God. Satan erects every stronghold he can in our minds to keep us from the true knowledge of God and to destroy us.
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Different types of lies and deceptions can form different strongholds within us. How?”Īs we believe Satan’s lies and deceit, they build one upon another until they form walls and the walls form a stronghold in our mind. Question: “Can strongholds of the mind be torn down? Satan erects stronghold in our minds to keep us from the true knowledge of God and to destroy us, but strongholds can be torn down.