SELECTED READINGS Part 7 (continued): Deliverance Without TRUTH is Doomed to Fail (Jessie Penn-Lewis)

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link: https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ This episode is THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES. BEFORE YOU LISTEN, please be certain that you have already listened to the first installment — otherwise, this episode will not likely make much sense. This installment features the second half of the eighth chapter of WAR ON THE SAINTS. The 2nd half of Chapter 8 addresses the following issues: [1] Challenges faced by the believer, as he or she battles to ascertain truth and thereby disentangle himself from demonic bondage. [2] A review of the many circuitous vectors of demonic deception. [3] Meeting force with force; overcoming the dangerous and destructive roots of passivity. [4] Scripture is the primary weapon against demonic oppression. It is the use of scripture, during the fight against sinful tendencies, which provides definitive answers as to the presence and activity of oppressing spirits. [5] Summaries of what has thus far been discovered and discussed, concerning the order of Attitude and Action: the steps to deliverance; hindrances to deliverance; and overcoming passivity. [6] An overview of both godly and evil attitudes towards the past, present, and future, as well as towards evil spirits themselves. [7] The importance of having a clearly defined understanding of a “normal condition” to which the battling believer is striving to return. [8] A description of the blessed condition of the believer who has been freed from demonic oppression.   WAR ON THE SAINTS is an eminent classic work on spiritual warfare and deliverance. WAR ON THE SAINTS was first published more than 100 years ago, yet it is as absolutely relevant and on-target now as then — and perhaps even more so, because we see now the ceaseless growth of deception in ways and at levels heretofore unrivaled in human history. Authors Jessie Penn-Lewis and Evan Roberts identify the very heart of the plots and procedures employed by the enemy to ensnare and mis-direct the disciples of Jesus Christ. There are no holds barred, and no compromise found, in this presentation of the wiles of evil: spiritual warfare is WAR, meaning that the fight is long, the battles bloody, the work difficult, and the need for the power of God desperate. There can be — and is — only ONE victor in this fight: the Lord Jesus Christ. *IMPORTANT NOTE: The author of WAR ON THE SAINTS uses “possession” to describe the action of evil spirits, or demons, upon and against a Christian. This term is, in current times, usually replaced with “oppression” (or “harassment”, or similar words), to indicate that evil spirits are NOT in FULL POSSESSION of a real Christian but still manifest formidable powers and effects against and upon individual Christians. The authors were in agreement with this contemporary perspective, but they made use of the terminology of the period in which the book was written. Author: Jessie Penn-Lewis, with Evan Roberts Text source: War On The Saints, Ch.8 World Wide Web Edition (Based on Unabridged 1912 Edition) *NOTE: This material is not under copyright, and may be shared or used freely. *Some of the original verbiage of the text presented in this podcast has been altered slightly, in word choice but not in meaning, in order to render the material more understandable via audio media. FREE ELECTRONIC COPIES OF “WAR ON THE SAINTS” may be downloaded from the following online locations (please note that we do not endorse or vouch for the security of any third-party website: any negative consequences of visiting any third-party website is solely the responsibility of the user): http://www.apostasynow.com/wots/ http://www.houseoftherighteous.org/Pages/Books_PublicDomain/Jessie_Penn-Lewis/War_On_The_Saints/War_on_the_Saints.html https://archive.org/details/WarOnTheSaints-ATextBookForBelieversOnTheWorkOfDeceivingSpirits_697 http://www.classicbiblestudyguide.com