What is dominion Theology

Question #4

“What is Dominion Theology?”

Answer #4

Have you heard about that? Dominion Theology, that’s a new label, for a new kind of theology, and there is always new theologies. Dominion Theology comes in a lot of forms, but I think what you are probably talking about is John Wimber, who is now advocating a new kind of Dominion. Let me give you this very simply, ok?

Dominion Theology, espoused primarily by John Wimber, who is networked through a group of churches called “The Vineyard Churches,” basically is saying, “That as believers, we are to take power over Satan and demons, we are to exercise dominion over them.” There is another kind of theology, that is existing today, that is called “Liberation Theology.” It is a form of theology that says, “That the Church is to take dominion over the institutions of the world.” That’s another form of Dominion Theology, or Kingdom Theology.

And what it basically says is that the Church’s mandate is to take over the institutions of the world, that’s the Liberation Theology side. What Dominion Theology says is that we are to take over the Powers of Darkness; we are to take over the demons; and we are to take over the spirits; and we are to dominate Satan. We are to take dominion, and that’s why they talk about “Power Evangelism” and “Power Healing.” In other words, he trains people, supposedly, to invade the Satanic World and take dominion over demons.

That we as Christians, by living in the natural world, and by just moving around in the visible world, have failed to exercise the power that we have, to literally take over the Satanic World. You hear them talk about, “Binding Satan,” have you heard that? “Binding demons; Pleading the Blood on demons; Pleading the Blood on Satan; Taking dominion over, not only demons, but all of the institutions of the world, that are infiltrated and influenced by demons.

And they believe that whatever people’s problems are, tend to be demon in duced. And it gets extreme, no matter what it is, its a demon, and you have to take dominion over these demons. And that is why they talk about Power Evangelism. They say that you cannot evangelize without signs and wonders. You have to overpower the demonic world, and demonstrate your divine power to the lost, in order for them to be saved. Power Healing, break the bondage of demons and so forth.

It is unbiblical. We are never told, never told, to take dominion over demons. We are told by James, “Resist the devil and he will” what? “Flee from you.” We are never told to bind Satan. We are never told to bind demons. We are never told to plead the Blood on Satan and demons. Listen to Jude 9, “Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you.'” Even Michael, who is “superan gel,” did not dare rebuke Satan. But rather said, “Lord, you take care of him.” And if Michael, as a holy angel, does not take to himself the exercise of authority over fallen angels, where would we find a mandate to do that?

The Bible simply tells us, that if you want to deal with the enemy, you put on the whole armor of God, right? You put on the whole armor of God, and you’ll be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. We are not called to take dominion over the institutions of this world. We are not called to take dominion over demons and over the devil. We are called to get on our spiritual armor, to resist that demonic world and trust in the power of God, who does take care of them.