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What does it mean to bind something spiritually?
In usage, to bind and to loose simply means to forbid by an indisputable authority and to permit by an indisputable authority. One example of this is Isaiah 58:5–6 which relates proper fasting to loosing the chains of injustice.
What is the definition of a spiritual stronghold?
A spiritual stronghold is a habitual pattern of thought, built into one’s thought life. Satan and his minions want to capture the minds of people: the mind is the citadel of the soul. He who controls the mind controls a very strategic place!
What is a yoke spiritually?
More than just influence, the word yoke has a connotation that the one yoked is the one serving another and carrying their burden. You can see this all throughout scripture. In 60 scriptures in the Bible, the word yoke was used to connotate slavery, servitude or influence in familial relationships and religious ones.
What does Paul mean by yoke to slavery?
Paul, however, argued that for those who pursued it as a way of salvation, the Law was actually a yoke of slavery because all the Law does is reveal to us our sin and thus condemn us, hence the imagery he used.
What are examples of strongholds?
Examples of Strongholds
- Bitterness or unforgiveness.
- Obsessive worry, fear.
- Jealousy.
- Addiction.
- Lust, adultery, meaningless intimate encounters.
- Perfectionism which drives you to control.
- Selfishness, fragile ego.
- Despair or a complaining attitude or such low confidence it prevents you from living for God.
What is yoked in the Bible?
Basically, it means don’t marry someone who isn’t the same religion or who does not share the same religious beliefs. In other sections of the bible, it says the unbelieving spouse becomes a believer by proximity to the believing spouse(1 Corinthians 7:14 and (1 Peter 3:1–6).
What does the Bible says about yoke?
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Who the Son of Man has set free?
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” “You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” “For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ.”
Does a yoke of slavery let not yourselves be burdened again?
Bible Gateway Galatians 5 :: NIV. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.