JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel has prosecuted previous Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger on debasement. The prosecution documented Tuesday details gift, extortion and tax evasion for accepting unlawful gifts for administrations he led in his part as boss rabbi. Metzger is blamed for tolerating about $2.6 million in influences — keeping almost $2 million for himself   Read More …

by John Eckhardt There was a time when we taught in our church that Christians could not have demons. I preached long sermons stating that Christians could be oppressed, regressed, digressed, obsessed and suppressed, but never possessed. We believed that a demon could be outside a Christian oppressing him but that it could not be   Read More …

Michael J. Dies Can believers be possessed, or demonized, by evil spirits? According to the article “They Shall Cast Out Demons” by Maureen Eha in the May 2000 issue of Charisma, the answer is yes. The article begins with the story of a woman who was afflicted by fear all of her life, along with   Read More …

Updated: This chart demonstrates documented connections and influences of Pagan philosophy and Theurgy with influential theologians through Church History.

Demonic influences are so numerous in type and quantity, that this subject can never be exhaustively described. However, three common manifestations and causes of localized demonic control, even in Christians, are: (1) Through Idols And Icons; (2) Through Occult Practices; and (3) Through Substance Abuse. Demonic control over our thoughts and understandings of God and   Read More …

John Eckhardt, “Can a Christian Have a Demon?” Charisma (March 2003), pages 66-68. The subtitle of John Eckhardt’s article states, “Church people have been arguing for years over the issue of deliverance. I think that it is time to stop arguing and start setting people free.” He then relates how his church used to teach   Read More …

By Ron Phillips is pastor of Abba’s House in Hixson, Tenn., and author of Everyone’s Guide to Demons and Spiritual Warfare. 1. Spirit of Religion (Revelation 2:4–5, 7) 2. Spirit of Intimidation (Revelation 2:10–11) 3. Spirit of Compromise (Revelation 2:12, 14–17) 4. Spirit of Jezebel (Control) (Revelation 2:18-20, 26) 5. Spirit of Traditionalism (Revelation 3:1–6)   Read More …