The Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement

S pirit of R ebellion Working well with the spirit of pride, rebellion resists government and authority in all forms. It drives its hosts to blatantly disobey. It is noncom pliant to protocol or order. This spirit creates a disposition that defies authority to the point of insurrection.

Scriptural reference for the spirit of rebellion Deuteronomy 31:27; 1 Samuel 15:23

Signs, symptoms, and manifestations of the spirit of rebellion

Arrogance

Conceit Defiance

Contempt

Defensiveness Disobedience Insubordination

Disdain

Haughtiness

Independence Noncompliance

Loftiness

Obstinacy

Pride

Rebellion Resistance

Recalcitrance

Rejection of authority

Scorn

Segregation Selfishness Separatism

Self-centeredness Self-protection

Self-importance Self-righteousness

Strife

Unruliness

Vanity

Waywardness

Wrath Release Humility, submission, repentance, love of God, and compliance S pirit of R ejection Rejection is the refusal of accepting a person or a thing. This spirit drives people to refuse to accept, recognize, give affection to, submit, believe, make use of, and to socially or politically ostracize another person after examina tion. The person that rejects usually has an unrealistic standard by which he or she measures a thing or a person. This is one spirit I believe most people have been attacked by. Depending on your response, rejection can take the wind out of your sail and cause you to drift aimlessly through life without

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