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Oración de guerra: ¿Cómo buscar el poder y la protección de Dios en la batalla para construir su reino? (Serie Guerrero En Oracion)
En Oración de guerra descubrirás que utlilizar la oración como un arma significa alcanzar con mayor efectividad a los perdidos. Aprenderás lo que se requiere para salir, como un guerrero informado y preparado, a combatir contra las obras del demonio.
240 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1992
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C. Peter Wagner
198 books46 followersCharles Peter Wagner (August 15, 1930 – October 21, 2016) was a theologian, missiologist, missionary, writer, teacher, and church growth specialist best known for his highly controversial writings on spiritual warfare.
Wagner served as a missionary in Bolivia under the South American Mission and Andes Evangelical Mission (now SIM International) from 1956 to 1971. He then served for 30 years (1971 to 2001) as Professor of Church Growth at the Fuller Theological Seminary's School of World Missions until his retirement in 2001. He is the author of more than 70 books. He was the president of Global Harvest Ministries from 1993 to 2011 and served as the chancellor emeritus of Wagner Leadership Institute, which trains leaders to join in a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, an organization Wagner also helped found. He was also the vice president of Global Spheres, Inc.
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Wagner served as a missionary in Bolivia under the South American Mission and Andes Evangelical Mission (now SIM International) from 1956 to 1971. He then served for 30 years (1971 to 2001) as Professor of Church Growth at the Fuller Theological Seminary's School of World Missions until his retirement in 2001. He is the author of more than 70 books. He was the president of Global Harvest Ministries from 1993 to 2011 and served as the chancellor emeritus of Wagner Leadership Institute, which trains leaders to join in a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, an organization Wagner also helped found. He was also the vice president of Global Spheres, Inc.
Excerpted from: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Pete...]
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January 24, 2022
I liked the way Wagner approached this topic, with thoughtfulness, a blend of experience and anecdote, along with some solid theorising. However I am not sure he is right in the end. The central premise is that Christians need to be engaged in spiritual warfare at a strategic level - against powers and principalities over territories and counties. A lot of this makes sense and the book of Daniel along with Ephesian's strongly supports that such do exist.
However if Christians are waking up to the reality of such warfare (and initial results in Argentina to use Wagner's favourite testing zone - did suggest astonishing success in evangelism) then a few decades later surely the fruit should be even more strongly evident?!? However even in the places where initial success was most evident things seemingly have stalled rather than gone on to greater results. Possibly the strategic prayer and spiritual warfare has slackened off and that is the reason, but I wonder if there is more to it?
There is very little - or even no evidence, of biblical strategic spiritual warfare such as Wagner encourages. Rather such things are left to the angels and the New Testament may well suggest this is where is should remain - we are only the foot soldiers in this war. Getting mixed up in so called strategic level spiritual warfare violates the principle of 'pray positive!'. That is, don't pray against something, but for something - bless don't curse, even the enemy.
The general intention is to pray for the gospel to advance not for the devil to retreat! The reason for this is alongside of the principle of the power of praise - whereby we praise God even in times of trouble and this somehow enables things to open up in the spiritual. In contrast praying against the enemy in the long run glorifies his power and dominion, and while it may lead to short term results leads to nothing long term.
However this is not to say there aren't times and places where the Holy Spirit will clearly lead us into such a situation - however be doubly cautious, particularly when faced with an initial flush of success. The one thing we don't want to find ourselves doing is 'praying to the enemy' instead of the Lord, albeit in rebuke et al.
In fairness, while Wagner in the era this book appeared doesn't determine against this kind of spiritual warfare, he does proceed with many cautions attached. I particularly like his six rules for city taking - 1) set a manageable geographic area, 2) secure the unity of the church leaders , 3) make it a whole body of Christ thing (not denominational/sectional), 4) prepare the participants in getting right with God first, 5) research the history, 6) work with recognisable intercessors for the approach.
Overall a worthy book, but don't proceed to far on it's strength alone.
One more question remains unanswered - such spiritual powers are easily identified in developing world countries where historical superstition is rampant, but what of the modernised west? What is the nature of the strategic spiritual opposition here?
However if Christians are waking up to the reality of such warfare (and initial results in Argentina to use Wagner's favourite testing zone - did suggest astonishing success in evangelism) then a few decades later surely the fruit should be even more strongly evident?!? However even in the places where initial success was most evident things seemingly have stalled rather than gone on to greater results. Possibly the strategic prayer and spiritual warfare has slackened off and that is the reason, but I wonder if there is more to it?
There is very little - or even no evidence, of biblical strategic spiritual warfare such as Wagner encourages. Rather such things are left to the angels and the New Testament may well suggest this is where is should remain - we are only the foot soldiers in this war. Getting mixed up in so called strategic level spiritual warfare violates the principle of 'pray positive!'. That is, don't pray against something, but for something - bless don't curse, even the enemy.
The general intention is to pray for the gospel to advance not for the devil to retreat! The reason for this is alongside of the principle of the power of praise - whereby we praise God even in times of trouble and this somehow enables things to open up in the spiritual. In contrast praying against the enemy in the long run glorifies his power and dominion, and while it may lead to short term results leads to nothing long term.
However this is not to say there aren't times and places where the Holy Spirit will clearly lead us into such a situation - however be doubly cautious, particularly when faced with an initial flush of success. The one thing we don't want to find ourselves doing is 'praying to the enemy' instead of the Lord, albeit in rebuke et al.
In fairness, while Wagner in the era this book appeared doesn't determine against this kind of spiritual warfare, he does proceed with many cautions attached. I particularly like his six rules for city taking - 1) set a manageable geographic area, 2) secure the unity of the church leaders , 3) make it a whole body of Christ thing (not denominational/sectional), 4) prepare the participants in getting right with God first, 5) research the history, 6) work with recognisable intercessors for the approach.
Overall a worthy book, but don't proceed to far on it's strength alone.
One more question remains unanswered - such spiritual powers are easily identified in developing world countries where historical superstition is rampant, but what of the modernised west? What is the nature of the strategic spiritual opposition here?
May 7, 2018
Recent events in my community caused me to pick this book up to see if there is some guidance I could glean in praying for my city.
As I read it and asked others about it I was surprised to discover that the idea of territorial spirits was considered controversial. I've decided that travels to Guatemala where I saw fresh sacrifices to an idol on a hill overlooking a village and Guinea where trees in villages were thought to house the spirit of the village had exposed me to enough of the idea of spirits in certain areas that this does not seem surprising. It's likely that in the USA our secular world view has led us to dismiss the possibility in our own culture.
The take away for me here is that the spiritual strongholds in a community must be identified and dealt with before sustained revival and evangelism will be fruitful.
I feel ill prepared and a bit isolated in putting into practice the steps Wagner proposes in entering into warfare prater for my community but I believe there is credence in his contention.
As I read it and asked others about it I was surprised to discover that the idea of territorial spirits was considered controversial. I've decided that travels to Guatemala where I saw fresh sacrifices to an idol on a hill overlooking a village and Guinea where trees in villages were thought to house the spirit of the village had exposed me to enough of the idea of spirits in certain areas that this does not seem surprising. It's likely that in the USA our secular world view has led us to dismiss the possibility in our own culture.
The take away for me here is that the spiritual strongholds in a community must be identified and dealt with before sustained revival and evangelism will be fruitful.
I feel ill prepared and a bit isolated in putting into practice the steps Wagner proposes in entering into warfare prater for my community but I believe there is credence in his contention.
October 18, 2022
Great book
April 30, 2025
When a book stands the test of time it’s worth reading and keeping on the shelf for future reference.
Warfare prayer is a manual for battling in the spirit
Warfare prayer is a manual for battling in the spirit
October 8, 2014
El libro tiene algunas cosas muy interesantes y utiles para el ministerio. sin embargo, al igual que en otros de sus libros el autor menciona una excesiva cantidad de nombres de sus amigos y conocidos que seguramente eran importantes para el en ese momento pero que ahora, 20 años despues de la publicacion inicial del libro, no significan nada para mi como lector de otro país y vuelven tediosa la lectura.
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