Lesson 1, Topic 1
In Progress

The Word Deliverance

Thierry March 31, 2022

Oxford[1] Dictionary defines “Deliverance” as;

  1. Noun the action of being rescued or set free.

“prayers for deliverance” Similar: liberation, release, freeing, rescue, emancipation, salvation, redemption

  1. a formal or authoritative utterance. Similar: utterance, statement, pronouncement, declaration

Exorcism: prayer or command to free an individual possessed by an evil spirit.

Deliverance: prayer or command to free a person who is oppressed or dominated by evil spirit (not possessed).

Saved, Healed, Delivered: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save [sozo] that which was lost. —Luke 19:10

Delivered: They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed. [sozo] —Luke 8:36

[1] “Home: Oxford English Dictionary,” accessed March 29, 2022, https://www.oed.com/.