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Spiritual Warfare
Richard Ing discusses the rulers and hierarchies of the demonic kingdom. For instance, Jezebel and Ahab spirits are the plague of today's church, destroying even the most effective ministries through controlling women and passive men. Discover how to overcome Satan's insidious tactics by learning about the proper use of binding and loosing, the anatomy of a deliverance, Satan's legal rights, spiritual war games, and winning spiritual strategies. Victorious spiritual warfare is possible only as the Holy Spirit empowers individuals in the body of Christ. Learn all of the techniques and strategies available to you in your full arsenal of weapons.
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768 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1996
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January 3, 2013
Will cause you to see the world and scripture with a whole new set of reading glasses... life pivotal book.
July 28, 2016
EXTREMELY FALSE UNBIBLICAL TEACHER.
- Ing claims not only do Christians have demons but says "can I ever find a Christian without a demon!" (Pg 11) He claims anyone who denies Christians have demons have in themselves the Demon of Pride (11-12).
- He demonizes everything - Pride (11). The Bible describes pride as a human sin, not due to a demonic influence.
- Claims demons will fight each other (20), contrary to Jesus' words “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?" (Mt 12:22-28)
- He invents an unbiblical spiritual hierarchy in "mid-heaven" where Demons have their own messengers (20). Demons have no messengers in the Bible.
- Claims man must "bind the strong man," when in the Bible it was Jesus who did this, not men.
- Invents the unbiblical view that Satan divided the world up and assigned certain demons to specific geographical areas (30). Demons don't rule geographic areas in the Bible.
- Claims God gave Satan "legal rights" or "curses" over people and that humans have "generational curses" passed down from your distant ancestors (72-73). He teaches absurd "cure-breaking prayers" claiming Jesus' blood "by the authority given to me, I break the curses!" (78)
- He claims stones and rocks which had once been used by unbelievers, depictions of frogs and owls can curse you with diseases, divorces, accidents (79). This is all superstitious and false.
- Claims tattoos can bring curses on you (84)
- A house might need a "Christian blessing and cleansing" to get the demons out (85)
- Giving someone a name that had been previously belonged to someone related to another religious belief can curse them (94)
- Ing acknowledges the Bible doesn't give any directions for "pleading the blood of Jesus" or "how to break curses," but explains his own invented steps to do these (139)
- He points readers to read other very famous false teachers like Paul Yonggi Cho (299) and Derek Prince (300).
- Ing claims not only do Christians have demons but says "can I ever find a Christian without a demon!" (Pg 11) He claims anyone who denies Christians have demons have in themselves the Demon of Pride (11-12).
- He demonizes everything - Pride (11). The Bible describes pride as a human sin, not due to a demonic influence.
- Claims demons will fight each other (20), contrary to Jesus' words “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?" (Mt 12:22-28)
- He invents an unbiblical spiritual hierarchy in "mid-heaven" where Demons have their own messengers (20). Demons have no messengers in the Bible.
- Claims man must "bind the strong man," when in the Bible it was Jesus who did this, not men.
- Invents the unbiblical view that Satan divided the world up and assigned certain demons to specific geographical areas (30). Demons don't rule geographic areas in the Bible.
- Claims God gave Satan "legal rights" or "curses" over people and that humans have "generational curses" passed down from your distant ancestors (72-73). He teaches absurd "cure-breaking prayers" claiming Jesus' blood "by the authority given to me, I break the curses!" (78)
- He claims stones and rocks which had once been used by unbelievers, depictions of frogs and owls can curse you with diseases, divorces, accidents (79). This is all superstitious and false.
- Claims tattoos can bring curses on you (84)
- A house might need a "Christian blessing and cleansing" to get the demons out (85)
- Giving someone a name that had been previously belonged to someone related to another religious belief can curse them (94)
- Ing acknowledges the Bible doesn't give any directions for "pleading the blood of Jesus" or "how to break curses," but explains his own invented steps to do these (139)
- He points readers to read other very famous false teachers like Paul Yonggi Cho (299) and Derek Prince (300).
August 20, 2017
Unnecessary info on spiritual warfare that would make christians go witch hunting rather than preach the gospel.
May 13, 2015
Absolutely horrible. I thought I was going to be reading a book on Spiritual Warfare. Little did I know that this... nonsense was what I was getting instead. I was tempted to discard it after the first few pages, and I still regret my decision to plough through. What a waste of time.
Once upon a time people thought there was a demon behind every bush and under every rock. Apparently they've left such dwelling places to take up their abode in Christians. Who knew? For all the hundreds of thousands of demons out there, there does seem to be only a few names. Ing names them, tells us what they look like, and with all the creativity of the originators of Yu-Gi-Oh (and twice the heresy to boot) he tells us how to do battle against them. If it wasn't for the fact that so many people did believe this a good decade or two back, it might actually have been amusing.
Yes, to be fair, there are some spiritual truths buried among all the muck. But that's like saying there are some lovely raisins buried in that pile of dog... Anyways. Don't bother. It's a waste of time and brain cells.
Once upon a time people thought there was a demon behind every bush and under every rock. Apparently they've left such dwelling places to take up their abode in Christians. Who knew? For all the hundreds of thousands of demons out there, there does seem to be only a few names. Ing names them, tells us what they look like, and with all the creativity of the originators of Yu-Gi-Oh (and twice the heresy to boot) he tells us how to do battle against them. If it wasn't for the fact that so many people did believe this a good decade or two back, it might actually have been amusing.
Yes, to be fair, there are some spiritual truths buried among all the muck. But that's like saying there are some lovely raisins buried in that pile of dog... Anyways. Don't bother. It's a waste of time and brain cells.
October 22, 2015
A good source of general things that affects everyone in life which later brings effects on one's life due to the past experiences.Helps on how to determine the sources and how to fight them spiritually by use of prayer and the word.
Its a book that one can not afford to miss reading.
Its a book that one can not afford to miss reading.
October 27, 2017
I learned so much about my Jezebel Spirit. This was a assigned book in Seminary and I could not put it down... Aced my exams as well.
December 31, 2020
Read this in college and I greatly enjoyed the break down of principalities and rulers of darkness.
February 3, 2018
My father recommended this book with the caveat that he had serious issues with it.
While we both believed in the ultimate truth of the Bible, we had, without intending to, allowed ourselves to think of demons as something of a metaphor or perhaps a kind of Christian folklore borrowed from paganism. It is not until my father pointed out that Jesus explicitly spoke of and cast out real demons that we recognized that we entertained this false view. If Jesus acknowledged real demons, then demons must be real and present to this day. We found very little teaching on demons and deliverance in today's church and, as a result, few books deal with the subject of deliverance. We agreed that it is worth reading what you can find and, as a result, read Mr. Ing's Spiritual Wafare despite our misgivings.
I started reading with only the assertion that demons are real but with no understading or theology on the subject. Spiritual Warfare presented many ideas about demons and deliverance that I had never considered. As a result, I went back to the Bible over and over again. In this regard, I felt it was a book worth reading.
I found the first two chapters to be particularly thought provoking. The rest of the book, on specific demons and on his approach to deliverance, to be unbiblical and unhelpful.
While we both believed in the ultimate truth of the Bible, we had, without intending to, allowed ourselves to think of demons as something of a metaphor or perhaps a kind of Christian folklore borrowed from paganism. It is not until my father pointed out that Jesus explicitly spoke of and cast out real demons that we recognized that we entertained this false view. If Jesus acknowledged real demons, then demons must be real and present to this day. We found very little teaching on demons and deliverance in today's church and, as a result, few books deal with the subject of deliverance. We agreed that it is worth reading what you can find and, as a result, read Mr. Ing's Spiritual Wafare despite our misgivings.
I started reading with only the assertion that demons are real but with no understading or theology on the subject. Spiritual Warfare presented many ideas about demons and deliverance that I had never considered. As a result, I went back to the Bible over and over again. In this regard, I felt it was a book worth reading.
I found the first two chapters to be particularly thought provoking. The rest of the book, on specific demons and on his approach to deliverance, to be unbiblical and unhelpful.
March 4, 2019
GENRE
Non-fiction religious
DNF REASON
This is supposed to be a handbook on spiritual warfare made for the church. About a third way through, I started skim reading because I realised this is the classic 'demon behind every bush' spiel. So many arbitary things are allegedly demonic and bring curses...Women's liberation, cabbage patch dolls, card games...almost nothing is safe from accusation in this witch hunt of a book.
After skim reading a few more chapters, I canned it. I think there is some truth in this book, but I think mostly, it's full of the author's personal beliefs that he has convinced himself are true. The author makes wild statements throughout the book where I'm thinking "a source for that would nice".
Also, some of the things that demons have allegedly said during exorcisms sound like script writing for a children's show. "Oh no. Why did you have to say that? Now I have to leave. The big angels are coming with chains to bind me". Suuuuure.
Another thing that had me raise an eyebrow is this:
"A number of Christians object to reversing curses, based on the Scriptures that say we should bless those who curse us. On the other hand, some noted deliverance workers, such as Win Worley, advocate, sending the curses back to whoever sent them"
Hmmm, who to believe? Jesus Christ, son of God, who tells us to bless those who curse us, or supposed 'noted deliverance worker' Win Worley? Not really a difficult decision, in my opinion, but the author sides with Mr Worley, whoever he is.
I'm not saying this book is total trash, but there's so much nonsense in here, that I think it has the potential to do more harm than good. I would not recommend it.
Non-fiction religious
DNF REASON
This is supposed to be a handbook on spiritual warfare made for the church. About a third way through, I started skim reading because I realised this is the classic 'demon behind every bush' spiel. So many arbitary things are allegedly demonic and bring curses...Women's liberation, cabbage patch dolls, card games...almost nothing is safe from accusation in this witch hunt of a book.
After skim reading a few more chapters, I canned it. I think there is some truth in this book, but I think mostly, it's full of the author's personal beliefs that he has convinced himself are true. The author makes wild statements throughout the book where I'm thinking "a source for that would nice".
Also, some of the things that demons have allegedly said during exorcisms sound like script writing for a children's show. "Oh no. Why did you have to say that? Now I have to leave. The big angels are coming with chains to bind me". Suuuuure.
Another thing that had me raise an eyebrow is this:
"A number of Christians object to reversing curses, based on the Scriptures that say we should bless those who curse us. On the other hand, some noted deliverance workers, such as Win Worley, advocate, sending the curses back to whoever sent them"
Hmmm, who to believe? Jesus Christ, son of God, who tells us to bless those who curse us, or supposed 'noted deliverance worker' Win Worley? Not really a difficult decision, in my opinion, but the author sides with Mr Worley, whoever he is.
I'm not saying this book is total trash, but there's so much nonsense in here, that I think it has the potential to do more harm than good. I would not recommend it.
June 22, 2025
Great book on stepping into authority!
Learned a lot about deliverance and how God is empowering his saints. Lean into what God has for you in this next season.
Learned a lot about deliverance and how God is empowering his saints. Lean into what God has for you in this next season.
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November 12, 2010Excellent Book, recommend!
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