The glorified body of Jesus easily navigates a world still under the curse of sin. After his emergence from the tomb, Jesus eats, travels, speaks with befuddled eyewitnesses of his resurrection, passes through closed doors, transports himself instantly from one location to another, and finally launches from the Mount of Olives into heaven. 



Our resurrected bodies will have many of these same capabilities. 

Across the pages of Scripture, we see Satan's story unfold in nightmarish fashion as he slanders God, engages in hand-to-hand combat in the heavenly realms, and seeks to ruin the very beings God created as his imagers – namely, you and me. 



Often, the evil one is successful. But he wages war in a shrinking theater. First thrown out of heaven, then cast to earth, then confined to the abyss, he finally is banished to the lake of fire, a place God specifically prepares for him and his spirit saboteurs.

Julie Loos is a writer and speaker with a passion for prayer, apologetics training for moms, and stemming the tide of the youth exodus from the faith. She worked for five years on the national staff for the campus apologetics ministry Ratio Christi, has a certificate in apologetics from Biola University, and attended Frank Turek's Cross Examined Instructor's Academy.

God has a plan for engaging the evil one in spiritual warfare. The apostle Paul writes: "Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens" (Eph. 6:11-12). So, what is the "full armor of God"?

In this month's guest column, Ed Croteau writes, "As we continue watching Israel defend its own survival, we're reminded as Christians that the world is against Israel's survival. And what's shocking is that our own universities are teaching anti-Semitism. As followers of Jesus, who took on flesh as a Jew, we must be wise as serpents and gentle as doves."

In a previous post, we began exploring the full armor of God -- the offensive and defensive means of engaging in battle with the evil one. Now, we complete our review with the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit.

In The God Delusion, atheist Richard Dawkins vents: "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully." Does Dawkins have a point?

When Southern Baptists gathered in Memphis in 1925 for their annual meeting, they made two historic decisions. First, they established the Cooperative Program, the SBC's funding mechanism for missions at home and abroad. And, they affirmed a new statement of faith called The Baptist Faith & Message. Both CP and the BF&M celebrate their 100th anniversaries this year. Missouri Baptists, through High Street Press, have created a guide for personal or group study for the BF&M.

What Every Christian Should Know about Satan explores more than a dozen biblical names and titles that reveal the evil one's character, tactics, and ultimate destiny in hell. Written for pastors and laypersons alike, this resource is designed for personal or group study.