Biblical Answer

The point of fighting is to engage in spiritual combat and to bring glory to God. According to the Bible, "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?" (James 4:1). This verse suggests that the root of conflict is not external, but rather internal. Our desires, or sinful nature, can lead us to fight and quarrel with others. However, this is not the only reason for fighting. The Bible also teaches that we should engage in spiritual combat to eradicate sin from our lives and to bring glory to God. As the verse says, "the battle is good. It is not a fight to hold our place against evil powers that want to break down our ordered way of life, they quarrel over their areas of influence, they engage in trickery and show every kind of human emotion and vice" (Ephesians 6:12). The fight itself brings glory to God.

In order to engage in this spiritual combat, we must first recognize the enemy we are dealing with and resolve that it is to be destroyed by all means possible. The Bible teaches that our enemy is not just external, but also internal. We must deal with the sin that resides within us and fight against it. This requires preparation and a desire to absolutely eradicate it from our lives. As the verse says, "when you are doing battle with sin, it requires preparation and a desire to absolutely eradicate it from your life" (Ephesians 6:12). This is not a trivial matter, but rather a battle that deals with the issues of eternity. We must be willing to lose the argument in order to win the battle.

The point of fighting is not just to win an argument or to get our way, but to bring glory to God and to eradicate sin from our lives. As the Bible says, "the battle is good. It is not a fight to hold our place against evil powers that want to break down our ordered way of life, they quarrel over their areas of influence, they engage in trickery and show every kind of human emotion and vice" (Ephesians 6:12). The fight itself brings glory to God. This is a very important point: the battle is good. It is not a trivial matter, but rather a battle that deals with the issues of eternity. We must be willing to engage in this spiritual combat and to fight against sin in order to bring glory to God and to live a life that is pleasing to Him. As the verse says, "you are done. Defeated" (Ephesians 6:12) if you are not willing to fight against sin. Therefore, we must be willing to engage in this spiritual combat and to fight against sin in order to bring glory to God and to live a life that is pleasing to Him.