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Turning Curses to Blessings

by CARL L. FOX

Copyright (C) 1999 Christian Faith International
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Published as a book by Christian Faith International
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Tel: 1-505-894-7474 or 894-5691

 
ISBN: 0-9671353-1-1

 

Dedication

      I dedicate this book first of all, to my Father and my Lord Jesus Christ.  Then I dedicate it to my wonderful wife, Sheila, who has been a great helpmate in life and ministry.  Her prayers have broken down many barriers that needed to be overcome.  Without those prayers, the book would never have been written.
 
Acknowledgements

      My first thanks and heartfelt appreciation goes to Eli and Susanna Arvizu, who spent countless hours gathering copies of the classes I had taught, transcribing the classes from the tapes, sorting all the material, and continuing to spur on the vision of having the “Turning Curses to Blessings” class in a written format.  Without their selfless service, we would not have been able to complete the manuscript.
      Others who need to be thanked especially include, Elaine Liberio, for the God-inspired design of the book cover, Ed Johnson, for his untiring support and encouragement, and Paul Norcross, for his sharp insight and constructive comments.  I also want to thank Jan Magiera who was instrumental in helping to finalize the manuscript.
      There are many others to thank, too numerous to mention, who have helped with their prayers, love and financial support.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Table of Contents

        Acknowledgements

        Table of Contents 

        Introduction

        Chapter 1  A Rude Awakening

        Chapter 2  The Journey to Blessing

        Chapter 3  The Source of Blessing

        Chapter 4  Overflowing Blessings

        Chapter 5  Does God Curse?

        Chapter 6  Innocent Blood

        Chapter 7  Known By Our Fruit

        Chapter 8  Cursed by Disobedience

        Chapter 9  What Is In Your Home?

        Chapter 10  Self Imposed Curses

        Chapter 11  The Curse of Poverty

        Chapter 12  Jesus Was Made a Curse For Us

        Chapter 13  A New Beginning

        Appendix 1

        About the Author

 

Introduction

      The subject of curses and blessings is often unfamiliar to students of the Bible.  Yet God has much to say about them.  Surprisingly, despite the clear fact that Jesus hung on the tree, and became a curse for every man to redeem us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13), we nevertheless must still deal with curses.  How can I say such a thing if Christ finished our involvement with curses?  Revelation 22, the closing chapter of the entire Bible speaks to this very question.

Revelation 22:3
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

      The fact is, curses are still with us.  What Jesus Christ accomplished on the cross was this:  He gave every child of God the freedom to get out from under curses. This was one of His final acts by hanging on a tree.  But clearly from Revelation 22:3, curses still exist and must be dealt with in the practical Christian walk.
      The same argument is true regarding healing.  Though by His stripes we were healed (I Peter 2:24), are all Christians healed today?  No.  But can they be if they reach out in faith to receive what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross?  Yes.  So it is with curses.
      The problem with dealing with curses is that up until now, they have been generally obscure and hidden from Christian thought.  While various religions around the world have become professionals at using curses (such as witchcraft, voodoo, tribal witchdoctors and medicine men, etc.) against the people of God, Christians themselves are largely ignorant of how to deal with curses.  All this despite the fact that Jesus clearly enabled us to do so!
      The very opposite of a curse is a blessing.  Not only can Christians, by the accomplishments of Jesus Christ, learn to claim their liberty from curses, but they can also learn to receive blessings in place of those curses.
      In Turning Curses Into Blessings, Carl Fox shows how the Lord led Him to expose this gap in the Body of Christ.  I know of no other minister in Christian circles today whose ministry is accompanied by such extraordinary miracles -- even the big names of the day.  Having ministered with him personally across both the United States as well as overseas, I continue to marvel at how God uses this simple, humble man to bring deliverance to God's people where many others have failed.  It is not that one individual is particularly anointed over another, for we see too much such attention in the Body of Christ.  But it is simply that the Lord has taught Carl this important field of turning the curses that plague God's people into blessings, so he in turn could teach to the rest of the people of God.
      May the Lord continue to open the eyes of our understanding as we pursue our relationship with Him.  And may your heart be as thrilled as mine has been to see how the Lord will turn our curses into blessings as we learn to obey Him. 
 

Paul Norcross
Kingdom Faith Ministries
Charlemont, Massachusetts

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