Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

From Background Notes [BN] for Aug 16th & 17th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Since most of the devil's stratagems enter the battlefield of the mind, it is on that "ground" that we must take our "stand.”

Recall how Paul in Ephesians wrote about the "darkening of the mind" as belonging to the old life. In the words of R.P. Martin: "The assaults of demonic powers require heavenly aid to repel, and it is the epistle's conviction, in true Pauline fashion, that God has placed at the Christians' disposal all that is needed to resist such an attack. In particular, the various pieces of armor are listed" [BN, 8]

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