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Laying on hands	Simple	Monday, September 26, 2011
Question: Dear Brother Ignatius Mary, Firstly, i apologize for my poor english. I read the question of "Laying on hands" posted by Lessley on the 12th, September on this forum. And i have found it important to share your answer and introduce my friends of this website. Therefore, i've shared it on my facebook. One of my friend has put his comment like this : good info.. but some of ur points are not right and yea its true dats its dangerous..unless u are gifted or strong in faith filled with holy spirit you cannot be attacked nor laying of hands become dangerous..many are misusing by doing this..they lay hand immediately and pray whch is not good.. sometime u need to wait upon the lord and let the lord lay his hand on them. Brother Ignatius Mary, how am i to answer his comment? Thank you so much for your precious time. May God bless you abundantly.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r) Dear Simple: Your friend has made a mistake that is very common among people who do not have genuine knowledge and experience in spiritual warfare and deliverance. One can be attacked by the devil regardless of how filled with the Spirit one is – Jesus was attacked by the devil. St. Padre Pio is an excellent example of this. He was physically attacked by demons every day. The reason he was attacked is because he was so holy and thus he was a great threat to the devil. These attacks were based on the devil trying to get revenge because of a person's holiness and mission from God. The other kind of demonic attack, which we are speaking about here, is triggered by our concupiscence. No matter how strong one may think they are in the Spirit, if such a person becomes presumptuous that will allow the devil to harass him. Presumption and pride are sins. It is presumptuous to lay hands on a person without their permission. It is presumptuous and prideful to lay hands on a person without first praying prayers of protection. It is deadly presumptuous to think that because one is strong in the faith that they cannot be attacked. The Bible tells us "pride goes before a fall". It is also presumption and pride when a layman lays on hands in a manner that too closely resembles what is restricted to priests. I personally know people who have become demonized through the laying on of hands by people who did not know what they were doing and who were presumptuous and prideful. In terms of deliverance, no one should attempt a deliverance on someone unless they have been trained and evaluated by an experienced deliverance counselor who does know what he is doing (and some people who call themselves deliverance counselors do not know what they're doing). The bottom line: don't play doctor when you barely know first aid. 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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Laying on hands

Simple

Monday, September 26, 2011

Question:

Dear Brother Ignatius Mary,

Firstly, i apologize for my poor english. I read the question of "Laying on hands" posted by Lessley on the 12th, September on this forum. And i have found it important to share your answer and introduce my friends of this website. Therefore, i've shared it on my facebook.

One of my friend has put his comment like this : good info.. but some of ur points are not right and yea its true dats its dangerous..unless u are gifted or strong in faith filled with holy spirit you cannot be attacked nor laying of hands become dangerous..many are misusing by doing this..they lay hand immediately and pray whch is not good.. sometime u need to wait upon the lord and let the lord lay his hand on them.

Brother Ignatius Mary, how am i to answer his comment? Thank you so much for your precious time. May God bless you abundantly.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r)

Dear Simple:

Your friend has made a mistake that is very common among people who do not have genuine knowledge and experience in spiritual warfare and deliverance. One can be attacked by the devil regardless of how filled with the Spirit one is – Jesus was attacked by the devil. St. Padre Pio is an excellent example of this. He was physically attacked by demons every day. The reason he was attacked is because he was so holy and thus he was a great threat to the devil. These attacks were based on the devil trying to get revenge because of a person's holiness and mission from God.

The other kind of demonic attack, which we are speaking about here, is triggered by our concupiscence. No matter how strong one may think they are in the Spirit, if such a person becomes presumptuous that will allow the devil to harass him. Presumption and pride are sins. It is presumptuous to lay hands on a person without their permission. It is presumptuous and prideful to lay hands on a person without first praying prayers of protection. It is deadly presumptuous to think that because one is strong in the faith that they cannot be attacked. The Bible tells us "pride goes before a fall". It is also presumption and pride when a layman lays on hands in a manner that too closely resembles what is restricted to priests.

I personally know people who have become demonized through the laying on of hands by people who did not know what they were doing and who were presumptuous and prideful.

In terms of deliverance, no one should attempt a deliverance on someone unless they have been trained and evaluated by an experienced deliverance counselor who does know what he is doing (and some people who call themselves deliverance counselors do not know what they're doing).

The bottom line: don't play doctor when you barely know first aid.

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.