Pigs in the Parlor: A Practical Guide to Deliverance

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I have read some other stuff on deliverance and am still studying it gradually – all be it in a slightly wary way. There does seem to be some variation in details of the ‘how to do it’ and when and why you do it – oh yes and where to do – it if a place seems to need deliverance rather than a person. Yes, if you’ve heard those old stories of haunted places needing a visit by a priest to clear out a ghost or similar creepy spiritual problem it seems some people are still practising this kind of deliverance – usually calling it exorcism – from what I can gather. Hammond quotes scripture quite a lot and seems in no doubt about what he is teaching through this book. He even makes a large – but he says incomplete – list of all the demons he has encountered in his ministry – which is a lot of types, and explains that there is the potential to get a demon of just about anything! I don’t know what to think about that last assertion or how Biblical it is. I won’t go into details of all that Hammond writes as really they model the how to quite simply on Jesus way of doing it – such as this example as referred to above from Mark’s Gospel, Chapter 1:

There are two different sets of circumstances that may confront a Christian with the need to deal with demons: Yes and YET George Hartwell even Peter Vandever would agree that it is ONLY demon deliverance ministry that sets as students of Christ from all other OT students of Moses who never delivered no one from demons and had no clue what it was a b Kenneth D. Boa and Robert M. Bowman, Jr., Sense and Nonsense about Angels and Demons, Zondervan, 2007, p. 130.

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My last post about ‘Healing the Family Tree’ touched on the topic of ‘deliverance’ in the context of the Eucharist – otherwise known as the Holy Communion service. From what I have read so far about healing and deliverance (as a total amateur on all of this by the way who isn’t really even in a position to practise any of the stuff I read except maybe on myself) the administration and receipt of deliverance through the Eucharist is apparently a minority method of receiving ‘deliverance’. Most other stuff I have found to read so far on the topic describes a different method which does not use the Eucharist. This method is modelled on what is found in the New Testament – especially the Gospel accounts of Jesus life and ministry, where we see descriptions of how Jesus ‘did’ deliverance on people in need of it, who he met. All Jesus did was to speak words of command much of the time and it was recorded that the demons simply obeyed him and come out of the people concerned – all be it with sometimes a last act of anger such as throwing the person being delivered to the ground. See Luke to 4: 34 to 37 for one example. There are plenty of others in the Gospels and Jesus is also recorded as giving authority to his followers (his disciples) to do the same – see Luke 9:1. I bought this book when I realized that I had demons, and I had no idea how to get rid of them. They tormented me and I didnt know how I was gonna be able to survive. Demons return when they are cast out of unbelievers: Jesus clearly warned us that if we cast demons out of unbelievers, they are bound to return, each spirit bringing 7 even worse spirits with it (Matthew 12:43-45). How demons enter, When deliverance is needed, Seven steps in receiving & ministering deliverance, Seven steps in maintaining deliverance, Self deliverance, Demon manifestations, Binding and loosing, Practical advice for the deliverance minister, Answers to commonly asked questions, and more! The best book I've read on deliverance so far, mainly because of the extensive practical advice given.

The Hammonds also present a categorized list of 53 Demonic Groupings , including various behavior patterns and addictions. And they include testimonies of deliverance throughout the book including Pride, Witchcraft, Nervousness, Stubborness, Defiance, Mental Illness and more. I spoke with some AG missionaries, and Dr. Reddin’s take on generational curses seems to still be the main view among missionaries on the field. There is no doubt that demon deliverance – as practiced by new-convert Chinese – was a key factor in the conversion of the Chinese in the 1800’s. The writers of this book don’t express any doubt about the issue, the first sentence of chapter 1 starts : ” Demon Spirits can invade and indwell human bodies.” No debate, no argument – just in effect ‘They’re real and people get them… In essence they say, we should be following the model of Jesus in carrying out deliverance and doing it like Jesus did it to ourselves and others – casting out any demons we find. That’s what this book is all about.The title, Pigs in the Parlor, was referring to Mark 5 in the Bible. It was the story of the demon-possessed man by the tombs who was tormented day and night, crying out and cutting himself. When he saw Jesus, he ran to Him for help. The demons, known as Legion, cried out in fear and asked Jesus to send them into the herd of pigs, rather than to be run out of the area. Mark 5:13 says, “Jesus gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.”

This book was so serious and so insightful. It's one of those books you keep on file and pull out for a refresher every so often. Debunked so many myths about demons and deliverance and pretty much spelled it out and how to become a practicing minister of deliverance and explain it on a practical and spiritual level. My eyes were definitely opened and my understanding deepened as well. As this world gets crazier and more evil, my prayer is that we tap into, that we fully embrace, all that Jesus has given us to fight, to endure, to stand firm, and to be a warrior that He can send out for battle. I pray you reflect on His Word and His promises and how it can be lived out through you and your circumstances. Through all that I’ve learned from books like Pigs in the Parlor, friends like Jeannette, and other resources throughout this season, my faith and confidence in Him has grown exponentially. I’ve been stretched in more ways than I ever could imagine, yet I’m truly thankful and actually do consider it all joy. I’m so grateful too, that my kids were able to see this at a young age so that they can be better equipped for the battles that lie ahead for them — and as we know, there will be many. Hammond also teaches the doctrine of positive confession, that if we say something negative it “will open the door for the enemy” (35). On this false doctrine, see the book _The Word-Faith Controversy_. Paul said” Let us clean ourselves”. God will not do the cleansing for us. We are responsible to do it ourselves. This is just a fantasy book about how to scare people into not going to the doctor and to keep sheeple in line. It has passages about how to recognize demons, how to get rid of them, how to keep deliverance, and you’d think it would be bigger with all these kind of hard “facts” about demons. I really wish this were shaped to be some kind of fantasy book because it would make a good tale similar to The Omen. But alas it’s straight out of the satanic panic mid 70’s and aims to be taken seriously. There are stories inside about them “helping” people who have mental issues and everyday problems but choosing to blame it on demons.

well this book was written long time ago @ the start of 21st century public Charismatic deliverance Cant blame them for all but at least its better theology than Bob’s – what your problem with it? Frank Davis Hammond (Oct. 12, 1921 - March 17, 2005) was an author of Christian related books, particularly on deliverance ministry. In 1980 Hammond founded 'The Children's Bread Ministry' with his wife (and sometimes coauthor) Ida Mae Hammond. Hammond was an alumnus of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Written years ago, this book is one of the classics on deliverance ministry. The bulk of Frank and Ida Hammond's insight on confrontational spiritual warfare comes from their years of experience in the ministry. Although not as solidly based in scripture as Derek Prince's book, THEY SHALL EXPEL DEMONS, this volume is useful in explaining how demons become established in a person's life and how Christians can assert God-given authority to remove them. Unique to these authors is a section about schizophrenia as it relates to demons, as well as demonic "families" or clusters that tend to be found in people (i.e.--if you find one evil spirit in an individual, you may very well find certain others, as well). A practical point also made is that deliverance allows Christians to then be much freer to ‘move in the Spiritual gifts’ as referred to in 1 Corinthians 12. Part of the devils plan it seems is to make people A. suffer (and maybe die early) and B. be unable to work effectively with those Spiritual gifts or to feel the full joy of faith in Jesus if they’re Christians.

First, about half the items were off the menu. It was a Sunday evening so I guess that was excusable but it was disappointing. The doctrine that Christians are no longer subject to demonic activity can lead to one or the other of two unfortunate results. Either a believer may yield to demonic pressures with some comment like ‘ I can’t help myself; that’ just the way I am”. Or he may seek to suppress the pressures within, and in so doing expend much spiritual energy that could have been used for more positive purposes. parlor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. The scripture does not suggest that new Christians are automatically exempt from all the consequences of what happened to them before they became believers. Consider a woman who suffers from chronic sinusitis caused by bacteria. She becomes a Christian but the sinusitis continues. The natural explanation would be that the sinusitis is still caused by the same bacteria. No one would dispute that conclusion on doctrinal grounds. Now let us consider a man who has severe emotional problems caused by demons. The man becomes a Christian but the problems continue. Is there any scriptural reason to question that his emotional problems are still caused by demons?Very interesting read if you want to follow a guy who claims to be able to cast out demons and evil spirits. If you want to follow a guy who claims that ALL other religions are false INCLUDING many Christian churches who he describes as cults. So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all.