The Deliverance Side of Inner Healing

Demons are far more common than most people think! We must all “put on the full armor of God,” so we may “stand firm against the schemes of the Devil” (Ephesians 6:11). As early as childhood, they shoot temptations at us. If we give in, we may form roots of bitterness that produce bad fruit in our lives. Inner healing involves repentance and forgiveness in tandem with the gift of discernment of spirits. It can free us from bitter roots and the demons that take advantage of them.

1. Can a Christian Have a Demon?
   Although Christians can’t be possessed, they can be influenced to varying degrees by demons given access through unconfessed patterns of sin.
   
   
2. Deliverance, Gentle and Natural, Pt. 1 (Deliverance Should Be Healing)
   Too often, deliverance is more about chasing demons than the needs of the persons being delivered. Deliverance should be healing. There are ways to do it that comfort rather than traumatize.
   
   
3. Deliverance, Gentle and Natural, Pt. 2 (Restoring Stolen Identity)
   Asking or commanding demons for information is neither wise nor biblical. Ask the Holy Spirit. Through deliverance and inner healing, He can restore personal identity, which demons have stolen.  
   
   
4. Recognize Your Gift of Discernment of Spirits
   The Bible doesn’t say how this gift is experienced, so review what it says about words of knowledge, of which this gift is a type. Don’t automatically dismiss what you hear as “just my imagination.”
   
   
5. Inner Healing Basics
   Bitter roots sown in our hearts cause us to reap bitter fruits in our lives. Through repentance, the cross satisfies the law of sowing and reaping, so that our lives may bear good fruits.
   
   
6. Deliverance and Inner Healing, Pt. 1 (How Demons Can Influence)
   Demons tempt us toward sinful thoughts and actions and to accept demonic lies. Repenting of roots of bitterness enables us to overcome sins and lies and to cast demons away.
   
   
7. Deliverance and Inner Healing, Pt. 2 (Taking Ground, Stopping Cycles)
   Demons tempt us to give up ground. They also work in teams, each doing its part to trap us in repeated cycles of sin and torment. Inner healing can take ground back and stop the cycles.
   
   
8. Deliverance and Inner Healing, Pt. 3 (Stopping Demons from Affecting Others)
   Others around us can be affected by our roots of bitterness and the demons they attract. Inner healing can stop that. Demons may also try to affect those who do deliverance; there are safeguards.
   
   
9. Putting Demons in Perspective (Recognizing God’s Purposes)
   Jesus has defeated demons at the cross, so they can do only what God allows. Ask Him why He has allowed them to afflict the person being delivered. God’s purposes win out over Satan’s schemes.
   
   
10. Workbook Included (PDF Format)
    Since this subject may be new to many viewers, to ensure clarity, we have provided thorough outlines of these teachings. Each one is followed by questions for contemplation or discussion and activations for personal growth and healing.