Section 3: The Soldier's Responsibilities There are three sections to Part 1. As soldiers of Christ, we not only need to be ready for our ongoing battle with Satan, but we also have several responsibilities that we must fulfill if we are going to hold on to our inheritance and fight from victory, not for victory. Our responsibilities are threefold: (1) We must know our enemies; (2) we must use the equipment; and (3) we must depend on the energy that God provides. Who is the Enemy? Ephesians 6:11 tells us , "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Paul then went on to describe the Enemy we are fighting: "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Eph. 6:12). Satan is not merely a flesh-and-blood human or a concept of evil; he is a living, pers...
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