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"My original theory about the devil was that if I left him alone he would leave me alone. Nothing could be further from the truth. To leave the devil alone is to permit him to work unchallenged."

"Although I wish to give you some guidelines, I want to make it clear that this ministry of deliverance should always be under the direct guidance of the Holy Spirit. There is a tendency among Christians to look for pat formulas in spiritual ministries instead of remaining dependent upon the leading of the Spirit."

Yep. This is my constant temptation.

"In Paul's mighty exhortation on the Christian's spiritual armor he emphasizes the importance of intercessory warfare prayer in behalf of other believers. Intercessory prayer is both a defensive and an offensive weapon against the wiles (strategy) of the Devil."

"Salvation is deliverance. The Greek word for salvation, soteria, denotes deliverance. Thus, the salvation of a man's spirit is the first stage of deliverance and it is the basis for further deliverance."

"The biggest problem facing the self-deliveree is that of accurately discerning the spirits. Most persona are prone to confuse demon activities in their lives as merely expressions of human personality."

"In Mark's account of the commission he quotes Jesus as saying, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name they shall cast out devils...""

"The ministry of deliverance belongs to the church. It should go right along with preaching, teaching, and healing. In the Great Commission as recorded in Matthew we read...
'And Jesus came and spake to them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:...'

"The degree of manifestations is not indicative of the effectiveness of the deliverance. Persons who yawn or sigh out their demons are just as delivered as those who have the more violent manifestations."

"Use weapons of submission to God, the blood of Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and your testimony as a believer. (See: James 4:7; Revelation 12:11; Ephesians 6:17). Identify the spirits, address them directly by name in a commanding voice, and in faith command them to go in the name of Jesus. Enter the battle with determination and assurance of victory. Christ cannot fail! He is the Deliverer!"

"Prayer and warfare are two separate and distinct activities. Prayer is toward God and warfare is toward the enemy."

"Repentance is a turning from all that hinders spiritual growth, ministry, and fellowship."

"Repentance is a determined turning away from sin and Satan. One must hate all evil in his life and fall out of agreement with it."

"Any sin not confessed or repented of gives the demon a "legal right" to remain. Ask God to help you see yourself as He sees you and to bring to light anything that is not of Him."

"If we allow him to do so, the devil will give us our inheritance. But the Psalmist said of God, "He shall choose our inheritance for us."

"If Satan can succeed in making the Christian feel a stigma attached to having demons he may prevent that Christian from seeking deliverance."

YEP! >.> Seen it.

***"Ask the Hold Spirit to reveal to you and call to your remembrance every door that has been opened by yourself or other through the course of your life."

"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." ~2 Corinthians 4:3,4

"To fail to become actively involved in spiritual warfare is to suggest that we do not care what becomes of ourselves, our loved ones, our community, our nation and our world."

"Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them POWER (dunamis) and authority (exousia) over all devils, and to cure diseases." ~Luke 9:1

"The word for "power" in the Greek is "dunamis." Our English words dynamo and dynamite come from it."