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OCF Crosspoint Podcast


OCF Crosspoint is a production of Officers' Christian Fellowship and is dedicated to sharing stories of military life at the intersection of faith, family & profession.

Some stories will be informational, educational, inspirational...or maybe all three. OCF's vision is the military community positively impacted through Christ-like leaders. OCF engages military leaders in Biblical fellowship and growth to equip them for Christ-like service at the intersection of faith, family, and profession. For more information, visit the OCF website at www.ocfusa.org.

 

 

May 6, 2019

Today, we’re talking about spiritual warfare, and our guest is MG Kurt Fuller, USA (Ret.). MG Fuller served 26 years as a paratrooper, 12 years in the Ranger Regiment, and 6 years in combat, including Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm, Haiti, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

He’s also the guest speaker for week 2 of Summer Celebration, which runs from June 15 to June 22, at our Spring Canyon Conference Center. If you’re listening to this episode before June 15, you can get more information and register for Week 2 of Summer Celebration at the Spring Canyon website, or be sure to browse the other summer sessions.

Summer registration is also open at White Sulphur Springs Conference Center. Click here for details.

If you have never visited an OCF Conference Center, both locations offer discounts for first-time guests, but you’ll need to contact each location for more details.

What we talked about

More about MG Fuller.

Is spiritual warfare real? What is it?

Where do we see spiritual warfare mentioned in Scripture?

Are all believers involved in spiritual warfare, or only the really “good Christians”?

Is it possible to be a pacifist when it comes to spiritual warfare? Can we just ignore spiritual warfare and refuse to participate in it?

What are some other common misconceptions about spiritual warfare?

When it comes to being a soldier in this spiritual war that we face, how do we fight a spiritual battle as beings in physical bodies?

A question from Cadet Joshua Fonseca at West Point: How can we prepare ourselves to be fighting both a kinetic battle and spiritual warfare?

One more question from Cadet Fonseca: What are the ways that you see spiritual warfare occurring or manifesting day to day when leading soldiers, both inside and outside of a combat environment?

Books that MG Fuller recommends that offer a good, foundational study of spiritual warfare (no affiliate links).

Final thoughts about spiritual warfare—one big thing that MG Fuller says he has learned in his years of study:

“When Satan (or one of his subordinates) realizes that his attack has not pulled you away from God, but instead pushed you toward him, he will withdraw. God tolerates Satan (right now) for only one main reason—the warfare thrusts us into being more like Christ.”