Spiritual Warfare Basic Training

By Michael Mudge

This book is written for my grandson, Christian Mudge. He is a young Christian enlisted in the Lords army.

I hope that this book on basic training will help Christian and other new volunteers in their fight against Satan and his troops.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 30, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477285404

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© 2012 Michael Mudge. All Rights Reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 11/20/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8539-8 (sc)

978-1-4772-8540-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012921424

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Preface

Chapter One Satan And His Army

Chapter Two Our Flesh

Chapter Three Satan’s Dirty Work

Chapter Four The Godhead

Chapter Five The Armor Of God

Chapter Six Our Supplies

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my grandson, Christian Mudge.

With special thanks to the people who helped to make it possible:

• My wife, Jaci, for her help in putting this book together.

• My daughter Christie and son-in-law Ben Hill for their help in proofing.

• My good friends, Jerry and Pat Kooi, without their help this book would not be possible.

PREFACE

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My name is Christian and I am a veteran warrior in the Lord’s army. I have been through many tough battles through the years and the enemy has tried his best to destroy me. God has given me all the necessary armor I need to defeat the enemy when he attacks me or my family. It is up to me to put it on and use it. I hear you, what battle? Good question. That is why I am writing this book. Are you getting in trouble a lot? Does it seem as though something or someone is always trying to get you to do things that you know you shouldn’t do? Are you getting hurt by the things you do, or are you hurting other people that you do not want to hurt? If so, I am here to help you. This is all part of the enemies plan to destroy you.

You see, the battle you are fighting is for your soul and the outcome of the battle will determine where you will spend eternity. Will it be with Jesus in heaven, or with the enemy in hell?

We actually have two enemies, the devil and our own flesh. In this book, I will be revealing the truth about both of them. The devil wants to keep you from knowing anything about this war. He tries to camouflage his troops and disguise his weapons. He tries to hide the truth about himself from you and if possible he will try to make you believe that he doesn’t even exist.

I will pull the devil’s mask off and reveal to you his true identity. I will be destroying his camouflage and bringing his weapons out where you can see them. I am going to show you who your enemy is, how he works and what weapons he uses against us. We will also be finding out how our own flesh wars against us and how the enemy uses the weakness in our flesh to try to destroy us. Do not be afraid, I will also help you become more familiar with your weapons of warfare and how to use them against your enemies. Best of all, for you that do not already know him, I will introduce you to our commander and chief and our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Chapter One

Satan and his Army

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The first thing that we are going to discuss is the enemy. We need to know what their leader is all about, what kind of troops are under his command and what are the weapons of their warfare. How do they use these weapons against us and what can we do to protect ourselves from them when they are used against us? Let’s start our examination by concentrating on the enemies’ commander.

The bible tells us that the devil was created by God. On the day that he was created he had no sin in him. God gave him wisdom and the ability to play many instruments. He clothed him in diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, and gold. God made the devil perfect.

Look at all of this… smart, beautiful, talented and sinless; what more could an angel want? Lots! The devil wanted a lot more. The devil was so full of pride because of all that God had given him that he allowed sin to enter him. The devil wasn’t content with being all that he could be. He wasn’t happy praising God. The devil wanted that praise for himself and decided that he should have God’s throne. He lied to the other angels and one third of them believed him and decided to go under his leadership and make war against God. The heavens must have been filled with explosive power. Satan and his army of angels fighting against God and his warriors. What a battle that must have been! The devil and his army lost the war and God cast them all out of heaven. God cast the devil to earth with all of the angels that followed him.

The earth was the devils. The bible tells us that the earth was dark and empty during this time. Later on, God decided to change things. He created light on the earth with sky and clouds. He made land appear with great seas. God made trees and grass with seeds and fruits. He put all kinds of animals on the earth and then he created