As such, it is indeed an effective weapon in the spiritual warfare of the Christian, an aid in ‘overturning strongly entrenched false teachings and reasonings raised up against the knowledge of God.’
He drew attention to “strongly entrenched things” —such as false doctrines— that the new missionaries will be able to overturn by the power of the Scriptures.
Consequently, if someone developed an entrenched practice of viewing abhorrent, sexually degrading pornography, perhaps over a considerable period of time, and would not repent and turn around, he could not remain in the Christian congregation.
Once the Allies had combined their forces, the Elector and Marsin moved their 40,000 troops into the entrenched camp between Dillingen and Lauingen on the north bank of the Danube.
The Edict primarily sought to guarantee justice and end corruption in government, but it also entrenched the regional differences between the three kingdoms of Francia and probably granted the nobles more control over judicial appointments.
The powers of wickedness are too strongly entrenched and selfishness is too strongly ingrained in the hearts of men for imperfect humans ever to succeed in bringing about God’s kingdom.