Is deliverance Scriptural?
Most definitely! There are many references in the Bible to the casting out of demons. Jesus Himself cast out demons, thereby setting the standard all believers are to follow in doing the works that He did. He relegated the authority to the apostles of the Early Church to cast out demons, and sent them forth to do so. Moreover, in the “Great Commission,” He charged all “them that believe in My name,” that is, all believers, to cast out demons (Mk. 16:17). Jesus also stated that a part of the mission of the collective Church, which has inherited His ministry anointing, is to “preach deliverance to the captives” (Lk. 4:18). The list of those who cast out demons in the early Church, according to the Bible, include: the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb, Philip the evangelist, and the Apostle Paul.
