Soldier Up // Pastor Gene Pensiero Calvary Hanford

We live in this present evil age, ruled by the devil, looking forward to the age to come, and to eternity beyond that. It’s a war zone. We are soldiers in a spiritual war. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

The moment you become a Christian, you are thrust into a war zone. You most definitely need a crash course on spiritual warfare. Any crash course in spiritual warfare would begin with the classic New Testament passage, Ephesians 6:10-17. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Sometimes we can go off half-cocked, thinking we are proficient with our weapons. Spiritual warfare can be like that. We can go off half-cocked if we don’t understand the weapons of our warfare. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

We have an enemy who we are told – not once, but twice – to resist and defeat. James and Peter say we ought to resist in two very different contexts. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Is the best offense a good defense? Or is the best defense a good offense? So far we’ve talked about our part in spiritual warfare as mostly mounting a good defense. Taking a stand, resisting, things like that. Truth is, we are always to be on the offensive – but maybe not the way you think. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Since we are involved in actual spiritual combat situations, we can – and we do – experience the fog of spiritual warfare. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)