The Word

You can not fight error without knowing the truth.

“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV

When we put on the whole armor of God we notice that with one exception it is all defensive. Only the sword is an offensive weapon. And what is the sword, it is the Word of God. If you do not know the word you are a soldier without a weapon. The Word has the power to break through strongholds, or fortresses. The Greek word Ochuroma (Fortresses) is also used in two other cases. You see we build a fortresses around ourselves made of human thought and reason. The word can break through these fortresses. We call these thoughts, philosophies, theories, viewpoints, opinions and religions. These fortresses quickly become our prison, just as when an ancient army would attack everyone would go into the fortresses, but now they are trapped inside and far to often they would die trapped inside. Yes, the same word can be used for fortresses, prison and tomb. Unless a Christian comes along with the Word and smashes down the walls entrapping the lost they will die within the fortresses and be lost forever. Demolish their arguments and help them take captive those thoughts and make them subject to Christ as a new believer.