Warfare is not an event. It's the environment.

Main message: Warfare is not occasional but the constant environment for God's people throughout biblical history, so believers must be properly postured for it — yet the encouraging truth is that the decisive battle has already been fought and won.

Key points:

• Warfare framed the story from Genesis onward.
• The wilderness period and entry into the promised land were also characterized by warfare.
• Jesus’ ministry encountered opposition and "weapons formed against him."
• The early church likewise lived in an environment of warfare.
• Because warfare is the environment, believers must adopt an appropriate posture; still, the ultimate victory has already been secured.

Scriptures mentioned: Genesis, wilderness, the promised land, ministry of Jesus, early church.