WARFARE AGAINST THE DEVIL
“DOORWAYS"
The Bible makes it plain, any dealing with satan will open a doorway in a person's personal life. For the inflow of satanic power and /or demon infestation. Whether the person is a believer or non-believer it makes no difference.
Leviticus 19:31 says;
"Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God."
These doorways (created by sin) give satan legal ground, according to God's Word (the bible), to exert his power in their lives. kingdom Believers are not protected because the opening of these doorways involves their conscious participation in sin and/or ignorance.
Romans 6:15-16 says, "What then? shall we sin because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"
Hosea 4:6 says;
"My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge....."
Not only does every person need to be aware of these areas of influence in his own life, but also anyone who desires to share the Word of God with others, Many people are unable to accept Christ when He is presented to them because their will and spirit is literally bound by the dark powers of satan through some open doorway in their lives either currently or in the past.
II Corinthians 4:3-4 says;
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Any dealings with the occult, no matter how lightly or briefly, is a doorway. I am referring to such things as playing with your horoscope, visit to a fortune teller in person or online, tea leaf reader palm reader, etc.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12
"There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or daughter to pass through the fire [ a form of human sacrifice to a demon], or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or witch, or a necromancer.
For all that do these things are an abomination[ abhor, intense dislike, loathe] unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee."
Just on visit to seance out of curiosity is enough to affect the rest of your life. so is studying books on the occult arts, playing with an ouiji board, trying out ESP, psychic experiences, astral projection, meditation of any kind that involves blanking out, or "clearing" the mind, water witching, or dividing for oil or minerals by using a dowsing rod of pendulum. equally dangerous is participation in magic of any kind, using the art of levitation, i.e. movement of objects without touching that object physically, consulting a medium or spiritist in an attempt to locate some missing object, practice of witchcraft through spells or incantations, etc. any of these will open a doorway to the inflow of satanic power and demons.
Any use or abuse of drugs, or alcohol are also doorways. Child abuse almost always result in demonic infestation. That is why abuse children, unless delivered, usually turn out to be child-abusing parents. Any incident of severe emotional and/or physical trauma may serve as a temporary breakdown in the defenses permitting the entrance of demonic spirits. This may occur in both children and adults.
Sexual intercourse is another big doorway. Demons are passed from one person to another through sexual intercourse. This is because the two people involved become "one flesh".
I Corinthians 6:16,18 says;
"What? Know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh....flee fornication. every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that commieth fornication sinneth against his own body."
The word fornication means any sexual intercourse between a man and woman who are not married to each other. this is why God has given His people so many commands not to have sexual intercourse between anyone who is not man and wife. It is for protection from this source of demonic infestation. Rape and violent sexual assault, particularly in children, is a doorway that I have come across repeatedly in prison. This results in the demonic entrance of some of the strongest demons that are out there. Incest within a family and any participation in homosexuality always leads to demonic infestation. Also any of the corrupt sexual practices condemned in the Bible and used in the pornography of today.
All these doors and others must be closed, here is a start:
I John 1:9 says;
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
The problem now i not deceiving others, but deceiving ourselves. It is possible for a believer to live in sin yet convince himself that everything is fine. don't let this happen to you! Close every door and have Faith in God to deliver you.
KEEP THE FAITH!
-Bishop T. W. Jackson I, ThM
