Protestant Exorcism?

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Darrel, I am telling you what is the truth here. Once again, Baptists will not even talk about Excorcism. The Baptist preachers will not discuss it. I do not know for sure, but it has something to do with their belief that when Jesus arose the power of Satan was deminished vey much. They walk around thinking Satan has no power today. They say Satan IS defeated. They actually criticise Catholics for their belief that Satan roams the earth seeking to ruin the souls of men. They even have a song,“Victory in the blood”. So they say Satan is defeated …now.
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Thank you for the reply exporter. I sometimes forget just how varied that different churches can be. I think anyone reading this thread should consider these matters vital to picking a church. I don’t mean to dwell on the negative in talking exorcism. It is however a good gauge to see who out there is really serious about the war we find ourselves involved in as Christians in seeing which churches are devoted. The more I read here in the midst of my conversion the more I like Catholic consistency in its doctrine.

-D
 
Exporter said:
Protestants and Excorcism,
  1. Baptists will not talk about Exorcism. They deny it.
Not all baptists deny demons and exorcism … it just seems that the majority of us would rather not admit that they exist. I’ve one of our interim pastors (we have a permanent pastor now) of what has gone on with me and he just told me I was crazy.
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Darrel said:
Interesting stuff,

I recently read in another thread the real story of the exorcism that the movie the exorcist was based on. I found it odd that the Lutheran minister advised the family to contact the local Catholic Priest to handle the problem. Here is the portion I refer to and a link to the whole account.

catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0137.html

I found it strange that a Lutheran would not go in faith and clean house for this child but instead turned it over to the Catholic Church. I dont say this to bash but it is odd that a protestant would subject a child of God who is victimised by Satan to a church that uses false sacrimentals in the exorcism. From a protestant standpoint would it not be wrong to hand an exorcism to the Catholics? I have a feeling this was not the only time this has ever happened.

Another quick question, I heard many years ago that Vatican has a whole department dedicated to demonology is this true?

-D
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The Lutheran pastor handed the exorcism over to a priest because he knew that only those ordained in the Church founded by Jesus Christ have that kind of power. I don’t know what you mean by false sacramentals.
 
Famule said:
The Lutheran pastor handed the exorcism over to a priest because he knew that only those ordained in the Church founded by Jesus Christ have that kind of power. I don’t know what you mean by false sacramentals.
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More likely he had no training at seminary in the area of exorcism, and thought that a Catholic priest might.

Somehow, I suspect that if he “knew that only those ordained in the Church founded by Jesus Christ have that kind of power”, he would have converted.

Jon
 
Darrel said:
Has there ever been one conducted? If so by whom? If not why? I consider this method of warfare quite literal. Do protestants believe that people in this day and age become possessed and if so is there a say… Baptist exorcism done?

-D
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you have not seen this yet? i went to a assembly of God congregation and there was a somebody there who performed one. if it is true or not. i dont know.

the other day my friend brought this tape on a brazilian pastor who went to a jail and he had these prisoners on a line. he beging to swing his coat you know kind (of benin hinn) and these prisoners begin to fall and making weird sounds. this one prisoner had a cross and the pastor ripped the cross from his chest and threw it away. this pastor was very blasphemous toward the cross. that is when i told my friend please i dont want to see this anymore.
 
JonNC said:
More likely he had no training at seminary in the area of exorcism, and thought that a Catholic priest might.

Somehow, I suspect that if he “knew that only those ordained in the Church founded by Jesus Christ have that kind of power”, he would have converted.

Jon
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Of course, Jon, you are right here.

This is a problem I encounter often at the forums. Protestants don’t have the authority and power, blah, blah, blah. There are many Protestants who perform exorcisms, most from a pentecostal background. They certainly have faith in what they are doing and are successful. If they weren’t they wouldn’t do them.

This is a 3 year old thread so most of the original people are gone, but it’s good to see it go around again. If only Catholics performed them there would be many more people walking around in the world with oppression and possession by demons and other spirits.

Thank God there are others who fight this battle as well.

Peace…

MW
 
Famule said:
The Lutheran pastor handed the exorcism over to a priest because he knew that only those ordained in the Church founded by Jesus Christ have that kind of power. I don’t know what you mean by false sacramentals.
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The article isn’t even any good anymore. How can you ascertain that this was the case as you suggested? This thread is 3 years old, so the original poster probably isn’t still around or tuned into the thread.

Peace…

MW
 
Darrel said:
Has there ever been one conducted? If so by whom? If not why? I consider this method of warfare quite literal. Do protestants believe that people in this day and age become possessed and if so is there a say… Baptist exorcism done?

-D
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I’m quite surprised that you are not familiar with exocisms done in the The Church of England and in other Anglican provinces. The criteria for the pre-exocism if you will is quite similar to that of the Catholic church. All other possibilities for the situation in question must be explored and eliminated before exorcism can be considered.

This may seem bit presumptive, but it seems that whenever one in here speaks of Protestants, he/she without hesitation fills in the blank so to speak with an Evangelical denomination of sorts to fit the Protestant prototype. Seldom have I ever heard one use Anglicans as an example of Protestants unless it was just a blanket assumption of sorts. Could it be that some here consider Anglicans to be Catholic as opposed to Protestant?
 
The term non-Catholics use is “deliverance” and there are alot of deliverance “ministries”.
Curious said:
Exorcism for Protestants sort of a broad thing. I don’t know how much Protestant literature/teaching you’ve read, but in some circles they really break down the power of Satan over one’s life into separate things.

For example, in the teaching I’ve always followed, a Christian can never be possessed - as in a devil taking over their body and controlling them - you know, the whole classic wild-eyes, superhuman strenghth, blaspheming God, foaming at the mouth type. But the teaching I’ve heard maintains that Christians can be “oppressed” by satanic power, by, for example, opening doors for them to access their lives through astrology and the like. And I have actually seen “exorcism” for ‘oppressed’ Christians.
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Hello to all. Please allow me to correct the referred statement that, "Baptists deny Demons/exorcism/etc. I am a life-long Baptist, a church-ordained minister and I am a very active Exorcist. If you’re curious as to how I have a 100% success record, and with no one ever being injured, I would invite you to read my personal accounts, as they happened, blow-for-blow in my new book, Notes of a Baptist Exorcist, easily acquired through Amazon.com. I always act alone, with no assistants to get in my way, only the immediate family is present, and the Demon(s), of course, but they don’t count. I am always happy to answer any questions anyone may have concerning scriptural exorcism. Take care and God Bless! --Rod (Dr. Roderick Pyatt, Ph.D - Paranormal Psychologist/Exorcist)
 
Protestant Exorcism? About as effective as taking sugar tablets to cure a cold.
 
Darrel said:
Has there ever been one conducted? If so by whom? If not why? I consider this method of warfare quite literal. Do protestants believe that people in this day and age become possessed and if so is there a say… Baptist exorcism done?

-D
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Protestants have been doing exorcisms for years. I became a Christian around late 1982, initially as a Presbyterian. Due to some demonic harassment, I did the rounds of a few spiritual counsellors a couple of years later. So that was a quarter of a century ago.

I remember one Protestant pastor saying he had seen people floating around the room. Another Protestant psychiatrist who also did exorcisms said the same thing. He said he didn’t like doing exorcisms, as he found they traumatised people.

By the same token, I remember my old Presbyterian pastor commenting that some exorcists end up seeing a demon under every rock and tree. I think this would happen in some fundamentalist circles in particular.

I’ve never witnessed an exorcism myself. But there are too many people who do exorcisms, and they all seem to have common features.

For an interview with a Catholic exorcist, go to the following link -

signandsight.com/features/530.html
 
I believe even in the Bible that non-Catholics performed exorcisms. Mark 9:38-40. That doesn’t make heresy any less sinful. But it still happens.
 
**Thank you, Latin Rites, for your kind comment. I would love to have you come down here to old New Orleans sometime to accompany me on one of my very real exorcisms, anytime. If you’d like, I’ll be more than happy to email you when I have one pending. Just let me know if you’re available. Thanks again, and God Bless! --Rod **
 
Darrel said:
I find this incredible,

How can a church that is one hundred percent into scripture deny the fact that this is real? Christ himself cast out demons.

-D
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because one person says it to another person who then posts it on the internet does not necessarily mean it should be carved in stone. My church is made up of mostly baptists who do believe in it. It is not something they go around looking for. there have been a couple of stories about casting out spirits while on mission trips in other countries. My motherinlaw is schizophrenic and was not doing well, so My pastor and a few others came with us to pray with her and we prayed against any demonic influences who might be deceiving her but we also encouraged her to continue taking her medication. She was much better after that visit and has continued to do better. Were there demons involved?
I dont know, we did what Gods word tells us to do and she is better.
 
Exporter said:
Darrel, I am telling you what is the truth here. Once again, Baptists will not even talk about Excorcism. The Baptist preachers will not discuss it. I do not know for sure, but it has something to do with their belief that when Jesus arose the power of Satan was deminished vey much. They walk around thinking Satan has no power today. They say Satan IS defeated. They actually criticise Catholics for their belief that Satan roams the earth seeking to ruin the souls of men. They even have a song,“Victory in the blood”. So they say Satan is defeated …now.
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What?🤷 My pastor attended a baptist seminary and doesn’t believe that way at all.
 
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