From: baresson@cbnewsi.att.com
Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
Subject: Re: CURSES??????
Date: 20 Dec 92 22:27:27 GMT
Organization: AT&T

>[Someone was worried about being cursed because of involvement in the occult.
>--clh]

amadeus@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Susan Harwood Kaczmarczik) writes:
> You seem to be convinced that this evil is controlling your life -- as
> you are, so it is.  If you stop believing that this "curse" (and
> frankly, I doubt that anyone is cursing you except yourself) is
> ruining your life, then it will stop.

Although it may be true that some people are obsessed with the
idea that they are cursed, as with some people who have
convinced themself that they are "posessed" by an evil spirit,
when in fact this is not the case - it is in both cases an
objective fact of christian experience that these things can
and do occur and need to be dealt with. The guiding of the Holy
Spirit should be sought to deal with this in your case, Andie -
I do not think that this advice "If you stop believing that this
"curse" .. is ruining your life, then it will stop" is very
helpful since it may be a source of oppression which needs to be
dealt with.

And if anyone is in any doubt that such things occur, let it be
remembered that the subject is a major theme of Scripture: the
word "curse" with its opposite "blessing" are mentioned over 640
times in the Bible!

> In times of adversity, I draw strength from the Goddess.  In your
> case, I would recommend drawing strength and solace from Jesus.  Think
> of Him beside you, protecting you from harm.  Tell yourself that,
> because you have left the occult and gone to Christ, you are not
> cursed... you're blessed.

Since you were involved in the occult, you crossed an invisible
barrier into the kingdom of Satan. Since that time, whether you
know it or not, Satan has regarded you as one of his subjects. He
considers that he has a legal claim on you. Since the kingdom of
God and the kingdom of Satan are in total opposition to one
another, you cannot enjoy the full rights and benefits of a
citizen in God's kingdom until you have finally and forever
severed all connection with Satan and totally cancelled any
claim he may have against you. (2 Corinthians 6:14-17)

What follows is a prayer of release. If you would like further
information on the subject (and I hope you would) then may I
recommend the book "Blessing or Curse You Can Choose" by Derek
Prince (Word 1990 ISBN 0-85009-349-X) available from DEREK
PRINCE MINISTRIES - INTERNATIONAL, PO Box 300, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33302 USA Tel: 305-763-5202 Fax: 305-522-5809)


 Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that You are the Son of God and the
 only way to God; and that You died on the cross for my sins and
 rose again from the dead.
 "I give up all my rebellion and all my sin, and I submit myself
 to you as Lord.
 "I confess all my sins before You and ask Your forgiveness -
 especially for any sins that exposed me to a curse. Release me
 also from the consequences of my ancestors' sins.
 "By a decision of my will I forgive all who have harmed me or
 wronged me - just as I want God to forgive me. In particular I
 forgive ...
 "I renounce all contact with anything occult or satanic - if I
 have any "contact objects", I commit myself to destroy them. I
 cancel all Satan's claims against me.
 "Lord Jesus, I believe that on the cross You took on Yourself
 every curse that could ever come across me. So I ask You now to
 release me from every curse over my life - in Your name, Lord
 Jesus Christ!
 - By faith I now receive my release and I thank You for it!
 "Lord, I now open myself to receive Your blessing in every way
 You want to impart it to me."
 Amen.

Susan, I would ask you to give your involvement in witchcraft
some serious thought. The Bible teaches that the devil is 'the
father of lies' and comes to 'kill, steal and destroy': surely
no good can come from one whose ultimate goal is your
everlasting destruction, whatever the short-term comforts. And
you do expose yourself to the judgement of God in breaking the
commandment 'You shall have no other gods before me' (Exodus
20). How much better it is to know the one who redeems us from 
the curse of the law and promises us his blessing.

"Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become
a curse for us (for it is written "Cursed is everyone who hangs
on a tree"), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the
Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of
the Spirit through faith." (Galatians 3:13-14)

Barney Resson
"Many shall run to and fro, & knowledge shall increase" (Daniel)