FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING DELIVERANCE
What is deliverance?
Deliverance, for our purposes, is the cleansing and healing of the soul after identifying and breaking off the strongholds, soul ties, generational iniquities, and other attachments of the enemy - in order to claim the full freedom that Jesus died for. Philippians 2:12
Didn’t I receive Freedom in Christ at Salvation?
Yes, you did. But we live in a battle zone. And the instant you said, “I do,” to Christ, something else kicked into action.
The Enemy.
Prior to that point, you were not a threat. But the moment you joined God’s side, Satan and his enemy forces went into high gear to steal that seed from you before it took root.
The Enemy has numerous ways to do that. Matthew 13:18-23
This is why Christ tells us to MAKE DISCIPLES and to WORK OUT OUR OWN SALVATION. As Christians, we need to step up to the plate! It really is our responsibility to help new Christians know these truths about the battle they have just entered by becoming one with Christ. It is not a cakewalk; it is a process…and, as we all know, it is not an easy process. Let’s invest ourselves, as Wholehearted Believers and Followers of Jesus Christ, into the lives of new Christians.
The teachings you will learn here will help you to help other Christians claim their freedom in Christ.
What is the soul?
The soul, for our purposes, is the mind, will, and emotions. The will is all our own. The mind and the emotions, however, are where the enemy can build strongholds from which he can operate.
What is a stronghold?
A stronghold by definition is a fortress. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 A stronghold can be good (God is our stronghold) or it can be bad (when it is a place from which the enemy operates.) With the deliverance process, we identify the root causes of the strongholds and ask Jesus to take back all of the ground that has been given to the enemy, and we ask Him to remove the stronghold from the soul.
What is a soul tie?
A soul tie, basically speaking, is an unhealthy connection with another person. This happens most frequently through fornication, but we will be exploring other possible ways an unhealthy soul tie can form between two people. I Corinthians 6:16
What are generational iniquities?
Generational iniquities are the "entrenched sins and transgressions" of our forefathers that have been passed down through the generations. Exodus 34:6-7
How do I know if I need deliverance?
Everyone needs deliverance, but for the most part, we only do deliverance on Christians, because they are the only ones who have the ability to have their “clean, empty rooms” filled up with the Holy Spirit. Matthew 12:43-45
How do we know when we are free in Christ?
You know you are free in Christ when you are able to live in the moment. No longer will the memories of the past haunt you nor thoughts of the future cause you fear. No longer will you be self-focused on your problems and issues. You will be confident in who you are in Christ, and you will be able to go forward and help others, using whatever gifting God has given you to use for His purposes in your life. John 8:36
Deliverance, for our purposes, is the cleansing and healing of the soul after identifying and breaking off the strongholds, soul ties, generational iniquities, and other attachments of the enemy - in order to claim the full freedom that Jesus died for. Philippians 2:12
Didn’t I receive Freedom in Christ at Salvation?
Yes, you did. But we live in a battle zone. And the instant you said, “I do,” to Christ, something else kicked into action.
The Enemy.
Prior to that point, you were not a threat. But the moment you joined God’s side, Satan and his enemy forces went into high gear to steal that seed from you before it took root.
The Enemy has numerous ways to do that. Matthew 13:18-23
- Keeping you from understanding: He tries to bring confusion to you and keep people away from you, so that you never really understand what you just did in receiving Christ as your Savior. Eventually he is able to snatch away the little bit of the Word that was sown into your heart.
- Bringing affliction and persecution: He tries to keep you from having the Word take root in your heart, then he uses people and situations to afflict you and persecute you BECAUSE of your new faith, and you soon decide it’s not worth what you’re having to go through, so you walk away from the Word.
- Bringing distractions and making you think you need to have more money than you do: He keeps you busy and distracted, often with the goal of obtaining more wealth, and the Word gets choked out, is unfruitful for you, and you forget about it.
- The Enemy is only able to do the above for two reasons:
- You are not being discipled by a fellow Christian who has been seasoned past this point, and therefore can walk beside you until you are able to see how to do this for yourself.
- You still have strongholds on your soul from which the Enemy can manipulate you through reminding you of your past sin, your past pain, and your inherited weaknesses (generational iniquities). (This is where the understanding of deliverance comes in.)
This is why Christ tells us to MAKE DISCIPLES and to WORK OUT OUR OWN SALVATION. As Christians, we need to step up to the plate! It really is our responsibility to help new Christians know these truths about the battle they have just entered by becoming one with Christ. It is not a cakewalk; it is a process…and, as we all know, it is not an easy process. Let’s invest ourselves, as Wholehearted Believers and Followers of Jesus Christ, into the lives of new Christians.
The teachings you will learn here will help you to help other Christians claim their freedom in Christ.
What is the soul?
The soul, for our purposes, is the mind, will, and emotions. The will is all our own. The mind and the emotions, however, are where the enemy can build strongholds from which he can operate.
What is a stronghold?
A stronghold by definition is a fortress. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 A stronghold can be good (God is our stronghold) or it can be bad (when it is a place from which the enemy operates.) With the deliverance process, we identify the root causes of the strongholds and ask Jesus to take back all of the ground that has been given to the enemy, and we ask Him to remove the stronghold from the soul.
What is a soul tie?
A soul tie, basically speaking, is an unhealthy connection with another person. This happens most frequently through fornication, but we will be exploring other possible ways an unhealthy soul tie can form between two people. I Corinthians 6:16
What are generational iniquities?
Generational iniquities are the "entrenched sins and transgressions" of our forefathers that have been passed down through the generations. Exodus 34:6-7
How do I know if I need deliverance?
Everyone needs deliverance, but for the most part, we only do deliverance on Christians, because they are the only ones who have the ability to have their “clean, empty rooms” filled up with the Holy Spirit. Matthew 12:43-45
How do we know when we are free in Christ?
You know you are free in Christ when you are able to live in the moment. No longer will the memories of the past haunt you nor thoughts of the future cause you fear. No longer will you be self-focused on your problems and issues. You will be confident in who you are in Christ, and you will be able to go forward and help others, using whatever gifting God has given you to use for His purposes in your life. John 8:36