"Faith"
“We destroy people’s arguments and every proud thing
that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We
capture every thought and make it give up and obey
Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4c-5 NCV
The Scripture says: “For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal ...” Paul’s fourth weapon is “faith.”
The best example I could think of was a story of
Martin Luther. Martin was studying the Scripture
about putting your faith in Jesus Christ alone for
salvation. He struggled to grasp this deep meaning.
Why? Because his church taught him that you have to
‘work’ to earn grace and faith in God.
As a child, my mother and I went to church where
they had shown a movie of Martin Luther’s life story.
What impressed me the most was Martin’s knee climbed
up the stairs, step by steps until it bleed. It was
then God spoke to him, “The just shall live by faith”
(Romans 1:17b). This verse ‘hit’ Martin and he finally
understood that grace and faith is not being earned by
his labor or work. Martin discovered the church’s error
and there were arguments among the leaders. So finally,
Martin Luther left this church and started his own
organization which was called, “Lutheran Church” based
on the faith in Jesus Christ alone.
By using this weapon, “The just (Christians) shall live
by faith” against the enemy, and we, the born-again
believers will come forth victorious.
