The Embattled Christian: William Gurnall And The Puritan View Of Spiritual Warfare

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan G. Zacharias
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual Warfare 101: Preparing the Student for Christian Battle

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Stambach
Keyword(s):  
East Africa ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Spiritual Warfare ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
American Missionaries ◽  
College Course ◽  
Key Concepts

AbstractTaking its subtitle from a theological college course description, this paper examines the intersections of theological and anthropological ideas of culture, as seen through the eyes of Kenyan evangelists and American missionaries. One of the key concepts developed in the course, and in the broader program of this U.S.-funded nondenominational church in East Africa, is that understanding culture is key to learning and unlocking the spiritual 'personalities' (both godly and satanic) involved in spiritual warfare. Both Kenyans and Americans conceive of warfare as the struggle between secular and Christian worldviews and consider education to be one of the strongest weapons needed to win the battle. However, where U.S. teachers focus on animism and world-religious conflict as evidence of lingering immorality and ungodliness, Kenyans focus on American ethnocentrism and xenophobia as evidence of ongoing cultural misunderstandings and injustice. Analysis is based on examination of mission records and on field research conducted in Nairobi and western Kenya.

Ego-Dystonic or Ego-Alien: Alternate Personality or Evil Spirit?

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Friesen
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Diagnostic Category ◽  
Multiple Personality Disorder ◽  
Spiritual Warfare ◽  
Evil Spirit ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Ritual Abuse ◽  
Multiple Personality ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Evil Spirits

This article describes differential diagnosis of personality states and evil spirits. The Apostle Paul and Satanic High Priest, Anton LaVey, each instructed followers to engage the Holy Spirit or the Powers of Darkness, respectively, in spiritual warfare. We are all involved in the struggle, particularly when we aid satanic ritual abuse (SRA) survivors. Confusion surrounds SRA; the interrelatedness of satanic ritual abuse, multiple personality disorder, and spiritual warfare adds to the confusion. Both the psychological and spiritual realms are considered important for healing and should be carried out together. Evil spirits are presented as oppressive supernatural states, not as personality states. Treatment may require unifying personalities and casting out evil spirits. A diagnostic category is proposed: Oppressive Supernatural States Disorder, with identifying guidelines. The confusion about SRA may diminish if this category leads to improved diagnosis and treatment.

scholarly journals Hidden in Plain Sight: Dominion Theology, Spiritual Warfare, and Violence in Latin America

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 648
Author(s):  
Virginia Garrard
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spiritual Warfare ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
American Protestantism ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
Dominion Theology ◽  
Conservative Christians ◽  
The Church

Historically, Protestant churches in Latin America regarded the ‘world’ as a realm of sin and impurity. The proper focus of the church, they believed, was on salvation, and building a community of the saved. In recent years, this has begun to change, as evangelicals have entered the political arena in force. Many are motivated by ‘Dominion theology’, a long hidden movement that works to bring a network of conservative Christians to political power in order to affect ‘dominion’ over the earth to hasten the Kingdom of God. Although its origins are in the United States, this is a global movement, hidden in plain sight. The movement has shown strength and drawn notable political allies all across Latin America, with notable cases in Central America and Brazil. This remains a minority and a much-contested movement in Latin American Protestantism, but its advocates are working hard to gain positions of influence.

scholarly journals “The Jews love numbers”: Steven L. Anderson, Christian Conspiracists, and the Spiritual Dimensions of Holocaust Denial

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-64
Author(s):  
Matthew H. Brittingham
Keyword(s):  
Small Time ◽  
Spiritual Warfare ◽  
Baptist Church ◽  
Holocaust Denial ◽  
Love Numbers ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The World

From his pulpit at Faithful Word Baptist Church (Independent Fundamental Baptist) in Tempe, AZ, fundamentalist preacher Steven L. Anderson launches screeds against Catholics, LGBTQ people, evolutionary scientists, politicians, and anyone else who doesn't share his political, social, or theological views. Anderson publishes clips of his sermons on YouTube, where he has amassed a notable following. Teaming up with Paul Wittenberger of Framing the World, a small-time film company, Anderson produced a film about the connections between Christianity, Judaism, and Israel, entitled Marching to Zion (2015), which was laced with antisemitic stereotypes. Anderson followed Marching to Zion with an almost 40-minute YouTube video espousing Holocaust denial, entitled “Did the Holocaust Really Happen?” In this article, I analyze Anderson's Holocaust denial video in light of his theology, prior films, and connections to other Christian conspiracists, most notably Texe Marrs, I particularly show how Anderson frames the “Holocaust myth,” as he calls it, in light of a deeper spiritual warfare that negatively impacts the spread of Christianity.

scholarly journals Kutukan Yahwe Dan Spiritual Warfare Serta Dampaknya Bagi Pertumbuhan Gereja

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-243
Author(s):  
Budimolejono Reksosoesilo
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Warfare

Berbagai pandangan mengenai Pertumbuhan Gereja telah diberikan oleh banyak ahli, tetapi sejauh ini penulis belum menemukan adanya pembahasan yang secara khusus mengaitkan masalah Pertumbuhan Gereja dengan persoalan Spiritual Warfare. Warren maupun MacNair dan Meek, misalnya, menyimpulkan hal yang sama bahwa persoalan utama Pertumbuhan Gereja ada pada faktor “sehat – tidak”-nya Gereja itu, tetapi tidak ada diskusi khusus mengenai peranan Spiritual Warfare di dalamnya. Memang Halim, dalam tulisannya, sudah menyoroti hubungan Gereja dengan Spiritual Warfare, tetapi sekali lagi tidak dalam proporsi disiplin Pertumbuhan Gereja yang lengkap. Meski demikian, bukan berarti bahwa makalah ini akan secara lengkap membahas persoalan Pertumbuhan Gereja terhadap masalah Spiritual Warfare. Makalah ini tidak lain merupakan “pemicu kecil” untuk penelitian ke arah itu.

scholarly journals Christus Victor dan Kemenangan Orang Kristen terhadap Kuasa Kegelapan

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Ferry Yefta Mamahit
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Warfare ◽  
Decisive Victory

Tulisan ini adalah sebuah usaha untuk menjelaskan konsep Christus Victor sebagai salah satu motif dalam karya penebusan Kristus yang berdampak, bukan saja pada kemenangan atas dosa dan maut, tetapi juga atas kuasa-kuasa kegelapan (power of the darkness). Untuk menjelaskan hal ini, pada bagian awal akan dibahas konsep penebusan Kristen berikut masalah-masalahnya; lalu, akan dibahas juga motif “Kristus Pemenang” itu sendiri dan dampak-dampaknya; kemudian, akan diteliti dan dieksposisi nyanyian kemenangan dalam Kitab Wahyu (Why. 12:10-12) sebagai sebuah paradigma nyanyian bermotif kemenangan; dan pada akhirnya, akan didiskusikan implikasi praktis konsep teologis ini dalam peperangan rohani (spiritual warfare) orang Kristen. Melalui tulisan ini, diharapkan bahwa pemahaman orang Kristen terhadap kemenangan penentu (decisive victory) dari karya Kristus atas kuasa kegelapan ini dapat menjadi semakin benar, dan akhirnya akan mempengaruhi kehidupannya secara nyata dalam menghadapi peperangan rohani, sehingga ia dapat hidup bukan sebagai umat pecundang, melainkan sebagai pemenang.

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