"Spiritual Warfare" and "Deliverance
Ministry"
and Seventh-day Adventists
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A Report of the
Biblical Research Institute
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Washington, D.C., 20012
Approved by BRICOM
May 5, 1983
Approved by BRIAD
May 12, 1983
Table of Contents
- Foreword and Introduction
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- I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
- A. The Old and Intertestamentary Periods
- B. The New Testament Period
- C. The Post-New Testament Period
- D. Today and Tomorrow
- II. THREE CRUCIAL DISTINCTIONS
- A. Avoiding an "Either-Or" Mentality
- B. Harassment Versus Possession
- C. Natural Illness or Supernatural Possession?
- III. PROBLEMS IN "DELIVERANCE MINISTRY"
- A. Misuse of the Concept of "Priesthood of All Believers" and Importunate Prayer
- B. Dialogue with the Devil
- C. Commanding Demons or Supplicating Christ?
- D. A Ritualized Liturgy
- E. Aiding and Abetting the Enemy
- F. Oppression vs. Possession
- IV. PRAYER FOR THE AFFLICTED
- A. Hope in the Face of Hopelessness
- B. The Christian's Preparation
- C. The Afflicted One
- D. Concerns and Cautions
- E. As We Look to the Future
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- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
At Issue Index
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