Basics of Deliverance Pt. 3

Derek Prince teaches that Jesus' pattern and commission leave no room for believers to evangelise without being equipped to deal with evil spirits. He explains that demons are disembodied persons desperate to inhabit a body, with two objectives: first to keep people from knowing Christ as Saviour, and failing that, to keep them from serving Him effectively.

Prince distinguishes the flesh (the old carnal nature) from demons, illustrating this with the image of the flesh as a carcass and demons as vultures gathering where sin is exposed - referencing Jesus' words about the carcass and the vultures. He notes the flesh is dealt with by crucifixion (Galatians 5:24), while demons must be expelled, and these remedies cannot be interchanged. He then outlines characteristic demonic activities - enticing, harassing, tormenting (linking to the tormentors in Matthew 18's parable of the unforgiving servant, tied to unforgiveness), and compelling - giving examples such as arthritis as physical torment, fear of insanity as mental torment, and false accusation of the unforgivable sin as spiritual torment, alongside compulsive behaviours like smoking, drinking, overeating and talking.

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