Bible verses about "battlefield of the mind" | Haweis

¹ THEN Jesus full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the spirit into the wilderness, ² being tempted forty days by the devil; and did eat nothing during those days: and when they were ended, afterwards he was hungry. ³ And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf. ⁴ And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." ⁵ And the devil taking him up into an exceeding high mountain, displayed before him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time: ⁶ and the devil said unto him, I will give thee all this authority, and the glory of these; for to me it is delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. ⁷ If therefore thou wilt worship before me, all shall be thine. ⁸ And Jesus answering him, said, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him alone shalt thou pay divine honour." ⁹ And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a wing of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thy self down from hence: ¹⁰ for it is written, "He shall give his angels a charge over thee, to guard thee safely; ¹¹ and that in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone." ¹² And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." ¹³ And when the devil had closed all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

²⁴ And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with the measure ye mete, shall it be measured back to you; and something over shall be given to you that hear.

³² and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

¹³ For if ye live after the flesh, ye are ready to die: but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

³⁷ But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

¹ THERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. ² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath liberated me from the law of sin and of death. ³ For that which was impossible by the law, inasmuch as it was impotent through the flesh, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in that flesh: ⁴ that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled by us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. ⁵ For they who are after the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; but they who are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. ⁶ For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. ⁷ Because the propensity of the flesh is inimical against God: for it is not in subjection to the law of God, neither indeed can it be. ⁸ They then who are in the flesh, cannot please God. ⁹ But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his. ¹⁰ But if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead on account of sin; but the Spirit is alive through righteousness. ¹¹ But if the Spirit of him who hath raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he who raised Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his indwelling Spirit in you. ¹² Truly then we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. ¹³ For if ye live after the flesh, ye are ready to die: but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. ¹⁴ For as many as are guided by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. ¹⁵ For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye have received a Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father. ¹⁶ The same spirit beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. ¹⁷ But if children, then heirs; heirs indeed of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be we suffer with him, that we may also together with him be glorified. ¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of the present moment are not worthy to be placed against the future glory that shall be revealed to us. ¹⁹ For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of God. ²⁰ For the creation was made subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him who made it subject, ²¹ in hope that the same creation shall be emancipated from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. ²² For we know that the whole creation groaneth together and travaileth in birth to this moment. ²³ And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the adoption, the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For by hope we have been saved: now hope seen is not hope; for that which any man seeth how doth he yet hope for? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we see not, we with patience expect it. ²⁶ In like manner also the Spirit affords assistance to our infirmities: for even this, what we should pray for as we ought, we know not: but the same Spirit more abundantly maketh intercession for us with groanings unutterable. ²⁷ Now he that trieth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, for he maketh intercession for the saints according to God's will. ²⁸ But we know that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he predestinated also to a conformity with the image of his Son, that he might be the first-begotten among many brethren. ³⁰ But whom he predestinated, those also he called: and whom he called, those also he justified: but whom he justified, those also he glorified. ³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who [shall be] against us? ³² He who even spared not his own Son, but freely delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also, together with him, freely give us all things? ³³ Who shall put in an accusation against the elect of God? God? He is their justifier. ³⁴ Who is he that condemneth? Christ? He died, yea, rather, also is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. ³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? ³⁶ As it is written, "That for thy sake we have been put to death the whole day long; we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for slaughter." ³⁷ But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. ³⁸ For I am assured that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor those to come, ³⁹ nor exaltation, nor deepest depression, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹³ who hath plucked us out from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

⁵ Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said, "I will in no wise leave thee, neither will I in any case forsake thee."

⁹ Every one who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

⁴ for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the casting down the strong holds [of corruption];

⁷ Be in subjection then to God. Resist the devil, and he will fly from you.

¹ BELOVED, believe not every pretender to inspiration, but bring these spirits to the trial whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone forth into the world. ² By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesseth that Jesus the Messiah is come in the flesh, is from God. ³ And every spirit who confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah is come into the world, is not from God: and this is that spirit of antichrist which ye have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world. ⁴ Ye are of God, my dear children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world. ⁵ They are of the world, therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them. ⁶ We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion. ⁷ Beloved, let us love one another; because love is from God, and every one who loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. ⁸ He that loveth not, never knew God; for God is love. ⁹ By this was the love of God manifested to us, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might have life by him. ¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiatory sacrifice for our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. ¹² No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us. ¹³ By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his own Spirit. ¹⁴ And we have seen and bear testimony, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. ¹⁵ Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God. ¹⁶ And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us. God is love; and he that abideth in love, abideth in God, and God in him. ¹⁷ By this is his love towards us perfected, that we might have confidence at the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world. ¹⁸ Fear is not in this love; but the perfect love casteth out fear: for fear hath anguish. He that is afraid is not made perfect in love. ¹⁹ We love him, because he first loved us. ²⁰ If any person say, I love God, yet hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love the God whom he hath not seen? ²¹ So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.

⁷ For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of courage, and of love, and of sobriety.

¹² For our conflict is not merely against flesh and blood, but against principalities, and against powers, and against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against wicked spirits in the aerial regions.

⁶ Be not anxious about any thing, but in every case by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known unto God. ⁷ And the peace of God which surpasseth all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. ⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are serious, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are amiable, whatsoever things are laudable, if there be any virtue, or any thing praise-worthy, pay attention to these things.

⁵ laying low proud reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and making every thought captive to the obedience of Christ:

³ For though we walk in the flesh, we war not after the flesh: ⁴ for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the casting down the strong holds [of corruption]; ⁵ laying low proud reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and making every thought captive to the obedience of Christ:

² And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, that you may prove by experience what is the will of God, that is good, acceptable, and perfect.