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‘Spiritual warfare’ isone source of temptation mentioned in the New Testament (John 12:31; 1 John 5:19; Eph. 2:2; 1 Cor. 7:5), but the most common source of human temptation is human desire (James 1:14; Matthew 5:28, 5:22–23, 15:15–20, 18:6–9, 19:16–30, 21:33–46, 23:25–26; Luke 15:17, Romans 1:24ff). Another common source of temptation is ‘the world’ (Matthew 4:8–9; 19:16–30; 21:33–46; 23:1–36; Luke 12:13–21). Each of these three sources of temptation may be associated with each other, as in 1 Cor. 7:5, but no one explains or is the source of the others. In contrast to the full New Testament teachings, “spiritual warefare” doctrine places exclusive emphasis upon the role of Satan in human temptations.
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Southard, S. Demonizing and mental illness (2) the problem of assessment: Los Angeles. Pastoral Psychol 34, 264–287 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01794551
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