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! === Expulsion of demons === Various methods are used to expel demons.<ref name=":3" /> Some adherents recite [[Bible#Christian Bibles|Biblical]] verses about casting out demons, or [[Prayer|pray]]; many also invoke "the [[Blood of Christ|blood of Jesus]]," a reference to [[Crucifixion of Jesus|Jesus suffering]] for people's sins and [[Intercession of Christ|intervening]] with [[God in Christianity|God]] on behalf of humanity.<ref name=":3" /> In this context, invoking the blood of Jesus is calling on him to intervene specifically on behalf of the possessed individual.<ref name=":3" /> The person performing the deliverance might touch the possessed person, or [[Anointing|anoint]] them with [[Holy anointing oil|oil]] or [[Holy water|water]].<ref name=":3" /> People may also perform rituals over objects that contain evil spirits, destroy them by breaking or burning them, then remove them from the home.<ref name=":0" /> If a place has evil spirits because of sins committed there in the past, people may repent on behalf of those who committed the sins as part of casting out the evil spirits.<ref name=":0" /> This is meant to force a demon to leave an afflicted person, place, or thing.<ref name=":0" /> The demon may resist the expulsion using the body of the possessed person and may speak, scream, cry, laugh, vomit, or lash out physically.<ref name=":3" /> exorcism or deliverance rituals can be loud, dramatic, and highly emotional experiences for those involved.<ref name=":3" /> Once the demon is gone, people often feel like a weight or darkness has left them.<ref name=":0" /> 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