Deliverance can set a captive free and put the Christian ministering it in the crosshairs. Daniel Adams warns that confronting darkness can bring spiritual attacks, public accusations and rejection from trusted friends.
In his teaching, “The Dark Side of Deliverance Nobody Talks About,” Adams urges Christians to consider what happens when the battle reaches their relationships, reputation and personal walk with God.
“My biggest attack comes from other Christians,” Adams said.
He described accusations that he hires actors or imparts demons to people. Others, he said, object to deliverance taking place publicly or being recorded.
Adams connects that opposition to the spiritual territory being challenged.
“When you cast out demons, you change atmospheres. You make Satan lose ground,” he said.
Scripture records confrontations that continued after demons departed. In Acts 16, Paul cast a spirit of divination out of a slave girl. When her owners realized their income was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, who were subsequently beaten and imprisoned.
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In Mark 5, Jesus delivered a man tormented by demons. After the demons entered pigs that rushed into the sea and drowned, people asked Jesus to leave their region.
“So, persecution came right after true deliverance, right after demons were being cast out,” Adams said.
That possibility demands preparation. Adams urges Christians to examine whether they have the spiritual strength to withstand accusations, persecution and the warfare he says can accompany deliverance.
He also warns that the opposition can become painfully personal. Friends and relatives may reject someone whose involvement in deliverance they previously would never have questioned.
Yet Adams teaches that Christians should remain ready to minister freedom when the need arises. That readiness requires humility and discernment.
“You shouldn’t be looking for a fight,” Adams said. “Don’t go out there prideful, but be open.”
The responsibility extends to how people are treated during ministry. Adams argues that Christians should exercise spiritual authority openly while protecting the dignity of the person receiving deliverance.
“Of course, we make sure that people aren’t being made a spectacle,” he said.
Adams said he now includes testimonies alongside deliverance footage, explaining that he previously sometimes posted manifestations alone. Those testimonies, he said, show the changes people describe after receiving ministry.
Spiritual preparation also requires dealing with personal compromise. Adams emphasizes that participating in deliverance does not make a Christian perfect. Walking with Christ exposes areas that require repentance and change.
“Sanctification is a process,” Adams said.
He warns that refusing to repent can give the enemy a foothold. Christians confronting darkness must remain surrendered to the Lord’s work in their own lives.
The cost, Adams says, can be substantial. So can the fruit: people freed from torment, lives changed and souls brought into the kingdom of God.
“It’s not going to be an easy road,” Adams said. “It’s going to be a worthwhile road.”
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
