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SPIRITUAL WEAPONS OF WARFARE

To be subject to the wiles of the enemy means to be deceived. The Hebrew word for wiles is . It basically refers to five things that often happen to us. As we have discussed in previous articles, the first wile is treachery. The second wile is conspiracy. The third wile is beguilement. The fourth wile is trickery. The fifth and probably most common wile of the enemy is deception. Deception is the act of causing someone to accept that which is false or invalid as true or valid. Satan, the father of

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