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Dutch Sheets tells a story of how a family anointed their son’s room, car, and personal possessions and anointed prayer cloths to break the power of sin over him. Bob and Jessica call this Christian shamanism. Under the new covenant believers are anointed; things are not. They show that salvation is relational and not based on spiritual technology or manipulation. They use the example of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. Elijah had a true relationship with Yahweh; the prophets of Baal had shamanism – spiritual techniques not ordained by God. They remind listeners of the importance of the book of Hebrews and exhort them to trust the Holy Spirit to work through His Word. Rather than using spiritual techniques, believers are to raise their children in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord and trust God for the outcome.
This is part 40 of a critique of Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets, Bethany House, 1996.
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Dutch Sheets tells a story of how a family anointed their son’s room, car, and personal possessions and anointed prayer cloths to break the power of sin over him. Bob and Jessica call this Christian shamanism. Under the new covenant believers are anointed; things are not. They show that salvation is relational and not based on spiritual technology or manipulation. They use the example of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. Elijah had a true relationship with Yahweh; the prophets of Baal had shamanism – spiritual techniques not ordained by God. They remind listeners of the importance of the book of Hebrews and exhort them to trust the Holy Spirit to work through His Word. Rather than using spiritual techniques, believers are to raise their children in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord and trust God for the outcome.
This is part 40 of a critique of Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets, Bethany House, 1996.
Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
