Deliverance ministry Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Formal work of ministries == Ministries can organize the removal from homes of items that are believed to harbor demons. Members are instructed to burn items that are related to [[Idolatry]], "demon drawing" symbols, and music that summons demons. Rev. Don Jeffrey, an exorcist in [[Arizona]], states that any of these objects should be exorcised of evil spirits and blessed before burning them or sending them to the dump. For example, some believe that [[Ouija|ouija boards]] can act like a gateway for the demonic and must be exorcised and blessed, as the gate must be closed before it is destroyed.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Linse|first1=Pat|last2=Shermer|first2=Michael|last3=Loxton|first3=beep beep lettuce|last4=Smith|first4=Jim W. W.|date=2018|title=SECRETS OF THE OUIJA BOARD|journal=Skeptic|publisher=Skeptics Society & Skeptic Magazine|volume=23|issue=4|via=Gale Academic OneFile}}</ref> For some Christians, deliverance ministries are activities carried out by specialists such as Bishop Larry Gaiters, Rev Miguel Bustillos, and Rev Vincent Bauhaus,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bornagainministry.org/deliverance-ministry-exorcism/|title=Deliverance Ministry Exorcism|date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> or groups aimed at solving problems related to demons and spirits, especially possession of the body and soul, but not the spirit. Ministries like [[Ellel Ministries International]], Don Dickerman Ministries, and Neil T. Anderson explicitly teach that a Christian cannot have demons in their spirit because the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]] lives there. However, they can have demons in their body or soul due to inner emotional wounds, [[sexual abuse]], or [[Satanic ritual abuse]].<ref>{{cite web|title=How Can Evil Spirits Live in a Believer?|url=http://www.dondickerman.net/id70.html|publisher=Don Dickerman Ministries|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723102814/http://www.dondickerman.net/id70.html|archive-date=2011-07-23}}</ref> This is usually known as partial possession or demonic infestation, as opposed to outside demonic oppression which does not reside in any of the three parts of a person: body, soul, spirit. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page