This book was written to help Christians learn how to more effectively recognize and respond to attacks from the world, the flesh, and the devil. As Christians, we should consistently win more battles than we lose in spiritual warfare.
(This February 7, 2025 Fourth edition of Spiritual Warfare: Christians, Demonization, and Deliverance, again published by Cross Training Press, is the newest edition of this book. It includes a new preface, and a two-page outline contrasting Offensive and Defensive prayer placed in the back as a third appendix. With these minor additions, the content contains the same twelve chapters as the previous edition.)
The Bible is clear that we face three different types of opposition while attempting to successfully navigate life as Ambassadors for Christ. Our opposition is identified in Scripture as "the world" (1 John 2:15-17), "the flesh" (Romans 7:15-25), and "the devil" (1 Peter 5:8-9). The sad reality is that too many Christians lose more battles than they win and endure their walk with God rather than enjoy it because they often don't recognize how opposition through spiritual warfare actually works.
More importantly, they have no idea how to effectively and efficiently respond to these attacks. Scripture nowhere indicates that a wish, a hope, a cliché, or a sincere guess represent adequate responses to attacks from these three very real enemies. Christians must be strategic in their responses to these clearly defined enemies, learning how to fight biblically rather than just sincerely.
In Spiritual Warfare, Dr. Karl Payne-pastor of Leadership Development and Discipleship at Antioch Bible Church and former Chaplain for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks-has written a battle manual for recognizing and responding to spiritual warfare that is simple, biblical, and transferable. Pragmatically speaking, the materials in this book are biblically sound, battle tested, and they work.
As Christians we are supposed to live life as victors, not victims. It is past time we learn how to consistently walk our talk in the midst of conflict rather than passively sing songs or daydream about courageous Christian living.
"...This book is not a theoretical discussion, but a practical guide on ministering to those who are victimized by the enemy." -Clinton E. Arnold, Dean and Professor Of New Testament, Talbot School Of Theology (Biola University)
"...This book helps us understand how we can be free from the enemy's grip and help others experience the freedom Christ purchased for us at high cost." -Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus, Moody Church, Chicago, Il
"...This book is a treasured addition to my library and I would recommend it as required reading for everyone in the Church who desires to know how to be a victorious overcomer." -Janet Parshall, Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Host
"...Karl's step-by-step guidelines for engaging the enemy have resulted in genuine deliverance and spiritual renewal for numbers of our people."---Dr. Joe Hellerman, Professor of NT Language and Literature, Talbot School of Theology, Team Pastor, Oceanside Christian Fellowship, El Segundo, CA.
"...It is for freedom that Christ has set us free" (Galatians 5:1a). Karl Payne's book will help believers walk in their freedom." ---Dr. Mark I. Bubeck, President Emeritus, Deeper Walk International
"I welcome the opportunity to recommend my dear friend Karl Payne and his research on a timely and difficult topic. Karl brings a wealth of research along with years of personal interaction to the subject of spiritual warfare," ---Gary R. Habermas, Distinguished Research Professor & Chair, Liberty University & Theological Seminary
"...I recommend Karl's book to help you become more aware of our enemies' strategies and to prepare yourself for spiritual combat." ---Randy Alcorn, Author of Heaven and Lord Foulgrin's Letters
"Karl Payne presents the Biblical and practical aspects of the reality of spiritual warfare in a clear and simple fashion. His Biblical and theological orientation and his years of experience in front line activity are reflected throughout this book." ---C. Fred Dickason, TH.D., Professor Emeritus of Theology, Moody Bible Institute
"...I am pleased to have the opportunity to recommend the reading and study of this insightful and timely book to Christians who desire to consistently win more battles than they lose while contending with the world, the flesh, and the devil." ---Earl D. Radmacher, TH.D., President and Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology Emeritus, Western Seminary
"Karl has written one of the clearest and most practical presentations on the realities of spiritual battle on the market today. I recommend this book everywhere I teach." ---Marcus Warner, President Deeper Walk International
"...Karl's book is like a soldier's field manual of how to win most spiritual battles from an author who has thousands of hours of real-life experience and who can be trusted." ---Dean Vander Mey, Set Free Ministries, Executive Director
"Spiritual Warfare: Christians, Demonization and Deliverance was given to me by my mother, Anne Graham Lotz...This book is Biblically based and very practical in its application. I highly recommend this book to pastors, seminary students and laymen." -Jonathan Lotz, Evangelist, Minister, Coach
Dr. Karl I. Payne received his Masters and Doctors degrees from Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon. He has been training Christians through his transferable discipleship training, apologetics, and spiritual warfare materials for more than forty years. Karl spent nearly twenty years working primarily with high school and college students as a volunteer youth worker, and Youth Pastor. For the last thirty plus years he has served as the Pastor of Leadership Development and Discipleship at Antioch Bible Church, in Redmond, Washington. Karl is a pastor, apologist, discipleship trainer, conference speaker, author, and former chaplain of the Seattle Seahawks from 1994-2015. He is the President of the Transferable Cross Training Foundation, .
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