Rom. 6:6-13 π Eph. 1:19-23 π Eph. 2:6 π Eph. 4:27 π Col. 2:15 π Col. 2:19 π Heb. 4:16 π 1 Jn. 3:8
The Scriptural ground for obtaining deliverance is the truth concerning Christ's full victory at Calvary, through which the believer CAN BE DELIVERED FROM THE POWER OF BOTH SIN AND SATAN, but in actual fact the victory won at Calvary can only be applied as there is conformity to Divine laws. As the deceptions of Satan are recognized, and the will of the person is set to reject them, he can, on the basis of the work of Christ at Calvary as set forth in Rom. 6:6-13 ; Col. 2:15 ; 1 Jn. 3:8 (top), and other passages, claim his deliverance from these workings of the devil in deception and possession.
Just as there are various degrees of deception and possession, so there are degrees of deliverance according to the understanding of the believer, and his WILLINGNESS TO FACE ALL THE TRUTH ABOUT HIMSELF, and all the ground given to the enemy.
In doing this the believer needs to have a steady grasp of his standing in Christ as identified with Him in His death on the Cross, and his union with Him in spirit in His place on the Throne ( Eph. 1:19-23 ; 2:6 ), and he must "hold fast" with steady faith-grip, the "Head" ( Col. 2:19 ) as the One who is, by His Spirit, giving him grace ( Heb. 4:16 ), and strength to recover the ground in mind and body which he has ignorantly yielded to the foe. For the man himself must ACT to get rid of passivity; he must revoke his CONSENT given to evil spirits to enter, and by his own volition insist that they retire from the place ( Eph. 4:27; top ) they have obtained by deceit. Since God will not act for him in regaining the normal condition of his outer man, nor exercise his choice for him, he must stand on the vantage ground of the Calvary victory of Christ, and claim his freedom.
Assuming, then, that the believer has discovered that he is a victim of the deceptions of deceiving spirits, what are the subjective steps in the path of freedom? Briefly,
1) acknowledgment of deception;
2) refusal of ground;
3) steadfast fight against all that possession means;
4) being on guard against excuses;
5) the detection of all the effects of possession; and
6) a discerning of the result of these actions.
For the believer must learn to read the signs of dis-possession, as well as the symptoms of possession, lest he be deceived again by the Adversary.
We give in column form a complement to the column lists in page 102. The first treated of the way the believer has been deceived; this one of the way of deliverance.
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