{"id":6727,"date":"2016-07-22T21:23:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T18:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=6727"},"modified":"2016-09-04T09:14:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T06:14:15","slug":"the-dangerous-practice-of-exorcising-demons-from-believers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/the-dangerous-practice-of-exorcising-demons-from-believers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dangerous Practice of Exorcising Demons from Believers + Free Book | Season 2 Episode 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I once met a girl. She was a nice girl, she often attended church services, she was active with the youth at a church, she even took part in some Bible studies, she claimed to know Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Then something strange started happening, she began to preach and quote Scripture as if she had studied the Bible at seminary, but she hadn&#8217;t. Soon her &#8220;preaching&#8221; turned into strange visions, and later those visions began to torment her. When I first met her one thing was obvious, she was experiencing very real and violent signs of demon possession.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/podcast-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Now Is the Time&#8221; <\/a>I share with you a little more of this girl&#8217;s story and I talk in detail about the dangers of demon possession in the Christian.<\/p>\n<p>(This podcast is a follow-up to my earlier post <a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/how-to-cast-out-demons-like-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;How to Cast Out Demons Like Jesus&#8221;<\/a>)<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_S02_E05.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fthe-dangerous-practice-of-exorcising-demons-from-believers%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_S02_E05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=6727-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_S02_E05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_S02_E05.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 31:55 &#8212; 29.2MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('6727-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_6727-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_6727-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_S02_E05.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fthe-dangerous-practice-of-exorcising-demons-from-believers%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-4&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Book Giveaway<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fighting-Satan-Knowing-Weaknesses-Strategies\/dp\/1601784112\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=sukfam-20&amp;linkId=c47e140b7185a0c68e0e81fab85e8def\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1601784112&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=sukfam-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=sukfam-20&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=1601784112\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>I just finished reading a great book on spiritual warfare from author Joel Beeke called <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29ZMYM3\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Fighting Satan, Knowing His Weaknesses, Strategy and Defeat&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beeke shows how too much of modern-day &#8220;spiritual warfare&#8221; resorts to shamanism. He draws our attention to Jesus&#8217; saving power and the importance of core aspects of the Christian life, like prayer, God&#8217;s Word, and good fellowship as some the most vital things a Christian can do to avoid the schemes of the Devil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I have 2 copies of this book that I&#8217;d like to give away absolutely free!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the podcast for details of how you can participate!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I will announce the winners next week!<\/p>\n<h2>Dangers of Demonic Exorcisms<\/h2>\n<p>Trying to exorcise demons from believers is a spiritually dangerous and unbiblical practice, below are a few ways that it can be dangerous. Listen to the podcast for more details on each point.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It makes the Christian fearful.<\/li>\n<li>It makes the Christian seek help outside of Scripture and God.<\/li>\n<li>It excuses sin.<\/li>\n<li>It traps a Christian in a spiral of repeating problems.<\/li>\n<li>It can open\u00a0unbelievers to real demonic spirits.<\/li>\n<li>It belittles Jesus saving power.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>What the Bible says about possession of believers<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>There are absolutely no cases of believers possessed by demons in New Testament.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The believer is the temple of God and light and darkness can&#8217;t dwell together. (2 Cor 6:16)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Believers have been rescued from the power of darkness. (Col 1:15)<\/li>\n<li>The Holy Spirit resides in the believer. (1 Cor 6:19)<\/li>\n<li>The devil can not harm\u00a0the Christian. (1 Joh 5:18)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>False believer or false demons?<\/h2>\n<p>When you see an exorcism of a Christian you must interpret it through the lens of Scripture. Scripture is clear that demons cannot possess believers, thus there are really only two options, either it&#8217;s a false believer or a false demon!<\/p>\n<p>The problem with ministries who try to convince believers that they need a second form of &#8220;deliverance&#8221; from demons after they have been saved\u00a0is that they are making Jesus saving power incomplete. In effect they are saying<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You&#8217;re saved, but you still need deliverance!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jesus saves us not only from sin and the power of death but also from the Devil&#8217;s ability to control and destroy us!<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_S02_E05.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fthe-dangerous-practice-of-exorcising-demons-from-believers%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_S02_E05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=6727-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_S02_E05.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_S02_E05.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 31:55 &#8212; 29.2MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('6727-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_6727-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_6727-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_S02_E05.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fthe-dangerous-practice-of-exorcising-demons-from-believers%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-2&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I once met a girl. 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