In this Remnant Radio mini episode, Michael Miller addresses a contentious question within deliverance ministry: Should Christians cast demons out of unbelievers? Miller begins by outlining the opposing viewpoints – those who believe Christians cannot be demonized and therefore deliverance is inappropriate for them, and those who fear that casting demons out of unbelievers will only result in a worse affliction.

Miller then dives into the biblical context, focusing on Jesus’s parable of the strong man in Luke 11. He argues that this passage is often misapplied, that it actually refers to the difference between Jesus’s ministry and the ineffectual magic incantations of the Pharisees.

Drawing from historical accounts of early Christian exorcism practices, Miller contends that casting demons out of unbelievers was actually a powerful tool for evangelism. He cites Ramsay McMullen’s work on the Christianization of the Roman Empire, highlighting exorcism as a “locomotive of evangelism.”

He explains that by demonstrating the reality of the demonic realm and the superior power of Jesus, early Christians were able to draw unbelievers to repentance and faith. Miller suggests that the same could be true today, if believers approach deliverance ministry with a clear understanding of its purpose and potential impact.

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