SETTING CAPTIVES FREE, PART III.

Deliverance, where a person has been sinned-against, comes in the form of rescue, revoking revenge, transferring of debt to God, after demonic influence has entered and a person’s personality has ended as aggravated by demons of obsession. Where the bondage has come through their own choice, deliverance takes place in the form of confession, repentance, renunciation, restitution after they have gotten to the point of obsession which has been aggravated by demonization.

There are various Scriptures from the gospels, where Jesus is seen empowered by the Spirit, casting out demons and just at His presence the demon-possessed persons get near Him, and thus the demons expose themselves. Then at His command they leave the person with various manifestations, such as convulsions and crying out with a loud voice, such as is the case of the man in the synagogue ( Matthew 8: 23-27); in the epileptic boy narrative ( Mark 9: 14-29) , the boy convulsed and foamed; while the crippled woman just straightened up and praised God! ( Luke 13: 10-17).1

Today as ministers of deliverance, empowered by the Holy Spirit, their presence should just expose the demons. It is the Holy Spirit who will expose them. So whether a minister is in church, and a demon exposes itself to them, they should tell it to “Go” or “To be quiet and leave”, just as the man in the synagogue. If they are asked to pray and deliver, then it would be in a more confined setting, in a separate room, and if they ask the minister to keep it confidential, they should abide by their wishes! And if the ministers are out in the city and a demon-possessed person approaches them, then they should minister right there as Jesus with the Gadarene demoniacs. ( Mark 5: 1-20).

Hayward in ” God’s Cleansing Stream”,2 says that in ministering to people , there are
some key issues to consider in order to have a successful deliverance. For example, as pastors/leaders, they need to be accountable to others in leadership; there should be covering such as prayer covering and a balanced knowledge of the Word, even though *Knowledge by itself does not cut it even though together with a transformed life it is powerful! They should always move in a spirit of love and compassion, and after deliverance, they should teach the person to be led by the Holy Spirit, to teach the Word and to learn new coping habits. The people should feel trust for the leader, that they are not going to be exposed to others, if that is their wishes, that it will be confidential.

Also according to Hayward ,3 there are some pitfalls in ministry of deliverance that can Bring disaster. And the root of all these pitfalls lie on pride: which can cause the minister to fall in the trap which he/she was trying to bring freedom to the person being ministered. Some pitfalls mentioned by Hayward are the following: believing that only a gifted person can minister deliverance: where a minister likes to make a show of those needing deliverance. They start manipulating and taking advantage of the people: where there is a preoccupation with demons and having excessive conversations with demons. As mentioned earlier, the Scriptures show Jesus telling the demon to be quiet and leave; also where ministers misuse their authority. They should know the Word well enough not to misuse it concerning demons or the demonized person; where the person becomes dependent on minister: the person should become dependent alone on God and His authority after being freed; expecting people to manifest in certain ways: the minister cannot demand a certain physical manifestation to validate deliverance. As seen during Jesus’ ministry, there were convulsions, screams, foaming at the mouth, praising God, to name a few!

NOTES
1 “The Holy Bible”, English Standard Version( Wheaton: Crossway Bibles, 2002).
2 Chris Hayward, God’s Cleansing Stream, (Ventura: Regal Books, 2003), 54-55.
3 Ibid., 60-71.

DELVANSION ATRAVER ZEZI KRI!

Kouma listwar Kretien ti pe devlope, nom ‘Zezi’ ti koni kouma ‘Yahweh se Delivrans’. Apartir bann nosion Ansien Testaman lor Segner, Redanmter, Deliver, Bondie, sa bann sinifikasion-la finn transfer a Zezi ek kouma bann Kretien ti kwar dan Li. 1 Byensir, plitar, nou vwar Zezi konman en Sover ek Redanmter depi pese ek marenwar spirityel, ki’n vers disan lo lakrwa pour pey nou pese, si nou krwar! Ek ki Limem sel sime pou al ver Bondie! Lerla Limem nou Sover!

Asterla nou bizin fer enn lexperyans ne ankor pou nou kapav ena enn relasion avek Li! Dan Zan 3:3,16 li dir: “ ‘Zezi reponn e dir li, ‘Vremem, mo dir twa, si kikenn pa pran nesans de nouvo, li pa pou kapav trouv rwayom Bondie’….’Parski Bondie finn telman kontan lemonn ki Li finn donn so sel Garson, pou ki ninport kisannla ki krwar dan Li pa mor me gagn lavi eternel dan li’ “Zan 15-25-26. dir: “ Zezi dir li, ‘MOME rezireksion ek lavi. Seki kwar dan mwa, mem si li mor, li pou viv. E seki viv e krwar dan mwa zame pa pou mor. Eski to kwar sa?’ “

Alor nou bizin kwar ek repanti depi nou bann pese pou ki aster nou ena enn relasion avek Bondie ki vinn zis atraver enn lexperyans ne de nouvo avek Zezi nou Sover ek Segner! “Komansman enn lavi Kretien demann enn rekonesans ki enn dimounn pe fer pese ek enn determinasion pou abandonn enn fason viv ki zis egois.”2

NOT

1Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright ek J.I. Packer, eds., New Dictionary of Theology, (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1988), 610.
2Millard J. Erickson, Teolozi Kretien, (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006),959.

DIR SA LAPRIYER LA POU TO RENE:
“Zezi mo kwar to finn mor lor lakrwa,
vers To disan pou pardon mo pese ;
Ek li finn resisite lor trwaziem zour!
Mo kone mo enn peser. Silvouple pardonn mwa pou mo bann pese;
Silvouple rant dan mo leker!
Vini vinn mo Sover ek Segner mo lavi!
Mersi Zezi”