Inner Warfare
Definition
The ‘united kingdom’ represents the soul in its God-intended state; sin divides it so that the passions (the idolatrous ‘North’) war against the spirit (the faithful ‘South’ guarded by grace). The spiritual life is the struggle to let the ‘Jerusalem’ of the heart, where Christ the King reigns, subdue and convert the rebellious ‘northern kingdoms’ of the passions.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Ascetical Application Of The Divided Kingdom
- Jobs Wife As The Carnal Mind
Biblical References
- 2 Kings 14:1-15:7 — In the second year of the reign of Israel’s King Joash son of Joahaz, Joash’s son Amaziah became king over Judah. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. H
- 2 Kings 14:23-29 — *In the fifteenth year of the reign of Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Joash became king over Israel. He reigned for 41 years in Samaria. He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not repudiate the *
- 2 Kings 15:8-16 — In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for six months. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestors had done. He d
- 2 Kings 15:8-17:41 — In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for six months. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestors had done. He d
- 2 Kings 15:32-16:20 — In the second year of the reign of Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Uzziah’s son Jotham became king over Judah. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His
- 2 Kings 16:7-9 — *Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your dependent. March up and rescue me from the power of the king of Syria and the king of Israel, who have attacked me.” Then Ahaz *