Q 95) What is Deliverance?

Jesus came to the Earth to destroy the works of the devil. The three main characteristics of Jesus' ministry was
1) Preach
2) Heal
3) Deliver.

Luke 4:18, 19 describes the ministry of Jesus, "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to 1) preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to 2) proclaim freedom for the prisoners and 3) recovery of sight for the blind, to 4) release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Jesus broke the ground for any demons to have a hold. He disarmed them, made a public spectacle of them and triumphed over them. In Mark 16:15, Jesus gives his disciples the authority to cast out demons. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[f] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[g] loosed in heaven.

The greek word daimonizomai or demonized has the connotation of being influenced by a demon, but not owned by it. Acts 10: 38 says, "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil.

Demonic spirits have a personality without a body. Demons have strong desires, emotions. Demons help you believe lies. Demons lower, surround, pierce & destroy. The agenda of a demon is to lower one's calling and position in life. Demons make you doubt God's promises and keep you from receiving it., to bind and confine a person, pierce and hollow out, and finally to bring to utter destruction. Excerpt from Pastor Chris Cobb's bool on Deliverance

Jesus was always victorious over every evil spirit. When dealing with an evil spirit, we must be grounded in the scripture Luke 10:19 I have given you the authority to trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy's power. Nothing will hurt you.

Curses are synonymous to the demonic. Generational curses, self pronounced curses, and the curse of returning evil for good are to name a few. God wants to turn every curse into your life into a blessing Deut 23:5.5 However, the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

When believers are under His blood exercise spiritual authority, the result is true Deliverance. Deliverance always brings change in a person.