Occult Bondage and Deliverance: Counseling the Occultly Oppressed [Paperback]

Kurt E. Koch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1972

An introduction to counseling individuals who are involved in occult activity. Includes actual case histories.

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About the Author

Kurt E. Koch (1913-1987) received his Doctor of Theology degree from Tubingen University and was a noted German theologian, minister, and evangelist. He pastored and counseled those suffering from the occult in its various forms throughout the world, covering sixty-five countries and five continents. His other books include Christian Counseling and Occultism; Demonology, Past and Present; The Lure of the Occult; and Occult Bondage and Deliverance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Kregel Publications; As stated, reprint of American edition dated 1986 edition (June 30, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825430062
• ISBN-13: 978-0825430060
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for those in deliverance ministry, August 5, 1999

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This is an essential book of discernment and training. One must learn the difference between mental illness and possesion. Too many mistakes have been and coninue to be made in this area due to untrained individuls. Get this book, if you are walking in this realm of spritual bondage.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful, useful book to help people to get free, February 18, 2003

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John Shell (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Occult Bondage and Deliverance: Counseling the Occultly Oppressed (Paperback)

This book is written by one of the pioneers in this modern age helping people get free from demonic bondage only through Christ.
(a second part of the book which I hardly read is written from the medical perspective by a Christian MD. I thought other writer's stance was too carnal to be very useful in this area of ministry. He made such an error on the first page of his part of the book that I am very leery of his part of the book, but Dr. Koch's (Theology) writings were great.
Very effective, useful information building on the theme of faith in and reliance on Christ being the only way of freedom out of bondage to demons.
His tone is compassionate and he writes concisely and powerfully and his exhortations have helped me to stay free, after being delivered by Christ from many kinds of occult bondage.
He teaches that even Christians can have problems with demons due to any involvement, knowing or unknowingly, in the occult, and shows clearly, step by step using scripture how to get free.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful read, but for mature Christians, July 15, 2010

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This review is from: Occult Bondage and Deliverance: Counseling the Occultly Oppressed (Paperback)

One of the main reasons I purchased this book was to get a solid, educated Christian view on demonic topics such as witchcraft and the occult. Another reason was because I was starting to obsess over the paranormal, so I wanted to put an end to that before it really had a chance to develop.

I will start off with what I think is the only negative attribute of the book, if it can be considered negative at all: This was written 40 years ago. It would be nice to have a book with a similar objective and scholarship but instead coming from this century. Having said that, this is still a phenomenal work, establishing many links between occult activities--whether "innocent" or intentional--and subsequent paranormal/demonic activity.

The author cites several examples gathered from his field work to build his case. Many of these examples are eerily similar to demonic events recorded in the Gospels and the book of Acts, with a few examples in particular being almost identical. Skeptics will scoff at most of these, but personal beliefs have no sway over whether or not an event actually happened.

Overall, the author's examples and discussions provide a great Christian viewpoint of the occult, the paranormal, and the demonic, as well as the power of Jesus to free people from their hold.