The official original classic book on the believer's identity and authority in Christ by spiritual warfare pioneer and missionary John A. MacMillan with updated language for the 21st century and expanded with much new additional material by MacMillan. Compiled and edited by with additional commentary Dr. Paul L. King. Virtually all teaching on the believer's authority originates with John MacMillan, whether from charismatic sources (like Kenneth Hagin and Jack Hayford) or non-charismatic sources (like Neil T. Anderson, Merrill Unger, etc.).
CONTENTS
Foreword by Dr. Paul L. King
Preface: Who Was John A. MacMillan?
Introduction by John MacMillan
PART I
Chapter 1: The Authority of the Believer
Chapter 2: The Divine Purpose of the Ages
Chapter 3: The Qualifications for Authority.
Chapter 4: The Practical Exercise of Authority
Chapter 5: The Authority of the Intercessor
Chapter 6: The Victory of the Believer's Countenance.
Chapter 7: The Authority of the Rod: Victory over Spiritual Conflict
Chapter 8: The Authority of the Assembly
Chapter 9: You Can Exercise the Authority of the Believer
PART 2: Encounter with Darkness: Exercising Our Authority with Discernment
Chapter 10: The Satanic System
Chapter 11: Satanic Workings Through the Ages
Chapter 12: Modern Demonization—Can Christians Be Demonized?
Chapter 13: Forms of Attack upon Believers
Chapter 14: The Reality of Severe Demonization
Chapter 15: Demonology and Eastern Religions
Chapter 16: The Way of Deliverance: Engaging in Deliverance Ministry
Chapter 17: Discerning Demonic Activity
Chapter 18: Principles of Discernment in Spiritual Warfare
Appendix 1: The Jesus Test—The 1 John 4:1-3 Test for Discerning False Spirits
Appendix 2: Dealing with Territorial Spirits—The Call to Geographic Praying
Notes
Praise for John MacMillan and The Authority of the Believer from major Christian Leaders:
- Mark Bubeck, author of The Adversary, quotes from MacMillan’s The Authority of the Believer, avowing, “This is one of the finest expositions on the subject and basis of the believer’s authority that I have ever read.”
- Dr. Timothy M. Warner, author, missionary, Senior Vice President of Freedom in Christ Ministries, and one time Dean at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School— “John McMillan’s writings were foundational to most other contemporary teaching on this important subject..”
- Kenneth Hagin, The Believer’s Authority: “Then [in the 1940s] I came across a wonderful pamphlet, entitled The Authority of the Believer by John A. MacMillan, a missionary to China who later edited The Alliance Weekly.”
- Dr. Ed Murphy, author of The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare, missionary, professor of missiology: “My first exposure to teaching on the authority of the believer in the context of spiritual warfare was in the writings of John A McMillan. These writings provided the first insight into the world view issues that have been foundational to my life and ministry until today.”
- Dr. Neil T. Anderson, founder of Freedom in Christ Ministries, and former professor at Talbot Theological Seminary, Biola University: “John McMillan’s published work on the authority of the believer greatly influenced the development of my own thinking.”
