How can you defend yourself? How can you win? In Chip Ingram’s bestselling book, The Invisible War, he draws on Ephesians 6 in a powerful way to reveal what believers need to know in order to defend themselves and their families against Satan’s daily attacks. Instead, he’s very secretive as he attempts to lead Christians down a delicate, subtle, gradual path of deception. And the problem is, Satan doesn’t announce his temptations and schemes. The Bible clearly teaches that Satan is on mission to destroy God’s people. There is an unseen battle against demonic forces going on in this world. But, the fact that you’re considering this book proves that you care about your spiritual life, especially in light of the invisible war we face as Christians. (Jan.Many believers have no idea how much of their daily lives are influenced by the subtle deception and lies of our adversary. While well-balanced with useful information, the book often reads like a sermon series transcript and will prove most informative for pastors looking for detailed sermon outlines, which are included with each section. While these tales are fascinating, more enlightening is Ingram's description of the subtle attacks he and others feel they have experienced through discouragement and doubt during key periods of ministry. As a pastor in Santa Cruz for more than a decade, Ingram confronted occult activity that he believed threatened his ministry and family.
He stresses that we are all in the middle of an "invisible war," that we don't need to fear the enemy but respect him, and that God's victory can be ours in every spiritual conflict.
Expounding upon Ephesians 6 (in which Paul talks about putting on the "armor of God"), Ingram gives most of his time to "the everyday schemes of the evil one" and daily defensive spiritual disciplines (prayer, Bible meditation, repentance). He succeeds in taking a balanced approach, challenging readers who either ignore spiritual warfare or see manifestations of it around every corner. ), president of the Walk Thru the Bible ministry, draws on personal experience in this book about confronting spiritual darkness.
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