The Wisdom of GodThe Triumphant Church—Not the
Militant or Defeated Church
There are some people today who are talking about
the militant Church. Among them there are those who
say that the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ needs to
fight devils in order to be successful.
But I'd rather talk about the triumphant Church
because that's scriptural. Jesus' triumph over Satan is
every believer's triumph. And every believer can enjoy
that triumph and victory if he will walk in the light of
His inheritance in Christ.
Those who continually talk about the militant
Church are those who are always trying to fight the
devil: "We're waging war on the devil. It's going to be
tough! We are in for a battle!"
People who talk like that all the time need the eyes
of their understanding enlightened to see that the
battle has already been won by Jesus Christ. Now they
just need to stand in that victory.
When the eyes of your understanding have been
enlightened to see your rightful position in Christ—that
it is a position of victory—then when you do encounter
the forces of the devil, you'll know what to do about
them. Because of your authority over evil spirits in
Christ, you will stand against them with the Word of
God and put them in their place.
The Body of Christ is triumphant. Thank God we
can triumph over sin, sickness, disease, poverty, and
bad habits because of our inheritance in Christ. And we
can triumph over devils, evil spirits, and anything else
the enemy would try to bind us with because Jesus
already defeated them for us.