Jesus expelled demons with a simple command (Mark 1:23–26; 9:14–29; Luke 11:14–26).
The apostles continued the practice with the power and in the name of Jesus (Matthew 10:1; Acts 19:11–16).
'Lutheranism' affirms that the individual, both the believer and the non-believer, can be plagued by demons, based on several arguments, including the one that "just as a believer, whom Jesus Christ has delivered from sin (Romans 6:18), can still be bound by sin in his life, so he can still be bound by a demon in his life."
God gives individauls certain gifts. And this opens another whole can of worms for me!! Does everyone get given a gift when baptised? Can we have many? Do we/can we have access to all gifts? How do we become gifted with these?? I have found a list of gifts that seems to be common in the church. These gifts include....
Are they the only gifts? It seems infare that someone might be gifted in something big like Discernment or leadership while someone else has the gift of hospitality, which seems to be a skill/gift anyone could gain easily..... I struggle to know what my gift is and often find myself comparing my gifts (which i think i have) to those around me and always seem to conclude theirs are so much more evident, large, amazing than mine and i get jealous. I get jealous that God has gifted them with something to help others. That God has gifted them with prayer and they therefore can speak amazing words to those in needs where as i am there offering to be a kind person to somone as my gift. ...... I want a gift that i can really use, that i can touch peoples heart with. But is my heart in the right place for that? Am i doing ti out of jealousy, out of selfish desire?? I want a gift to use for Gods will, to build his kingdom but don't know if desiring a gift in discernment or prayer is right or wrong. Maybe i should just get use to the fact that maybe my gift is only just hospitality or giving... i'm not even sure what my gifts are? How do you know?
Anyway back to the topic of Spirits and why i got distracted is infact because one of the spiritual gifts is seeing spirits or discernment.
Discerning of spirits is God's Spirit informing a spirit filled
Christian, which type of spirit is being manifested. It is a supernatural look
into the spiritual world. This gift can show the kinds of spirits which are working
in people today; such as unclean spirits, deaf and dumb spirits, demonic spirits,
oppressing spirits, or even the Holy Spirit. This gift is a requirement for all who
are used of God in a deliverance ministry. Without it, those who seek to minister
deliverance are simply left guessing at whether or not a demonic spirit is actually
present and if so, what type of demonic spirit.
what a very cool gift, i want to know more!!
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