The Bondage Breaker, Dr. Anderson's Theory Of Mentality

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In his book, Anderson (2006) proposes that there are mental illnesses out there that individuals are dealing with, that really has, the characteristics of demonic possession. The problem with secular psychiatry is that they dismiss the idea of demonic possession and categorize the behavior as mentally disturbed. The whole dilemma is that they refusal to acknowledge that an individual can be possessed by demonic spirits. Anderson (2006) takes issue with their thinking and supplies some theological framework in the development of his theory that individuals can and do wrestle with demonic spirits. God has strictly prohibited mankind from using spiritual sorcerer as written in Leviticus (19:31; 20:6, 27), “Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them…”(Anderson, 2006, pp. 127-128). This has been a rogue of Satan to distract individuals from their life purpose so that he may temp them. The greatest gift any individual has is to know that Christ has won their freedom and loves them with his unconditional love. Christ has won our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of sin.
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Hawkins (2014) theory of concentric circle. All of the other theoretical models have not dealt with personality theory. In Anderson’s (2006) approach he tackled the dysfunctional behavior of individuals by recognizing the “the kingdom of darkness” (p. 29). Anderson’s approach is very powerful because it brings attention to the battle of spiritual warfare that many Christians are struggling with. He does a splendid job explaining how our temporal systems, influences our dysfunctional behavior, as to how it is revealed in individuals physically. Anderson did one thing that was gratifying to this author, he used scripture to support his theory and not just theorize his own personal

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