The Rules of Engagement: Understanding the Principles That Govern the Spiritual Battles in Our Lives

by Charles H. Kraft

Whether or not they are aware of the reality, every Christian is involved in spiritual warfare. This important new resource will give any believer, both novice and seasoned warrior alike, new and essential information for understanding the rules of the warfare that goes on between the kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Darkness. Through the observations and principles systematically outlined in this book, you will come to a deeper knowledge of spiritual conflict, ranging from the personal level to the territorial level, and will, therefore, become better equipped to fight the battles you face.

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 10, 2000

About the author

Rev. Dr. Charles H. Kraft is an anthropologist and linguist whose work since the early 1980s has focused on inner healing and spiritual warfare. He is the Sun-Hee Kwak Professor of Anthropology and Intercultural Communication in the School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, teaching primarily in the school's spiritual dynamics concentration. He joined Fuller's faculty in 1969. In the 1950s he served as a Brethren missionary in northern Nigeria. He has been a professor of African languages at Michigan State University and UCLA, and taught anthropology part-time at Biola University. He holds a BA from Wheaton College, a BD from Ashland Theological Seminary, and a PhD from the Hartford Seminary Foundation.

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Reviews

[Courtney Kleefeld · Rating 5 out of 5]

My counselor lent me this book and though it is not a long book it is packed with helpful information about spiritual warfare. It even backed up a lot of the stuff some of the people I follow on social media who do spiritual warfare have talked about.

Someone on facebook had said that the early church believed new Christians needed deliverance from demons and would often do deliverance for them. I had asked for a source for this information because it was interesting to me but no one replied.
This book actually gave a source for that information:

"The early church certainly believed that Christians could have demons, at least immediately after conversion. Eusebius, the early church historian, reports that one Christian church in the third century had, among other leaders, fifty-two exorcists (Ecclesiastical History, VI, 43, II). The early church assumed that there were demons to deal with in nearly all new Christians."

Highly recommend to any Christian who wants to get better at spiritual warfare. You need knowledge to be able to fight your spiritual battles affectively.

[Dylan Brobst · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great introduction to understanding the relationship between humans and the spiritual realm. I learned a lot about how much influence we actually have in regards to how the spiritual realm affects our daily lives. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to begin to see the reality of spiritual warfare.