DOORWAYS TO DEMONIC INFLUENCE

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Satan specializes in dangling in front of us things that look attractive and pleasurable. He uses them as baits to attract and enslave us. He steals from,kills and destroys his victims. To the contrary, God wants us to have an abundant life. But we will have that abundant life only by knowing and practicing His word, the Bible (Leviticus 18:5; Joshua 1:8: Psalms 1:2, 3; John 10:10). By our obedience to God's word, we will recognize Satan's traps and escape his destructive influence. This lesson focuses on common doorways to demonic influence.

SEXUAL SINS (Leviticus 18:6 - 23)

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1 Pornography (Through films, magazines, books, etc.)

2 Fornication and adultery (v. 20; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10).

3 Incest (vs. 6— 16)

4 Homosexuality and lesbianism (v. 22)

5 Bestiality (v. 23)

BOOKS, FILMS, OTHER PUBLICATIONS

1 Occult books, e.g. "The Sixth And Seventh Books Of Moses;" other books on magic, etc.

2 Novels dedicated to Satan

3 Music albums dedicated to Satan. Often, you can tell by carefully analyzing their lyrics.

4 Horror films

5 Some terrifying sites on the internet

6 Books offering esoteric knowledge that leads to spiritual power, e.g. Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) publications reserved for their initiations on higher degrees.

IDOLATRY

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1 Idol worship

2 Offering sacrifices to ancestors, pagan gods and goddesses, etc.

3 Divination (patronizing witch doctors, soothsayers, false "pastors" and "prophets").

You can identify them because:

• They usually prescribe a ritual;

• Their ethics/morality is usually questionable.

• Their prophetic utterances are not always reliable (Deuteronomy 18:21, 22).

4 Visitation to shrines (even if for mere site-seeing or as a tourist!)

5 Touching an idol or an object dedicated to an idol (even as a souvenir!)

6 Consenting to let someone else consult or worship an idol on your behalf(even if you do not utter a word or give a kobo for that purpose!)

INITIATION

1 Getting initiated into an occult group or any organization requiring that you let your blood or swear an oath of secrecy. (It may be a "political" group!)

2 Attending a meeting even if only once.

3 The use of hard drugs and other addictive substances that have hallucinating effect, i.e. open one's eyes to see the spirit world.

4 Attending secret night meetings (e.g. at 2 am) that have religious or ritualistic flavour.

5 Subscribing to esoteric teachings and practices, or performing occult experiments for spiritual power (John 18:20).

FOUR FREEDOM

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You know how many of these doorways through which you have knowingly or ignorantly allowed demons into your life. In case you have forgotten any, pray that the Holy Spirit will remind you. Addressing the doorways one at a time ...

1 Confess it as a sin against God. Call it the same name that God calls it. For example, every sin committed is an act of wickedness, a crime against God. Do not water down its seriousness by calling it ''mistake"in your confession.

2 Ask God to forgive you that particular sin (1 John 1:9).

3 Verbally and audibly renounce that particular sin, resolving that, with the help of the Holy Spirit, you will not return to it like a dog that returns to its own vomit.

4 Ask God to remove every curse that has come into your life as a result of that particular sin and command in the name of Jesus that every demon for which that particular sin had provided a doorway into your life must now leave (John 8:36).

Then by faith, declare the doorway closed against the demons. Take these four steps for each of the sins that the Holy Spirit has revealed to you. Believing that God faithfully keeps His promises(Matthew 21:22), thank Him for having answered you prayer and setting you free.

GOD BLESS YOU