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Over the last fifty years we have witnessed an erosion of faith that matches any seen in the past. Heresies are as abundant as they were in its first three hundred years of the existence of the Christian church. Even where belief is said to be orthodox, authority of the scriptures is questioned, the doctrines of the church are challenged, and spiritual warfare is not waged. The church is in decline as a moral force, and people are exchanging the truth about God for a lie, worshiping and serving created things rather than the creator (Rom. 1:25). The church does not believe it battles against the rulers, authorities, the power of this dark world, and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Eph. 6:12). This has come about because we have compromised the authority of the Bible and ceased to believe in an evil supernatural kingdom. This is reflected by many mainline denominational leaders who do not believe in a personal Satan, not to mention his subordinates, what the Bible calls demons (Gallup, 1980). Kelly (1968) has summarized the theological arguments for this position. Whether Christians believe in his existence or not, evil still exists and moder