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strongholds. (Praise, worship and prayer also are effective weapons.) The first thing Jesus gave the Twelve when He sent them forth was power over devils (see Matt. 10:1). The Church must have the ability to blast and demolish these fortresses. Apostolic ministry has the power and authority to destroy strongholds and change mind-sets. There is a grace, a supernatural ability to refute, disprove, discredit and expose these philosophies for what they are. People will not repent unless there is a change of mind. This is the warfare that the apostle Paul is referring to in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5—refuting arguments and taking captive philosophies that are contrary to the truth. Greek Spirits The Greek world in which the early apostles ministered was filled with such philosophies. The Greeks were lovers of wisdom. They were seekers of knowledge to the point of being guilty of mind idolatry. In other words, they worshiped knowledge. They were the guardians of Aristotle and Plato and countless other philosophers. They had strong opinions and defended their point of view. They took pleasure in arguing and debating. It was into this kind of world the Church was birthed. It would have been impossible for the Church to succeed in its mission there without the grace of God. The apostolic grace and anointing upon the Early Church gave them the ability to challenge and overcome these strongholds. We find these same spirits operating on many college campuses today. They are strongholds of intellectualism and rationalization. It is no coincidence that members of fraternities and sororities are called "Greeks." As I was traveling through a college town, the Spirit of the Lord drew my attention to the fraternity houses on the campus. As I looked at all of the Greek letters that identified the different fraternities and sororities, the words "Greek spirits" came into my spirit. As I meditated upon what the Holy Spirit gave me, I began to understand the kind of spirits that the early apostles encountered. The world in their day was controlled politically by the