DEMONIZATION OF THE BELIEVER
An Unbiblical Teaching Exposed
by Gil Rugh
Sound Words, 55-page book/4 tape set, $14.95

One of the more hotly debated topics in both Charismatic and Evangelical Christian camps today is: Can a believer be demonized? Dr. Gil Rugh says: No! In his four-tape series and accompanying 55-page book, Rugh systematically and methodically examines that question from the Bible while dissecting the experientially based, nonbiblical ideas of popular spiritual warfare experts Neil Anderson and C. Fred Dickason.

Rugh’s teaching and writing have been missed by most but are a must for every Christian. His is material that needs to be studied in the light of so much paranoia and confusion today. The concise booklet, along with the four audio tapes, is one of the best inoculations against this false teaching that can be found.

In his book, Rugh cuts to the core of the issue in his seven chapters entitled: “Sin: Who Is to Blame?,” “A Biblical Survey of Demonology,” “Demon Possession and the Believer,” “The Biblical Way of Dealing with Demons,” “The Fallacy of Clinical Evidence in Spiritual Matters,” “Ancestral Demons” and “Experience-Based Theology.”

The tape series is a response to Neil Anderson’s “Resolving Personal and Spiritual Conflicts Conference” which has gained the patronage of Evangelical churches across the nation.

Rugh’s main point cannot be missed and that is that to depart from the biblical teaching regarding how a believer is sanctified is a frontal attack and a downright denial of the sufficiency of the work of Christ and the Scriptures. We do not need “experts” and “bondage breakers.” We need good theology. That is what Gil Rugh gives us.

—GRF

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