fare " ▁against ▁false ▁teach ings ▁and ▁w icked ▁spirit ▁forces ▁they ▁say ▁try ▁to ▁imp ede ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁pre aching ▁work . ▁Where ▁their ▁religious ▁belief s ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁national ▁laws ▁or ▁other ▁authorities — part icular ly ▁in ▁countries ▁where ▁their ▁work ▁is ▁b anned — they ▁have ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁" the ocr atic ▁war ▁strategy " ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁interests , ▁by ▁hiding ▁the ▁truth ▁from ▁God ' s ▁" en em ies ", ▁being ▁ev as ive , ▁or ▁with hold ing ▁truth ful ▁or ▁inc rimin ating ▁information . ▁The ▁Watch t ower ▁told ▁Wit ness es : ▁" It ▁is ▁proper ▁to ▁cover ▁over ▁our ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁the ▁work ▁that ▁God ▁commands ▁us ▁to ▁do . ▁If ▁the ▁w olf ish ▁fo es ▁draw ▁wrong ▁conclus ions ▁from ▁our ▁man eu vers ▁to ▁out w it ▁them , ▁no ▁harm ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁har ml ess ▁sheep , ▁innoc ent ▁in ▁their ▁mot ives ▁as ▁do ves ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁evangel ical ism , ▁many ▁Christians ▁explicitly ▁reject ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁Spirit ual ▁war fare . ▁In ▁Germany ▁the ▁Evangel ic ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁evangel ical ▁German ▁Evangel ical ▁Alliance ▁consider ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁" un bib lic al ". , ▁stating ▁" The ▁ag gress ive ▁attitude ▁and ▁the ▁pres umption ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁evil ▁alongside ▁or ▁even ▁instead ▁of ▁Christ , ▁stands ▁in ▁opposition ▁to