Great stuff! I originally ran into this categorization through Jon Thompson in his book Deliverance. He pulled from a longer history I didn’t know about of using these three to define spiritual warfare.
Nice...I'm familiar with Thompson but haven't read that book. Any good stuff to share? Would love to learn more. I know 1 John 2:15-17 was key in the church fathers expanding it into this kind of organization. Augustine goes hard on the world/flesh/devil in City of God (Book 14.28). I also came across Irenaeus (Against Heresies, Book 3) as one of the earlier mentions of some form of this triad. Really rich history, for sure...I'd love to know more.
Great stuff! I originally ran into this categorization through Jon Thompson in his book Deliverance. He pulled from a longer history I didn’t know about of using these three to define spiritual warfare.
Nice...I'm familiar with Thompson but haven't read that book. Any good stuff to share? Would love to learn more. I know 1 John 2:15-17 was key in the church fathers expanding it into this kind of organization. Augustine goes hard on the world/flesh/devil in City of God (Book 14.28). I also came across Irenaeus (Against Heresies, Book 3) as one of the earlier mentions of some form of this triad. Really rich history, for sure...I'd love to know more.