Tuesday, July 15, 2008
What is Ekballism?!
Ekballism: "The special ability that God gives certain members of the Body of Christ to cast out demons and evil spirits" in the name of Jesus Christ. Traditionally, this gift is known as exorcism, which comes from the Greek work, exorkizo, and means to extract by an oath. In spiritual terms this infers the incantations and spells used by pagans to extract the demonic. Scripturally, this term is only used in relation to the demonic to describe the sons of Sceva's work (Acts 19:13). Wherever Jesus, an apostle, or other believer casts out a demon, the greek term is ekballo, which means to eject, pluck out, or send away. This term is command-driven, and not dependent upon a formula. In Christian life, the term ekballism demonstrates the power we have in Jesus, and minimizes the need for a formula to accomplish Christ's work. Ekballism is a term to separate the power of Christ from the confusion of spiritism around the world. This gift is a sign gift. Jesus gave His apostles the authority to cast out demons (Mark 3:14, 15; 6:13), and the gift was used during the earliest days of the church (Acts 15:16; 16:16-18). Although western society often excuses spiritual powers with rational explanations, there is no reason to believe that evil spirits are no longer at work in our world. However, those with this gift should be discerning in their use of it, and not develop an excessive preoccupation with demons and evil spirits. The Christian focus should be on the victory won in Jesus Christ, and the salvation and abundant life He offers, not the ever-present forces of evil in this world. Scriptures: Matthew 12:22-32; Luke 10:12-20; Acts 8:5-8; 16:16-18; Romans 8:38-39; Ephesians 6:10-12.
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I have to say, I grew up thinking that demons posessing people was only during the biblical times. Then I began to pray for God to help me with my daughter's behavior. It got worse. I prayed harder, the more I prayed, the worse it would get until one day I cried out to God, "Why aren't you helping me?" and He answered "I AM"
From March of 2009 when I began to pray He showed me and my husband that our child was being pestered by spirits, (she is special needs therefore even more vulnerable). This was something so incredibly foreign to me. But God showed me scripture and led us through every step.
Through this experience, my husband recieved deliverance, as well as myself and my daughter. I know God showed me this for a purpose and I'm so thankful and amazed at His mercy and provision. I am just now learning about this and I wonder why it's not taught in the Church as a whole. . .
This post is a direct copy of the definition as found here: https://buildingchurch.net/g2s/definitions/#Ekballism
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