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Prayers of Authority	Fay	Thursday, March 12, 2009
Question: I have seen a "prayer of authority" that goes along the lines of, "In the name of Jesus, I bind..." and so on, referring of course to evil spirits. I was somehow under the impression that we are supposed to ask GOD to bind and rebuke, not to say that we do so ourselves, but if it is in God's name, is this all right? If my first impression was correct, is there a reason behind this? I have looked at the spiritual warfare prayers posted here and I cannot recall ever having seen one phrased that way. I'm not sure if this is important or just quibbling. Thank you for your time and God bless you in your ministry!
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Fay: It is not a matter of we not having the authority to rebuke or bind, we do. Jesus gave all the Faithful the authority to pray for liberation from demons (Mark 16:17). It is, rather, a matter of prudence in most cases to not use the "I" language. I believe it is safer and more humble to say, "Father in Heaven, please rebuke this demon of _____" instead of "In the name of Jesus Christ, I rebuke this demon of _____." In addition, to personally intimidate demons unless you know what you are doing is rather dangerous. It is dangerous even for those of us who are trained and experience. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Prayers of Authority

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

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I have seen a "prayer of authority" that goes along the lines of, "In the name of Jesus, I bind..." and so on, referring of course to evil spirits. I was somehow under the impression that we are supposed to ask GOD to bind and rebuke, not to say that we do so ourselves, but if it is in God's name, is this all right? If my first impression was correct, is there a reason behind this? I have looked at the spiritual warfare prayers posted here and I cannot recall ever having seen one phrased that way. I'm not sure if this is important or just quibbling. Thank you for your time and God bless you in your ministry!

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Fay:

It is not a matter of we not having the authority to rebuke or bind, we do. Jesus gave all the Faithful the authority to pray for liberation from demons (Mark 16:17). It is, rather, a matter of prudence in most cases to not use the "I" language. I believe it is safer and more humble to say, "Father in Heaven, please rebuke this demon of _____" instead of "In the name of Jesus Christ, I rebuke this demon of _____."

In addition, to personally intimidate demons unless you know what you are doing is rather dangerous. It is dangerous even for those of us who are trained and experience.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.