Newness of life is becoming a new creation or a new creature in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17 says that: 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
This scripture is basically saying that a Christian should not behave themselves the same way that was done in their life before Christ. There should be a newness of spirit.
Romans 7:6: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
We are challenged in the Word of God to put on a whole new garment or wardrobe. This wardrobe should match the new life that is in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Col. 3:12–17 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
The Word of God in 2 Peter 1:3-8 shows us spiritual growth.
2 Peter 1:3-8 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So from these scriptures we can see that spiritual growth comes from :
an increase in understanding and knowledge of the Word of God
seeking to stop sinning
increase in Christian character
increase in faith in God through the filling up of the Word of God
Spiritual growth will happen when we have a true relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and His Word. Through the Power and Ministry of the Holy Spirit we will increase our relationship with Jesus and experience the growth in the Spirit that we deserve. We should seek the Lord for sound Biblical teaching of an experienced Bible teacher. We should not place ourselves under just anyone. We should not even look at the crowd of people that are gathered inside of a physical church. These are not the prerequisites that will cause us to be in the vein of the truth.
Christians must seek to build faith by reading the Word of God. A solid understanding of the Word of God is needed when attempting to function in the ministry of healing the sick, casting out demons and when moving in the speaking authority over the powers of darkness.
For example, Jesus gave us authority to cast out demons in His name. So when we speak in the authority of the Lord, we should not ask Jesus to cast the demon out. We should speak the Word of God and say, “In the name of Jesus, I command you to come out”. The Bible does not tell us to ask the Lord to cast out a demon. He told us to cast them out.
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. Mark 13:34
Authority Explained
When you speak the Word of God in authority, we do not, ask or beg, we command. We are not to beg demons or ask them to do anything; we are to command in the name of Jesus.
Luke 9:1, “Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils…”
Luke 10:17, “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.”
Matthew 8:8-9, 13: The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
This video is part 2 of the Salvation-Steps to Deliverance. You will be a New Creation in Christ Jesus. You will be Born Again and filled with the Holy Spirit of God through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Saved by His Grace and Mercy-Amen!
The following are elements to be considered prior to the Deliverance ministry:
Rights to be there:When going through the Deliverance Ministry, we must consider the things in a person’s life that could give a demon or evil spirit the right to be there. Some of the issues to be considered are:
Sins that may not have been confessed
Soul ties
Not being able to forgive person/persons
Occult possessions (jewelry, statues etc.)
We must remove the rights of these demons through repentance, renouncing ,and granting forgiveness wherever applicable.
Bondage/Stongholds: We must guard our minds. Demons can have a field day and we will consider what we are thinking as our thoughts when they will belong to the powers of darkness. Other issues are feeling guilty or considering the Lord to be upset with you when this is not the case. We also must consider habits such as smoking, drinking, fornication, watching pornography and other types of similar activity. The Lord sees us as His children and wants us to be free.
Interview with the person to receive deliverance: The crux of the Deliverance ministry depends on the discerning of spirits, however, during a deliverance session the subject that is receiving deliverance will receive a lot more freedom if honesty is practiced. Sometimes issues will come to the ministry of the person which can be relayed to the minister. This type of information is essential (along with the discerning of spirits) to get a person free. These activities include: rapes, molestations, traumas, abuses, rejections and other activities that will come to mind.
Salvation is the first step to deliverance. Without committing your life to Christ here on this earth there is no chance that you will enjoy eternity with Jesus or blessings here on this earth. Give your heart to Jesus today!
Those that have been redeemed by the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and are saved by His Grace, have been given authority in Jesus Christ and to use His name. Jesus gave his disciples this authority when He walked the earth and all believers. This authority is for casting out demons,healing the sick and to preach (Matt 10:1, Mark 16:17-18). Jesus said: “And these signs will follow them that believe”. This authority operates because of the work that Jesus has already completed. We can look at a few scriptures in which Jesus gives this authority:
Luke 10:17, “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.”
Mark 16:17, “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils…”
Acts 3:6, “…Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”
We must consider this an honor to be able to use the name of Jesus! This is the most powerful name in the universe and His name is above every name.
Examples of Jesus’ Authority
Jesus exercised authority that was unique from anyone else throughout all time!
Jesus cast out demons with the power of His Word: Matt 8:16: “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word…”
We see Jesus casting out demons using His Authority in Mark 1:27:”And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.” click here to read more or to comment
Throughout a deliverance meeting/session and before the meeting the person receiving deliverance must be honest with the person that is performing the ministry of casting out demons. The Holy Spirit will be working with the person receiving and the person performing the ministry. The honesty will cause the demons to become weak in their stronghold over the person receiving ministry. One of the legal grounds of a demon is for the person to walk in agreement with the spirit that is being called out. Be completely open with the person performing the deliverance so that your deliverance can be smooth, complete and performed quickly.
If you experience pain in your body while receiving deliverance you should quickly advise the minister so that this can be dealt with in the spirit realms. This pain could indicate that a spirit is active and manifesting in your body. Some other feelings and manifestations could include but not limited to:
Matthew 16:19, “And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Jesus called Binding and Loosing the keys to the kingdom. These keys should be used on a daily basis by Christians to protect themselves from the powers of darkness.These keys can also be used as an offensive weapons against the kingdom of darkness.
What is Binding?
We can view binding as sort of tying up a spirit or handcuffing in the spirit realm. For instance, we cannot bind a physical person or their will with these keys, but, we can bind the demons that are driving this person. Binding is not the casting out of demons. Casting out the demons is the actual removing the demons from the person by using the name of Jesus. Binding is tying up the spirit so that the spirit is not free to influence the person that you are praying for. Binding the spirit would be more temporary as casting out the demons would be for more long term. This spritual tool can be used in a lot of instances including the following:
If you are preparing to go and witness about Jesus, you would use a spiritual warfare that would include Binding the enemy that would hinder and loose the Word of God to be received.
This of binding would also work as a member of a team while another person is witnessing you would be secretly binding the spirits that would hinder
A family member is unsaved and is living in sin, you would begin to bind anything that you see in the physical such as smoking, drinking, fornication so that the person would be free to hear about Jesus
IF you have someone at your place of employment that is giving you a hard time, you can begin to bind the demons that are motivating that person.
There are many other scenarios where these keys can be used in your arsenal of Spiritual tools and warfare tactics. The scripture says whatsover we bind of earth shall be bound in heaven. This simply means that we are on earth right now, however if we speak the Word of God the binding will happen in the heavenly realms. Jesus has given us the authority to use these tools to use while we are on the earth. Very Powerful!
The Bible speaks of the following elements of the Christians Armour:
Helmet of Salvation: This is the Salvation that comes from Jesus Christ alone. We cover our minds and our thoughts with the fact knowing that we belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. We keep the Word of God going in our minds and thought life as not to let the enemy begin to plant negative seeds that would grow into things that may cause us to stumble.
Shield of Faith: Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Our faith is not based on what we believe necessarily. Our faith comes in what the Word of God says and our knowing what the Word says. Even when Jesus walked the earth, He put the Devil to flight with “It is written”. If Jesus did this when He walked the earth as a man (as an example for us) we can too.
The Breast Plate of Righteousness: We do not live by our own righteousness. We could never be good enough to be in the family of God. Sometimes the enemy can work in an young believer’s life to try and convince them that they are not “good enough” to belong to Jesus. The price that Jesus paid on Calvary’s cross with His Blood is not based on what we did, however, this price is based on what Jesus Christ did alone. The Breast Plate of Righteousness is His Righteousness and not ours.
We have our Loins Girt with Truth: In other words we have the Truth as the Word of God wrapped around us. Knowing the Jesus Christ is our all in all. That God alone, The Father,Son and the Holy Ghost rules the Universe. The Truth of the Word of God is what we need in our everyday lives. The truth of the Word of God is our strength.
