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Spiritual warfare

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Spiritual warfare is a concept in Christianity that refers to the belief that Christians are engaged in a spiritual struggle against the forces of evil, often personified as Satan or demons. This concept is rooted in biblical teachings, such as those found in Ephesians 6:12, which states, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." In Hebrew, the term can be translated as מלחמת רוחנית (Milhemet Ruḥanit). Similar concepts exist in other religious traditions, such as the Islamic notion of Jihad al-Akbar, which refers to the greater struggle against one's own ego and sinful desires, and the Buddhist concept of Mara, a demon who tempts and distracts individuals from their spiritual path. Spiritual warfare often involves practices such as prayer, fasting, and exorcism, aimed at overcoming spiritual opposition and advancing God's kingdom.

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Spiritual warfare
Christian concept of fighting against the work of preternatural evil forces
Spiritual warfare
Spiritual warfare is the Christian concept of fighting against the work of preternatural evil forces. It is based on the belief in evil spirits, or demons, that are said to intervene in human affairs in various ways. Although spiritual warfare is a prominent feature of neo-charismatic churches, various other Christian denominations and groups have also adopted practices rooted in the concepts of spiritual warfare, with Christian demonology often playing a key role in these practices and beliefs, or had older traditions of such a concept unrelated to the neo-charismatic movement, such as the exorcistic prayers of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches, and the Oriental Orthodox churches. The term spiritual warfare is used broadly by different Christian movements and in different contexts: "by charismatics, evangelicals, and Calvinists, and applied to missiology, counseling, and women."
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