BEING DELIVERED FROM EVIL BY JESUS BLOOD 2

The blood of Jesus Christ of the Bible is shown to have power to deliver from evil. Warren Smith, now a born-again believer, wrote a book, THE LIGHT THAT WAS DARK, to tell us how he was delivered from deceptive forces of the devil by believing in the power of the blood of Jesus Christ of the Bible. We may learn from his efforts to alert us about deceptive people used by the devil, who themselves may be deceived by the devil. And to understand that the blood of Jesus Christ has power to deliver from all evil when we seek the Lord with all our heart. (Jeremiah 29:13; Colossians 2:15;).

This is part two of my commenting on the stages of  Warren’s journey into darkness and how he was delivered by the blood of Jesus Christ. In part one, Warren was misguided by a psychic, gurus, a course in metaphysics and spiritual guides. Here, Warren and a friend, Joy, were being guided deeper into darkness and being attacked by evil forces. But someone told them to read the Bible for themselves. They began to read the Bible. Later they learned when you seek the Lord with all your heart you will find him (Jeremiah 29:13).  And he will give you power over and deliver you from all evil (Luke 10:19; Romans 8:38).

DISCOVERING THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS.  Spiritual attacks on Warren’ s friend, Joy, was  continuing when Warren discover an apparently out of place Christian book in the metaphysical section of a book store. The book, THE BEAUTIFUL SIDE OF EVIL, was written by Johanna Michaelsen. As he began to read the book, a disturbed man, looking as if he was possessed, entered the store and tried to stop him from reading or buying the book. Warren said when he showed he would not be intimidated, the man left. As Warren continued to read the book, he saw that Johanna had been heavily into metaphysics and had been attacked by evil spirits until she learned about Jesus from friends. He was willing to try anything to free Joy from her attacker.

 Later, Warren tried what he had learned from Johanna on Joy. When Joy was in a state of being attacked by the harassing spirit, Warren commanded the spirit “ in the name of Jesus …be gone,” and  he “claimed” the protection of the blood of Jesus.”  The spirit was gone. 

Another spirit that began attacking Joy, stop coming after they continued to call on Jesus. Warren came to realize there is something powerful about the name of Jesus who died on the cross (pp 119-121 They recognized they were learning more about evil spirits; But more importantly they were learning more about the power of the blood of Jesus Christ.  Because of their experience in calling on Jesus, they decided to read the Bible as well as A Course In Miracle

COMPARING THE BIBLE AND THE COURSE AND FINDING THE REAL JESUS.  Warren and Joy tried to share what they had experienced and learned about power in the name Jesus, with the members of their Course in Miracles group. But they (with the exception of Trudy) turned against them. Warren and Joy soon left the group. They were beginning to see the real light, the real Jesus, the real God.  

The Bible tells us that righteousness and wickedness have nothing in common–light has no fellowship with darkness (2 Corinthians 6:14).

Warren and Joy began to pray to the God of Jesus. They read the Bible and prayed to God for understanding.  Warren decided to prayed to God for his approval to marry Joy. Then he waited for what believed was God’s approval before deciding to marry her. 

 Joy was the first to see clearly that A Course In Miracles was not from God, and that the Jesus of the Course was not the real Jesus (p 143). Warren, still having questions, isolated himself for almost a week studying and comparing the Course and the Bible. Through his studying, he was thoroughly convinced that Joy was right.  He saw clearly that the gospel of the Bible was “the real gospel.”  He also saw that “the Course and the New Age were Antichrist” (p 145). Seeing that they now believed in the real Jesus Christ of the Bible, the only begotten Son of God, the only way to God the Father, the Light of the world–they recognized “we are Christians” (p 148). 

Warren alerts the Christian Church and religious community that he sees many false teachers like the ones who deceived him, working in and outside the Church to attract everyone they can away from the one true God. But he learned we overcome evil by the blood of the Lamb of God and the Word of God (Revelation 12:11)