Read Scripture first. This proclamation is a response to the text, not a replacement for it.
Scripture foundation
Colossians 1:13-14 BSB
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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Colossians 2:13-15 BSB
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross! And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
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Hebrews 2:14-15 BSB
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
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1 John 3:8 BSB
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
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Proclamation
Father, thank You for delivering me from the power of darkness and bringing me into the kingdom of Your beloved Son.
Jesus has forgiven my sins, canceled the record against me, and triumphed over principalities and powers.
Through His death and resurrection, Christ broke the enslaving fear of death. The Son of God was manifested to destroy the works of the devil.
I submit to God, renounce every practice contrary to Christ, resist the devil, and remain under Jesus’ lordship. People are not my enemy.
Faithful next actions
- Confess known sin without self-punishment.
- Renounce occult or destructive practices and remove related materials safely.
- Seek mature pastoral support; use medical or mental-health care when symptoms require it.
Use with wisdom
- People are not the spiritual enemy. Do not use spiritual-warfare language to justify hatred, harassment, accusation, or unsafe behavior.