Freedom from the Religious Spirit: Understanding How Deceptive Religious Forces Try to Destroy God's Plan and Purpose for His Church

One of the biggest issues in the Church today is religious spirits. This book gets right to the heart of the issue.

Thank God for honesty. This will not be the first book I have ever read on the subject of religious spirits. Most of these books are written by pastoral ministries, and the lopsided bias is mind-boggling. The picture is painted of a poor, honest, sincere, God loving, sheep loving, hard working, Polly- poor-bred pastor who is working so hard he/she is almost sweating great drops of blood over his/her incredible diligence and care....etc...etc...etc.. and then along comes the big bad wolf..... And the big bad wolf is ***ALWAYS*** within the flock, and ***NEVER*** a ministry. Give me a break! Do they think I'm that dumb! The truth is, the enemy savourest the things of MEN. (Mark 8:33) And this is always un-submitted flesh. When ever, and where ever it is! And if you don't think there is un-submitted flesh within the ministry, boy are you in for a surprise! Diotrephes is everywhere! (3 John 1:9) So that is why I was looking forward to Peter's perspective on this topic. And, indeed I got more than I bargained for, as Peter utilizes a number of ministries. Not an in depth analysis on the characteristics of those Jezebel...etc spirits that you typically find. Not earth shatering, but a very balanced and good perspective. And, most of all, he breaks out of the *poor-wonderful-me* mold set by most pastors on this subject. Peter, how about a book titled "The Hireling Spirit". That will rock the evangelical world a little!! :) Thanks for your honesty Peter! A+

This book is written by about 9 different individuals who have witnessed religious spirits in operation in main-stream churches. For the most part the authors are career ministers. They outline what they witnessed, which was a spirit that resisted the Holy Spirit while operating within a religious organization. It is no surprise that such spirits exist today since they were also in control of the religious institutions of Jesus' day. Satan himself is a religious spirit and has generated many forms of godliness. Religious spirits take the form of godliness (ie., they direct people to go to church, read the Bible, pray, work in ministry etc.) while denying God's power. They do not deny that God is powerful; they deny the Holy Spirit from taking control of the religious person's life. Instead religious spirits use the power of religious men and women to carry out ministries of man, not the ministry of the Holy Spirit. This book provides a good first step in learning to recognize religious spirits.

I have heard of the Religious Spirit but I didn't know quite what it was and how it oppressed the church. After reading this book, I was able to see very clearly the way it attacks and divides Christ's body - the Church, individual Christians, and practical ways to war/intercede against this spirit. This book offers several perspectives and insights on the religious spirit, written by different pastors and leaders. As a result, you get a very well-rounded view of this dangerous spirit that has oppressed the Church for centuries. Reading this book will cause you to be aware of the schemes of the enemy and how he tries to choke the very life out of God's Word, God's people, and God's Kingdom work. Some of the enemy's schemes are so commonplace and ordinary that I am surprised I didn't see them earlier. As I look back into my own experiences, there is newfound insight into why I struggled through past obstacles in my own faith and in ministries within the Church body.