Now, we are ready to answer the question: Why is the resurrection so important to the Christian faith? In this part we will also look at the differences between the earthly and the resurrected bodies, as well as the future state of both the Christian and the non-Christian.
What comes to mind when you hear the name, Satan? A cartoon character dressed in red pajamas, with horns and a pitchfork? A personification of evil? A kind of malevolent force? Or do you seriously believe the Bible's teaching on this evil being, and the opponent of everything belonging to God.
In Part 1 of this study we learned who Satan is, his characteristics and his powers. In this section, we will see how Christ has given us the authority and the equipment to be victorious over him.
As Christians we are engaged in a war more insidious than World War l and ll, the Korean War, Vietnam, and our war with Iraq. While those mentioned are physical wars, ours is a spiritual war between Jesus Christ and His armies and that of our arch-enemy Satan and his hordes.
In the first section of this study, we began to look at the armor and weapons the Christian soldier's commander equips him with. So far we have established that we are engaged in a spiritual war, and we have looked at the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the gospel of peace. In this part of the study, we will look at the rest of his equipment.