When offenses are not forgiven, unforgiveness sets in and eventually opens a door for a spirit of unforgiveness to take residence in the soul of the person. This dark spirit has acquired the spiritual legal right to be there, because it is feeding off the perceived or realized impres- sion of injustice and the repeated visitation to the memory of the trauma.
This spirit of unforgiveness can become very entrenched. However, when the offended person extends for- giveness, the legal right of the dark spirit to stay has been removed and it must leave when commanded to do so in the name of Jesus. The one offended and seeking healing will find it very difficult to forgive until the ex- perience is healed and the spirit of unforgiveness is cast out. In the Old Testament, animals, doves, fruit, and grain were of- fered in sacrifice for sin. In the New Testament, Christ offered his life for forgiveness of sin.
Forgiveness is an act of our agency and will; it is not a feeling; however, the feeling of forgiveness does follow as we forgive others. When we exercise our agency to forgive, all the powers of heaven by His design come to our aid. Forgiveness may also require forgiving God.
Know that, as soon as we confess, God forgives us 1 John 1: If the offending person is a Christian, Mat 5: Forgiveness is not however dependent upon reconciliation. Many people are bound by bitterness against dead people. You must forgive them also. If someone is holding a sin against you, it is their problem, not yours.
They have to get it right before God, just like you do. Parable of the Unforgiving Servant In Matthew 18, Jesus sheds expanded light on the consequences which result from the sin unforgiveness. Despite the fact that being offended and being judgmental have similar but not identi- cal characteristics, their consequences are the same. If we do not deal with the offense quickly, it produces fruit in opposition to that pro- moted by God—the fruit of sin, hurt, anger, outrage, jealousy, resentment, strife, bit- terness, hatred, and envy, all which serve only to harden the heart, creating a loss of sensitivity and a blurring of our spiritual vision.
If Satan can convince us to make judgments out of for instance resentment or anger, or a critical and negative attitude, we will promptly begin hearing from an occult spirit. When we judge, Satan draws us into another spiritual realm in which we can be more easily manipulated. We are deceived into believing the wrong things; we begin, for example, to selectively believe the negative about people and their actions, which brings about division within relationships.
We also physically and emotionally sepa- rate ourselves from others. Sometimes the spirits of deception and delusion enter, to further deceive and bind us. At this point, it is wise to remember that it is not our responsibility to bring correction—correction, or conviction, is the responsibility of the Lord.
Those with the gift of discerning of spirits are particularly susceptible to this trap of the adversary. We judge the motives of others, thereby discrediting their worth which is great in the sight of God. Sometimes we judge groups of people, ethnic groups, or certain cultures. When we exercise a critical and judging nature, we are actually in rebellion against God Num.
Now is a good time to take stock of, or to examine, your own life.
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Have I ever had a critical, fault-finding attitude towards someone else? This is not always the case. We can be sincere, not realizing that we are sincerely wrong about another individual. We are all susceptible to these varying kinds of de- ception if we are not mindfully aware of these forms of entrapment and ever humbly repentant in our relationship with God. Root of Bitterness If we do not deal in a timely manner with our unforgiveness and judgment Eph 4: Heb 3 Unforgiveness www. Bitterness comes with several other spirits: They all may need to be cast out.
We may be making a false judgment before its time. We need to release God to be God—to relinquish our will to Him and our expectations of Him. In these instances, we need to tell God we are sorry and to ask for His forgiveness. This must be your response even though you feel you have done nothing wrong and that you have been falsely accused. Healing Relationships Deliverance may not occur if the seeker has problems in their relationships with their father or mother. We must honor them Ex. This is the first commandment with a promise that if we honor our fathers and mothers, it will go well with us for the rest of our life.
We must forgive them Mat. This means respect them, and be willing to do anything to help them. It means that we must follow their directions as long as we live under their roof. If one or both of their parents did not spend time holding the seeker, or telling them they were loved, or if they were conceived out of wedlock rejection is likely to be present.
Other inner healing may be required if verbal, physical or sexual abuse is revealed. The minister is looking for hurts, or emotional reactions to hurts such as resentment, anger, rejection, self-pity or depression. When ministering to seekers, ask them early about these relationships with father and mother, and any unforgiveness. Becoming Unoffendable As spiritually mature adults, our goal should be to develop an unoffendable heart, to become unoffendable. In several places, the scriptures tell us not to be offended Ps. While none of us can achieve this goal immediately, the following guidelines may be helpful: We are exhorted not to let the sun go down on our wrath Eph.
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We are to recon- cile quickly; the longer we delay, the harder it becomes. Extend forgiveness—which is required, but we are not obligated to trust. Forgiveness is mandatory; trust must be earned. The Lord calls us to love them, not necessarily to enjoy their company. How to Forgive 1. It takes effort to be free of unforgiveness. You have to recognize you are hurt through conviction and confess it.
Take a pencil in hand and pray to God that He will reveal anyone for whom you have unforgiveness. Write their names below. Do not be surprised at the number God re- veals. Share your list in confession with a trusted friend or pastor. Ask this trusted friend or pastor to pray with you, that the Holy Spirit would further reveal to you any persons for whom you may still harbor unforgiveness—though you may have already forgotten them.
We seldom see all of our own "stuff. Remember, the Lord does not require you to reconcile with the person if they are un- willing to do so. Reconciliation requires forgiveness on the part of both parties. Know, though, that God does require you to be willing to reconcile. If you have difficulty in forgiving someone tell the Lord, "I am willing to be made will- ing by an act of my agency and will. He will forgive 3 Unforgiveness www. Make sure you are able to forgive this person or get help by asking others to pray for you to accomplish this commitment. If you have a hard time forgiving someone, ask Jesus to fill you with His own under- standing and love for the other party to do for you what you cannot do for yourself and to pour out His forgiving love into your heart.
Ask God to let you see the other party as He sees them. Sometimes the unforgiveness has a root in a previous traumatic or abusive experience. In such cases, the above steps may be insufficient for releasing your offender and the assistance of a knowledgeable intercessor, who can pray for inner healing, may be re- quired.
If you have tried to forgive and the unforgiveness keeps returning, inner heal- ing prayer is probably required. In faith believing, pray the prayer stated in Ezek. If the seeker has difficulty forgiving the one who hurt them, have the seeker repeat every hurt or offense against each offender one at a time, or talk to the offender as if they were there.
If they continue to have extreme difficulty forgiving, postpone the forgiveness until the end of the deliverance prayer when all other gates are closed, and their spirit is much stronger. Then, for each person you listed above as revealed by the Holy Spirit pray the following prayer adapted from The Bait of Satan, page Father, in the name of Jesus, I acknowledge that I have sinned against you by not for- giving those who have offended me. I have been critical and judgmental toward others. I re- pent of this and ask your forgiveness. I also acknowledge my inability to forgive without your help.
I bring under the blood of Jesus all that they have done wrong toward me. I release them from owing me anything. I remit their sins against me. Heavenly Father, as my Lord Jesus asked you to forgive those who had sinned against Him, I likewise pray that your forgiveness come to those who have sinned against me.
I loose them from bondage, and I know that what is loosed on earth is also loosed in heaven. I ask that you bless them and lead them into a closer relationship with you. I pray these favors in the precious name of Jesus. Becoming one speaks of an inseparable union, spiritually and physically. What was joined on earth through sexual union would be joined spiritually in heaven. God intended that there never be sexual relationships outside of marriage, and that the first marriage would be the only marriage. But God also gave them and us free will. Then Satan, the father of lies whose agenda is to distort and destroy, entered the pic- ture, and he has been working continuously to twist the commands and will of God ever since that first, fateful sin-event in the Garden of Eden.
Unfortunately there is as much sexual sin displayed within the body of Christ as is dis- played outside of it. Consider the following scriptures on this subject: The two will become one flesh. In at least two scriptures in the bible, sexual sins are listed first among reasons the un- righteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God. There is no question as to whether or not God takes sexual sins very seriously.
Consider also the 25 consequences of committing adultery see Prov. He calls this behavior spiritual adultery. After intercourse, the bodies may separate but the souls and spirits are still joined together. Something of the man be- comes part of the woman, and something of the woman becomes part of the man.
This is as it was intended by God for the first union and marriage between a man and women. What is bound on earth is bound in heaven. Sexual union between a husband and wife as defined in Gen. Through sexual union, we have become one with their spirit. Not only are we connected with everyone with whom we have had a sexual relationship, we are additionally connected in chain-like fashion with everyone with whom they have had a sexual relationship.
Sex outside of marriage is a degradation of God's creation and an insult to Him, of rebellion and foolishness. Sexual sins allow any darkness or demons present in one partner to pass to the other partner. Not only that, but it allows a partner to be exposed to every dark spirit from any of the previous partners either have had.
It spreads darkness like HIV. Some people feel helpless to be freed. But now that you belong to Christ, no other pow- er can force you to do anything unless you give it ground to do so through 1 disobedience see John Even after forgiveness has been asked of god, and the sin placed under the blood of Jesus, there can still be a residue sense of shame. Forgiveness of sin and cleansing of sin are two different things.
Soul bondage or soul ties are the cleaving together of bodies, spirits, or souls in a relationship whereby two souls are joined or knitted together and become as one. The term soul tie is not found in Scripture, but the concept is, particularly in the use of words knit and cleave. A soul tie can occur spiritually, emotionally, or physically. When these soul ties are disrupted by death, divorce, or adultery, wounding can be severe.
Unholy Satan-Empowered Ties Unholy ties created by immoral sexual activities and by dark vows, covenants, curses, oaths, and organizational secret oaths are Satan-empowered and are an abomination to God. Sexual sins produce unholy spiritual and physical soul ties that must be broken before healing can occur and the captives be set free. Non-Sexual Bonding Ties Non-sexual bonding ties develop when one person dominates another in a manner not designed of God. Sometimes unhealthy non-sexual soul ties are developed with parents, men- tors or friends—those whom we strongly admire or with whom we have a close or intimate rela- tionship.
Often these are evident in co-dependent relationships. Consequences of Sexual Sin Summarized 1. Sexual sin blocks the love of God that flows between husband and wife in the true and holy expression of our sexual nature. Immorality is destructive and will eventually demand a price the law of sowing and reaping applies here. Sexual sin produces sexual additions, prostitution, adultery, sexual abuse, incest, homo- sexuality, Sadomasochism, shame, guilt, and a lack of self-worth.
Immorality and the Holy Spirit cannot abide together; if immorality continues, the Holy Spirit will leave. In ungodly sex, something of each partner is given away to the other and becomes part of them See the example in 1 Cor. Sexual sin becomes a chain of bondage through which people are unknowingly influ- enced by the life and personality of those to whom they have been sexually joined. Ungodly soul ties provide opportunities for all of the following to be transferred for the demonic to transfer from one person to another—both at the time of sexual intercourse and at any time subsequent: Those with many sexual partners begin to lose their own identity.
They begin not to know who they really are. Consider the 25 consequences of adultery noted in the following scriptures. It is the third worst sin after idolatry and murder.
Healing Grace The Good News is that God in heaven sent his Son Jesus to die for us on the cross that we might be forgiven of every sin, sexual and otherwise, washed clean by the blood of Jesus, and renewed in relationship with Him by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Lord forgave King David, the woman at the well, and the woman caught in adultery.
He will forgive and release you also. However, that does not necessarily also allow you to escape the conse- quences of your sin. For example, if you have an abortion, Will God will forgive your sin of murder? Yes; He did that on the Cross; but will He immediately remove the consequences of that sin and return the fetus to life? The sin is on the head of the mother but the result or consequences of that sin is borne by the aborted fetus. Christians can be totally repentant and still unknowingly be under the influence of darkness in parts of their spirit as a result of previ- ous sin.
Until the open doors are closed and the legal rights which have been opened to darkness renounced and given to God, the adversary can still use these past sins against you, even though you are forgiven. Prayers for sexual sins, soul ties, and cleansing are identified below. Prayer for Sexual Sins The prayer for release from sexual sins and bondage or soul ties should cover the fol- lowing areas: Pray for release and loosing.
Pray to break the power of inherited lust; pray to forgive the one who introduced the problem into the family line. Pray for breaking of all soul ties between the seeker and every other partner or previous husband to which they are no longer married. Pray that the sword of the Spirit will separate each partner and break every soul tie. Place the cross of Jesus between each partner and cover them with the blood of Jesus. In the name of Jesus, declare the spirits of the persons involved in immorality to be separated. Pray for cleansing of body, soul, and spirit. Pray to cleanse the eyes that have looked upon what they should not have seen.
Pray to cleanse the ears from whatever they have heard that is unholy.
Pray to cleanse the mouth, skin, hands, and sexual organs from what they have touched. Pray against any spirits of immorality, pornography, and unusual sexual practices, par- ticularly if the seeker has had an experience with a prostitute or with an animal. Pray the seeker is released from all iniquities and from the consequences of these sins. Pray the Lord heal all of these experiences so that Satan can no longer use them for evil purposes. Pray the seeker is healed of all guilt and shame. Pray for healing of all these sins and soul ties, that these be covered by the blood of Je- sus.
Pray release from any immorality or polygamy of their forefathers. Sexual sin is an area in which it is most helpful to use an intercessor. It is difficult for a seeker to pray for him-or-herself with complete success in this area. The seeker needs first to confess the sins and to repent out loud naming the partner or partners, if necessary, as the Lord directs. Again, the seeker should also repent from all illicit and unusual sexual practices and pornography, if applicable. Most importantly, the seeker must be determined to live a chaste life in the future or to marry 1 Cor.
In every case, the seeker must be warned that Satan will sorely tempt them soon after their healing. Prayer for Loosing and Release The intercessor should pray the following: In the name of Jesus, I direct your spirit to forget these unions. In the name of Jesus you are loosed from that person or these persons.
I declare your spirit to be separated from each of these partners, and I place the cross of Jesus between you and each unholy union.
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I cover you with the blood of Jesus as a protective shield from any and all detrimental influences to which you may have been exposed through sexual union with this or these partner s. In the name of Jesus and according to Chapter six of the book of Ephesians, I take the sword of the Spirit and I cut every soul tie between you and any partner you have every been intimate with.
I set your spirit free to cleave only to your own spouse. Continue with the prayer for cleansing, which follows. The seeker should pray the following: In the name of Jesus, I renounce all sexual and spiritual bondage to name of the person and to the authority I have given him or her by submitting myself to him or her and offering him or her my body. The person may need to pray this prayer for each one with whom they have had an immoral sexual union. In the authority of Jesus, I plead the blood of Jesus to stand between me and this person.
I separate the one flesh union, I send back to them everything I have taken from them when I became one flesh with them. I call back to me everything I gave to them in this one flesh union. I declare the blood of Jesus to be a wall of separation between us. Thank you Jesus for restoring my soul. Many times the seeker will feel dirty, unclean, or sexually broken, and need to be restored to innocence by God, and be cleansed in spirit and body.
He many times will use the symbol of clean water being sprinkled upon them. Lord, Jesus, From both Ezekiel I pray God pour His holy water over all that needs cleansing. Sometimes the Lord will give you a picture; pray over what you distinguish within the picture. Let the water flow over every part of his her body, head, arms, private parts, legs, and feet. Thank you, Lord for making him her squeaky clean, inside and out. This was the best resource acquired on this subject—from which much of the above material was taken.
In the New Testament there are twenty-six references to porneia. The context of these letters is that believers are not to conform to the cultural norms that the church found itself confronted with. I believe this scripture refers to women we look at online, in magazines, or in person. Our bodies are not made for porneia I Cor 6: We can keep it a secret by viewing in our own homes with the blinds pulled.
People hide their porn habits and try to make sure that no one else finds out. Whatever is hidden is available to the devil to use against us. A group called Promise Keepers was founded in The group held meetings of church men met in stadiums across the country. Those attending were encouraged to commit to the 7 promises of the organization. In one of these meetings, the speaker asked the group of over 20, to raise their hands if they previously or currently had a problem with pornography. These were church men who attended church regularly and held positions as deacons and elders.
It is within the church as much as without. Pornography dishonors the image of God in an individual by treating him or her as a sexual object to be consumed.
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Pornography takes human sexuality out of its natural context, intimacy between two human beings and makes it a product to be bought and sold. It debases the human body and reduces its value. Pornography is the consumption of sexual poison that becomes part of the fabric of the mind. It inherent degrades and dehumanizes. Pornography shapes and rewires us in such a way that we become unable to view women as we should. It has numbed the healthy sexuality of men who are active consumers of it. Pornography demonstrates to women the reality that men are prone to selfishness, domination and violence.
Many men feel a deep sense of shame or guilt as a result of viewing and sexually acting out to pornography. The more pornography a man views, the less freedom he has over what he thinks and pursues. Just as food is consumed and digested by the body, pornography is consumed by the senses and digested and deposited in the brain. Pornographic images are stored as pictures in the brain forever, to be recalled at will, or by the influence of the adversary in our times of trial or lust. It affects our brain in ways similar to drugs and alcohol.
It becomes very addictive. The brain is a complex organ. How pornography affects our brain is a complex process Pornography is not only addictive, it is progressive. Porn is vicarious and voyeuristic at its core. Masturbating is almost always a part of viewing pornography. When this occurs it caus- es addiction to the fantasy. When we engage in sexual activity not sanctioned by God married man and wife we dishonor the image of God. It also grieves the Holy Spirit which will leave us.
Whenever we sin we grieve the heart of God and we defile His image Eph 4: All human beings, men and women, are created in the image of God. We are created for the purpose of knowing, loving and worshiping Christ,. We are to conform to the image of Christ Sanctification is the process by which we are made holy. It is the process by which we become what we are intended to be. This process of sanctification extends into our sexuality. God calls us to live in sexual purity. There should be no question about viewing pornography being a sin. There may be some question as to whether accompanying masturbation is a sin.
But this is not the correct question. Some quote Gen This passage speaks of the Israelite law requiring the brother of a deceased husband with no sons to impregnate the widow in order that the dead husband would have offspring to continue the family name. In this case Onan was disobedient to the law, so the Lord slew him also. How then do we re-wire our brain and move toward sanctification. How does a man change from being addicted to pornography to become addicted to holiness? The answer is the same as for any other thing that leads us away from God rather than toward him: What remains hidden and secret is open to the adversary.
It is not enough just to confess to God. This does not suggest we should necessarily confess before the whole congregation. But it does mean that we need to confess to a pastor, or if we are a pastor, to a fellow pastor or bishop. Or someone of high spirituality to which we can become accountable, and who will mentor and encourage us. And who will help us if we fall. But con- fession is difficult for many men because it is an admission of failure. It goes against our cul- ture to admit weakness. Then, whom shall we follow and who do we fear, or fellow man or God?
If we want to be healed, we have little choice. There is no other way. For more information on this subject and what it does to your brain see www. After the seeker has been led in prayers of confession and repentance for the sins of lust, lust of the eyes and adultery in his heart Matt 5: Then a prayer of inner healing should be prayed, asking Jesus to come into that picture in the seekers mind, and to stand between him and the pornography.
Pray the blood of Jesus cover the seeker. A prayer to behold and beheld is appropriate here. This is described in more detail in another section The seeker needs to ask God to remove from his memory all the images that do not glorify God and to unwire his brain from the results of pornography. Demons of lust, lust of the eyes, adultery and masturbation should be cast out.
Much of the above material is taken from the book by William M. Struthers, Wired for Intimacy. How pornography hijacks the male brain. One is involuntary and the other is by choice. In both cases, however, a life is lost, typically there is no funeral, and rarely is there emotional closure. There may also be spiritual and emotional connections with the fetus for years after the event which need to be healed. Miscarriages There is no accumulative account tallied of the number of miscarriages released.
Even so, death is an intruder in God's plan; He never intended for us to die. The sin of Adam and Eve changed all that. God certainly does not desire that babies in the womb die, but because we live in an imperfect world riddled with disease, miscarriages occur. However, before the mother can have peace from her loss, she will need to have spiritual and emotional closure of the experience, and she will need to release the baby to Jesus. Most often, an unborn baby does not have a burial or a committal or memorial ser- vice and the mother often has not encountered closure of the experience or released the baby to the Lord.
Without this closure and release, the law of binding and loosing comes into ef- fect: The mother may blame herself, feeling that she contributed to the miscarriage because of poor health practices or because she is unsure whether or not she could have done something to prevent it. The thought that she could have prevented it may be a lie from the adversary that the mother has accepted and chosen to believe.
Fear that the mother won't be able to conceive again or other similar issues pain of separation or unfinished grieving and, therefore, a tie to the unborn child may formulate. In addition to these possibilities, the spirit of death may enter through the experience of miscarriage. Prayer for Miscarriages the intercessor should follow these steps The mother did not sin, so there is no need for repentance. Bring the experience before the Lord. Pray that the mother may see the child with Jesus sometimes the Lord will reveal the sex of the child.
Ask the mother if she is ready to release the child to Jesus. Pray a prayer of committal for release that the mother frees her soul tie to the child and she also releases the child to Jesus, committing the baby to Him for whatever good purposes He has for the child.
Pray the Lord bring peace between mother and child. Pray for healing of any guilt involved. Sometimes the Lord will reveal the name of the child; if not, have the mother name the child. Pray a blessing upon the mother and upon the child. Pray that what is loosed on earth is loosed in heaven Matt During the prayer, the grief may come out as either anger or deep hurt, and there may be much sobbing, which is part of the process of release.
Regardless of the circumstances, God considers this the taking of life. Repentance is required for this act. Remember, God forgave King David for taking a life and He will for- give the seeker as well. Within this process, there is almost always a spirit of abortion that needs to be cast out, along with other companion spirits of various sexual sins. One of the results of abortion may be endometriosis endometrial-like cells appear and flourish in areas outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the ovaries because it has to do with the hor- monal interruption.
Prayer for Abortion follow these steps 1. Have the seeker pray and confess the sin, repent, and ask God for forgiveness for the sin of murder. Have the seeker confess and repent for the sin of lust. If necessary, pray that Jesus will come into the experience. The rest of the prayer is the same as for miscarriages. Pray a prayer of committal for release that the mother frees her soul tie to the child and she also releases the child to Jesus, committing the baby for whatever good pur- poses He has in store for the baby. Have both parents pray to forgive themselves. During this prayer, the grief may come out as either anger or deep hurt, and there may be much sobbing, which is part of the process of release.
Pray a prayer for cleansing. Occult involve- ment occurs when an individual seeks to gain knowledge or power from a spiritual source other than God. It is a combination of deception and rebellion. The scripture 1 Sam Satan and his dark angels continually labor to rob the Lord of praise, worship, and devotion, and to usurp or seize these for themselves; they try to keep us from knowing and experiencing God by deceiving people and leading them into the kingdom of darkness.
When an individual seeks understanding, guidance, truth, etc. The ensnared person then becomes dependent upon these dark angels, returning to them again and again for guidance, healing, power, and satisfaction of their personal desires. The Bible in a number of passages, such as in Deut. Occult practices, whether participated in ignorantly or not, always have consequences. Even these minor exposures will often allow a demon to inhabit the believer. These exposures can prevent the Holy Spirit from communicating with the seeker for the healing they desire in other areas of need; they act as serious roadblocks and must, therefore, be dealt with early-on in the healing process.
Addressing this ex- panded involvement is beyond the scope of these teaching materials. In such cases an experi- enced intercessor or deliverance team is advisable. Francis MacNutt, in his book Deliverance from Evil Spirits page , makes a list- ing of the following degrees of occult involvement. Knowingly seeking spiritual power to harm or dominate someone: Becoming a channel or witch: Commencing a knowing, direct relationship with Satan: Becoming part of a coven, engaged in Satan worship: MacNutt suggests these highest levels of spirits are, for at least four reasons, especially hard to cast out.
They rule over entire families and clusters of spirits which they have brought with them. They have the capacity to draw power from other spirits which are higher than they are in their spiritual hierarchy. They are protected by a number of blocking spirits which surround them with a rebel- lious, lying defense system. People get involved in the occult for a number of reasons, some of which are listed below: Inner healing that is just "baptised" secular therapy works in the same slow and partial ways that secular therapies work.
If the emphasis is on the technique rather than on Jesus Christ you will get the results that the "technique" deserves. The healing power of Jesus Christ is free, immediate, complete, liberating and lasting.
Inner healing is not charlatanism, hypnotism, or New Age nonsense. It is not reliant on spells or formulas. It does not hypnotize anybody. It does not alter the truth nor does it deny the memory. Inner healing is not merely spiritual healing - it is Christian healing. It is redemptive work done through Jesus Christ alone. Inner healing is not meddling in the past. Inner healing focuses on the solution - getting well - grabbing hold of redemption - not on the causes of the problem in the first place.
If you have a flat tire in the car you can have an all day conference about how tires get flat or you can take out the jack and the spare and fix it and get on the road. Inner healing is there to get you back on the road of life as quickly as possible. Inner healing should not be overly concerned with every bit of emotional residue from the past.
That tends to create unhealthy anxiety and neuroticism. It should take an attitude of moving into healing and wholeness as quickly as possible. True Christian inner healing has the following characteristics: True Christian inner healing is firmly grounded in all aspects of the truth, biblical truth, factual truth and moral truth.
The person is brought into the light of God's Word, the light of logic and right thinking and factuality and the light of repentance and forgiveness. Inner healing is the application of the grace and peace of Jesus Christ to the pain and confusion of the damaged emotional life. It is bringing our emotional world "right side up". The practice of inner healing is varied but inevitably involves encountering the truth of God and the presence of God in a secure atmosphere of loving and believing prayer.
It is "in Spirit and in Truth". Dealing With False Shame Most abiding shame is based in false understandings of God or of ourselves or the situation where the shame occurred. The counsellor helps the person to see the truth about their situation then prays through that situation with the person asking God to speak and reveal His truth to the client.
Some emotional pain is due to spiritual factors such as: Poverty, mental illness, confusion and sharp intense "stabbing" psychic pain often accompany such situations. In these cases the occult origin of the psychic pain is dealt with and the human spirit healed of the damage that has been done to it. A prayer of renunciation of the occult and affirming Christ's power over curses is generally part of the proceedings. Click here for an entire article on curses and here for an article on the human spirit and the ills that can beset it.
Theophostics or Light Therapy For a full article article on this highly effective therapy click here. Theophostics involves bathing the person in prayer, letting the Holy Spirit lead the person to a memory and then having Jesus speak the truth about that situation to the counsellee It is the direct Presence of Jesus Christ ministering, in spirit, His personal healing power. It has been highly beneficial both in my own life and the lives of many other people I know. Summary Inner healing is part of Christ's redemptive work in our spirit and soul.
For wounded and hurt people it can be a huge step forward in their Christian walk, enabling to relate to others, and even to God with greater clarity and without the static of emotional pain. There are quite afew effective and useful techniques that have been discovered, the best of these is, in my opinion, Theophostic counselling.
Healing from emotional pain enables people to reda the Scriptures in a more balanced way and be less erratic in pursuing their sanctification. Inner healing is not a substitute ford iscipleship or holiness but can be useful "roadside medical attention" in the race called life.
How To Become A Christian. Sanctification, or holiness, is both an instant work at salvation and a process of development over time. Satan and demonic forces are actual personal beings, and are nothing more than created and fallen angels. No Zorastrian dualism here. Satan is not equal with God. Satan is not omnipresent. Experiential wisdom is valued when it is not cross current with Scripture.
Good Definition of Spiritual Warfare: Sandersville, GA Bloodshed - Genesis 4: Manasseh in 2 Kings King Josiah in 2 Kings See also the prophecy: Amos 1; Proverbs Set in place by the Sovereign, everyone on both sides in the spiritual realm must follow them. Singapore - Spirit houses A wicked Stronghold is a Spiritual Boarding House - a spiritual construct with a welcome mat inviting demons to inhabit Not a demon or group of demons - These are the inhabitants!
Not sin or iniquity - These are the construction materials! Disobedience of God's holy law or commandments Iniquity: Disobedience of God's law or commandments over generations of time. Explains how Christians can be demonized bowing at two altars building strongholds for other gods read: There are many examples. It is a process of sanctification. Deliverance is a process of removing oppressive spiritual beings.
Inner healing is a process of cleansing the wounds. God intends us to be free and stay free. The demon doesn't have you. You have a demon. No one should be ordained who does not know how to cast out a demon. God's Nuclear Arsenal Jeremiah Neutralizing an adversary's forces without battle is absolute perfection. Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.
With his forces intact,. This is the method of attacking by stratagem. For successful ministry, only three things must be present: Demons will not go away simply because they have been renounced. They have to be literally thrown out. Robs a person of John Constant desire assurance of self-worth and for physical love. REASONS not absolute Manner or timing of conception Out of wedlock, in anger, rape, incest, adultery, drug-dependent relationship, unwanted, strain on family budget, last of large family, middle child, bad timing for family.
Received in mother's womb in utero circumstances surrounding mother, father's displeasure Manner of birth Born very quickly not enough time in canal , sudden exposure to cold, lights, born with instrumental assistance, born after long, exhausting labor, Caesarean section C-section babies sometimes often have difficulty estimating distance between themselves and objects, frequent accidents, particularly head injuries. Molestation of month old son of pastor friend in church nursery. When the zygote forms, a person is there, as much a person with a spirit as you and I are right now.
Therefore, spiritual wounding can take place before the mind or body more fully develops. This is a spiritual reality. John the Baptizer's spirit was fully formed while in the womb Luke 1: History, traumatic national events Conquered - occupied areas in war - heaviness, self-protective Examples: Germans - perfection, witchcraft Scot-Irish - easily offended, protective, lust for land, wounded Native Americans - hard to know, wounds of past, untrusting South Carolinians - easily offended Class: Some traditions are healthy; some are unhealthy.
How do we properly discern a tradition's health? Key - Control of others. If a tradition frees a people to see and celebrate God's works and promises, then it is healthy e. If the tradition is used to control others, then it is unhealthy Defensive denominationalism Doctrinal obsessions Legalism, conservatism Reliance on church tradition to cause false security. Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science, Eastern Religions, Mormons, Freemasonry Controlling leadership Various controlling traditions in regard to corporate handling of money. Drugs are related to a spirit of sorcery - Revelation 9: Control - not submission Occult, esoteric, secret knowledge, magick, sorcery, divination, astrology, horoscopes, necromancy, geomancy, idolatry, freemasonry, spiritism, seance, yoga, meditation, feng shui.
What covens tell their plants to do in re: Not artifacts like Revolutionary War gun, etc. Swinging personality from raging to sweet. Drive out the schizophrenic spirit. See Holy Spirit bind functions of mind, will, emotions, personality. Manifestations and noise can be controlled - and should be Luke 4: Don't do to them what you would not want done to you.
Perfect love casts out fear phobos 1 John 4: Just because a person may have demon s does not make them nut house material. It is not leprosy. Person must desire deliverance. Personality cannot be demonized. Just because someone has a difficult personality does not mean they need deliverance. Among the most deadly are "regressive" therapies designed to probe the " unconscious " for buried memories which are allegedly causing everything from depression to fits of anger and sexual misconduct, and must, therefore, be uncovered and "healed.
Thus, the blame for one's bad behavior a. Charismatic Roman Catholic memory-healers employ the same techniques, but generally substitute Mary for Jesus as the "healing agent" whom the subject meets in the fantasy. The inner-healer helps the person recreate the memory by having Jesus do or say things that will make the person feel better about the situation.
For instance, if a man's dad had neglected him when he was a boy, an inner-healer may help that man create a new memory of Jesus having played baseball with him when he was a boy. Through verbal encouragement, he would regress him back to his childhood and encourage him to visualize Jesus pitching the ball and praising him for hitting a home run.
Some inner-healers regress people back to the womb and lead them through "rebirthing" by guided imagery and imagination. Inner-healers are always in danger of unwittingly enhancing or engrafting memories through words or actions that mean one thing to the inner-healer, but may communicate something else entirely to the highly vulnerable subject.
Since the Bible distinctly teaches that Jesus can never be called-up and forced to "perform" at our command, any "Jesus" actually visualized would have to be a demon spirit and not of God. Of course, that is precisely the danger of the occult technique of visualization -- subjects are being taught to experiment with things that God has repeatedly condemned in both the Old and New Testaments alike, not because the phenomena visualized i.
The Bible repeatedly warns against becoming involved with the occult on any level, because of what the Bible identifies as "spirits of demons working signs" for the purpose of deceiving the whole world Rev. This exposure to the occult, however unintentional and innocent, could easily lead the undiscerning into far more serious spiritual or "emotional" problems than they ever dreamed possible.
An imaginary memory created under a highly suggestible, hypnotic -like state will only bring imaginary healing. It may also plunge people into a living nightmare.