When you become born again, allow the Holy Spirit to transform you into the person the Jesus wants to be. When we submit to the Holy Spirit and to the Word of God we will reflect the Glory of God in our lives and draw others to Jesus.
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John 1:11-12: He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Matthew 7:21-23: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Ephesians 5:18: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Romans 8:13: For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Luke 11:13: If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Matt 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matt 4:7,11: Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Ephesians 6:17: And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.5. Renew your mind through the Word 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Romans 12:1-2: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2 Cor 10:3-5 or though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Romans 8:5-7 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Col 3:1-2: If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
1 Corinthians 14:2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
1 Cor 14:14,15: For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
Isaiah 60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
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The Bible, in the New Testament, shows Jesus casting out demons. If Jesus cast out demons then there is nothing wrong with Christians in the New Testament Church casting out demons. We are supposed to imitate the ministry of Jesus Christ as He was and is our example. There is nothing wrong with having your favorite Bible teacher, Pastor or Bishop, however, Jesus is the One that we are supposed to ultimately follow.
Not only was Jesus able to cast out demons but so were his disciples.
The following scripture show that power of Jesus and His ability to cast out demons and that the demons were ALWAYS subject to Him. But the Bible shows that they were also subject to the disciples.
Matthew 8:16 …they brought to Him [Jesus] many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick
Mark 1:23-27 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God!” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He [Jesus] commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”
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Before a Christian or minister starts to cast out demons, there must be some type of knowledge of the demons’ character and how demons act. Demons will go in the name of Jesus whether we know about there character or not, however, a Christian should know by the word of God, the correct way to get the victory over the power of Satan. Listed here are 5 characteristics of demons.
1. They are known to harass:
Christians have been known to report that they are being “harassed by demons”. Demons are sent by Satan for the sole purpose of “killing, stealing and destroying a Christian’s life. Satan is already destroying a Non- Christian’s life so there is no fight there. The warfare is against a Christian because the enemy knows that a Christian belongs to Jesus.
The Bible says in Ephesians 6:12: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12)
2. They produce spiritual slaves:
The Bible says we did not receive the spirit of bondage to fear in Romans 8:15.
So as Christians must stand against the Devil when he tries us to capture us in bondage. There are many bondages that a Christian can be captured by. A few of them are: cigarettes, alcohol, drugs (even prescription drugs), gossip and slander, lying, viewing pornography and other things that may cause a Christian to act compulsively.
3. They will tempt and seduce
The Bible says in James 1:14-15: That a person is tempted when they are drawn away by their desires and enticed (or tempted). Then when desire has conceived, it bringeth forth sin and sin when full grown will bring forth death. (James 1:14-15).
The crucifixion or putting to death of the flesh is the job of each and every Christian. The Christian can allow the door to be open by yielding to temptation in their lives. For example, if the Lord gives you the victory over smoking cigarettes, you must be able to rise up against the temptation to smoke (especially after a meal). This is accomplished by speaking to the temptation in the name of Jesus and saying to the actual thought “I bind you in the name of Jesus and you will not make me smoke in Jesus name.”
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Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall…” Proverbs 16:18
Lucifer became so filled with pride and said: “I will be like the most High” in Isaiah 14:14. Lucifer fell from on of the most beautiful of the Lord’s angels to the lowest pit of Hell.
The spirit of haughtiness and pride would like to keep us from becoming the new creations in Christ that the Lord intended us to be. We must submit ourselves to the Lord in order for Him to be able to make us into the person that He intended us to be.
Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ can not do things our way in a proud, self-made, person of the world sort of way. Once that we receive the Lord as our Saviour we must submit ourselves to Him everyday. When we concentrate on “I” then that would leave us depending on ourselves rather than depending on the Lord.
We should not be deceived by the appearance of success of a person. In many cases, behind this outer impression there may be a history of drugs, alcohol, broken relationships, health problems and other maladies. This is all because there is not true success apart from being in the will of God.
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1. Obeying the Lord:
A. Obedience to God is our duty
B. Obey wholeheartedly
C. Obey in all things:
2. If you love and know the Lord, you will obey Him:
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Without faith it will be impossible to please the Lord. Faith will come and increase as we read and study the Bible. Faith cannot be conjured up. Moreover, faith must be cultivated by a relationship with the Lord through His Word.
Faith is a belief in the unseen
Faith is important and real
We are saved by Faith
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The Bible says that we must “put off “the works of the flesh”.
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand, let us therefore put off the works of darkness, (Romans 13:13)
The Bible also talks about a person being ignorant to Satan’s devices. We as Christians have the Word of God as our guide and we “should not be ignorant of Satan’s devices”.
2 Cor 2:11: Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
The Word of God speaks of two types of Lives. The first type is the Natural Life or Bios. Bios makes reference to our natural and earthly life here on this earth. The Bible also referes to Zoe which refers to the resurrection or eternal life that Jesus us when we commit our lives to him.
John 14:6: Jesus said: I am the way the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.
The Word of God also talks about three types of people:
The Natural person
The Carnal person
2 Cor 10:4-5: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envy ing, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?” 1 Cor 3:3
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A Christian must keep their fear of the Lord.
“So will they fear the name of the Lord from the west and east. Is glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift a standard against Him, (Isa. 59:1).
A Christian also must know that they can be free to live in freedom. Freedom from all types of maladies such as : panic, envy, hatred, pride, self-pity addictions, bondages, oppressions, and tortures.
We must get to the root cause of these problems in the Christian’s life.
One of the main points that is associated with these maladies is what the Bible calls the flesh. We can also often know this as the “Old man”. This refers to the part of man that is the person’s flesh. The part of the person that is rebellious and wants to do its own will rather than the will of God and is open to be influenced by the Devil.
The other point is that this influence can also come from the influence of evil spirits. The demons will hook themselves to a person’s flesh and mind. When this happens, the demons must be forced to leave by the authority of the name of Jesus. Christians must know that the Devil is our enemy and does not want to be discovered. He does not have to bother the people in the world because he already has them in his control.Sometimes Christians want to try and ignore this part of the Bible and not incorporate these Biblical principals into their lives. The Bible says that “my people perish for a lack of knowledge”. Many will choose to remain tormented than to acknowledge the influence of evil spirits in their lives. Some will even blame it on all types of ideas and fallacies rather than to get right to the meat of the Bible and call it what it is.Every problem is NOT the devil. Yes, some of the Christian’s problems will come from their willfulness to sin. We as Christians must devote our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ in submission to His will and not our own.
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The Spiritual Authority of the Lord Jesus Christ is needed to cast out demons. The only ones that possess this authority is Bible believing Christians. The Bible shows that ALL Bible believing Christians have this authority to use the name of Jesus to cast out demons. This Spiritual Authority is exercised by a spoken command using the name of Jesus.
Jesus gave all believers an exhortation in John 20:21: Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. We are sent to do the same works as Jesus in John 14:12: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Moreover, we were invested with this authority to do the work of the ministry in Mark 13:34: For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Using our authority in the name of Jesus Christ is what causes the demons to move. The scriptures in Mark 1:27 says that they were amazed when they saw Jesus using authority to cast out the unclean spirits. The Bible says that the spirits obeyed the word of the Lord. In Luke 4:35 the Bible shows that Jesus was unafraid to speak the word and see the demons move and flee.
Luke 4:35-37: And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Luke 10:17-19: The disciples returned to Jesus and said : “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power (translates to AUTHORITY) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
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