Are indwelling demons the reason behind all of our problems in the Christian life? Many in the Charismatic movement believe so. In this episode, Pastor Chris Rosebrough responds to a teaching by Isaiah Saldivar, a self professed “demon slayer.” Many people have been abused by this erroneous pract...

In March 2023, a movie centering on deliverance ministry is set to release in 2,000 theaters across the United States. Featured in this film are some of the popular deliverance ministers in the hyper charismatic church.

Join me as we discuss this film, the history of the modern deliverance minis...

Ancestral spirits in the bloodline. Generational curses. Word curses. These types of beliefs and practices are perpetuated in areas of the Charismatic movement. Professing believers are instructed to seek deliverance for demons attached to bloodlines, said to be causing sin in one's life. Is this...

An introduction to biblical spiritual warfare and the doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture.

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Looking at 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, Jim Osman contrasts two views of spiritual warfare: the truth view and the territory view.

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Have you ever heard someone “pray a hedge of thorns?” What is that? Is it biblical? What about generational curses? Does God curse children for the sins of their ancestors? Must those sins be renounced for the curse to be cancelled? Many think these practices constitute real spiritual warfare. In...

You have probably heard well-meaning Christians exercise their authority in Christ by rebuking the devil or binding him and his evil spirits. In this episode we look at these practices and the proof texts often used to support them.

Spiritual mapping is the practice of identifying Satan's hierarchy, naming demons, and doing battle against them. Some teach that this is necessary to claim cities, regions, and nations for Christ. In this episode we look at the practice and the biblical texts used to support it.

This episode fe...

Modern spiritual warfare experts teach that exorcisms are something Christians should be performing today. Others believe that exorcisms are essential for our growth in sanctification. Are these things biblical? In episode 6, we take a look at what the Bible says about exorcisms and Christian san...

Many mistakenly believe that Christ has granted us a near unlimited authority over the spiritual realm. They believe that this authority can be used to perform exorcisms to claim people back from Satan’s power. However, Scripture teaches that exorcisms are a miraculous sign that accompanied Jesus...

In this final episode, we look at an often misused and misunderstood passage of Scripture - Ephesians 6. The Armor of God section of Ephesians is often treated in isolation from its context and used as a list for mantra style prayers. We will see how the Armor of God section is a fitting conclusi...