Problems that can have spiritual roots:

• Repeated sins (John 8:34)
• Physical illness (Luke 13:11)
• Financial famine (2 Samuel 21:1)
• Accident-proneness (1 Kings 16:34)
• Nightmares, anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses (1 Samuel 16:14; Isaiah 61:3; Daniel 4:33; Mark 5:15)

Christians can be “demonized”:

• The Bible does not use the terms “oppressed” nor “possessed.”
• The Greek word is daimonizomai (“demonized” or “subject to demonic influence”)
• Christians are told not to give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27) and not to be entangled with bondage (Galatians 5:1)

Types of demons mentioned in the Bible:

• Fear (2 Timothy 1:7)
• Death (John 10:10)
• Lust (Hosea 5:4)
• Addiction (Romans 8:15)
• Infirmity (Luke 13:11)
• Pride (Proverbs 16:18)
• Python (Acts 16:16)

Sins are open doors to demons.
Examples:

• Occult/witchcraft (Deuteronomy 18:9-12)
     E.g., yoga, fortune telling, horoscopes
• Demonic objects (Deuteronomy 7:26; Joshua 7:11-25; Acts 19:19)

• Bitterness/trauma (Acts 8:22-23)
• Unforgiveness (Matthew 18:34)
• Sexual immorality; pornography (1 Corinthians 6:16)
• Abortion/murder (Deuteronomy 27:18-19; Genesis 4:11-12)
• Inner vows (Matthew 12:37; Proverbs 20:25)
• Spoken curses (Matthew 11:14, Numbers 22)
• Stealing (Zechariah 5:4)
• Drugs (pharmakia/sorcery) (Revalation 9:21)
• Generational curses (Numbers 14:18; Proverbs. 3:33)

Basis for deliverance:

• The Cross is the cure (Colossians 2:14-15)
• Deliverance is part of sanctification.
• The New Testament word for salvation is sozo (“to save, to deliver, to protect, to preserve, and to rescue from danger”).
  • Salvation for the spirit: forgiveness (Matthew. 1:21).
  • Salvation for the body: healing (Matthew. 9:22)
  • Salvation for the soul: deliverance (Luke 8:36).
• Christians are made perfect in our spirit, but we are being perfected in our soul (Hebrews 10:14)
• Salvation is not an event; it is a process (Philippians. 2:12-13).

Steps to deliverance:

1. Identify demonic activity or open doors (John 8:31-33)
2. Repent: confess faith in Christ, confess known sins, forgive (Leviticus 26:39-40)
3. Renounce all contact with the devil (2 Corinthians 4:2)
4. Cast out the demons in the name of Jesus (Mark 16:17)
5. Resist the devil when he tries to regain control (James 4:7)
6. Thank God for the Holy Spirit who is healing those areas.
7. Renew your mind (Romans 12:2) by spending time with God (John 15:5) 

E.g., prayer, reading the Bible, listening to God, etc.