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Arrows Of Truth # 17 - What Are Key Strongholds Holding Dropouts Captive? (Part D) Series
Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 22, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.
Arrows of Truth # 17 - What are key strongholds holding dropouts captive? (Part d)
The purpose of this and the following week is to identify/discern false belief(s) that dropout believers have accepted and believe which result from five types of strongholds. These false beliefs dictate their behaviors.
The fourth of these five demonic strongholds is: the lying spirit.
This ruler represents the place of deceit (double talk) referred to in I Tim 4:2 as those who speak lies in hypocrisy. This reveals itself in the fruit of lying, deceit, exaggeration and hypocrisy in men. The ruling prince is the lying spirit.
Jesus declared that the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). The devil's rulers of darkness in a believer's life are subject to forced removal as we crucify the flesh and renew the mind. They will, however, often resist their being dispossessed from their former residence.
Until the demonic stronghold is spiritually torn down in prayer, a believer cannot change his behavior patterns, try as he may. When the stronghold (false belief) is exposed/removed by prayer, then the believer can change his behavior patterns successfully and not fear a return to the old.
TIP #17
Consider the 2 or 3 people in your sphere of influence who are dropout believers, whom the Lord has shown you to engage with. Ask the Lord to reveal if there may be a lying spirit in their lives based on their behavior. For more depth on this read Hunters of the Harvest book chapter 11,12 & App C. To order the ministry book go to website www.huntersoftheharvest.org and click Order.
