The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare

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Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part one: World views -- 1. World view clash -- 2. The spiritual warfare dimension of a biblical world view -- Part two: Theological considerations -- Section I: The origin and scope of spiritual warfare -- 3. Cosmic rebellion: The problem of evil -- 4. Rebellion in the heavenlies and on earth -- 5. The source of all rebellion -- 6. Cosmic-earthly warfare begins: Genesis 3 -- 7. Warfare in the garden -- 8. The potential demonization of the unredeemed -- Section II: The normal Christian life -- 9. Abundant and conquering: John 10, Romans 6-7 -- 10. Its ecstasy: Romans 8 -- 11. Its agony: Romans 8 -- 12. The reality of below normal performance -- 13. What is happening to me? A multidimensional sin war -- Section II: The believer's warfare with the flesh -- 14. The flesh, the believer, and the demonic -- 15. Walking in the spirit: Galatians 5 -- 16. Moral sins: Galatians 5 -- 17. The age of eros -- 18. Homosexuality in biblical perspective -- 19. Homosexuality and contemporary ministry -- 20. Autosexuality -- 21. Indecency -- 22. Religious sins -- 23. Social sins -- 24. Bitterness and intemperance -- Section IV: The believer's warfare with the world -- 25. The gospel and culture -- 26. The world's power, its character, our victory -- Part three: A survey of biblical teaching (Old Testament) -- 27. Warfare in paradise -- 28. Enmity between the seeds: Genesis 3:15 -- 29. The messianic promise: Genesis 3:15 -- 30. The beginning of warfare between the two seeds: Genesis 4:1-8 -- 31. The "watchers" of Genesis 6 and the call of Noah -- 32. Spiritual warfare from the flood to the call of Abraham -- 33. Warfare with the gods -- 34. The low point in spiritual warfare: Human sacrifice -- 35. Of kings of prophets -- Part four: A survey of biblical teaching (New Testament) -- Section I: Jesus encounters the devil and demons -- 36. The temptation -- 37. In the synagogue: Mark 1 -- 38. Among the tombs: Mark 5 -- Section II: The apostolic church encounters demons -- 39. Foundations and lessons from a failure: Mark 9 -- 40. The success of the seventy: Luke 10 -- 41. Beginnings in Acts: Acts 2, 4 -- 42. Ananias and Sapphira: Acts 5 -- 43. Philip's ministry at Samaria and Peter's encounter with Simon Magus: Acts 8 -- 44. Paul's encounter with Elymas and the spirit medium of Philippi: Acts 13, 16 -- 45. Idolatry at Athens and Corinth: Acts 17, 1 Corinthians 8-10 -- 46. The nature of power encounters -- 47. Power encounters at Ephesus: Acts 19 -- Section III: Spiritual warfare in the epistles and Revelation -- 48. Galatians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians -- 49. 1 and 2 Corinthians, Romans, and the pastoral epistles -- 50. Colossians and Ephesians -- 51. Ephesians 6 -- 52. Hebrews, the Catholic epistles, the Johannine writings -- Part five: Practical considerations -- Section I: On the demonization of Christians -- 53. The reality, the cause, the cure -- 54. Six sin areas and the possible demonization of Christians -- Section II: Demonization and child abuse -- 55. Child abuse -- 56. Christians demonized through child abuse -- 57. A national crisis of denial -- 58. Creative abuse- a calculated evil -- Section III: Demonization and mental health issues -- 59. Multiple personality disorders and demonization -- 60. The non-demonic reality of mental illnesses -- 61. Counseling with wisdom -- Section IV -- 62. The new age movement -- 63. The road to personal victory in spiritual warfare: James 4:1-8 -- Endnotes -- Appendices & select bibliography -- Scripture index -- Subject index -- Person index