Dennis Cramer - Breaking Christian Curses: Finding Freedom From Destructive Prayers

Br eaking

Christian

Curses

F inding Freedom from Destructive Prayers

Dedication

I g ratefully dedicate this book to the person of the Holy Spirit who wonderfully and powerfully delivered me from a "Christian" curse! May He use this real-life story to literally "set all the (Christian) captives free."

Thank you, Holy Spirit!

C ontents

F oreword

W hen I read Br eaking Christian Curses , m y first thought was every church should have this information. If it is true, that life and death are in the power of the tongue, then it is also true that we have been too tolerant of slander, backbiting, and gossip. Indeed, I also pondered the possibility that, for this very reason, the Lord of the harvest has not added large numbers of converts to the church. In His love for the sheep, perhaps the Lord is keeping the unsaved away until Christians learn to pray for one another instead of preying on one another.

Over the years I have realized that a great many Christians think fault finding is a spiritual gift. It is not. One does not even need to be a Christian to see what is lacking in another individual. God's goal for us is not simply that we see what is wrong in others, but that we are equipped spiritually to make things right.

I ha ve found Denny Cramer to be a man who is not just talking the talk, but he is living the wisdom he has put in this book. He speaks the truth in love. He isn't afraid of speaking a hard word, but he continually seeks to reveal the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. He is anointed as a New Testament prophet to build up the body of Christ. As such, he caries a "prophet's reward." Those who receive what he has to say will receive the prophet's reward and become more Christlike as a result.

Francis Frangipane

P reface

A s far as I know, I have never read a single book or booklet on the general subject of "Christian" or personal curses. To the best of my recollection, I have never even heard a sermon on the subject. Based on this history, I am probably the least qualified to write on the subject of "Christian" or personal curses. Why then am I undertaking to educate others? Why should I be heard?

Ironically, I believe God kept me "ignorant" unaware and uninformed concerning the theology of curses so I could write credibly on this subject from my personal experience. By isolating me from the information of others on the subject of curses, I believe God has kept my message uncontaminated and unbiased. I have no other perspective except the one unique to my experience. My attempt to write on this delicate subject may not be perfect, but it will be an honest one. Why? Because I w as the victim of a personal curse perpetrated by other Christians.

Conseq uently, the reader of this book will get a first-hand, eyewitness account with no hearsay, no second-hand information, no exaggerations, and no borrowed history. I have used no fictitious details. This book is as factual as I can make it. The story is mine and the theology is Bible-based. Although both the story and the theology may be hard to accept, one fact remains: This is what happened to me.

As the saying goes, "A man with an experience is not at the mercy of the man with an argument." Argue as some may, I experienced a "Christian" or personal curse! In this 21st century, enlightened, sophisticated, educated, westernized, and de- supernaturalized society, something very ancient, something very spiritual, and something very evil nearly destroyed my life.

Jus t Another Book?

Mor e than an accumulation of information on the subject of curses, this book details my journey, my struggles the nightmare I lived for thirteen long years. My perspective may disagree with other books on the subject of curses. While I do not claim to be an authority on the subject, I have sincerely attempted to explain the unexplainable, define the undefinable , and confront the unthinkable.

Something very ancient, something very spiritual, and something very evil nearly destroyed my life.

No doubt, you will find some of the material alarming. Such is the response an expose frequently generates. Since the very nature of an expose is volatile, strong responses are common even among the most educated, experienced, and otherwise well read. I can do little to soften the blow or impact this book could have on you, the reader. My intention is not to shock or entertain but rather to educate. My purpose is to give facts, pure and true. A sanitized version would serve merely to "bleach out" the stark realism of this story. I trust you will respect me for my honesty and openness.

Ano ther Perspective

Y our present theology may be seriously challenged by this real-life story concerning curses. Although I am not trying to impose anything on you, I am of fering a possible alternative. This, I assume, is why you chose to read the book in the first place to gain another perspective of the subject of curses. For some, Br eaking Christian Curses ma y even permanently change your thinking about curses. I trust that any change this book produces will be edifying, healing, liberating, and ongoing. If this message releases just one reader from the death grip of a curse in his or her life, then I have succeeded in reaching my initial goal which is to permanently "set the captive free."

The fact remains that I experienced something so "nightmarish" that it affected my ability to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and required the omnipotent power of the Holy Spirit to destroy it. That alone merited some measure of investigation into the possibility of curses and how they may or may not affect Christians. Yes, mine is a highly subjective viewpoint. This is the nature of all testimonial books. Nevertheless, I will also attempt to offer a solid biblical theology on the topic of curses as well. I will prove my experience by my theology, not prove my theology by my experience.

Christians everywhere are struggling because of the effects of curses.

Both old and New Testaments deal with the subject of curses. Even Jesus referenced their reality. James went to some length to discuss the existence of this evil. Make no mistake about it, personal curses are evil. They are not from God.

Yes, Christians can be cursed. Yes, Christians can curse others. Yes, Christians can even curse other Christians. In fact, Christians everywhere are struggling because of the debilitating, crippling, paralyzing, hypnotic effects of personal curses. How do I know? I meet them everywhere I go across America. In this book, I offer you a theology and a practical application for that theology. I also give a plausible explanation for some of the hellish circumstances you may have experienced and a permanent, life-changing solution designed to set you free.

The Mos t Difficult Part

W riting has always been difficult for me. Yet, I knew that God was leading me to write a fourth book. In fact, my wife Diane knew it before I did. She e ven knew what I w ould write about before I did! The most difficult aspect of the book, however, was not the physical and mental effort required to complete such a project nor the inevitable backlash I knew would come once the book was distributed. The most difficult part was making sure my heart was right.

I had to ask myself: Is my heart sufficiently healed to provide an unbiased account, or am I still too wounded? On occasion, I have heard sermons and read certain Christian authors who have spoken or written out of a wound- edness that negatively affected their respective subject matter. Clearly, their motivation was to "get back" at whomever or whatever hurt them. These speakers and authors seldom ministered any life in their messages or writings; their wound would not allow it. It is almost impossible for a wounded individual to give out life, peace, love, joy, forgiveness, reconciliation, and wholeness when he has none himself.