The Rules of Engagement

Reconnaissance

Signs, symptoms, and manifestations of the spirit of Belial

Carnality

Character assassination Deception

False accusation

Falsehood

Gossip

Harassment

Insubordination

Lust

Lying

Maligning character

Murder

Perversion

Pilfering Sabotage Slander Violence

Rebellion Selfishness Treachery Witchcraft

Riotous living

Sensuality

Unrighteousness

Works of darkness Release The spirit of Jehu, the fear of the Lord, and boldness S pirit of C arnality

The word carnality comes from the Greek word sarkikos , which, when trans lated into English, connotes “rotten” flesh. Antispiritual in nature, this spirit appeals to the appetite of the soul. Isaiah 29:8 gives us greater insight, “It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite.” Lusts are evil desires that readily express themselves in bodily activities. They are the “natural” tendency of the flesh and the soulish capacity and proclivity to gravitate toward things that are evil. Some lusts may charac teristically be “refined,” as in the pride of life, but they are still lusts. Desire in and of itself is not to be feared. God promises us the desires of our hearts in Psalm 37:4. Lust, however, is perverted desire that leads to sin. When lust prevails in our lives, we may get what we want, but we will lose what we have. Scriptural reference for the spirit of carnality Numbers 11:4–5, 31–33; Matthew 5:28; Romans 1:27; 6:12; 7:7, 24; 8:5– 8; 13:14; 1 Corinthians 10:6–10; 12:7–10; Galatians 5:16–17, 19–21, 22–23; Ephesians 4:29; 5:5; Colossians 2:18; James 1:13–16; 4:1–6; 1 John 2:16

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