New Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible

James Strong, LL.D., S.T.D.

Thomas Nelson Publishers 1990 edition

An evil stronghold of oppression in the life of a Christian is an issue that must be dealt with. Though many Christians deny they can be oppressed by evil spirits the truth is they can. Our mind and emotions (a part of our soul),and our flesh, are the areas the devil attacks. Many Christians have no peace but will not believe they are oppressed by evil spirits. They have been tricked by these evil spirits into believing they have to live this way. Satan and his evil spirits are telling them that there is no hope for them and that they will have to live this way as long as they live in this world. This is a lie from Satan! As Christians we can have peace in our life. Psalm 119:165: Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Philippians 4:7: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. John 14:27: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. God never intended for His people to carry the burdens that lead to evil oppression. Jesus Christ came to bear our cares and burdens, and through Jesus Christ Christians can live in peace and freedom. Living in peace and freedom begins with knowing the truth of Gods Word. John 17:17: Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 8:31-32: Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Whether newly saved, or saved a long time, there is something we can do as believers to maintain our peace and freedom and that is to forgive others. I have a document on forgiveness containing scripture and a prayer. We must be willing to forgive others (and our self) if we want to continue living and walking in Gods peace and freedom. Matthew 18:33-35: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not everyone his brother their trespasses. I John 2:9: He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

God understands that we are human and we cannot forgive on our own this is why He sent Jesus Christ to help us. Matthew 26:41 says the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Though our flesh is weak we cannot ignore Gods Word or His rule to forgive others and just hope that God will forget it. He does not forget his Word and what it says about forgiveness. Not only does God know what His Word says; but Satan knows it, and Satan also knows that he has the legal right to attack our mind (even after salvation) when we have un-forgiveness in our heart. Psalm 139:23-24: Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. There are three wills in this world: Gods will, our will (a part of our soul), and Satans will. The Hebrew word for soul in the Old Testament is nephesh, neh-fesh; sense appetite breath desire greedy heart life lust mind pleasure will. The Greek word for soul in the New Testament is psuche, psoo-khay; breath heart mind. The Greek terms exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew. GODS WILL FOR US IS CLEAR! II Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. II Corinthians 5:17: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. It is not Gods will for any person to die lost, but for all to come to repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior we become new. However, we must not forget that our enemy the devil will try and entice us to walk in some of our old bad habits by attacking our soul (mind, will, and emotions), and our flesh.

It is no secret what the devils (Satans) will is. Look at John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy II Timothy 2:26: And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. The devil will try to steal anything he can from Christians, especially our salvation, if we allow him. He will try to steal our understanding of Gods Word, our peace of mind, and our very life! BUT, IF WE FINISH READING JOHN 10: 10 WE SEE THAT JESUS CHRIST CAME TO GIVE US LIFE I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

To live in abundance does not mean to live in oppression to the devil. After salvation anything the enemy continually tempts you with, causing you to give in to his temptation time and time again, is an area of oppression or bondage. Christians can have more than one area of oppression at a time and all areas must be dealt with, leaving nothing hidden. It is that very area we may think does not matter, or perhaps are embarrassed to deal with, that keeps allowing temptation back time and time again. Satan needs just one area of our life to help him open other areas. Satan doesnt care what sin a Christian falls for just as long as he (Satan) can keep his foot in a door. He only wants a crack in one door so he can open it further eventually opening other doors in our life. It is then that we lose our ability to overcome temptation; or to be a good witness and bear fruit. Many people, because of a lifetime of sin, have at least one area (or door) open to Satans temptations even after Salvation. When we get saved it is just like getting out of Egypt, but it will take time to get Egypt out of us. For example, at salvation a person may be instantly delivered from alcohol or drugs, but might still have a problem with lust. The open door of lust, if not shut, can lead to a stronghold of perversion in their life. This stronghold of perversion can eventually re-open other doors that God shut at salvation; such as the doors of alcohol or drugs. An open door of sin will allow a vicious cycle or pattern to continue in the life of a Christian unless it is dealt with. We must give every area of our life to God. When a person gets saved they sometimes continue smoking, drinking, or even doing drugs. I have often wondered why God did not instantly set every person free from all bondage and addiction the moment they became a Christian. I knew that God was more than able to do it, and that most people desired to be free from their addictions. Besides, if they were free they could serve God better. Or could they? It may be hard for us to understand, but God realizes people sometimes have bigger issues than addiction to cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs. You may think, what could be bigger than cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs? What about bondage to pride for example? How can a Christian serve God better with pride in their life? Proverbs 16:18: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. God could set a person free from addictions, any time, but He knows there are deeper issues (i.e. pride, stubbornness, fear, rejection, lust, etc) which are not as obvious to them as the addictions; however, are equally as important. God wants to reveal to us the deeper issues and bondages in our life so that He can completely set us free from them all. This must be clear; God does not tempt us to do evil. James 1:13-14: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. God does not cause bondage and addiction, nor is it his desire for us to be in bondage and addiction. However, it is the other deep rooted issues in our life that have allowed or caused bondage and addiction to remain in our life even after salvation. It does not mean that we are not saved. It just means that we must become so tired of living in bondage and addiction that we are willing to give everything to God and allow Him to reveal the deeper issues in our life, so that we can receive freedom and emotional healing. Again, this does not mean that we are not fully saved (that would be ridiculous) it just means we may struggle even after salvation until our deeper issues are dealt with. It means our emotions are wrapped up in things that we have been afraid to face, or have subconsciously blocked out. God knows it will take time for us to deal with the things we have been avoiding most of our life. He knows that if we tried to face everything at once it would emotionally destroy us.

It is after salvation that God begins to work with us. Philippians 1:6: Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. God will complete His good work in our life, even if this means leaving us to face our struggles (for a time) until He can reveal to us all that is in our heart. He must get Egypt out of our heart and away from all its spiritual bondages and practices. Deuteronomy 8:2: And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. II Chronicles 32:31: God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. God already knows all that is in a persons heart, but it is the person who must see in order to deal with it. God wants our mind and our emotions (heart) to be free from deep emotional bondage and issues, just as much as He wants the addictions (manifestations) of this bondage out of our life. At times, in order to complete His work in us, He will try us. Not tempt but try or prove us. James 1:13-14: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Lust is listed under the soul and is not just a thing of the flesh. The Hebrew word for soul in the Old Testament is nephesh, neh-fesh; sense appetite breath desire greedy heart life lust mind pleasure will. The Greek word for soul in the New Testament is psuche, psoo-khay; breath heart life mind. The Greek terms exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew. God is not the cause of the bondage and enticement in our life. It is our own deep underlying issues (in our soul) that cause and also allow temptation and addiction in our life. Though God did not and does not cause it to come into our life He will sometimes leave it in our life for a time so that we will know all that is in our heart. It is only because He wants us to see the true reason we have been running to things like smoking, alcohol, and drugs in the first place. He knows that when we learn this we will stop running to these life suppressing and life controlling things and run only to Him. It is our deep suppressed issues that keep us from drawing closer to God. These issues are the true reason many are in bondage to life controlling substances (which can include overeating). We run to these things because deep inside we are struggling and we subconsciously think that doing these things will bring some temporary relief, but instead these things become addictions. Instead of relief we are just adding more problems to our life and these problems become emotional and physical life controlling addictions. However, God can heal us emotionally and physically if we would just turn everything in our life over to Him no matter what it is! Through Jesus we can overcome any problem. He understands exactly what we are going through. Hebrews 4:15: For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Isaiah 53:4-5: Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. The Greek word for infirmities in Hebrews 4:15 (above)and Romans 8:26 (below) is astheneia, as-then-i-ah; feebleness (of body or mind) malady moral frailty disease infirmity sickness weakness. People may not think of infirmity being feebleness of the mind, or moral frailty, but the Greek translation shows us that infirmity can mean both body and mind! Romans 8:26: Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Scripture also tells us that when we are physically, mentally, and morally weak, and we just do not know how to pray, the Spirit of the Lord will help us!

God knows that trying to serve Him with deep issues in our life, which we do not acknowledge are there (i.e. moral frailty, feebleness of mind, weakness, etc.); or things that we subconsciously may not want to get rid of (i.e. lust, perversion, etc.) can have a worse end result than cigarettes, drugs, or alcohol. If we do not allow God to search our heart we could eventually lose our salvation. Psalm 139:23-24: Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Notice, again, that scripture includes the mind (thoughts). Many times the evil that enticed us before we were saved leaves such an impression on our heart and mind that we will struggle with it even after salvation. It is hard for us to lay down the things we are addicted to when we do not really know the reason we are addicted. In order for us to face our deeper rooted emotional bondages and issues God may leave us with our addictions, for a time, until we cry out to him asking him to reveal to us all that is in our heart and mind, so we can completely serve Him and walk in His freedom.

How many times have you heard Christians say that they have begged God to take the desire for cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs away from them and the desire would not leave, or would perhaps leave for a time and then come back? It is because they were only asking him to take away the manifestation (symptom) of the problem and not the true problem. What made them turn to these life controlling substances in the first place is what they should be asking God. It is only when we willingly surrender everything in our life to God be it fear, pride, perversion, stubbornness, rebellion, anger, un-forgiveness, weakness of mind, or moral weakness, etc that God will completely set us free from the manifestations that we really do not want. Such as: cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, overeating, etc. It is not that God cannot set us free, because he absolutely can. It is because we have a lifetime of emotional strongholds that He knows will take time for us to face. He knows that the bondage and addictions were only the result of these emotional strongholds. God knows that when we become Christians it may take time for us to face the emotional issues that many of us have had all our unsaved life. God knows that if we tried to face then all at once it could destroy us, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. That is why God takes us a layer at a time a day at a time. For some, it starts immediately after salvation. Others may be saved years before they begin to face deep issues. God must give us time so that He can reveal issues to us only as we are able to handle them. He in turn strengthens us and helps us through it. He also knows that there are some Christians who may not be willing to give certain things up right away, either consciously or subconsciously, they hang onto things like lust, perversion, pride, etc. Of course, they are being inspired by Satan and his evil spirits to hang onto these things! There is information on the evil inspiration behind lust and perversion and what these evil sexual spirits are called in my documents on Lilith. It is Satan and his evil spirits who entice us through the desire of our own soul. The Hebrew word for soul in the Old Testament is nephesh, neh-fesh; sense appetite breath desire greedy heart life lust mind pleasure will. The Greek word for soul in the New Testament is psuche, psoo-khay; breath heart life mind. The Greek terms exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew. If a Christian does not get rid of pride, lust, perversion, etc. they will not surrender their life entirely to God and this is where Satan keeps them in bondage. This is why God maylet them continue to keep the things (habits and addictions) they do not want, until they are willing to give up the pride and other things they do want. It is only when we are willing to completely give it all up that we can walk daily in the freedom that God has given us through His Son Jesus Christ.

It is pride which causes many Christians to think they have their life under control, but their addictions prove otherwise. It is also this same pride that keeps them from admitting they have problems. When they finally become so tired of the bondage and addiction it is then that God can reveal to them the pride, lust, or perversion or even fear, or stubbornness, etc. that may have allowed bondage and addiction to continue in their life even after salvation. It is Gods will for all Christians to live in true peace and freedom; but God may let bondage and addiction remain in our life, for a time, so that we will know the inward problems and issues that we have not dealt with. Ephesians 3:16: That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. It is our inner man which houses the real root cause to our bondage and addictions. When our inner man (soul) begins to be strengthened by the power and might of Gods Holy Spirit then all of the issues that we have been holding in will eventually be revealed. For some Christians, if God were to instantly set them free from bondage and addiction, and their emotional issues and strongholds were not revealed to them, then the bondage and addiction would eventually come back. With Gods help all our issues can be resolved. Though many of our issues may be deep, with Gods help, our desire to be set free can become deeper. God knows that, as Christians, if He had not placed within our conscience a deep desire to be free from bondage and addiction then we may never have been willing to deal with the problems that were deep within our inner man our soul (mind, will, and emotions). It is when these issues are left unattended that God knows we are in real danger of losing our eternal salvation! In order to keep this from happening God may leave us with our bondage and addiction until our deeper issues are revealed to us. It is not that God couldnt deliver a person instantly from bondage to cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs when they were first saved and for some of He has but for others he knows that their emotional issues are deeper than their addictions. Gods ways are not our ways and His timing is not our timing. God knows each of us personally. God knows that for some pride, stubbornness, or even perversion would keep them from truly living for Him more so than cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs ever could! God does not want His people to be in bondage. He does not want us to be addicted to life controlling substances. He wants us set free. But, many times it is our emotional state of mind that keeps these things in our life. It is our emotional state that He is most concerned about. He knows that our walk with Him is the most important thing we will ever have. He also knows that He cannot let our unresolved emotional issues and our irrational state of mind keep us from truly knowing Him and worshipping Him. He wants us to worship Him in Spirit and in truth. John 4:23: But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Psalm 145:18: The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. Many times it is our own ignorance to the truth of Gods Word that keeps us bound. For some, even without their emotional problems, it is the unclean objects in their home that invite bondage and addiction (and the evil spirits inspiring it) to visit their life. I have a document of what these unclean objects are, ask for a copy.

God does not cause bondage and addiction, He simply takes us from the point we are at, and then draws us closer to Him and eventually away from all bondage, addiction, and life controlling substances. God wants us to be addicted to him. He wants us away from all sinful lifestyles and patterns of addiction (or generational patterns of iniquity). He wants us away from all sinful and unclean objects of dcor. Many Christians simply need to learn the truth of Gods Word. We need to understand how He feels about Christians living in sin. This includes the sin of having unclean images of decoration in their homes.

For many Christians, if they were instantly set free from bondage and addictions at the time of salvation, but were left with pride and other issues in their life, they would begin to think they didnt really need Gods help to quit their addictions and think that they had just quit on their own. This attitude could result in their prideful and eventual falling away from God. Proverbs 16:18: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. By our self we can do nothing! John 15:5: I am the vine, you are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. Christians who have a stronghold of pride and a spirit of haughtiness cannot see how much they really need God, and because of this they attempt to take all the glory for what God does in their life. Isaiah 42:8: I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Examples of a stronghold of pride and a spirit of haughtiness are Christians who will not admit, or even acknowledge the fact, that they can be bound by evil spirits; or Christians who think they can control Gods Holy Spirit.

If you are dealing with any problems, or addictions, ask the Lord if there are deeper issues in your life that He wants you to see. Gods ways are not our ways; His wisdom is much deeper than ours. Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Ask God to help you deal with the deeper issues, and before you know it the bondage and addictions will go away too. Addictions are just a result of deeper issues anyway and God can, and will, set you free. He will heal your body from any damage or desire for these life controlling substances.

Important note: God does not cause bondage and addiction, nor does he bring it upon anyone. He does not use life controlling substances to teach us a lesson. We are the ones who bring the sin into our life and God is the one who sets us free. Why some are instantly set free at salvation and why some arent only God truly knows. But this is clear; who the Son sets free is free indeed. John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Scripture is clear on this but sometimes it takes time for scripture to register to us. This is why salvation is just the beginning of our walk with God. Bible reading and prayer are the next step; and then forgiveness. See my document on forgiveness. John 17:17: Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 8:31-32: Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Reading Gods Word is the only way to understand and maintain our freedom through Jesus Christ!

I gave only a few examples of why a Christian might continue to be in bondage to life controlling substances (such as smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc); but if you are in any type of bondage and oppression always seek Gods direction through prayer and, if He leads, fasting to find the reason. You could be in bondage to an addiction (like smoking) because you have a problem (issue) with fear, and not pride. Smoking gives the allusion that it subsides fear, however, instead of the fear subsiding the smoking increases. When you try to quit smoking inevitably something fearful will happen so you grab another cigarette. In your attempt to quit smoking, Satan will torment you with fear, even in your dreams and fear does have torment. I John 4:18-19: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him (Jesus Christ) because he first loved us. You must pray and ask God for His perfect love which casts out all fear! Only then will you be able to overcome addiction through your faith in Jesus Christ.

A lot of Christians do not realize that most fear is influenced by evil spirits (as is pride, rebellion, rejection, etc). God does not intend for His people to walk in an evil spirit of fear. He intends for us to walk in power, love, and a sound mind. II Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. There is however a healthy kind of fear, which is the fear of God. The fear of God should be present in every Christians life. Godly fear does not lead to addiction, or torment, it only leads people closer to God and to His knowledge and commandments. Psalm 96:9: O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Proverbs 1:7: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Deuteronomy 8:6: Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Deuteronomy 10:20: Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. Psalm 145:19: He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

People, including Christians, unknowingly allow (or invite) evil spirits of fear into their life through many different sources some being movies and video games; or even negative words from others, like family, friends, the news media, etc. The spirit of fear can also enter a persons life through trauma, such as: sexual, mental, and physical abuse; or the death of a loved one (or friend). A spirit of fear and torment can play a major role in a traumatized persons life and have a negative impact on their future unless it is turned over to God completely. Many times fear is still prevalent in a Christians life because they have not totally given their hurts, un-forgiveness, or anger over to the Lord. When things become too hard for them to handle many will pick up old habits and addictions (such as smoking) instead of picking up their Bible.

A Christian entertains a spirit of fear when they watch movies and programs which promote fear. Or have things promoting these movies and programs (i.e. posters, T-shirts, etc). A spirit of fear can even be brought into our life through negative words. In a Christians life a spirit of fear can be enhanced by continually speaking negative words of fear, instead of words of faith. In some cases, the person them self may not necessarily be speaking the words of fear but are listening to others speak them, and are in turn having fearful thoughts. These fearful thoughts are influenced by evil spirits who are using others to speak the fearful and negative thoughts for them. Many Christians condemn themselves for having bad or evil thoughts, but just because evil thoughts come to their mind this does not mean the thoughts originated there. These evil and fearful thoughts are being placed into their mind by evil spirits that are working through doorways the person has allowed either through the unclean items the person has allowed in their home, or even the negative and fearful people the person associates with. The fact is, the same evil spirits who also put bad and fearful thoughts into the minds of our forefathers are putting bad and fearful thoughts into our mind, and they are doing it through doors that have been opened to them through our unclean and religious pagan dcor, or through other means, including people. Though long ago our ancestors did not have movies and other media, evil spirits still brought bondage and fear to their life through negative words or through their own unclean objects of religious dcor. Fear is fear; no matter how it comes into our life it brings bondage with it. Satan and his evil spirits bring evil thoughts and bondage into our life through many different avenues and then try to condemn us for having the evil thoughts that they are giving us! Romans 8:1: THERE is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Under intimidation from evil spirits many Christians are tormented by evil thoughts and fears as perhaps were some of their ancestors. When they become Christians, Satan and his evil spirits will go into overtime trying to influence them to remember old fears whether through negative words (either their own, or a family members) or through the spiritually unclean things they were, or perhaps still are, being exposed to including evil entertainment and household dcor. Nevertheless, under the direction of evil spirits, old fears start to come back to their mind. If they, as Christians, entertain this fear the end result could be bondage again to fear. Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Faith is the opposite of fear and this is why it is so important for us, as Christians, to fill our mind with the faith that comesfrom hearing and speaking Gods Word. His Word will feed our soul and our spirit. Romans 10:17: So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. As Christians, we must stop feeding our mind (which also includes our soul)with the same sin and fear that is promoted by a world consumed with evil. As Christians living in this world, we can walk as scripture says in II Timothy 1:7 in power, love, and a sound mind.

Many Christians do not know, or apply scripture to their life. By learning and applying the power of Gods Word to our life we can have freedom from evil spirits, including the evil spirits of fear. Gods Word will cleanse and heal us from any trauma we may have experienced in our life. Ephesians 5:26: That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. In order to maintain our freedom we must not allow, or encourage, the spirit of fear back into our lives. Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Many Christians allow and also encourage fear back into their life when they are enticed by evil spirits to watch things (like horror movies) or participate in things (like halloween). By watching or participating in things that promote fear Christians invite the spirit of bondage to fear into their life and their home. Some may say they are not fearful, yet they have an unusual attraction to scary things. This is an unquenchable stronghold that must be stopped. Watching fearful things will feed a spirit of fear, and this is why many people are strangely drawn to things that scare them. If they would quit watching scary things and feeding their fear then their unusual desire to watch, or for some their torment from watching, would soon subside. If they would fill them self with the Word of God, the spirit of fear would eventually leave altogether. II Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. A person might watch things that are scary and all the while insist they are not afraid, but fear can manifest itself in many different ways (such as: smoking, alcohol, drugs, eating disorders, etc). Though many are in bondage to these addictions they still may insist they have not been affected by a spirit of fear. I would encourage them to pray and ask God what it is that is causing them to be in bondage and oppression. They may be surprised!

By watching or by allowing fearful things to be brought into our home we become a generational door of visitation for evil spirits inviting them into our house to entice or torment the members of our own household, and also our future generations! Due to this open door (that we have allowed in our home) our children may have an unusual attraction to scary things as they grow older. Will a spirit of fear torment them, or even their children? By giving in to evil enticement to watch or participate in things that promote fear many Christians connect and even invite an evil pattern of fear into their life. This pattern of fear can be generational, which may be why they them self were drawn to it in the first place. Through their actions and/or unclean dcor their ancestors may have unknowingly invited it to visit them! Now they are unknowingly inviting it to visit their children by allowing it access into their home! Many Christians struggle with a spirit of fear and do not know it is a generational pattern in their family. Perhaps their parents did not struggle with fear but a grandparent did. A spirit of fear could have skipped a few generations but still lingered, or was allowed to remain and visit, because of spiritually unclean items that they or their previous generation owned. Some of these unclean items may have been passed down, although the one who passed them down may not have noticeably struggled with fear but maybe a previous generation did. Either way, they were still a generational connection, due to their spiritually unclean item(s). Perhaps the unclean items were not passed down to them but were purchased from a store, bringing fear into their home even the same fear that had been in a previous generation. It has been my experience that people having angel statues and images struggle with extremefear and depression. Isaiah 42:17-20: They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to molten images, ye are our gods. Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Who is blind, but my servant? Or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? Who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lords servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. Information concerning angel statues and images, including their actual pagan and sexual history, is found in my document on angel statues and images. There is also a prayer of repentance to break the spirit of fear, and many other generational iniquities in my documents of lists and prayers. Having pagan imagery (no matter where or who we get it from) will create doorways that allow or lure evil spirits into our home to tempt us and our family members. They will keep trying until they find just the right person to torment unless we stop them in our generation by getting the unclean things out of our home and life. Deuteronomy 7:26: Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shall utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. The Hebrew word for abomination in Deuteronomy 7:26 is towebah, to-ay-baw; or toebah, to-ay-baw; something disgusting an abhorrence especially idolatry an idol an abominable (custom, thing). If we do not remove these things and close all doors, evil spirits will attack our soul (mind and emotions) with fear and other problems, or even entice us emotionally through temptations and lustful thoughts and actions. Lust does affect a persons soul. The Hebrew word for soul in the Old Testament is nephesh, neh-fesh; sense appetite breath desire greedy heart life lust mind pleasure will. The Greek word for soul in the New Testament is psuche, psoo-khay; breath heart mind. The Greek terms exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew. James 1:14-16: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. I Peter 2:11: Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. II Corinthians 2:11: Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Evil temptation can lead Gods people into sin. Repeated sin and/or unclean items in the home cause many Christians to again reconnect their self to a generational pattern of iniquity (and to a bondage of fear). After Jesus Christ had already set them free. Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Galatians 5:1: STAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Galatians 4:8-9: Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? There is more information about generational reconnection through unclean images, and what these images are, on my website; please be sure to read all my documents for a complete explanation. Generational reconnection can apply to bondage other than just the bondage to fear. It can also apply to bondages such as: generational patterns of anger, jealousy, alcoholism, drug addiction, divorce, depression, suicide, eating disorders, cutting/self-torture, lust, perversion, lying, stealing, poverty, witchcraft, idolatry, stubbornness, rebellion, racism, etc. I have another document with information concerning suicide. You may not know of any other family members who have struggled with the same bondages you are dealing with, however, if fear or any other bondage is having a major hold on your life there is a good chance these same things were also a problem for some of your ancestors (forefathers). Just by having paganism (which is idolatry) in our homes we potentially reconnect the same type of iniquity our ancestors had to our own life even the same iniquity (same problems and temptations) of ancestors who may have lived three or four generations ago. Every generation that has unclean pagan and idolatrous imagery lengthens the chain for evil visitation and temptation. Exodus 20:3-5 and Deuteronomy 5:7-9: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. John 14:15: If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:21: He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Notice scripture says iniquity will visitthe generations who did not bow! I have more documents explaining the heavenly looking yet pagan imagery that Christians are displaying in their homes and churches, and how having this false and supposedly Christian imagery breaks Gods commandment and causes bondage in the life of many Christians. These documents are about pictures of Jesus and angels. I also have a document of many suggested things to remove from our homes and churches. If you would like you can ask me for copies of these documents. Meanwhile, in this document we will discuss other abominations that are being brought into Christian homes, again bringing bondage into their life.

Idolatry and iniquity go hand in hand. I Samuel 15:23: For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. After reading this scripture we cannot remain stubborn by continuing in our idolatrous religious traditions, passed down to us by our religious forefathers, or as I Samuel 15:23 reveals we will add rebellion and witchcraft to our sin of idolatry. Isaiah 42:17-20: They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to molten images, ye are our gods. Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Who is blind, but my servant? Or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? Who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lords servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. Our sin of idolatry started when we unknowingly and blindly participated in religious tradition. Without questioning it we repeated the traditions of our religious forefathers, and continued displaying their same false religious and pagan imagery in our own homes and churches. Each generation that has blindly participated in this religious tradition has been a link in a chain, allowing evil visitation to continue. If just one person in their generation would have searched Gods Word concerning this religious imagery they would have seen how God feels about any form of reverence towards images. The religious chain of mans tradition could have been weakened and eventually broken. It is after salvation that we become truly responsible for knowing and following the truth of Gods Word, and it is the grace of God which bringeth salvation that teaches us this. Titus 2:11-12: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. Psalm 119:11: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

It is not only the false Christian imagery that is causing bondage (such as bondage again to fear) in many Christian lives, but there are other false religious and even ritualistic items in their homes that they should not have (such as: dream catchers, amulets, medicine wheels, medicine bags, Indian statues with headdresses and pipes, etc). Many Christians do not know that some of their fears, and even their addictions, have been brought on by the false spiritual relics in their home. By having these relics they are possibly reconnecting their self to the same iniquity (temptations and practices) as some of their ancestors. These items may only be copies of what their ancestors might have once had, or ritualistically worshipped, but these copies still represent false religion and its practices. Whether or not their ancestors ever worshipped these items, or items similar to these, they still should not have these false religious and ritualistic items in their home because of what the unclean items represent. Having these unclean items could be one reason they are in bondage to life controlling substances, such as smoking. For example, people with Indian heritage tend to have a hard time with addiction to tobacco. What they may not know is that tobacco was, and still is, used in prayer to a false Indian god called the great spirit. By sprinkling tobacco on the ground, or sending up tobacco smoke, ritualistic offerings are made to the great spirit. There are evil spirits that strongly tempt people of Indian heritage to smoke, mainly because their ancestors have prayed to this false god, called the great spirit, using tobacco as part of their prayer ritual. Though their ancestors did not realize it was a false god they were praying to! They (not knowing it was wrong) prayed for members of their family, and even their future members, using tobacco rituals. Now, some of these members are in bondage to smoking and do not know why they cannot seem to quit! (Not knowing that they are even enhancing their own bondage by having ritualistic dcor in their home!) Once the person(s) who was prayed for begins to smoke they in essence reinforce ancestral prayers. They reinforce prayers that have been made on their behalf to a false god, and to the evil spirits that lurk behind this false god. Their own ritualistic dcor also played its part in opening the door for evil visitation and temptation. Unknown to the person it is the same evil influence behind their ancestors false worship that is influencing or contributing to their own desire to smoke. Note: for many, although they (or even their ancestors) may have eventually in their lifetime turned away from false religion and turned towards Christianity they still continued to keep their ritualistic dcor. It is because they have kept their ritualistic objects that they have kept the spiritual door of false religion open in their life. God is not honored through ritualism, or its relics. When we are saved we must stop practicing, and/or get rid of anything having to do with false religion. We should never forget our heritage; only its false religious practices and dcor. It is influence from evil spirits behind false religion that make many peoples temptation to smoke become stronger. Through continued smoking, addiction to nicotine then becomes a stronghold in their life. We must realize that unclean dcor not only opens the door for evil visitation but it allows evil influence to remain in our life and our home, even after we are saved. Along with evil influence come many temptations temptations which lead to physical and spiritual bondage!

Many people who smoke do not even know that tobacco has a spiritual connection to false religion, and that unclean dcor enhances or invites this connection. The reason tobacco is used in false forms of Indian worship is because their false god referred to as the great spirit is worshipped through nature (creation); which is totally contrary with the Word of God. Romans 1:25: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. The Greek word for creature in Romans 1:25 is ktisis, ktis-is; creation, creature. God wants all people of all races to come to His saving grace through His Son Jesus Christ. But, we cannot bring our false religious methods (or our ancestors false methods) of worship into our walk with God. God will not accept ritualistic methods, including its dance or its dcor, as a means of worshipping Him. The great spirit is not the same God that Christians worship. The Bible says you can only get to the One and Only True God through His Son, Jesus Christ; not through nature. Exodus 3:14: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM John 8:58: Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 14:6: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Seeing nature should make us want to know who created it, not make us want to worship it, or more precisely use it as a connection for worship!

Before going any further I must make something clear, I am not in any way coming against the Indian race, Japanese race, or any other race. This is a Spiritual teaching, not a racial teaching. I will be discussing beliefs and customs that are contrary to the Word of God and Gods commandments, NOT people!

Recognizing the root of addiction, and/or its generational connection, is the key to deliverance. Once any reconnection in a Christians life is recognized and dealt with through prayer, and certain cursed items are removed from the Christians home (such as the dream catchers, statues and images with feathered headdresses, feathered pipes, etc) temptation to smoke becomes easier to resist and overcome. The same is true with marijuana (hemp), as with tobacco. One reason many are drawn to marijuana is because their ancestors may have used hemp as part of a religious ritual to a false god. It is not only Indian false religion that uses nature in a ritualistic way, but people of Japanese heritage use hemp as part of a false religious and ritualistic belief. They falsely believe hemp can ward off evil spirits. They even use hemp rope inside their temples. In Japanese sumo wresting (possibly one of the oldest martial arts practices) the highest ranking sumo wrestler ritually cleanses the sumo ring before each match while wearing a hemp rope around his belly, along with white zigzag folded paper strips to ward off evil spirits. This folded paper is a Japanese practice called origami. Sumo wrestlers worship Japanese Shinto gods called kami (innumerable gods or spirits). See Shintoism in Japanese history. Sumo wrestling, and Japans annual festival called matsuri, is their way of entertaining their Shinto kami gods. Kami gods are the same gods kamikaze flyers are named after. These suicidal pilots will give their life for their gods. The total opposite of Christianity where Our God Jesus Christ gave his life for us! Shintoism is Japans native religion. It includes ancestor worship and necromancy. See my document for explanation on necromancy. Also, for more information on the false religious practice of Shintoism search the ancient history of Japanese religion. Information on other false religious practices such as: martial arts, shamanism, and yoga can be found in my documents.

You may wonder how having unclean items in your home could have anything to do with addiction to tobacco or marijuana, but Christians should not place ritualistic items in their homes or they will have the same evil problems and addictions that these unclean and cursed items represent. Evil spirits are drawn to cursed items and with evil spirits come evil temptations. Note: In the case of the ancient Japanese false religion [Shintoism]; or even the ancient Chinese false religion [Taoism], some of the cursed items to remove from your home would be statues and images of any of their false gods, dragons, any martial arts paraphernalia, etc. For the dangers of martial arts see my document on martial arts.

You may also wonder how smoking and items in your home could have anything to do with ritualism. I will give you this example. Perhaps you have Indian in your ancestry. You are sitting in a house that has objects/items symbolic of Indian false religion, which are ritualistic symbols and images of their false worship, and you are smoking. What if, at one time, your ancestors bowed down to or worshipped items similar to the ones in your house, performing rituals with them or even offering up prayer and strange fire to them? Leviticus 10:1-2: And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. Remember that tobacco when lit is used by Indians as a means of worship; it is strange fire. Even if the tobacco is not lit, but sprinkled out on the ground as an offering, we are not to offer nature as a means of prayer to God. Jesus Christ is the only offering that God accepts. When you are sitting at home amongst these unclean objects, in the same type of ritualistic surroundings (as your ancestors), and you are smoking; with the smoke rising what do you think God sees when he looks down on this? Has God seen something similar to this before, even by your own ancestors? In Ezekiel the Bible shows us one way that God sees. Ezekiel 8:3: the spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in the visions of God This description is similar to aerial photography. Looking down God sees our ritualistic items and the smoke rising, and be assured it is a site he has seen in times past!

When someone is smoking they may not necessarily be worshipping others gods but with the environment they live in and the smoking combined, they have created an inviting environment for the devil and his evil unclean spirits. This environment creates a spiritually evil doorway into the persons home and allows Satan a foothold (possibly even a generational foothold) for his evil temptation in that persons life. In other words, the spiritually unclean environment they are living in is one reason they are tempted to smoke, or to continue smoking. The evil spirits that are drawn to this type of environment will continually provoke, or tempt a person to smoke. I understand that cigarettes have nicotine in them and once a person starts smoking nicotine increases their desire for another cigarette, however, every battle we face is (first) spiritual before we ever act out on it physically. As with any temptation, evil spirits first provoke the temptation. Once we physically act out the temptation(s) it slowly becomes an evil stronghold of bondage or addiction in our life. Ephesians 6:12: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

God can heal and deliver us from anything, including nicotine, but we must first understand how we contributed to temptation by allowing evil doorways into our homes, and lives. If we do not remove the doorways eventually we will be tempted back into bondage. Deuteronomy 23:14: For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. God will not walk in the midst of our unclean things. If we do not remove the unclean things from our camp (our home) then we will allow Satan access. Once access is allowed and a stronghold is developed then Satan and his evil spirits will do everything they can to keep us bound, even if they have to use our emotional circumstances against us. For instance, we may get upset about something and the first thing Satan and his evil spirits will do is whisper to us; dont you think you need a cigarette? The same can be said for alcohol or anything else a person may be in bondage to; including fear. When we get upset about something Satan will whisper to us; arent you afraid, then immediately we are afraid. However, God did not give us a spirit of fear and we do not have to be fearful. II Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Galatians 5:1: STAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. God can and will set us completely free but it is we who mustunderstand how we are falling for these overwhelming temptations time and time again. A lot of the time we invite evil temptation through the spiritually unclean environment in which we live. Until we change this by removing the unclean objectsthe vicious cycle of bondage will continue. Any object, or replica of any object, which has ever been used as a spiritual mediator for any type of false worship is an unclean object that does invite (and allow) evil visitation no matter what you are doing with it, the object is still what it is an abomination! When Satan sees his unclean objects in our homes he considers it a welcoming environment, and an open invitation for a visit. By changing the spiritually unclean environment of your home (by removing the cursed unclean objects) in time you can be totally set free from the desire or temptation to smoke, or anything else that may have you in the grip of bondage. A clean house will also lessen the spiritual attack against your mind.

Important Note: Satan does not want his things removed. He may try and stop you with thoughts of fear and doubt (or possibly through the negativity of other people). This alone should convince you of the importance of removing these unclean objects. After all, if having these things did not matter it would not raise such a stink when you get rid of them. Usually when Satan knows you are going to get rid of them, and he cannot stop you, then he will try and use others to stop you. If that doesnt work then he will try to make you go overboard and get rid of everything, but you must not do that either. I have a suggested list of things to remove (in a separate document); however, you still must pray, and only get rid of the things that the Holy Spirit is leading you to get rid of He will guide you in all truth. John 14:16-18: And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14:26: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. When cleaning out your home do not go overboard and begin thinking everything is bad, or go around telling others their stuff is bad. You must pray for wisdom and direction before you can begin sharing this message with others. God has a time for everything and you must not get ahead of God. You must keep a balance in everything you do. A person who has a lot of unclean objects in their home may feel overwhelmed when they begin removing them, however, under the direction of the Holy Spirit and through Gods Word you need to remove the objects anyway. In time you will be able to think clearly, understand the Word better, and pray! Extra note: It is not only the unclean objects in our home that affect us; living in a house full of clutter is enough to depress anyone! If you are feeling depressed try going through some things that you do not need, or use, and just get rid of them.

If you do not believe that objects can cause the environment to take on a whole new meaning spiritually then consider how false religions (such as the New-Age movement) use objects to change the spiritual mood of a room. What false religion calls feng shui. Many of their objects include Christian idols and images! Yet more proof that if these idols and images were really Christian then a false religion would not use them. In New-Age false religion they take many images including our so-called Christian images and combine them with things like waterfalls and candles. Candles for the most part are harmless, unless purchased from a New-Age store, or labeled with spiritual connotations. But, by bringing other spiritually harmful objects, including Christian icons/images, into the same room and putting them all together the atmosphere of that room takes on a whole new meaning; opening spiritual doorways into our home and our mind that are not harmless! Having so-called Christian idols and images is deceptive enough but placing them with objects such as waterfalls and candles is spiritually detrimental especially to a persons mind. They are opening themselves up for spiritual deception. This spiritual deception goes even deeper when combined with New-Age and other relaxation music (which is spiritually harmful in itself). What many people, including Christians, do not realize is that by having these things in their home they have opened up the door for spiritually evil visitation (which in the Christians case can be a generational reconnection to Satans realm of deception). When any person has these things in their home, whether they have intentionally set them up for a spiritual purpose or not, they are still living in an inviting evil atmosphere. This same type of atmosphere is used by people who practice New-Age and Eastern Transcendental Meditation, or TM. Which are false religions!

People who practice TM do not realize the spiritually evil deception that is behind this practice. In TM your mind goes into a trance state that is very harmful to you both mentally and spiritually. When practicing TM you might feel that your body is in a certain place of peace and tranquility but it is a spiritual deception. This practice comes from Eastern Religion and is very popular in the false religion of Yoga (Hinduism). Some of the leaders of this false religions refer to themselves as gurus and believe that they are Christ reincarnated. These leaders who believe they are Christ reincarnated believe that Jesus and the Christ are not one in the same, but are two different people, or beings. They believe that Jesus is not the Christ. WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTE LIE OF SATAN! I John 2:22: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Those who teach this lie believe the Christ (and not the Holy Spirit) entered Jesus at his baptism, leaving him just prior to his death, and even now continues to indwell others who are the supposed chosen ones. Mark 13:22-23: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. This scripture is not limited to Eastern religions, or other nations and beliefs, but also holds true when Christians chase after miracles, or the people performing them, and not the true Miracle maker who is Jesus the One and Only Christ.

False Eastern and New-Age religions teach people to believe that they themselves are little gods (or little hrists). This is a counterfeit concept to the true Christian belief that Jesus Christ is living in the heart and life of those who accept Him as their Savior. Many false doctrines and practices are especially deceiving because they use Christian words and phrases, and many Christians cannot tell the difference. One example is the word meditation. Because this word is in the Bible Christians think it is harmless to practice the Eastern method of meditation. The Bible tells us to meditate on the word of God, not to clear our minds. Christians do not know the difference because they do not know what the scriptures say. They have not adhered to the following scriptures: Psalm 119:15: I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways; 23but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes; 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statues; 78but I will meditate in thy precepts; 97: O how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day; 148that I may meditate in thy word. Psalm 1:2: But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. The Eastern meditation form of clearing the mind; or imagining being in another place with the help of tranquility (relaxation) music or sounds, is not the meditation that the Bible refers to.

One reason Christians stay in bondage is because of the spiritual doorways (unclean decoration) in their homes. Christians also stay in bondage to addiction and are oppressed, because of evil spiritual doorways that have been opened in their mind and emotions. These evil doorways have been opened through their own participation in the practice of false religions. Practices that they do not understand are evil. Such as: Yoga, meditation, bowing to statues as in Catholicism, Buddhism, praying to spirits other than God, relying on horoscopes, fortune tellers, etc. For example, Christians are deceived into believing that Yoga is only an exercise, but the fact is Yoga is Hinduism. Practicing yoga, or misguidedly using it as exercise, will open spiritually evil doorways in a persons mind and emotions. The word Yoga means to yoke. Look up its Sanskrit meaning. People who use this Hindu method of nature worship as an exercise are actually yoking with the false belief of Hinduism and the evil spirits that are behind it. Yoga postures, or asanas, are salutations to the sun god. See my document on yoga, an abomination of sun worship.

The Bible prohibits any and all occult practices, and this includes all forms of idolatry and nature worship, divination, etc. Deuteronomy 4:16-19: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. Deuteronomy 17:2-3: If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded. II Kings 17:16: And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. I Chronicles 16:26 and Psalm 96:5: For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. I Chronicles 16:26 and Psalm 96:5: For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. Jeremiah 19:13: And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods. Zephaniah 1:5: And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham. Deuteronomy 27:15: Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. Deuteronomy 18:9-12: When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, and that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Leviticus 19:31: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 20:6, 27: And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. Isaiah 8:19: And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? For the living to the dead. Isaiah 8:19 New Living Translation reads: So why are you trying to find out the future by consulting mediums and psychics? Do not listen to their whisperings and mutterings. Can the living find out the future from the dead? Why not ask your God? Isaiah 19:3: And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards. Jeremiah 27:9: Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers Acts 7:43: Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. I John 4:1-3: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. The Hebrew word for spirit(s) in Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6; Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Isaiah 8:19; and Isaiah 19:3 is owb, obe; a mumbleskin (from its hollow sound); hence, a necromancer (ventriloquist, as speaking from a jar)bottlefamiliar spirit.

When Christians participate in any practice that is contrary to the Word of God it will result in evil bondage, addiction, and oppression of the mind, flesh, and emotions (soul). God does not want Satans things, or practices, in the temple of our home or mind! Jesus Christ died for us to set us free from the curse, but will we continue to stay free while practicing or living among the accursed?

Acts 19:18-19: And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. The Greek word for curious in Acts 19:19 is periergos, per-ee-er-gos; magic. Deuteronomy 7:26: Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shall utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. Joshua 6:18: And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing lest ye make yourselves accursed when ye take of the accursed thing and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. See my documents concerning familiar spirits, necromancy, ventriloquism, and pantomime.

The main thing that Christians need to know is the truth behind the false spiritual practices they are participating in, or allowing their children to participate in, and how it is being disguised as innocent. They need to know the true meaning behind the things they have in their home, because it is hindering their relationship with God and is keeping them in bondage and addiction. Any Christian can re-open a generational door of iniquity (which includes a generational pattern of bondage and addiction) in their life by having cursed objects in their home that are symbolic of false religion and their gods. These cursed things are an abomination to the One and Only True God! Deuteronomy 7:26: Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shall utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. Joshua 6:18: And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing lest ye make yourselves accursed when ye take of the accursed thing and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. Deuteronomy 23:14: For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. II Corinthians 6:16-17: And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. Acts 15:20: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. I John 5:21: Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. I Thessalonians 1:9: For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. The Hebrew word for cursed in Deuteronomy 7:26 and for accursed in Joshua 6:18 keep yourselves from the accursed thing is cherem, kheh-rem; usually a doomed object dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing). The Hebrew word for accursed in Joshua 6:18 lest ye make yourselves accursed is charam, khaw-ram; to seclude to devote to religious uses (espec. Destruction) make accursed (utterly) destroy forfeit. The Greek word for idols in II Corinthians 6:16 and I John 5:21 is eidolon, i-do-lon; an image, (i.e. for worship) a heathen god or the worship of such. Having images and statues of reverence was (and is) a practice of heathens, pagans, and of people who may have once served God but turned their back on Him. I Chronicles 16:26 and Psalm 96:5: For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. See my document on pictures of Jesus concerning the heathen god Zeus and what Christians are now calling this image! By bringing abominations into our home we could forfeit our relationship with God! The truth is any image of reverence from any culture including Christian culture is only an idolatrous imitation of a heathen god. Exodus 20:3 and Deuteronomy 5:7: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. See my document idols. The One and Only True God and His Son Jesus Christ, who are members of the Godhead, can never be reverenced or honored using images. Throughout the Bible you cannot find one single incident where Gods people used a picture or statue of a man to try and portray the Godhead (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Colossians 2:8-9: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Acts 17:29-30: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and mans device. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.

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A prayer of repentance and deliverance from a pattern of sin [iniquity] can be found in my document of suggested items to remove from our homes and churches, it contains lists and prayers. I also have more documents explaining the true pagan history behind the things on my list, not just our so-called religious Christian dcor. But, our traditional and so-called Christian dcor does have a pagan origin!

(Also see my document on the connection between soul and spirit)

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