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Unbound : A Practical Guide to Deliverance from Evil Spirits
Do you find yourself struggling with the same sin time after time or feel hopeless in finding freedom, despite your best efforts? "Unbound" is a balanced, practical book that can help guide you to freedom, by tapping into the potent power of the Gospel. It also includes practical instruction on praying for others to be set free.
254 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 2003
About the author
Neal Lozano
18 books26 followersNeal Lozano (born 1949) is a non-fiction author who has run a deliverance ministry for over 35 years.
He currently serves as a senior coordinator of the House of God's Light, an interdenominational Christian community which he has pastored for thirty years.
He has become an international speaker and has spoken all over the world at various conferences.
On deliverance, which he and his wife have performed at no charge hundreds of times over the years, Lozano says, "I've found that if you expect manifestations, you get them," and "they are real manifestations, but you can either stir them up by focusing on the devil, or you can focus on the person and help them take responsibility, through Christ."
Lozano is a cousin to Father Michael Scanlan.
-Wikipedia
He currently serves as a senior coordinator of the House of God's Light, an interdenominational Christian community which he has pastored for thirty years.
He has become an international speaker and has spoken all over the world at various conferences.
On deliverance, which he and his wife have performed at no charge hundreds of times over the years, Lozano says, "I've found that if you expect manifestations, you get them," and "they are real manifestations, but you can either stir them up by focusing on the devil, or you can focus on the person and help them take responsibility, through Christ."
Lozano is a cousin to Father Michael Scanlan.
-Wikipedia
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August 9, 2014
This book will help you open doors that need to opened and to shut and nail the doors that need to be closed--paving the way to spiritual freedom.
This isn't a book to read in a day or even in five. Sit, read a little, and marinate in the words.
Truly, this book will change not only your life, but will change and strengthen your spiritual relationship with God, making it more intimate, and lift your heart.
Highly recommended for those who would like to sever the bonds of the past, rejection, abuse, fear, etc.
This isn't a book to read in a day or even in five. Sit, read a little, and marinate in the words.
Truly, this book will change not only your life, but will change and strengthen your spiritual relationship with God, making it more intimate, and lift your heart.
Highly recommended for those who would like to sever the bonds of the past, rejection, abuse, fear, etc.
May 31, 2019
A very well -balance book about a difficult issue.
If you are in deliverance ministry or helping an exorcist you must read this book. But not only that. It is really helpful in order to discover our own demons and how to renounce.
However I miss very much a chapter about the aid of Virgin Mary in the ministry of deliverance
If you are in deliverance ministry or helping an exorcist you must read this book. But not only that. It is really helpful in order to discover our own demons and how to renounce.
However I miss very much a chapter about the aid of Virgin Mary in the ministry of deliverance
May 18, 2016
So good for me personally and the ministry I have been entrusted with!
The first half of this book brought so much healing to me life and showed me the importance of deliverance ministry.
The second half has given me the tools to share this ministry with others. I am much more confident now because of this book.
The first half of this book brought so much healing to me life and showed me the importance of deliverance ministry.
The second half has given me the tools to share this ministry with others. I am much more confident now because of this book.
August 20, 2021
A menudo asociamos el mundo de los espíritus malignos con la niña del
Exorcista
. En este libro, descubrirás que la liberación espiritual es por lo general menos prolija en efectos especiales. Se caracteriza no por una posesión, sino por una sutil
influencia negativa
en nuestros patrones de comportamiento. Es un ministerio relativamente desconocido, incluso para creyentes - familiarizados con los sacramentos habituales. Sin embargo, la liberación es un núcleo fundamental de la predicación de Jesús, que enviaba discípulos de dos en dos a las aldeas para realizar este tipo de curaciones (Mc 6:7) Las posesiones de las películas representan sólo un pequeño porcentaje del total. Uno de los méritos del libro es normalizar la idea de liberación de espíritus. Ubicarlos en el contexto de nuestra vida cotidiana, como una manera de filtrar y purificar nuestros hábitos y patrones de pensamiento.
El autor, Neal Lozano - estadounidense que se define como católico romano - se dirige en esta obra a todos los públicos, nadie es adoctrinado ni juzgado. Describe 5 llaves con las que desterrar nuestros hábitos más destructivos: arrepentimiento, perdón, renuncia, autoridad y bendición. El libro se divide en dos partes. La primera centrada en la liberación del lector. La segunda trata sobre cómo compartir tu experiencia de liberación con otras personas. El libro cuenta con testimonios de sanación que dan fe de esta realidad espiritual. Y también con las oraciones - bellísimas - con las que llevar a cabo la liberación. Es un manual básico. Por estas oraciones y la belleza de los argumentos aquí tratados, uno tiene la sensación de que volverá a leer el libro.
Cada libro de autoayuda dibuja una pincelada sobre ti mismo. He llegado a este libro, desde lo más bajo: en un plano más cercano a la psicología, puedes encontrar parte de tus demonios en el Should I stay or Should I go de la doctora Ramani Durvasula . Si hablamos de pinceladas y espíritus malignos, El Hijo Pródigo de Henri Nouwen puede esbozar otras interesantes perspectivas sobre tu realidad espiritual. Incluso te lo puedes tomar con humor con C. S. Lewis en Cartas del Diablo a su Sobrino . El marco más elevado podría coincidir con el maravilloso Caminando por Valles Oscuros de Walter Ciszek: descubrir el plan de Dios para tu vida - lo que llama Neal Lozano en este libro como bendición - es la base para cualquier liberación. De esta forma, conforme lees este tipo de libros, tu lado más oscuro va aflorando y puedes poner coto a tus enemigos interiores.
Las fuentes de los procesos de liberación están en las Escrituras, especialmente en el Nuevo Testamento. Vas a encontrar multitud de citas bíblicas interesantes en este libro (he anotado más de 60 con la aplicación Remember the Bible ) El autor hace meditaciones realmente interesantes sobre ellas. En el capítulo 4 la relativa a las parábola del Siervo Despiadado (Mt 18:23-35) y en el capítulo 3, la de Los Dos Hermanos (Lc 15:11-32) son buenísimas - y más que necesarias en un mundo que se mueve exclusivamente por intereses y por los dictados de la política. La perspectiva sobre La Multiplicación de los Panes y Peces (Jn 6:1-15), en el capítulo 9, es igualmente maravillosa. A veces personajes secundarios como el muchacho de Jn 6:9, son las claves que revelan la profundidad del mensaje de Jesús.
A partir de las Escrituras, nacen otras excelentes reflexiones. Por citar algunas de ellas:
- Capítulo 1: concepto de bendición a través del patriarca Jacob (Gn 32:22-32)
- Capítulo 2: importancia de resolver el dolor no consciente. Diferencia entre palabra y verdad.
- Capítulo 4: Perdonarse a uno mismo (bien entendido)
- Capítulos 5 y 8: importancia de la palabra hablada. Evitar espirales de introspección.
- Capítulo 10: escuchar comprendiendo sin tratar de “arreglar” los sentimientos del otro.
- Capítulo 11: si somos orgullosos u operamos fuera de la autoridad que el Señor nos ha dado, surgirán conflictos interiores mientras Dios quita esas cosas.
- Capítulo 12: no asumir más de aquello para lo que estás preparado.
- Capítulo 15: abrazar nuestra virilidad y responsabilidad. Necesidad de un lugar seguro donde nos amen. No debemos dudar que podemos dar y recibir amor.
He calificado este libro con 5 estrellas por la riqueza y profundidad de sus argumentos. Creo que podría ayudarte a revelar verdades ocultas de tu pasado, quizás olvidadas o de las que aún no eres consciente.
El autor, Neal Lozano - estadounidense que se define como católico romano - se dirige en esta obra a todos los públicos, nadie es adoctrinado ni juzgado. Describe 5 llaves con las que desterrar nuestros hábitos más destructivos: arrepentimiento, perdón, renuncia, autoridad y bendición. El libro se divide en dos partes. La primera centrada en la liberación del lector. La segunda trata sobre cómo compartir tu experiencia de liberación con otras personas. El libro cuenta con testimonios de sanación que dan fe de esta realidad espiritual. Y también con las oraciones - bellísimas - con las que llevar a cabo la liberación. Es un manual básico. Por estas oraciones y la belleza de los argumentos aquí tratados, uno tiene la sensación de que volverá a leer el libro.
Cada libro de autoayuda dibuja una pincelada sobre ti mismo. He llegado a este libro, desde lo más bajo: en un plano más cercano a la psicología, puedes encontrar parte de tus demonios en el Should I stay or Should I go de la doctora Ramani Durvasula . Si hablamos de pinceladas y espíritus malignos, El Hijo Pródigo de Henri Nouwen puede esbozar otras interesantes perspectivas sobre tu realidad espiritual. Incluso te lo puedes tomar con humor con C. S. Lewis en Cartas del Diablo a su Sobrino . El marco más elevado podría coincidir con el maravilloso Caminando por Valles Oscuros de Walter Ciszek: descubrir el plan de Dios para tu vida - lo que llama Neal Lozano en este libro como bendición - es la base para cualquier liberación. De esta forma, conforme lees este tipo de libros, tu lado más oscuro va aflorando y puedes poner coto a tus enemigos interiores.
Las fuentes de los procesos de liberación están en las Escrituras, especialmente en el Nuevo Testamento. Vas a encontrar multitud de citas bíblicas interesantes en este libro (he anotado más de 60 con la aplicación Remember the Bible ) El autor hace meditaciones realmente interesantes sobre ellas. En el capítulo 4 la relativa a las parábola del Siervo Despiadado (Mt 18:23-35) y en el capítulo 3, la de Los Dos Hermanos (Lc 15:11-32) son buenísimas - y más que necesarias en un mundo que se mueve exclusivamente por intereses y por los dictados de la política. La perspectiva sobre La Multiplicación de los Panes y Peces (Jn 6:1-15), en el capítulo 9, es igualmente maravillosa. A veces personajes secundarios como el muchacho de Jn 6:9, son las claves que revelan la profundidad del mensaje de Jesús.
A partir de las Escrituras, nacen otras excelentes reflexiones. Por citar algunas de ellas:
- Capítulo 1: concepto de bendición a través del patriarca Jacob (Gn 32:22-32)
- Capítulo 2: importancia de resolver el dolor no consciente. Diferencia entre palabra y verdad.
- Capítulo 4: Perdonarse a uno mismo (bien entendido)
- Capítulos 5 y 8: importancia de la palabra hablada. Evitar espirales de introspección.
- Capítulo 10: escuchar comprendiendo sin tratar de “arreglar” los sentimientos del otro.
- Capítulo 11: si somos orgullosos u operamos fuera de la autoridad que el Señor nos ha dado, surgirán conflictos interiores mientras Dios quita esas cosas.
- Capítulo 12: no asumir más de aquello para lo que estás preparado.
- Capítulo 15: abrazar nuestra virilidad y responsabilidad. Necesidad de un lugar seguro donde nos amen. No debemos dudar que podemos dar y recibir amor.
He calificado este libro con 5 estrellas por la riqueza y profundidad de sus argumentos. Creo que podría ayudarte a revelar verdades ocultas de tu pasado, quizás olvidadas o de las que aún no eres consciente.
May 10, 2024
This book is powerful, and also dark. Although some stories/encounters could definitely be triggering, I think deliverance is something that seems very underrated in the Catholic faith and should be more commonly known. I think it would benefit so many. A good book but please read knowing there may be triggers!!
March 4, 2020
I threw this book away after reading this compromised book that doesn't even mention any traditional Catholic theology or practice. Notable highlights that REAL Catholic exorcists call upon are not even mentioned at all: Mary, the Mass, and the use of Catholic sacramentals such as the Rosary.
The author is protestantized "catholic" charismatic wanna-be exorcist who doesn't even say a single word about Mary, the Mass or the use of Catholic sacramentals. That alone should tell you where his allegiance lies. The authors writes, talks and sounds like a Protestant all right. What talks like a duck, walks like a duck, is a duck.
The author talks like a Prot and believes that Vatican II released "charisms" that allow lay people to run amok pretending to be exorcists when they are merely laymen who have not received the Sacrament of Holy Orders. The fruits of Vatican II have been clear for all Catholics to witness: millions of souls have been lost since the close of that questionable Council. The author doesn't even mention that fact at all. Instead, he uses catholic-sounding words to prove HIS THEORY of his imaginary "charisms" released by a "new pentecost" at Vatican II. He desperately wants so much to become a nomadic lay exorcist and deliverance minister, like a Prot hustler, so much so that he now has to woo lay Catholics into following his footsteps of being a protestantized catholic who peddles a questionable "holy spirit" while "laying hands" on the gullible and vulnerable.
His other freewheeling lay methods of deliverance should be avoided, lest you get into the same troubles as those stubborn and arrogant Prots who think that their baptism makes them stronger than the Devil.
The quickie Protestantized "charismatic" prayers the author reveals in this book will not deliver you permanently. In fact, they do just the opposite and manifest evil!
Stay away from this arrogant author, his deceptive methods and this book for your own safety!
If you're a Catholic, learn and practice traditional Catholic devotions, say the Rosary daily, frequent the Mass daily, receive the Holy Eucharist and patronize the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If you're not a Catholic, become one so that you can access the key sacraments of the Catholic Church.
The author is protestantized "catholic" charismatic wanna-be exorcist who doesn't even say a single word about Mary, the Mass or the use of Catholic sacramentals. That alone should tell you where his allegiance lies. The authors writes, talks and sounds like a Protestant all right. What talks like a duck, walks like a duck, is a duck.
The author talks like a Prot and believes that Vatican II released "charisms" that allow lay people to run amok pretending to be exorcists when they are merely laymen who have not received the Sacrament of Holy Orders. The fruits of Vatican II have been clear for all Catholics to witness: millions of souls have been lost since the close of that questionable Council. The author doesn't even mention that fact at all. Instead, he uses catholic-sounding words to prove HIS THEORY of his imaginary "charisms" released by a "new pentecost" at Vatican II. He desperately wants so much to become a nomadic lay exorcist and deliverance minister, like a Prot hustler, so much so that he now has to woo lay Catholics into following his footsteps of being a protestantized catholic who peddles a questionable "holy spirit" while "laying hands" on the gullible and vulnerable.
His other freewheeling lay methods of deliverance should be avoided, lest you get into the same troubles as those stubborn and arrogant Prots who think that their baptism makes them stronger than the Devil.
The quickie Protestantized "charismatic" prayers the author reveals in this book will not deliver you permanently. In fact, they do just the opposite and manifest evil!
Stay away from this arrogant author, his deceptive methods and this book for your own safety!
If you're a Catholic, learn and practice traditional Catholic devotions, say the Rosary daily, frequent the Mass daily, receive the Holy Eucharist and patronize the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If you're not a Catholic, become one so that you can access the key sacraments of the Catholic Church.
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November 25, 2020What I appreciated about this book was the focus on the love of God, love of the person you are talking to, the importance of healing, and knowing and living from our identity in Christ. I think that any of us who have gone through spiritual direction or counseling, or had a good confessor, know the importance of someone caring for us and working with us individually. Delving into people’s real lives with them, and helping them pray through both their past and current situations, would be a game-changer if we focused more of our efforts on this as a Church. The author also was aware of how bad experiences of prayer and misuse of authority in faith communities can really hurt people. I’m not sure about all the specifics in the book, but I appreciated the principles. I have to say, it focused much more on Jesus and on a gentle approach to prayer than on formulas or on the evil spirits themselves.
June 23, 2016
A largely rhetorical (not academic) discussion of deliverance. I thought the author was over simplistic in his analysis and displayed a somewhat sophomoric understanding of sin, temptation, and what causes spiritual bondage. I am no academic myself, but I thought the author's explanations elementary.
July 29, 2011
Best book on deliverance ministry besides Francis MacNutt's titles.
June 6, 2026
Humility, coupled with holy boldness.
Hope is confident expectation for good.
We have been rescued from one kingdom to another yet full realization escapes us. The children of Israel wondered in the wilderness. God had delivered them from the Egyptian taskmasters, and yet they held onto their slave mentality. A whole generation of Israelites died in the desert before the people were ready to cooperate with God, taking hold of the promises he had given them.
The power of the gospel is much greater than that of a gifted counselor.
Jesus is the new Moses, breaking the hold of Satan and leading us out from under his Dominion. Jesus is the new Joshua leading us into the kingdom of God where God himself is the ruler, and his laws are written on our hearts.
Jesus Christ. Our deliverance comes from submitting to him as our Savior.
Deliverance releases us from bondage into blessing. The Hebrew sense of blessing is meant to empower one to prosper, to succeed and to thrive.
In biblical times a spoken blessing was meant to bring protection and help on a journey. It was meant to provide grace for life’s journey. A blessing means to speak well of a person.
God said, “this is my son, whom I love; with him, I am well pleased.” God was declaring who Jesus was, and his fatherly delight in him.
Words of blessing affirm our identity and prepare us to fulfil our destiny. Each of us has a purpose, a contribution to make to the unfolding mystery of God’s plan, something that will give praise and honour to the one who called us for all eternity.
I use the key metaphor because of the dual purpose of keys, used both to lock and unlocked doors.
His pride would not let him receive God’s forgiveness and mercy. Refusal to let go of guilt is often the work of pride, which deceives us into thinking we must redeem ourselves.
By testing Jesus’s identity as God’s son, the devil wanted Jesus to deny what God had declared about him. The trials in our lives, the challenges we face, are intended to reveal the truth that God has placed in our hearts.
As I listened to him and stayed sensitive to the Holy Spirit, I wrote down a number of things that could be renounced: fear, fear of public speaking, fear of rejection, fear of humiliation, fear of embarrassment, fear of criticism, insecurity, insecurity, control, abandonment, rejection, hurt, loneliness, and regret.
He has the opportunity for his weakness to become his strength as he depends totally on God.
His trials developed in him a deep sense of compassion and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
Demons are powerless in the lives of Christians when their right of entry is taken away. When we realize this, we will find ourselves thinking much less about demons and more about their schemes. “Lord, show me the places where evil spirits have gained access to my life.” Exposing the entry points sheds light on what is hidden in darkness, the place demons hide.
The most prominent entryway is our response to trauma, abuse, family, and friends.
The things buried in darkness have the greatest influence on us: the things we have never told anyone, the things we have not processed in light of God’s love for us.
The way we learn to cope with pain in our life, apart from the love of God, is an opening to the influence of evil spirits.
Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.
Satan has a plan for your life, but he needs your cooperation for it to succeed. God also has a plan for your life and needs your cooperation for it to succeed.
Whatever opposition a believer faces ultimately serves God’s predetermined plan to conform us to the likeness of his son and advance the gospel.
Ask God to show you what Satan‘s plan is for your life. Is there a faulty foundation, stone of rejection, fear, or another pattern of response to early trauma upon which you have built your thinking?
Only those who continue in their conversion truly know God. They never cease to acknowledge their sin and disorder, and in that way to proclaim God‘s mercy.
Picture a locked door. Opening that door represents liberation from spiritual bondage. The door has five locks, each requiring a key. As a believer in Christ, you have all the keys you need to be free from the influence of evil spirits. The five keys are repentance and faith; forgiveness; renouncing the work of your enemies; standing in the authority you have in Christ; and receiving God‘s blessing of your identity and destiny.
He asked people, “how are you and Jesus doing?”
Great healing results when we repent, turn to God, and experience his love and acceptance, discovering who we really are through the revelation of who he is.
All healing involves forgiveness.
When you consider his death and resurrection, do you take it personally? He died and rose for your liberation.
“Jesus, show me what is wrong with me.”
Read the Bible as God‘s words to you and go to church.
Conversion is accepting by a personal decision the saving sovereignty of Christ and becoming his disciple. Conversion is daily acceptance of the saviour and the ongoing life as his disciple.
Fear is the root cause for us to need to be in control.
We become the older brother whenever we respond to life‘s pains apart from the love of God. Bitterness and unforgiveness are prison walls, keeping us from the life of freedom and love God intends.
God uses the circumstances of life – relationships we cannot fix, questions we cannot answer and problems we cannot solve - to expose the conditions of our hearts.
Repentance leads to deeper deliverance from the influence of evil, but it also flows from it.
Freedom comes in knowing the names of our enemies, the sins of the heart.
There is no freedom apart from repentance.
Nikki Gumble of the Alpha course reduced the gospel to the simplest of terms: sorry, thank you, and please. Acknowledgement of personal sin and participation in sin and asking for forgiveness. Conversion requires a thank you for what Jesus did in his death and resurrection. And finally, there is the request, “please,” that the Lord come into our lives and reign over our hearts.
True reconciliation exposes, the awfulness, the abuse, the pain, the degradation, the truth… It is worthwhile, because in the end, dealing with the real situation helps to bring real healing. - Bishop Desmond Tutu.
Forgiveness means releasing the blockage to receiving the love of God and being an instrument of his grace. You cannot change the other person, but you can allow the Lord to transform you.
When things are deeply rooted, forgiveness may not be released until we renounce the works of the devil and take authority in the name of Jesus.
The spirit of unforgiveness needed to be renounced before she could speak the words of forgiveness and receive her freedom.
77 times. Seven is considered the number of completion. When Jesus tells us to forgive, he tells us to forgive until it is complete and we find rest. 77 represents an unlimited number.
Uncovering hidden unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment in our heart is also the door to freedom.
The time in prison, being tormented by the devil, has one purpose: to bring us to the point of surrender, where we realize that we can never pay our debt.
Jesus teaches us that when we ask God to forgive us we must be willing to forgive also.
With every blessing God brings into our lives comes the responsibility to use it.
The power of the cross is the power of forgiveness. When we truly experience the power of the gospel, which is forgiveness, our lives are changed.
What is the sign that sins have been forgiven? An outpouring of love, generosity, affection, and humility. The one who knows the depth of her debt to God and has received his mercy is the one who has great love.
Do you wish to love more? Forgive more deeply. All healing flows from forgiveness.
If you find forgiveness is not complete, don’t give up. Humble yourself before the Lord and do what he has commanded until it is done. One clear sign that forgiveness has taken place is a new appreciation for the person and gratitude toward God for the gift this person has been in your life.
The depth of rejection had locked her in a prison, keeping her bound by her hurt and unforgiveness.
It is not unusual to find the deepest hurt buried beneath other memories.
To forgive you need two things: willingness and faith. How much faith? Faith the size of a very tiny mustard seed can move mountains, Jesus says. Nothing will be impossible for you.
Some people tell me, I can say the words, but I feel like a hypocrite because forgiveness is not in my heart. All we can do is make an act of the will, speak the words (which breaks the power of the enemy) and trust that the Lord will do the rest.
Six steps for unlocking forgiveness: 1. find someone you trust to pray with you. 2. begin to praise God, and thank him. 3. acknowledge his love and his power in areas where you have not forgiven, areas you have not surrendered to the one who loves you. Pray out loud, “Lord Jesus, please forgive me for trying to save my life, for not trusting you.” Humble yourself. 4. remember the words of Jesus: Father, forgive them they know not what they are doing. The eternal one is willing to release the power of those words again through you. Think of the person who hurt you and what that person did. Let yourself feel the pain. Forgiveness takes a deeper hold on us as we forgive from the place of pain. To say you forgive while denying the pain does not deal with the root. Once you have gotten in touch with the pain say out loud: in the name of Jesus, I forgive ———- for ——-. Be very specific and say what you are forgiving the person for out loud. First, it helps you focus and keeps you from being vague second you can listen to yourself. For example, I forgive ——- for humiliating me and rejecting me and making me feel worthless. Have your friend pray that the love of God would release you and make you a vessel of his love if you have difficulty speaking declarations of forgiveness, try speaking to the Lord about your heart and pain. Tell Jesus how angry and hurt you are. With every blessing, God brings into our life, comes to responsibility to use it in accordance with his plan for us. 6. give thanks to God for his goodness, and ask him to direct your paths.
Forgive yourself out loud. To forgive yourself is simply a declaration that you are in agreement with God, and that you will not hold yourself to higher standards than God, and you will not demand yourself more than he does. We forgive ourselves the same way God does, on the basis of the mercy, poured out in Jesus.
We know we have forgiven when we begin to realize that the person who has offended us is really a source of blessing.
Pray: give me the courage to forgive and the faith to trust that what you have given me, I can give to others.
renouncing means declaring that you want no more to do with this influence in your life; it is over. You want to no more lies, no more empty promises. Renunciation is an expression of repentance that does three things: 1. it identifies the lie and the power behind the lie. It breaks the power. Evil spirits still influence us and seek to make a home in areas of our lives that we have not fully surrendered to the truth. Renunciation is how we give notice that they must vacate. Once their identity is exposed, and the entryway has been sealed through repentance, forgiveness and renunciation, they must go. 3. gives us personal responsibility. It is an act of cooperating with the saving work of Jesus. It expresses that we have taken responsibility for our life.
There is great freedom in finally standing up to a bully.
To speak in, Jesus‘s name means to speak in his character and in his personality, and union with his spirit. When we say, I forgive or renounce in the name of Jesus, these words have power to bring about what they signify.
When we speak the truth of God‘s word with our voices, we destroy strongholds.
What do you want Jesus to do for you ? Understand the importance of repentance, forgiveness, and pronunciation.
Start naming your enemies – those things in your heart that keep you from the freedom you have in Christ. When you name them, you gain authority over them.
“Lord, show me the roots. What are Satan‘s plans for my life and how can I take responsibility for my life and break his power?”
Trust Jesus with your life. He will show you what you need. If you find yourself going down a spiral of unhealthy introspection, stop thinking, and start talking out loud to Jesus.
Pray: Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to you. I trust in you. In the name of Jesus, I renounce Satan and all his works and empty promises. In the name of Jesus, I renounce, selfishness, pride, lust, greed, and self rejection…. Thank you, Jesus for giving me victory over my enemies.
The greater the anointing, the more authority the person praying has received. The faster the power of the enemy is exposed and broken. The level of spiritual authority, a person has is secondary to exposing the lie, and having the person renounce the spirit behind the lie.
Only in union with Jesus Christ, and in his name, do we carry authority in the spirit world. Our authority is in our relationship with Christ.
We gain more authority as we bring more areas of our lives under his authority. The more you have surrendered, the more you can be an instrument.
Taking authority over the enemy and his works in your life is an expression of your faith, what you believe, what you believe about Jesus and what you believe about your relationship to him.
When we believe the enemy is at work, we have the authority to command him to leave. The word of command is not isolated from the rest of the Christian life. Living our life as a disciple of the Lord is the substance of our growing liberty.
When we take authority over any spirit that has had its entryway sealed, its invitation canceled, it has to leave.
“I break the power of selfishness, greed… And I command it to leave now.” We must say it out loud because we are not merely performing a human ritual. We are actually speaking to demons. Speaking is an expression of our faith.
There is no shortage of desire on God‘s part to reveal himself to us. Faith increases when we act on what has been revealed to us. As we act on our faith, we developed a history of the mighty deeds of God in our lives.
“In the name of Jesus, I command every evil spirit I have renounced, every spirit behind the sins I have confessed to leave me. Thank you Jesus for setting me free from the influence of evil spirits.”
At the heart of Satan‘s attack upon you is his attempt to rob you of the true identity and destiny. As God reveals himself to us, our identity is revealed. Our identity is found in Jesus.
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “oh, that you would bless me, indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain” so God granted him what he requested. 1 Chronicles4:9-10 (apply this to SD.)
When you ask to be blessed, you’re praying for exactly what God desires.
The gift of prophecy is meant for encouragement.
In one family, at every birthday, they would tell the story of their name’s meaning. Now when praying for them to be blessed, the meaning of their names often comes to mind because the meaning speaks of who they are.
God has assigned meaning and purpose to your name. It represents you.
“May every fall always become for us a small step toward a higher degree of perfection.” Maximilian Kobe.
We must seek to be good soil for the gifts God gives us.
Prayer for inner healing is asking the Lord to release his love into an area of our lives that has previously been closed.
Introspection is self focused, a desire to help myself. It places me, rather than Jesus Christ at the centre. Satan uses introspection as a tool to rob us of walking in true freedom. Turn away from introspection and set your eyes on Jesus.
A good protection against introspection and self pity is to talk out loud to Jesus rather than just think about it. Talking to him keeps it in perspective.
The only power the devil has is the power we give him.
Maturity means being faithful, even if we don’t feel good.
In my pride, I wanted to be good and not rely on God‘s mercy.
The process of falling and getting up again can bring greater conviction and seriousness about living a committed Christian life. It can bring deeper humility and acceptance of our dependence on God.
Those who have come into a genuine contact with Christ cannot keep him for themselves, they must proclaim him. Pope John Paul II
What we have received is what we must give. If you have encountered the truth of these principles, you have something to give. It is in growing freedom that we find our gifts and our ability to serve.
The spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind. To release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord‘s favor. This was his mission statement, and it still is. He continues his mission through us.
If the method you use looks exactly like the one you were taught, it probably won’t last. You’ll need to struggle with material for something to become truly yours. If you implement what you have learned exactly as you were trained in it, you will eventually fail.If you struggle with it and tear it apart, it will look different. Then it will be yours.
The person he sent your way is perfectly picked so that you can be an instrument of God‘s love for them, but also so that you can be instructed. When God teaches us something, he gives us the opportunity to share what we have learned, to give away the good news.
Oh, that you would bless me, indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
God sees something in you that you do not see. He has appointed works for you to do, and in this sense, you are anointed for service. Anointing, simply put, means God is with you for a particular purpose.
Father, teach me to comfort others with the comfort I have received from you. You are the father of compassion; release your love in me and show me how I can give your love away. Please use me to bring liberty to others. Show me how you want me to serve.
The devil loves to produce fear in order to extinguish love. Love casts out fear and fear casts out love.
Fear is useless; what is needed is trust. Fear is the door to bondage.
Sometimes we think the devil is at us and we need to take authority over him. But what is really happening is that God is after us a
Hope is confident expectation for good.
We have been rescued from one kingdom to another yet full realization escapes us. The children of Israel wondered in the wilderness. God had delivered them from the Egyptian taskmasters, and yet they held onto their slave mentality. A whole generation of Israelites died in the desert before the people were ready to cooperate with God, taking hold of the promises he had given them.
The power of the gospel is much greater than that of a gifted counselor.
Jesus is the new Moses, breaking the hold of Satan and leading us out from under his Dominion. Jesus is the new Joshua leading us into the kingdom of God where God himself is the ruler, and his laws are written on our hearts.
Jesus Christ. Our deliverance comes from submitting to him as our Savior.
Deliverance releases us from bondage into blessing. The Hebrew sense of blessing is meant to empower one to prosper, to succeed and to thrive.
In biblical times a spoken blessing was meant to bring protection and help on a journey. It was meant to provide grace for life’s journey. A blessing means to speak well of a person.
God said, “this is my son, whom I love; with him, I am well pleased.” God was declaring who Jesus was, and his fatherly delight in him.
Words of blessing affirm our identity and prepare us to fulfil our destiny. Each of us has a purpose, a contribution to make to the unfolding mystery of God’s plan, something that will give praise and honour to the one who called us for all eternity.
I use the key metaphor because of the dual purpose of keys, used both to lock and unlocked doors.
His pride would not let him receive God’s forgiveness and mercy. Refusal to let go of guilt is often the work of pride, which deceives us into thinking we must redeem ourselves.
By testing Jesus’s identity as God’s son, the devil wanted Jesus to deny what God had declared about him. The trials in our lives, the challenges we face, are intended to reveal the truth that God has placed in our hearts.
As I listened to him and stayed sensitive to the Holy Spirit, I wrote down a number of things that could be renounced: fear, fear of public speaking, fear of rejection, fear of humiliation, fear of embarrassment, fear of criticism, insecurity, insecurity, control, abandonment, rejection, hurt, loneliness, and regret.
He has the opportunity for his weakness to become his strength as he depends totally on God.
His trials developed in him a deep sense of compassion and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
Demons are powerless in the lives of Christians when their right of entry is taken away. When we realize this, we will find ourselves thinking much less about demons and more about their schemes. “Lord, show me the places where evil spirits have gained access to my life.” Exposing the entry points sheds light on what is hidden in darkness, the place demons hide.
The most prominent entryway is our response to trauma, abuse, family, and friends.
The things buried in darkness have the greatest influence on us: the things we have never told anyone, the things we have not processed in light of God’s love for us.
The way we learn to cope with pain in our life, apart from the love of God, is an opening to the influence of evil spirits.
Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.
Satan has a plan for your life, but he needs your cooperation for it to succeed. God also has a plan for your life and needs your cooperation for it to succeed.
Whatever opposition a believer faces ultimately serves God’s predetermined plan to conform us to the likeness of his son and advance the gospel.
Ask God to show you what Satan‘s plan is for your life. Is there a faulty foundation, stone of rejection, fear, or another pattern of response to early trauma upon which you have built your thinking?
Only those who continue in their conversion truly know God. They never cease to acknowledge their sin and disorder, and in that way to proclaim God‘s mercy.
Picture a locked door. Opening that door represents liberation from spiritual bondage. The door has five locks, each requiring a key. As a believer in Christ, you have all the keys you need to be free from the influence of evil spirits. The five keys are repentance and faith; forgiveness; renouncing the work of your enemies; standing in the authority you have in Christ; and receiving God‘s blessing of your identity and destiny.
He asked people, “how are you and Jesus doing?”
Great healing results when we repent, turn to God, and experience his love and acceptance, discovering who we really are through the revelation of who he is.
All healing involves forgiveness.
When you consider his death and resurrection, do you take it personally? He died and rose for your liberation.
“Jesus, show me what is wrong with me.”
Read the Bible as God‘s words to you and go to church.
Conversion is accepting by a personal decision the saving sovereignty of Christ and becoming his disciple. Conversion is daily acceptance of the saviour and the ongoing life as his disciple.
Fear is the root cause for us to need to be in control.
We become the older brother whenever we respond to life‘s pains apart from the love of God. Bitterness and unforgiveness are prison walls, keeping us from the life of freedom and love God intends.
God uses the circumstances of life – relationships we cannot fix, questions we cannot answer and problems we cannot solve - to expose the conditions of our hearts.
Repentance leads to deeper deliverance from the influence of evil, but it also flows from it.
Freedom comes in knowing the names of our enemies, the sins of the heart.
There is no freedom apart from repentance.
Nikki Gumble of the Alpha course reduced the gospel to the simplest of terms: sorry, thank you, and please. Acknowledgement of personal sin and participation in sin and asking for forgiveness. Conversion requires a thank you for what Jesus did in his death and resurrection. And finally, there is the request, “please,” that the Lord come into our lives and reign over our hearts.
True reconciliation exposes, the awfulness, the abuse, the pain, the degradation, the truth… It is worthwhile, because in the end, dealing with the real situation helps to bring real healing. - Bishop Desmond Tutu.
Forgiveness means releasing the blockage to receiving the love of God and being an instrument of his grace. You cannot change the other person, but you can allow the Lord to transform you.
When things are deeply rooted, forgiveness may not be released until we renounce the works of the devil and take authority in the name of Jesus.
The spirit of unforgiveness needed to be renounced before she could speak the words of forgiveness and receive her freedom.
77 times. Seven is considered the number of completion. When Jesus tells us to forgive, he tells us to forgive until it is complete and we find rest. 77 represents an unlimited number.
Uncovering hidden unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment in our heart is also the door to freedom.
The time in prison, being tormented by the devil, has one purpose: to bring us to the point of surrender, where we realize that we can never pay our debt.
Jesus teaches us that when we ask God to forgive us we must be willing to forgive also.
With every blessing God brings into our lives comes the responsibility to use it.
The power of the cross is the power of forgiveness. When we truly experience the power of the gospel, which is forgiveness, our lives are changed.
What is the sign that sins have been forgiven? An outpouring of love, generosity, affection, and humility. The one who knows the depth of her debt to God and has received his mercy is the one who has great love.
Do you wish to love more? Forgive more deeply. All healing flows from forgiveness.
If you find forgiveness is not complete, don’t give up. Humble yourself before the Lord and do what he has commanded until it is done. One clear sign that forgiveness has taken place is a new appreciation for the person and gratitude toward God for the gift this person has been in your life.
The depth of rejection had locked her in a prison, keeping her bound by her hurt and unforgiveness.
It is not unusual to find the deepest hurt buried beneath other memories.
To forgive you need two things: willingness and faith. How much faith? Faith the size of a very tiny mustard seed can move mountains, Jesus says. Nothing will be impossible for you.
Some people tell me, I can say the words, but I feel like a hypocrite because forgiveness is not in my heart. All we can do is make an act of the will, speak the words (which breaks the power of the enemy) and trust that the Lord will do the rest.
Six steps for unlocking forgiveness: 1. find someone you trust to pray with you. 2. begin to praise God, and thank him. 3. acknowledge his love and his power in areas where you have not forgiven, areas you have not surrendered to the one who loves you. Pray out loud, “Lord Jesus, please forgive me for trying to save my life, for not trusting you.” Humble yourself. 4. remember the words of Jesus: Father, forgive them they know not what they are doing. The eternal one is willing to release the power of those words again through you. Think of the person who hurt you and what that person did. Let yourself feel the pain. Forgiveness takes a deeper hold on us as we forgive from the place of pain. To say you forgive while denying the pain does not deal with the root. Once you have gotten in touch with the pain say out loud: in the name of Jesus, I forgive ———- for ——-. Be very specific and say what you are forgiving the person for out loud. First, it helps you focus and keeps you from being vague second you can listen to yourself. For example, I forgive ——- for humiliating me and rejecting me and making me feel worthless. Have your friend pray that the love of God would release you and make you a vessel of his love if you have difficulty speaking declarations of forgiveness, try speaking to the Lord about your heart and pain. Tell Jesus how angry and hurt you are. With every blessing, God brings into our life, comes to responsibility to use it in accordance with his plan for us. 6. give thanks to God for his goodness, and ask him to direct your paths.
Forgive yourself out loud. To forgive yourself is simply a declaration that you are in agreement with God, and that you will not hold yourself to higher standards than God, and you will not demand yourself more than he does. We forgive ourselves the same way God does, on the basis of the mercy, poured out in Jesus.
We know we have forgiven when we begin to realize that the person who has offended us is really a source of blessing.
Pray: give me the courage to forgive and the faith to trust that what you have given me, I can give to others.
renouncing means declaring that you want no more to do with this influence in your life; it is over. You want to no more lies, no more empty promises. Renunciation is an expression of repentance that does three things: 1. it identifies the lie and the power behind the lie. It breaks the power. Evil spirits still influence us and seek to make a home in areas of our lives that we have not fully surrendered to the truth. Renunciation is how we give notice that they must vacate. Once their identity is exposed, and the entryway has been sealed through repentance, forgiveness and renunciation, they must go. 3. gives us personal responsibility. It is an act of cooperating with the saving work of Jesus. It expresses that we have taken responsibility for our life.
There is great freedom in finally standing up to a bully.
To speak in, Jesus‘s name means to speak in his character and in his personality, and union with his spirit. When we say, I forgive or renounce in the name of Jesus, these words have power to bring about what they signify.
When we speak the truth of God‘s word with our voices, we destroy strongholds.
What do you want Jesus to do for you ? Understand the importance of repentance, forgiveness, and pronunciation.
Start naming your enemies – those things in your heart that keep you from the freedom you have in Christ. When you name them, you gain authority over them.
“Lord, show me the roots. What are Satan‘s plans for my life and how can I take responsibility for my life and break his power?”
Trust Jesus with your life. He will show you what you need. If you find yourself going down a spiral of unhealthy introspection, stop thinking, and start talking out loud to Jesus.
Pray: Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to you. I trust in you. In the name of Jesus, I renounce Satan and all his works and empty promises. In the name of Jesus, I renounce, selfishness, pride, lust, greed, and self rejection…. Thank you, Jesus for giving me victory over my enemies.
The greater the anointing, the more authority the person praying has received. The faster the power of the enemy is exposed and broken. The level of spiritual authority, a person has is secondary to exposing the lie, and having the person renounce the spirit behind the lie.
Only in union with Jesus Christ, and in his name, do we carry authority in the spirit world. Our authority is in our relationship with Christ.
We gain more authority as we bring more areas of our lives under his authority. The more you have surrendered, the more you can be an instrument.
Taking authority over the enemy and his works in your life is an expression of your faith, what you believe, what you believe about Jesus and what you believe about your relationship to him.
When we believe the enemy is at work, we have the authority to command him to leave. The word of command is not isolated from the rest of the Christian life. Living our life as a disciple of the Lord is the substance of our growing liberty.
When we take authority over any spirit that has had its entryway sealed, its invitation canceled, it has to leave.
“I break the power of selfishness, greed… And I command it to leave now.” We must say it out loud because we are not merely performing a human ritual. We are actually speaking to demons. Speaking is an expression of our faith.
There is no shortage of desire on God‘s part to reveal himself to us. Faith increases when we act on what has been revealed to us. As we act on our faith, we developed a history of the mighty deeds of God in our lives.
“In the name of Jesus, I command every evil spirit I have renounced, every spirit behind the sins I have confessed to leave me. Thank you Jesus for setting me free from the influence of evil spirits.”
At the heart of Satan‘s attack upon you is his attempt to rob you of the true identity and destiny. As God reveals himself to us, our identity is revealed. Our identity is found in Jesus.
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “oh, that you would bless me, indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain” so God granted him what he requested. 1 Chronicles4:9-10 (apply this to SD.)
When you ask to be blessed, you’re praying for exactly what God desires.
The gift of prophecy is meant for encouragement.
In one family, at every birthday, they would tell the story of their name’s meaning. Now when praying for them to be blessed, the meaning of their names often comes to mind because the meaning speaks of who they are.
God has assigned meaning and purpose to your name. It represents you.
“May every fall always become for us a small step toward a higher degree of perfection.” Maximilian Kobe.
We must seek to be good soil for the gifts God gives us.
Prayer for inner healing is asking the Lord to release his love into an area of our lives that has previously been closed.
Introspection is self focused, a desire to help myself. It places me, rather than Jesus Christ at the centre. Satan uses introspection as a tool to rob us of walking in true freedom. Turn away from introspection and set your eyes on Jesus.
A good protection against introspection and self pity is to talk out loud to Jesus rather than just think about it. Talking to him keeps it in perspective.
The only power the devil has is the power we give him.
Maturity means being faithful, even if we don’t feel good.
In my pride, I wanted to be good and not rely on God‘s mercy.
The process of falling and getting up again can bring greater conviction and seriousness about living a committed Christian life. It can bring deeper humility and acceptance of our dependence on God.
Those who have come into a genuine contact with Christ cannot keep him for themselves, they must proclaim him. Pope John Paul II
What we have received is what we must give. If you have encountered the truth of these principles, you have something to give. It is in growing freedom that we find our gifts and our ability to serve.
The spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind. To release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord‘s favor. This was his mission statement, and it still is. He continues his mission through us.
If the method you use looks exactly like the one you were taught, it probably won’t last. You’ll need to struggle with material for something to become truly yours. If you implement what you have learned exactly as you were trained in it, you will eventually fail.If you struggle with it and tear it apart, it will look different. Then it will be yours.
The person he sent your way is perfectly picked so that you can be an instrument of God‘s love for them, but also so that you can be instructed. When God teaches us something, he gives us the opportunity to share what we have learned, to give away the good news.
Oh, that you would bless me, indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
God sees something in you that you do not see. He has appointed works for you to do, and in this sense, you are anointed for service. Anointing, simply put, means God is with you for a particular purpose.
Father, teach me to comfort others with the comfort I have received from you. You are the father of compassion; release your love in me and show me how I can give your love away. Please use me to bring liberty to others. Show me how you want me to serve.
The devil loves to produce fear in order to extinguish love. Love casts out fear and fear casts out love.
Fear is useless; what is needed is trust. Fear is the door to bondage.
Sometimes we think the devil is at us and we need to take authority over him. But what is really happening is that God is after us a
August 13, 2020
Not a lot of new information here, given the time I spent in charismatic circles, but I did appreciate the gentler, less fearful approach to deliverance that Lozano details. I read this on the recommendation of a priest, and would recommend it as a great introduction to the topic of receiving deliverance and deliverance ministry.
May 6, 2015
While the information in this book is valuable for the interior spiritual life and overcoming the adversity that Christians face in the spiritual realm, I feel that something is lacking in terms of how to continue moving forward. The book describes steps but, those steps need to be part of a larger process of self-reflection and prayer that never ends. While the book does say this at times, I feel there is not much information on how to continue beyond the steps presented.
June 3, 2014
Good stuff. Definitely an unexplored area for most Christians, including myself. Inspired me to seek out a priest for some prayers of deliverance. But overall the book seemed very repetitive. I found myself skimming large sections at a time. Seems like the same material could be presented in a five-page article.
November 13, 2017
A good book to understand how childhood trauma or hurt might become a hold for getting trapped into the power of the evil! The Church's work of healing and deliverance must take into consideration these important facts. Not all spiritual problems are psychological problems and not all psychological problems are spiritual problems.
November 10, 2009
I would highly recommend this book for anyone struggling with a particular weakness/sin. It was recommended to me by a wonderful priest, and I will probably be revisiting its concepts again and again.
June 15, 2016
This was a great book on deliverance and spiritual healing. It makes you realize that the whole process of growing closer to God is an ongoing journey where you are constantly exposing old wounds or areas of bondage and turning more of your life over to God as you go.
July 9, 2017
This is a very important and a very useful book. It would be necessary to read it for a lot of people. It can help you to clean your life from a lot of unpleasant behaviors and other negative impacts.
June 14, 2013
My Prayer & Healing group is using this as our current group study. Very enlightening on how to be in service to others using a gentle manner. Quite easy to read and follow along.
October 19, 2020
Must read for any serious Christian. There are spirits working against us all the time, but intelligent and critical thinkers are wary to explore what that means. Between the bad repute of superstitions Christians who over-spiritualize everything and the fanciful dramatization of demonic activity by Hollywood, its easier for the intellectual Christian to shy away into a kind of practical cessationism, where we forget, disregard, and become blind to the spiritual forces at work for and against us.
Neal Lozano's book is a great relief because it teaches us that ordinary disciples have nothing to fear when it comes to the spiritual world. The weapons we have against dark forces are not primarily sacramental tokens employed by exorcists in Hollywood movies. Instead, the fundamental powers of repentance, faith, and forgiveness lay the ground work for spiritual victory. Most Christians are familiar with these ideas, but we take for granted how serious their consequences are for our spiritual health.
Upon that fundamental foundation of repentance, faith, and forgiveness (do not pass GO without them) stand the more nuanced works of renouncing the work of your enemies, standing in the authority you have in Christ, and receiving God’s blessing of your identity and destiny. Discussion of these will be very helpful to the disciple who is walking faithfully but still feels stuck.
And again, the reminder of how important repentance, faith, and forgiveness are to our spiritual freedom constitutes life-changing information for any human being.
If you are a human being with a soul, read this book.
Neal Lozano's book is a great relief because it teaches us that ordinary disciples have nothing to fear when it comes to the spiritual world. The weapons we have against dark forces are not primarily sacramental tokens employed by exorcists in Hollywood movies. Instead, the fundamental powers of repentance, faith, and forgiveness lay the ground work for spiritual victory. Most Christians are familiar with these ideas, but we take for granted how serious their consequences are for our spiritual health.
Upon that fundamental foundation of repentance, faith, and forgiveness (do not pass GO without them) stand the more nuanced works of renouncing the work of your enemies, standing in the authority you have in Christ, and receiving God’s blessing of your identity and destiny. Discussion of these will be very helpful to the disciple who is walking faithfully but still feels stuck.
And again, the reminder of how important repentance, faith, and forgiveness are to our spiritual freedom constitutes life-changing information for any human being.
If you are a human being with a soul, read this book.
February 13, 2021
This is a book that I think most people who read it will find helpful. At times, it strongly reminded me of self-help literature in the various exercises he recommends though with the spiritual element: identifying traumatic or sinful experiences – knowing that the devil can enter through these wounds and possess strength over us through them – in the name of Christ renouncing the power that these things have over us, and pursuing healing and virtue through God's grace. Also similar to the self-help books, the author has so many stories and personal anecdotes which fill the book, with some of them more moving and powerful than others.
Outside of the basic theology of Christ having power of the devil and the Christian having the power to call upon Christ and renounce the devils that invade our lives the book is not theologically deep, and likely deliberately so. As a Catholic, I think it is important for people to have a well-formed Catholic understanding of the power of grace, curses, the cross, and possession in order to make clear sense of the work of grace and of the demonic. Fr. Ripperger has many excellent resources for learning about the hierarchy of angels and demons and how they strive to aid or tempt us to follow their end. With possessing the knowledge of these truths taught by the Catholic Church, I would recommend this book to people as a means to assist them in rooting out their vices and any disorders they have or experience from past traumas and sins, even if those sins have already been forgiven through the sacrament of confession.
Outside of the basic theology of Christ having power of the devil and the Christian having the power to call upon Christ and renounce the devils that invade our lives the book is not theologically deep, and likely deliberately so. As a Catholic, I think it is important for people to have a well-formed Catholic understanding of the power of grace, curses, the cross, and possession in order to make clear sense of the work of grace and of the demonic. Fr. Ripperger has many excellent resources for learning about the hierarchy of angels and demons and how they strive to aid or tempt us to follow their end. With possessing the knowledge of these truths taught by the Catholic Church, I would recommend this book to people as a means to assist them in rooting out their vices and any disorders they have or experience from past traumas and sins, even if those sins have already been forgiven through the sacrament of confession.
March 16, 2019
This book is very different from the books that I usually read. I can understand why some other reviewers call it simplistic and repetitive.
Still, I found some valuable insights in this book. Most notably that our own dignity and authority are very important. Also how we are often far too afraid of the devil. It isn't necessary. That we should focus on the person and not on the devil. And the stress on the importance of forgiveness as a step in releasing the bonds that were created in traumatic experiences. The point that we ourselves must choose to send the lies away.
All these things strike me as very similar to what I experienced in psychotherapy, with the notable difference that deliverance is explicitly done in the name of Jesus and based on the authority we have because of him. That certainly adds an extra layer of trust for me, but also perhaps the idea that any Christian should be able to help others in this way. I strongly disagree with that notion.
I thought it was a balanced book, also very clear about all the various ways in which deliverance can go wrong and add to the trauma. Precisely for this reason I don't think anyone without any training in pastoral care should try this out. Something really happens, these issues go deep and can do as much harm as do good, depending on the tact and skill and wisdom of the one who helps.
Still, I found some valuable insights in this book. Most notably that our own dignity and authority are very important. Also how we are often far too afraid of the devil. It isn't necessary. That we should focus on the person and not on the devil. And the stress on the importance of forgiveness as a step in releasing the bonds that were created in traumatic experiences. The point that we ourselves must choose to send the lies away.
All these things strike me as very similar to what I experienced in psychotherapy, with the notable difference that deliverance is explicitly done in the name of Jesus and based on the authority we have because of him. That certainly adds an extra layer of trust for me, but also perhaps the idea that any Christian should be able to help others in this way. I strongly disagree with that notion.
I thought it was a balanced book, also very clear about all the various ways in which deliverance can go wrong and add to the trauma. Precisely for this reason I don't think anyone without any training in pastoral care should try this out. Something really happens, these issues go deep and can do as much harm as do good, depending on the tact and skill and wisdom of the one who helps.
October 10, 2023
Are you carrying emotional baggage you feel is weighing you down? Did you know you don't have to? I think of the information in Unbound as how to get traction in life. Trying to make it on my own equals spinning my wheels in the mud. This is very different.
Unbound is not new information, but a way of succinctly organizing information about how to specifically get rid of unforgiveness, fear, shame, guilt...you really can live in freedom. Do not settle for less!
Thankful for this book and the humble people who wrote it. Unbound is a 40+ year project of love from a couple who were open to what their life's purpose was supposed to be and who are still listening and learning. Their five keys are valuable tools for praying through your life and the lives of others. It takes prayer requests from a to-do list to surrendering everything to God, the only source of real hope and help. Highly recommend.
ETA: this book on deliverance stands apart from others as the method is non-confrontational. This is a conversation between people, which acknowledges personal responsibility. This is moving from bondage to freedom, maintaining the dignity of all people involved. Refreshing.
Unbound is not new information, but a way of succinctly organizing information about how to specifically get rid of unforgiveness, fear, shame, guilt...you really can live in freedom. Do not settle for less!
Thankful for this book and the humble people who wrote it. Unbound is a 40+ year project of love from a couple who were open to what their life's purpose was supposed to be and who are still listening and learning. Their five keys are valuable tools for praying through your life and the lives of others. It takes prayer requests from a to-do list to surrendering everything to God, the only source of real hope and help. Highly recommend.
ETA: this book on deliverance stands apart from others as the method is non-confrontational. This is a conversation between people, which acknowledges personal responsibility. This is moving from bondage to freedom, maintaining the dignity of all people involved. Refreshing.
August 9, 2018
Wonderfully written and amazing structure to the book! Appreciate the thought and ingenuity that went into Lozano’s work. Prayers at the end of each chapter pulled each concept/chapter together.
A woman at church recommended this book to me in a bible study because I wanted to know how to break bad soul ties with people from my past while I was backsliding. I’m so grateful to have this book in my library. A must read for any Christian or someone wanting to understand more about Christianity.
I gained invaluable information about my walk with the Lord and ultimately think “Unbound” answered my doubts in a very easy to understand, fluid tone.
A woman at church recommended this book to me in a bible study because I wanted to know how to break bad soul ties with people from my past while I was backsliding. I’m so grateful to have this book in my library. A must read for any Christian or someone wanting to understand more about Christianity.
I gained invaluable information about my walk with the Lord and ultimately think “Unbound” answered my doubts in a very easy to understand, fluid tone.
December 21, 2022
Sometimes I feel like he gets too caught up in details that don't matter but he makes a few key points that I think people often get wrong in praying for deliverance:
Deliverance is about God and about the person. It is not about the person praying or the demons.
More important than bringing deliverance is showing the love of Christ to the person.
Deliverance is not a one and done thing. It is a continual fight. And even if the person is immediately delivered it doesn't mean the enemy is not going to fight to regain position in that person's life.
If you get those three points from this book I think that is already more than worth the read!
Deliverance is about God and about the person. It is not about the person praying or the demons.
More important than bringing deliverance is showing the love of Christ to the person.
Deliverance is not a one and done thing. It is a continual fight. And even if the person is immediately delivered it doesn't mean the enemy is not going to fight to regain position in that person's life.
If you get those three points from this book I think that is already more than worth the read!
October 2, 2021
Terrible title wonderful book. Title was a huge turn off for me and the reason that I didn’t read it 3 years ago when it was first recommended. It’s basically a super helpful biblically based self help book that teaches you about the unbound prayer method. Sure, there’s some stuff about casting out demons, but I’m not sure where I land on that and I don’t need to in order to have found it an extremely helpful book…love to share more thoughts if anyone I know is interested in hearing a longer book review I’m just not huge on writing long book reviews (just reading them! 😉)
August 30, 2023
Un libro excelente con una metodología para liberar inspirada por el Espíritu Santo.
Explica mucho sobre el mundo espiritual y como afecta nuestra cotidianidad. Pero no solo explica, sino también nos permite reconocernos como hijos de Dios, que a través de Jesús que nos salvó, podemos alcanzar libertad espiritual de muchos espiritus malignos que pueden estae viviendo con nosotros y afectar negativamente nuestras vidas.
Para mí fue un cambio muy significativo
Explica mucho sobre el mundo espiritual y como afecta nuestra cotidianidad. Pero no solo explica, sino también nos permite reconocernos como hijos de Dios, que a través de Jesús que nos salvó, podemos alcanzar libertad espiritual de muchos espiritus malignos que pueden estae viviendo con nosotros y afectar negativamente nuestras vidas.
Para mí fue un cambio muy significativo
February 25, 2024
“To forgive yourself is simply a declaration that you are in agreement with God, that you will not hold yourself to higher standards than God, and you will not demand of yourself more than He does. We forgive ourselves the same way God does, on the basis of the mercy poured out in Jesus. We know we have forgiven when we begin to realize that the person who has offended us is really a source of blessing.”
September 30, 2019
Interesting book, well written and informative. Although I cannot agree with everything the author says it seems the methods and ideas in the book are in fact quite helpful to many people. Read this book and get good basic information about demons and deliverance from a charismatic Christian point of view.
October 26, 2023
Overall, I think this book is indeed, as its title claims, a good and practical guide to deliverance. My only issue with it is that the book often can't decide if it's Catholic or Protestant. The whole book felt rather protestant to me and it was only the occasional references to the sacraments that reminded me that it was written by a Catholic. 4.5 stars.
November 16, 2024
I enjoyed this book more than I expected. It outlines practical ways to effectively use the goods of the charismatic renewal in the Church. There are great tools for personal prayer life such as prayers of forgiveness as well as tools for praying with others. There are specific sections that had a big impact on my prayer life. This book can be very fruitful especially when read in a group.
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