Spiritual warfare is distorted in it's applications among Christians today. Spiritual warfare involves a legitimate doctrine or teaching of the scriptures perverted to such an extreme that it has become a tool of the adversary rather than the blessing God intended.
Ephesians 6:12 does say "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." You could call that spiritual warfare. But how do we wrestle against these demonic powers? Paul says to put on the whole armor of God, and none of it is offensive (Ephesians 6:11).
Paul says "...that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day" --not take the offensive against, but, "withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth,and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Ephesians 6:13-17).
It doesn't say anything about shooting back darts.
The battle is really a battle in the mind and in the heart. It's a battle of the faith. II Corinthians 4:4 Paul says the god of this age has blinded the minds of those that believe not.
You don't combat that blinding by some prayer or binding Satan or binding spirits. You can only combat it with the truth of the gospel. It's the truth that sets people free. It's not some ritual or some technique that we adopt.
(From UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES with Dave Hunt.)
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