Wolves in the Church: Spiritual Warfare at the Operational Level | War on Love Podcast

This week we're continuing our spiritual warfare series -and this episode might step on some toes. I'm going there anyway, because truth spoken in love is still love.

Last week we looked at the anatomy of spiritual war. This week we're zooming in on the operational level - how Satan works within nations, cultures, and systems, and specifically how his strategies show up inside the church.

If I were the enemy, the church is exactly where I'd plant my moles.

In this episode, I cover:

• The three levels of spiritual warfare - strategic, operational, and tactical - and why the operational level matters so much for believers today
• War Strategy #1: The Mole - false brothers planted within the church to steal freedom, create confusion, and lead people astray (Matthew 7:15, Galatians 2:4)
• War Strategy #2: Divide and Conquer - how disunity within the church (and within ourselves) dismantles our shared mission and keeps us from love
• The slippery slope of intermingling ungodly practices with Christian faith - and why I personally draw the lines where I do
• How to tell the wolf from the sheep when both sides are convinced they're right
• Why "just read the Bible" is sometimes used as a weapon, not wisdom
• The danger of isolation - and why God said even before the fall, "It is not good for man to be alone"
• Why Paul publicly called out deception in the early church - and why we still need to do that today

Scriptures referenced:

• Matthew 22:37-38
• John 10:10
• Isaiah 14:14
• 2 Corinthians 4:4
• Romans 12:2
• 1 Kings 11:1-4
• Colossians 2:4, 8, 16-18, 20
• Galatians 2:4, 11 / Galatians 3:1
• Ephesians 2

Next week: We move into the tactical level - how the enemy comes after us individually through deception, identity confusion, temptation, accusation, discouragement, and fear. Don't miss it.

If this episode blessed you, share it with someone who needs it. And if you've been bound by religion, law, or false doctrine - I'm praying this is the episode that starts breaking that off of you. In Jesus' name.

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