Scriptural Ways to Minister DeliveranceLUKE 6:17,18
17 And he came down with them, and stood in
the plain, and the company of his disciples, and
a great multitude of people out of all Judaea
and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre
and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be
HEALED of their DISEASES;
18 And they that were VEXED WITH UNCLEAN
SPIRITS: and THEY WERE HEALED.
LUKE 7:21
21 And in that same hour he CURED MANY OF
THEIR INFIRMITIES and PLAGUES, and of
EVIL SPIRITS; and unto many that were blind
he gave sight.
In all these scriptures, casting out evil spirits and
healing the sick seem to be linked together.
But in studying Jesus' deliverance ministry, you'll
also see that the Bible often differentiates between
healing the sick and casting out devils.
In other words, Jesus didn't always cast out devils
to get the sick healed because not every sick person had
demons in him causing the sickness.
What this means to us is that there are no ironclad
rules; you'll have to follow the Holy Spirit in
ministering to the sick and oppressed, just as Jesus did.
Study the Gospels for yourself and see how Jesus
dealt with evil spirits. You'll find that at times Jesus
dealt with evil spirits in order to heal sickness and
disease.
At other times Jesus merely healed the person using
a variety of methods (Matt. 8:16; 9:22,29). Jesus also
used various methods in dealing with demons and evil
spirits. He didn't always cast them out. He dealt with