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Spiritual Warfare
The hidden battle of the soul against sin, passion, and the powers of darkness
Spiritual warfare names the Christian's inner struggle against sin, the disordered passions, and demonic temptation. Drawing on Paul's image in Ephesians of putting on the armor of God, and developed by Evagrius and the Desert Fathers, it frames the spiritual life as a real combat won through prayer, vigilance, and grace. The theme runs throughout Christian ascetic and devotional teaching.
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- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- RevelationPatmos · 100explains
- Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.)Alexandria · 373explains
- Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene HymnsEdessa · 373explains
- The LettersCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies on the Statues to the People of AntiochConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on Second CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the HebrewsConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Treatise Concerning the Christian PriesthoodConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Letters of St. JeromeBethlehem · 420explains
- On the Life of St. MartinToulouse (Aquitaine) · 425explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- City of GodHippo Regius · 430explains
- The ConfessionsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Letters of St. AugustinHippo Regius · 430explains
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New TestamentHippo Regius · 430explains
- The Conferences of John Cassian. Part I. Containing Conferences I-XMarseille · 435explains
- The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal FaultsMarseille · 435explains
- The Conferences of John Cassian. Part III. Containing Conferences XVIII.-XXIVMarseille · 435explains
- The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- Selected Epistles of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- Treatise on the Conservation and Government of Creatures (qq[103]-119)Paris · 1274explains
- Internal ConsolationZwolle · 1471explains
- Thoughts Helpful in the Life of the SoulZwolle · 1471explains
- Commentary on GalatiansWittenberg · 1546explains
- Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from ItGeneva · 1564explains
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three PartsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New EnglandNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seventeen Occasional SermonsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Temptation and DeliveranceNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
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