In the first part of verse 12 Paul reveals the truth about the struggle. We are at war, but not with flesh and blood. → Our struggle is not against our parents, → our in-laws, → our spouse, → our children, → our neighbors, → our co-workers. The problem is found in the spiritual realm. Satan and the demons may indeed use people, but the people are not our problems. John Phillips wrote, “Our enemies are not people. We must see beyond people. Satan may use people to persecute us, lie to us, cheat us,