Reddit mentions: The best spiritual warfare books

Your premise is not true and leads to forming a faulty conclusion. This faulty conclusion results in relying on feelings and breeds the fear you are not really saved:



False Premise: God’s presence must be felt to be a Christian.


Faulty Conclusion: If you don’t feel God’s presence you’re doing it wrong and are condemned.



The Holy Spirit (a.k.a. the Comforter) works through the word. Here’s some comfort for your fears: For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. This is what the bible actually teaches:


1. Calling – effected by the Holy Spirit, through hearing or reading the Word, the unbeliever is convicted of their sin and “called” to repentance.


2. Grace – good will and favor shown to those who can plead no merit.


3. Repentance – an “about-face” or turning away from the self (trusting your own character and your own merits) and turning towards God (trusting His character and Christ’s merits.) Godly sorrow leads to repentance without regret and leads to salvation; the sorrow of the world produces death.


4. Redemption – the unbeliever, like a captive slave, is literally redeemed or “bought back” from death.


5. Justification – judged by God to be free from sin. By grace through faith – the righteousness of Jesus is accredited to the believer.


6. Sanctification – sanctification is the spiritual growth that follows justification.


7. Hope – in place of a hopeless end, a believer now has endless hope. Christian hope is a confident expectation to be resurrected to eternal life with God in Heaven.


8. Faith – faith springs from hope and is a confident expectation. Faith is a right relationship to God established through the all-atoning work of Christ


9. Love – Christian love is unconditionally treating others as you wish to be treated: respect, mercy and selfless charity.


10. Salvation – reality of the Christian hope.


Note in all of the above, God does the work and to Him goes the glory. Our duty is: submit to grace through faith. Period. Faith is not feelings – but ACTION!!! The bible teaches that faith without works is dead. The evidence of faith is not a feeling but action a.k.a. works. Actions can be observed. This is why Jesus can judge posers saying, “I never knew you.” Read the whole context of “faith in actions” in Matthew 7:15-27


Lutherans would say “His love; our response.”


So who can be saved? By their fruits you will know them who believe in the Lord Jesus and are saved. It is by grace man has been saved – through faith and this is not of themselves – but a man is judged righteous by the evidence of what they do and not by faith alone.


tl;dr: You are saved by grace through faith alone. Your faith is justified by deeds and not by faith alone.


> Spiritual advice

A. Right now: read C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. It’s a short read and through satire Lewis shows how Satan sabotages our faith, tempts our confidence and breeds fear, to even make believers doubt our salvation.



B. Get into the Bible daily. Make it a priority to study and understand what it really teaches. Read the Gospels in context asking, “Who is the author? Who is the audience? What’s Jesus teaching here? What is Jesus saying to me today through this verse? Read the New Testament in light of the Old Testament. When you’ve done this for a time, even one single verse will open up so richly in context to the whole bible, it will amaze you.


As a believer of only four years, you are definitely in God’s family, but relatively immature (some say a “baby Christian”.) There’s absolutely no negative connotation to that, it simply means with guidance we need to grow in our relationship (see sanctification above) with God and Christ. Just like you would behave when forming relationships with your family and others Christians grow in our relationship with each other and God by: going to church (corporate worship), partake in the sacraments (Lord’s Supper), study God’s word and loving your neighbor. These are the attributes (works) of faith in action. You are not saved by what you do, Jesus has already taken care of that work, but the evidences of justifying faith (being grafted into the family) is your action.


Sorry for the length. I hope this helped in some way.

Several of the best-known prayers from Valley of Vision are online here.

I agree with others who recommend the Book of Common Prayer as a resource; I have used the Daily Office morning and evening prayer often. You don't want the 1979 US Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, as it's basically got nothing in common with the historic text. You can find the 1928 US Episcopal book (with the thees and thous, if you're alright with it) here. Daily audio recordings (with a cantor) are available here. You can also get the proposed 2019 Anglican Church North America Book of Common Prayer here. The ACNA texts are updated language (no thees and thous) but are 99% true to the Reformation-era BCP. I found it useful for awhile to follow the suggested readings and such to get a feel for the liturgical calendar, but it can easily become far too rigid. I can't imagine praying the same words in the Daily Office twice a day for the next 50 years of my life.

I am also a big fan of Matthew Henry's A method for prayer pdf here. He has a ton of short prayers and pieces of prayers that are straight out of scripture, and at the end of the book a number of prepared prayers. I recite the morning and evening prepared prayers here often.

As a wildcard, I'll recommend Prayers that rout demons on kindle here. I don't know anything about the guy who wrote it, and I don't remember now why I decided to download it, but this reminds me most of how Pentecostals pray at a big revival meeting. Just short pieces of scripture, 1-2 sentences statements of praise, blessing, or supplication. I get the most emotionally charged up and built up in my faith when I pray in this way.

With all of the resources I listed above, you'll find yourself just remembering words and phrases that fit into your own prayer life, and most of them are straight out of scripture.

God bless.

I think it's important to start by pointing out that it's not often that God will speak to us in a way that is very convenient to us (ie. audible replies to our prayers, visions/dreams, a prophet/messenger/angel explaining they've been sent by God to share something with us, specifically). I'm definitely not saying these things can't happen because they most certainly do; it's not the main way they happen though.

I don't think it's a coincidence the Bible is called the Word of God though. God has revealed literally everything we need to know about Him within Scripture (not to be confused with everything we want to know): He teaches us about His character, His plans and promises, the way we should view ourselves/others/Him, and so much more.

With all that said, the best way to hear from Him is to be actively seeking in prayer and through reading the Bible. I promise you'll find verses that seem to speak to your exact situation. If you've never read a book of the Bible through before, I would suggest starting with the Gospel of John.

If you feel like your prayer life is still suffering, or you just want to go deeper still, I would highly recommend The Kneeling Christian. The original is by an "Unknown Christian," but the one I linked appears to be the same text, and the digital version is free to download. It's a book we've been working through at our church this year, and it's changed the way my wife and I pray and how we look at prayer.

I don't know what your attitude toward prayer has been, but I think the most important thing to remember is that we should not be entering into prayer with the expectations that our prayers will not be answered.

James 1:5-8
>^5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ^6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. ^7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; ^8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Psalm 5:3
>In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

I apologize for my long-windedness, but I hope I've provided both encouragement and insight here. I'll be praying that you receive the response you're looking for from God, that your faith in Him be restored and strengthened.

This is one of the most powerful sermons I have ever heard. Francis Chan, though I wouldn't die on his hill, really has a gift for stirring up God's people to love and good works. When I was a budding Christian, his sermons helped me pull my head out of my butt (spiritually speaking). I came straight out of agnosticism and basically despised the church. [Note] the actual sermon starts at 4:20ish. They both reference books in the sermon, in a joking way. The first guy wrote a book called Big God, and Francis wrote Crazy Love. The jokes might go right over your head without that context.

Also, Paul Washer is pretty awesome.

Dr. Michael S. Heiser is also on the top of my list. He's an old testament scholar who focusses on the supernatural aspect of scripture. He's got books: the Unseen Realm and Reversing Hermon are a couple of my favorites.

He also has a podcast called the Naked Bible. He tackles thorny subjects with thorough exegesis and goes through different books of the bible. It's called Naked Bible because he interprets scripture free of denominational traditions or creeds, he let's the texts speak for themselves.

His content isn't for everyone, as it's quite dense and somewhat controversial. But I'd recommend him none the less.

I'm playing a Life Cleric and I love RP'ing epic incantations in the name of my god. While randomly perusing the books at Wal-Mart, I stumbled across a Christian prayer book entitled Prayers that Rout Demons. According to Amazon, "This book contains powerful warfare prayers and decrees taken from Scripture that will break the powers of darkness and release the blessings and favor of God. This prayer tool includes an introduction to spiritual warfare and biblical principles for praying to overcome demonic influence and oppression."

I'm a Bible believing Christian myself (LDS to be precise), and although that book doesn't mesh theologically with my own preferred flavor of Christianity, I found that the biblical references it cites make a great foundation for epic Cleric invocations. I changed a few names and had a great time.

TL;DR: This book cites epic Bible verses you can use for inspiration.

Sure. :) I was trying not to hijack the thread, but I'll just put the list here and that way anyone can have it. Keep in mind, these aren't all collections of stories, some of them are research topics, but none of them that I've browsed through look like bad reads. The ones I have read I've tried to note.

Iroquois Supernatural: Talking Animals and Medicine People - Michael Bastine, Mason Winfield - most closely related to thread topic

Life After Life - Raymond Moody - Very good intro to Near Death Experience research

Reunions: Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones - Raymond Moody

Journey of Souls - Michael Newton - Read this one, it was great, changed my views on reincarnation

The Day Satan Called - Bill Scott

Hunt for the Skinwalker - Colm Kelleher, George Knapp - read parts of, need to finish

The Vengeful Djinn - Rosemary Ellen Guiley - I've read this one, it's really good too, has a large "slow" section in the middle that quotes the Q'uran a lot, but some good creepy Djinn stories.

The Djinn Connection - Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Ghost Culture: Theories, Context, and Scientific Practice - John Sabol

Zones of Strangeness - Peter A. McCue

Lost Secrets of Maya Technology - James O'Kon

The Mythology of Supernatural - Nathan Robert Brown - this one might sound cheesy, but I've read a book on world mythology by the same author, and apparently the writers of the show did their research

Holy Ghosts: Or How a (Not-So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night - Gary Jansen

"There is a God"

I had him as a professor for a US History course and he was brilliant and fascinating. Turns out his PhD is in history and philosophy. He acknowledges in the beginning of the book that he has a flaw of occasionally being combative (and he gets that way a couple times in the book) but the overall thing was quite fascinating.

The book is written towards an LDS audience, so I don't know how well it translates into generic Christianity, but it made some incredibly fascinating arguments that changed how I understood Christianity in general and he seems to be pretty well read in a lot of atheist arguments, so my assumption is that he isn't attacking a straw man.

I wish I could be more familiar with this particular area of philosophy so I could assess how good of a book it is or not and the strength of its arguments. All I know is that, for me at least, it's up there with Mere Christianity for best Christian literature that I have read in a long time.

I’m praying for you that you get delivered. A few great books that have helped me immensely are:

Repentance Cleansing Your Generational Bloodline https://www.amazon.com/dp/0620680563/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_Ri5dBbSKYEPW9

And

Operating in the Courts of Heaven https://www.amazon.com/dp/0899854818/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_Qk5dBbYJJVP3C

Both books blessed me immensely! Praying that you receive powerful deliverance and that it sets your life on a new path. Also there are ministries for deliverance. Ask and Pray to Jesus that He would lead you to someone who can minister to you in this way. I’ll am praying for a radical shift in your life!!

I think a big factor is that there's a spectrum of Islamism. Not all Islamists are like ISIS. The Muslim Brotherhood has been around for a long time, and is one of the most powerful Islamist groups, especially in Egypt. It's not only anti-western sentiment, but the west has repeatedly supported Islamists against the left in the Middle east.

>why haven't other groups that would oppose the western influence in the middle east and north Africa such as communists or perhaps secular ultra nationalists gained the amount of support today that the Islamists have?

Several main problems that the leftists face in the Middle East;

1)They have repeatedly been sabotaged by the west. Mosaddegh in Iran and Nasser in Egypt are the best examples. The west (even Israel) has repeatedly supported Sunni Islamists to posture against the leftists in the region. Sunni Islamism is primarily concerned with an "internal cleansing" to rid the Arab world of secular "kafiris" and other infidels that stray from an orthodox interpretation of Islam.

2)They have a bad legacy of totalitarianism from leaders like Saddam and Bashar.

3)Leftist ideologies are almost exclusively secular, which is a huge problem with the current status quo in Islam. Even the more democratic governments in the region have a heavy Muslim influence in the government. There is an ongoing struggle over Islamic identity in much of the Muslim world, and heated disagreement over if traditional Islam is compatible with a democracy, and if democracy is desirable.

Here's a couple books you might find interesting, you might be able to find PDF versions online.

1 Solid.

2 Great book.

3 Another great book.

4 And another.

This could be a troll post, but on the off chance it's not, it reminded me of some of the stories in this book.

The author, Dr. Ed Murphy, was a college professor & Christian whose walk with God led him into deliverance ministry. Byzantium's experience sounds like some of the ones he first describes when he began his ministry, although as he progressed he learned to bind the demons (essentially telling them to shut up), and with them out of the way he would lead the demonized person through prayers of self-deliverance (basically affirming what the Bible says about believers in various scriptures.)

I think it's a fascinating book and it was not at all what I expected, in that it reminded me of a college textbook with all its footnotes and cross-references (though it's not dry at all, especially considering the subject matter.) Hope it's a blessing to someone.

>I always thought it was important to know what "the other side" is up to, and to be able to identify occultism in mainstream society.

You should be very very careful when researching the occult. Even the desire to understand more can be exploited by Satan. Always be strong in prayer and fasting when dealing with the occult. I would advise you not to become too enthralled by it, but the Bible also says we should not be ignorant of Satan's devices. (2 Corinthians 2:11) You must find a safe middle-ground.

If you truly do have a desire to understand the occult, you may enjoy [this book.] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Kingdom-Occult-Walter-Martin/dp/1418516449/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404837105&sr=8-1&keywords=kingdom+of+the+occult)

I like C.S. Lewis, and Ravi Zacharias for general thought about Christianity.

If you look into either of them there are some criticism/allegations -- I think Ravi Zacharias made some comment about homosexuality, and C.S. Lewis had some friends in the occult or something. I think about what I read though so overall it doesn't bother me really, just wanted to put that out there so you can look into it if you want before you recommend C.S. Lewis to someone and they go OH BUT HE HAD OCCULT CONNECTIONS! I don't mean it as an endorsement or apology in any way, just putting it out there. What I have read from both of these authors I have enjoyed and found thought-provoking.

I was also really intrigued by Richard Perry's "Idiot's Guide To The Last Days" which is about Christian Eschatology (and is not dispensationalist/'pre-trib' btw)
Finally, I think this book could be better edited but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Philip Collins' "Ascendancy of the Scientific Dictatorship" which covers the outlines and agendas of various modern/postmodern phenomena like transhumanism and darwinism. I'll say right now, if you aren't looking for a book with a "conspiracy" (sigh) bent, you may as well stay away from it.

"True Heroism in a World of Celebrity Counterfeits" by Dick Keyes. Great book that I am about halfway through, which I hope will continue to crack my stone heart.

You ALL still have Zoidberg!

The Bondage Breaker®

P.S. If this gets selected, feel free to get the cheapest, used option. I don't mind used books. Reduce/reuse/recycle.

>How did the whole “Satanic panic” around tabletop gaming and collectible card games gather so much steam?

The short summary is that spiritual warfare became a growing fad from the late 80s through the late 90s. Basically the public went from "Satan can't really do much to believers" to "Oh my goodness, Satan is behind every single rock" during that time period. I was a member of a charismatic church in the mid-90s so I saw a lot of the hyperactive spiritual warfare practice of the day. You ain't done spiritual warfare until you get a in a prayer line with anointing oil in a parking lot and claim ground from Satan through territorial spiritual warfare :P

It would probably be a full essay worth of writing to document all of this, but basically authors like Peter Wagner and Derek Prince on the charismatic side and M.F. Unger, Mark Bubeck on the more conservative side set the theological tone which awakened the public to the reality of spiritual warfare. The popular practice was also largely informed by books like Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness which captures pretty nicely what it was like to be a believer in those times.

We Christians tend to overreact to new truths once discovered, so you saw a whole bunch of nonsense as people expanded their practical theology to include the reality of the demonic. And that's why you saw it blow up the way it did.

Dark Witch (Cousins O'Dwyer) By Nora Robers, Devil's Rock by Gerri Hill or The Day Satan Called: A True Encounter with Demon Possession and Exorcism by Bill scott Any of those would be great from my I <3 Books list. Oh and used is awesome that way you can gift more people. :-) Thanks for the Contest.

Praying for discernment.

Praying God can provide equipped teachers to lead you in learning about deliverance, forgiveness, indwelling vs. outward dwelling dark angels, your authority given to you as a child of God via Jesus's victories, and an experience and understanding of Jesus as King.

Here's a good resource.

https://www.amazon.com/Defeating-Dark-Angels-Oppression-Believers/dp/0800798112/ref=sr_1_2?crid=20MITUCQK4XZ5&keywords=defeating+dark+angels+charles+kraft&qid=1573091275&sprefix=defeating%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-2

King Jesus, please bless this child of God, and may You cover them in Your blood, give them a hedge of protection against enemy attacks, and even provide the light in areas where You know there is darkness, with zero condemnation and shame and guilt, and so that this child can get freed. May their head become the safest place for them, and may they give You total access to their heart, and may this one become equipped to then help others get freed, with Kingdom tools, and only ever with the character to wield Your authority. In Jesus's name, the name above all names: amen.

It is silly, but I don't see it as sillier per se.

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Christian theology doesn't see any of it as God's mistake, but as man's mistake that man made of his own volition. You see, Unlike in Judaism, God is believed to have created both the humans and the angels with free will.

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So, Christians believe that Satan, and 1/3 of the angelic host (who were initially holy) rebelled against god, and God "justly" exiles them from heaven, and then Satan entices Eve to sin.

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All of the Christian view of Sin can be traced to developments of the concepts like Nephilim as the offspring of fallen angels (as found in 1 Enoch.)

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https://www.amazon.com/Reversing-Hermon-Watchers-Forgotten-Mission/dp/0998142638

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(this book, though written by a Christian fundie does a great Job of thoroughly seating their ideas in Near Eastern and Jewish Appocryphal literature.)

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The sad thing I have realized is that Judaism in some form or other already had all the ingredients in it to create my former religion, despite Judaism hating its guts for seriously legit reasons.

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The rabbis say its Avodah Zarah, but if it is, I have always said, I believe it was a home grown Jewish form of it.

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Take the virgin birth. Why would anyone claim this is necessary from the Torah when the book clearly shows you the clear need of a continuous male line?

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Because no claimed lines of descent to David today are traced father to Son. All the lines of descent we can examine are actually Matralineal if you look into it.

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The Mystical BS reason is Because the Messiah is supposed to be like Adam Harishon, but done right without making his mistakes. Adam was made by God's own hands, so likewise the messiah must be made that way. Why born of a woman only?

From the source of the sin must come its rectification. Eve was Disobedient, and caused the fall, so a righteous woman must rectify that disobedience.

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I saw a Shiur once where a rabbi said that in Olam Haba a woman would have children without the need of a man, based on Jeremiah 31:22. (COULDN'T BELIEVE A RABBI SAID THIS, EVEN ALLEGORICALLY.)

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Mysticism is crazy man. I mean, the rabbis could have demolished Jesus overnight, just by saying "we agree with the Sadducees! Resurrection is not taught in the books of Moses. Because really, it is a doctrine thoroughly built on allegorical readings of like 5 different verses.

I recently read the book The Bondage Breaker by Neil T Anderson. In it, the author makes the point that we ought to get rid of anything that resembles demonic power, because if we allow even the slightest foothold, Satan will take that foothold and try to increase his power over our lives.

Here's the thing. Some people are very spiritually weak. For these weak, I would not recommend things like yoga or any other activity that has it's roots in mysticism. For the strong, they realize that there is nothing inherently wrong about yoga, acupuncture, or any of the things you mentioned. We are strong enough to base on faith on the true healing power of Jesus Christ.

But again, there are many who might get into these things and delve ever more into mysticism or satanism. It's all how we look at things. The Bible makes it clear that we shouldn't just make rules for the sake of making rules, and especially not to prevent others from exercising their freedoms they have in Christ. But we also shouldn't put a stumbling block in anyone's way, especially not in our own way.

The Catholic view of possession is very legal-y hilariously enough, but most T.V. writers don't look too far into it to explain deeper. If you like reading this stuff I can recommend a couple books.

The Demonologist- This is about Ed and Lorraine Warren from 1980 or so

The Dark Sacrament - Has two viewpoints, both Catholic and Protestant

An Exorcist explains the Demonic -Written by Father Gabriel Amorth , exorcist of Rome before he passed away. And where The Rite tried to draw inspiration (and failed) from.

No personal experience, but her the best books I have read on the subject. They mainly describe the events surrounding the possession and are CREEPY AS HELL TRUE.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Sacrament-Modern-Day-Possession-Exorcism-ebook/dp/B000WPXTJW

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QX074Q/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Also, a recent case of demonic possession diagnosed by American doctor skeptic Richard Gallagher, a trusted, respected man. He's writing a book, but the details are available online. I thought it was worth the 99 cents to download the New Oxford Review paper he wrote...great read...very creepy.

• Nine by Night (the 99 cent collection with the book that was $5)
  
• In the Beginning...Was the Command Line
  
• Brisingr
  
• The Official Quotable Doctor Who
  
• The Screwtape Letters
  
  I'm doing pretty well. I'm back to about 15-20 hours a week at the movie theater. It might be nice moneywise to work more, but I'm ok with 4 days a week. I have been knitting and reading a lot. Right now I'm knitting a scarf for my mother. I've been reading a series called Feyland (I've finished the main trilogy, now I need to read the prequel, a related short story, and the first book of the spinoff series - all of which I have - and the second book of the spinoff series - eventually once I get it). I quite like it.

>All I know about that sort of thing comes from movies and books, which are rarely accurate.

I'll throw out there a great resource if you're interested in relevant, biblically based discussion of Satan/Demons. Reading [Satan and His Kingdom] (http://www.amazon.com/Satan-His-Kingdom-Bible-Matters/dp/0764206494) in public may get you some looks but it's a great book that really gets down to what we as Christians have to know.

Some words on this from the 19th century Russian elder Ignatius Brianchaninov, from his book (in English translation), The Field:

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>Who does not believe in the Son of God? Not only he who openly, assuredly rejects Him but also he who, while calling himself a Christian, leads a sinful life, rushes around after pleasures of the world, whose god is his stomach, whose god is gold and silver, whose god is earthly glory, who honors earthly wisdom, antagonistic to God, as god himself. “For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” (John 3:20-21)
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>Without self-denial a person is not capable of faith; his fallen reason fights against faith, demanding an answer of God in all His actions and proof of His revealed truths. The fallen heart wants to live the life of the fallen, which faith strives to mortify. Flesh and blood, ignoring the constant presence of death all around it, wants to live its own life—the life of death and sin.
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>This is why the Lord told all who desire to follow Him with living faith: “If any one desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”

Elsewhere in the same book:

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>When you begin to fulfill the commandments of the Gospel through deeds, the lords of your heart will stubbornly battle against you. These lords are your own carnal state, which subjects your flesh and blood, and the fallen angels who dominate the carnal state of mankind.
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>The carnal mind, its truth and the truth of the fallen spirits, will require that you do not dishonor yourself and your worldly situation, but protect it at all cost. But you must bravely withstand this invisible war, guided by the Gospels, guided by the Lord Himself.
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>Sacrifice everything for the fulfillment of the commandments of the Gospel. Without such a sacrifice, you will never be able to follow them. The Lord said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself.”

I recommend The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson. A friend gave it to me years ago when I was suffering from depression that had lasted for more than a year. It helped me tremendously to trust that God would see me through. And He definitely did. I will be praying for you

The Bondage Breaker

"Backmasking" was the craze around my family. We had a tape recorder that could play both forward and reverse, and my parents would randomly grab my music and play it backwards "to listen for subliminal messages the devil recorded on the tape".

I secretly listened to "The Simpsons" on a multiband shortwave radio that happened to tune broadcast TV frequencies.

This book was normal reading for me. Joke's on them, though.. the graphic depictions of demon sex made me 'Go Satanist' when I hit puberty. Oops.

Ironicly, during that time I actually picked up 'The Satanic Bible' from the library, and whole worlds of philosophy and theology opened up to me. That book pulled me right out of the religious/counter-religious path, and made me the rationalist agnostic I am today. I still consider myself very spiritual, but it's a personal path that I use to help me keep a sense of purpose and self-worth in my life; but I know the difference between spiritual wisdom and religious belief now,

I suggests those 2 books by Neil Anderson, they might really help you:

The Bondage Breaker: https://www.amazon.com/Bondage-Breaker-Neil-T-Anderson/dp/0736918140

The Steps to Freedom in Christ: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYF1WCE/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2

The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare would be a tremendous benefit for you. It is massive but covers things in a tremendously practical and detailed manner that is consistent with scripture. Check it out, based on your post I am sure you won't regret it.

Perhaps "He Came To Set the Captives Free" by Rebecca Brown.

http://www.amazon.com/He-Came-Set-Captives-Free/dp/0883683237/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321419945&sr=1-4

Also relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Brown_(Christian_author)

The doll is real. I read the Warren's book about 20 years ago and clearly remember them discussing the case.

New reprint found here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Demonologist-Extraordinary-Career-Lorraine/dp/193516922X

https://www.amazon.com/Demonologist-Extraordinary-Paranormal-Investigators-Conjuring%2522/dp/193516922X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465917225&sr=8-1&keywords=the+demonologist

For Amazon! They have it in kindle on there too!

Not a catholic, but I got this one from He Came to Set the Captives Free. Something to do with yoga being about clearing your mind and demons sneaking in through the backdoor.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0736918140?pc_redir=1405266669&robot_redir=1

I would recommend a book https://www.amazon.com/Bondage-Breaker-Neil-T-Anderson/dp/0736918140

Spiritual warfare is real and happens. I am sorry you are struggling I will pray for you.

"Znači Tvorac koji je transcedentan nad našim svetom,koji bi mogao da zaustavi,odnosno da uopšte i ne inicira gama zrake ka planeti Zemlji dozvoljava da planetom vlada jedna Satana koja će dopustiti da ljudi,bića po njegovom liku pate i umiru u grehu.To je isto kao kada bih ja recimo kao otac bacio moje dete u reku da nauči da pliva pa ako se udavi jebi ga."

Po kom liku ti sebe vidis kao osoba koja se valja u sopstvenom smradu (grehu) i jos huli na Boga? Vidim ti verujes u evoluciju to je druga prica. Kao sto sam rekla postoje Bozji ljudi i ljudi koji su majmuni odnosno nastali od majmuna pa se tako i ponasaju (da, taj si). Zasto da ne dozvoli zlo kada ljudi zele zlo? Vecina ljudi pogotovo na ovim prostorima zeli zlo, nemoral lazi blud itd...istina ili laz?

"Da li je po tom sistemu moralnosti mentalno obolela osoba koja je izgubila razum i svaku konekciju sa svetom,pritom ubila jednu osobu iz paranojičnih nagona onda grešna?"

Vrlo si interesntan lik, na sve sto ti kazem ti kazes "a sta bi bilo kad bi bilo", jel baba deda ako ima onu stvar? A sta ovo a sta ono...Covece Sveto Pismo ti daje uputstva kako moralno da zivis. Vidis kako se batrgas ko pas u blatu.
Ja ti sad mogu sto pitanja postaviti, koji je razlog zasto je ta osoba mentalno obolela? Metalno mozes da obolis i kada nezdravo zivis. Sto pitanja ti mogu sada postaviti na ovako glup primer.

"Da čest argument pri nedostatku adekvatne odbrane:Bog pušta zlo da bi sprečio veće zlo itd. itd.Pitaj Boga koji mu je bio razlog da njegov narod pusti na patnju kroz fašistički režim.Zar ima većeg zla od sistematske eksterminacije jednog naroda?Ja ne znam da li uistinu postoji veće zlo i veća patnja koja se mogla dogoiti na ovoj planeti."

Svoj*
Sta drugo zasluzujes ako zivis ko zivotinja?

"I počeo da demonstrira razna čuda koja su pritom,koliko je meni poznato uspešno replicirali i egipatski mađioničari.Posle je jasno da su usledile prirodne katastrofe i može se pripisati Mojisiju koliko i meni.Plinije Stariji u Prirodnoj istoriji piše o jevrejskoj sekti koja počinje od Mojsija i to u kontekstu magije i alhemije.Cels je pisao da je Mojsije bio čarobnjak i da je njegov uspeh proizvod njegovih obmana."

Ezoterija ti malo popila mozak sa obzirom da se odnosi na sve antihriscansko.

"Verujem da veruješ da je planeta nešto oko 6000 godina i frtalj stara?Dinusaurusi?Evolucija?Yay or nay? Podsetio bih te samo na Raselov čajnik.Hoćeš li mi ga molim te osporiti?"

Spomenuo si Raselov cajnik, jasno mi je da studiras filozofiju i mislis da si pokupio svo znanje iz iste.
Sta ako bih ti rekla da je isti taj Rasel direktno povezan sa visoko rangiranim zlikovcima CFR-a kojem je cilj samo da pogazi sve sto je Bozje? Cija je familija direktno ucestvovala u osnivanju Lobanje i Kosti, zatim watchtower "drustva" (jehovini svedoci)? Trgovina opijumom tokom mormonizma u 19. veku? Cak i logo njegove kompanije je bio "Lobanja i Kosti". Mani me ovih padavicara za koje mislis da su "vaskrsli". Nikad to nece uspeti. Kompletna familija mu je "prosvetljena" u masoneriji. Zlotvori najvecih razmera. Ultra humanisti koji se "uce na greskama", odakle i legalizacija pedofilije (uskoro).

Pitanje je sto bih ja tebe ubedjivala u nesto sa cim veze nemas? Nastavi da se valjas u blatu.

Sveto Pismo ima odgovore na starost planete, dinosauruse (da postojali su u prepotopnom dobu itd)...Posto si ti ateista, negiras kompletno Sveto Pismo, ajde molim te objasni mi kako smo nastali iz tvog profesionalnog ugla?

Izvoli. Cisto me interesuje.

Se plasis gama zraka kao i globalnog otopljavanja? :'D

Kao evolucionista navedi mi JEDNU prelaznu formu danas? Samo jednu. Samo nemoj da mi kazes da mis moze postati slon nakon par milijardi godina.

Ne osporavam ostale bogove koje si naveo, radi se o bene-ha-elohimima. Postojali su bogovi koje si naveo, nije mi ni cilj da ih osporim jer su postojali.
Nisi se bavio tom temom tako da ne razumes. Par puta sam napisala da su mitologije itd rezultat vocera. Napisala sam ti vec da je nakon Vavilona Svevisnji podelio vlast kako ljudima tako i bogovima. Razumi da postoje vise bogova, samo je jedan Svevisnji. To podrazumeva da su postojali i sumerski bogovi. Apsolutno nista ne osporavam jer su upravo ti mitovi dokazi Svetog Pisma :)

Bozji Sabor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGU9v7Ik20g (video forma)

http://www.thedivinecouncil.com/ (tekstualna forma)

Izvanredna knjiga (NAUCNA PODLOGA ukoliko te koci, i to na gomile naucnih referenci)

https://www.amazon.com/Reversing-Hermon-Watchers-Forgotten-Mission/dp/0998142638

Kada naucis lepo Sveto Pismo mozemo pricati, ovako samo brbljas pa zato i ne mozes da povatas sta ti govorim. Iskrivljen stav imas jer veze sa vezom nemas o Svetom Pismu. Verovatno su te na faxu tako naucili a i sopstvena "majmunska" svest. Pa sama sam ti napisala bogovi Egipta, to stoji i u Bibliji. Biblija ne osporava tu cinjenicu drugih bogova, vec ta cinjenica jaca Bibliju.

Zato i postoji mnozina bogova u stvaranju coveka (Bozji Sabor opet). Sa razlogom. Nikakvo trojstvo i ostale gluposti nase a i ostalih ckrvi.

To sto si verno odgledao Zeitgeist ne znaci da mnogo znas veruj mi...