Christianity with Power: Your Worldview and Your Experience of the Supernatural

This guy is right on with all of the books I have read by him! He makes the most difficult sounding things seem so normal. I would love to meet him. He is sincere and not some freaky "exorcist type" like Bob Larson, he is a professor, he is not flashy and does not whomp people in the head with bibles. he believes that through inner healing of our emotional junk, that it weakens the demonic hold over us, so the deliverance pocess moves more smoothly and not be so scary to the person going through or assisting the deliverance process. I just underwent a pretty lengthy deliverance,and must say it was almost boring,lol, due to the use of Mr. Krafts technique,I was expecting something wild to happen but the enemy was so weak when it was time to go that he just went!! Thanks Kraft for sharing this !

This is a really great book that talks about worldviews. I have not read any book that addresses the issues of our worldviews as comprehensively as this, and it has been incredible understanding how we see things and why. Charles Kraft weaves his experience of his changing worldview with this writing, and shows the differences between the Western worldview and other worldviews. It is also interesting to see what peaved him off and what set him back on track to discover the fullness that God wants for each and every Christian, that there is power with Christianity. Kraft talked about his initial missionary days in Nigeria to the extent that the Nigerians "knew" that whatever power Christianity brought was inadequate to deal with issues in their lives. They came to accept Christ as there were many good reasons for being a Christian, but this lack of power gave them a dual allegiance, i.e. a loyalty to Christianity to handle certain needs paralleled by a continuing loyalty to traditional religious practitioners to handle their power needs. This does not seem that far from much of Christianity today, and Kraft addresses these issues and also challenges us to take that step of faith forward. It is no wonder that the subtitle to Christianity with Power is "Your Worldview and Your Experience of the Supernatural." How we perceive God is how we relate to Him, and how we understand Him and what He can do is how we would do likewise. Hence, if we believe that God does not heal or work miracles today (despite believing that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever), that would become our practice in our Christian life. So, if you believe that Christianity is not all that you have believed or experienced to date, it's time to read this book and be open to have your worldviews changed.

I wish to offer only a very brief review - if you are unacquainted with Kraft's work, I encourage you read some of the other reviews. However, this is an essential introduction to the spiritual world assumed by New Testament Christianity. This worldview, often easily understood and accepted in less technological Third World societies, is radically different than our Western worldview. This book in particular openned my eyes and heart to an entirely new way of seeing the world around me. I heartily recommend it.

I have read many books on healing and living the Christian life with power and authority, but this book by far better addresses the issues that need to be addessed to help one understand what the real problems are, that they are in the area of our own limited understanding ITSELF. This book helps to answer questions that you had lurking back in the back of your mind but couldn't quite verbalize. This is one of those that is full of truth that is refreshing and cleansing. A deep read but a must read.

This is an excellent book for any Christian seeking to experience the power of Jesus Christ. It prompts us to consider how the Western culture binds us from experiencing our faith in the radical way God intended, and challenges us to break out of cultural confines to find the power of Christ in our everyday faith.