The Triumphant Church

Pulling Down Strongholds

But I find it very interesting that in reading the
Book of Acts, the disciples don't make any reference to
the type of warfare and militancy that is being taught
in some places in the Church today.
It's also interesting that we don't find this kind of
warfare practiced in the Book of Acts either. No, the
Book of Acts shows us a Church that is conscious of the
Presence of God and focused on teaching people the
Word of God for themselves so they can be successful in
every area of life—not one that is all consumed with
fighting the devil.
Study the accounts given in the Book of Acts about
what was taught to the people and what was practiced
by the disciples. You will find it is contrary to much of
the emphasis taught and practiced in some circles in
the Body of Christ today. The Book of Acts emphasizes
the teaching of sound doctrine and preaching the gospel
to bring people into the Kingdom of God, not fighting
devils and bringing down strongholds.
We don't have scripture for pulling down
strongholds over cities and nations, but we do have
scriptural grounds for binding the operations and
strategies of principalities and powers in their attacks
against us (Matt. 18:18; Luke 10:19; Phil. 2:9,10).
We do that with the Word of God and the Name of
Jesus. We take our stand against the enemy with the
Word of God, just as Jesus did (Matt. 4:4-10).
Let's look at the ministry of Jesus to see what He
did since Jesus and His disciples certainly turned the
world of that day upside down.
Well, how did they do it? If they did it by doing
direct battle with the devil then we have scriptural
grounds to do the same thing. But if they didn't, then