Stronghold Walls Are Coming Down
Selected Scriptures
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (ESV)
For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
Stronghold: A mindset that accepts a situation as unchangeable even though it is contrary to the Word of God.
Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)
For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
How Does a Person Tear Down Spiritual Strongholds?
1. Tear Down Strongholds by Dealing With Demonic Influence
Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)
"In your anger do not sin" : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
3 things that open people’s lives to demonic activity:
1. Bitterness
2. Substance Abuse
3. Sexual Sin
2. Tear Down Strongholds by Using Spiritual Weapons
2 Corinthians 10:4 (NLT)
We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds...
3. Tear Down Strongholds by Knocking Down Human Reasoning
2 Corinthians 10:4 (NLT)
We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning.
“Behind every strong hold is a lie. Behind every fear is an idol.”
- Pastor Vladimir Savchuck
4. Tear Strongholds Down by Capturing Rebellious Thoughts and Replacing Them With Thoughts That Honor Christ
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT)
We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
"The essence of this matter is to understand that this self of ours, this other man within us, has got to be handled. Do not listen to him; turn on him; speak to him, upbraid him, exhort him, encourage him, remind him of what you know, instead of listening placidly to him and allowing him to drag you down and depress you."
- David Martyn Lloyd-Jones Spiritual Depression
5. Tear Down Strongholds Through Worship
Psalm 149:5-6 (NLT)
Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds. Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands—
Judges 6:25-26 (ESV)
that night the LORD said to him, "Take your father's bull, and the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it and build an altar to the LORD your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down."
