Luke 4 - part 2

Unfortunately, this is what people think of when they think of an exorcism.  Spinning heads and vomit. Priests leaping from windows. The reality of this kind of oppression is actually worse.  The man in the congregation at Capernaum suffered greatly, with no relief until Christ.  Many suffer the same way in our own day; often, this suffering is diagnosed as some sort of mental illness. (1) We do a disservice when we despiritualize this kind of suffering. (2) We must develop a healing ministry for people who suffer in this way.  Casting out demons is not a matter of some type of incantation, but the healing power of the presence of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit.