RENOUNCE
AND TURN AWAY FROM EVIL

A DOCUMENT MEANT SPECIFICALLY FOR BORN-AGAIN, SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIANS.
PLEASE DO NOT READ, IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE BIBLE AS THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD TO MAN.


INTRODUCTION:

Unless there is a clean break with the past occult and religious contacts, the born-again Christian can still be troubled by evil spirits and will not be able to receive God's gift of the Holy Spirit in His fullness.

 THE PLAIN TEACHING OF GOD'S WORD:

What things then are to be given up?
What are to be renounced?
What things are to be destroyed?

 1. See Deuteronomy 7:25, 26.

"The graven images of their gods you shall burn with fire: you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared. And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house, and BECOME ACCURSED like it: you shall utterly detest it, and abhor it for it is an accursed thing".

2. See also Deuteronomy 7:5

"But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars and hew down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars and hew down their Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire".

3. And Deuteronomy 12:13

"And you shall tear down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy their name out of that place".

 4. God's Word is very plain on what we are to do about previous religious contacts. We are to "burn", "break down", "dash in pieces", "hew down", "tear down" and "utterly detest" and "abhor".

 5. The word "Asherim" had two meanings.  6. God not only commands i) the EXTERMINATION of everything connected with heathen worship. God also expects, ii) believers to maintain the proper ATTITUDE towards heathen paraphernalia. We are also to - 7. Instead, God's Word tells us whatever is true,.... honourable.... just, ..... pure ...... lovely..... gracious. If there is any excellence. If there is anything worthy of praise,  "What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you."
Philippians 4:8-9

8. Whatever that can be burnt, should be burnt. Whatever cannot be readily consumed by fire should be smashed and put through the fire before dumping into the trash-can.


RENUNCIATION AND DELIVERANCE
FROM
OCCULT BONDAGE/OPPRESSION





All books to be burnt; practice and contacts with the occult to be renounced.

What does it mean to renounce?   "O Lord Jesus, I believe You are the only one true Son of God. I want you as my only Saviour and my Lord. Please forgive me for my previous contact with the occult (name the occult practices one by one). I now see that they are potential openings in my being for satan and his evil angels. I know that you took King Saul's life for going to the witch of En Dor*. I renounce what I did and now confess them as sins. I reject everything that is of satan and promise never to do them again. I now ask forgiveness for this in the name of Jesus Christ and by faith I now accept the cleansing of His blood which was shed for all sin and unrighteousness. -Amen-

b) If you possess a physical object of some previous worship, then you must surrender it willingly to be destroyed.

c) Do not destroy an idol that does not belong to you. If the object does not belong to you leave it alone. e.g. Idol that belongs to the family. You simply renounce your past connection with it. Do not attempt to destroy it unless the family members willingly give their permission.

 d) Never destroy any occultic or religious paraphernalia that belongs to someone else unless the owner gives his/her permission willingly Such actions can have serious repercussions on the exorcist/the exorcised, from the owner and/or from the demon.

 e) As a general rule, do not destroy an idol or talisman until its owner professes and confesses faith in Jesus Christ. -Matthew 12:43-45
 


Here is a simple guide as to what to look for in the various religions, cults and other 'Isms' so as to make a clean break with the past when one comes to Christ.

 1. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Animism, Spiritism, Ancestor worship, Islam, Hinduism, Jehovah Witnesses, Christian Science, Mormons, Dahalism, Children of God, Moonyism. (Deuteronomy17)

 2.OBJECTS FROM ROMAN CATHOLIC BACKGROUND - Including images that are worshipped and charms given for protection.

 3.Objects from Chinese Religions - Including Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Ancestor worship.