Being a Christian isn’t being curse-free. Let me repeat that because it’s a revolutionary idea for most followers of Christ. Christians aren’t automatically free from curses by being saved.
To understand why Christians need to break curses, you must first know this: repentance is not renunciation. Being forgiven of a sin is not the same as breaking the power of its consequences. Paul told us in Ephesians 5:11 that we are to have “no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” “Fellowship” may also be stated another way – having what’s known as a “soul-tie.” And that can include the bloodline connection of one’s ancestors. Ephesians 5:11 is written to Christians who have already repented of their sins. Yet Paul warns believers in Jesus to not be affected by a relationship with those who are evil. There is no more profound nor influential relationship than a genetic, bloodline connection.
Repentance in biblical terms is remission or the putting away of something that previously existed, namely our sins. The writer to the Hebrews addresses this in chapter nine, verse 22. With repentance, the judgment of God upon our sins is canceled. Christ is the sacrifice for us. As we trust in Him, we become no longer eternally responsible for the consequences of our sins. Though our sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow (Isaiah 1:18).
On the other hand, breaking curses is canceling imprecations brought on by our own actions or evil directed our way through the actions of others, such as ancestors. Christians can and do expose themselves to great evil, such as consulting psychics or engaging in occult practices like tarot cards. These are sins of spiritual rebellion constituting witchcraft. The unwise or back-slidden Christian who engages in these things must repent. Repentance for a Christian is acknowledging what Christ has already done at the cross, calling upon the grace given believers when they were saved. But in addition to the sin issue there are consequences for demonic sins, such as the bondage that can result from dabbling in things forbidden to believers. The sin of spiritual disobedience must be dealt with by repentance and curses associated with the consequences of spiritual rebellion by renunciation.
Repentance is not automatic renunciation. To be more specific, renunciation targets a particular evil, usually the door by which spiritual oppression has entered the life of a Christian. The sin is repented of by receiving God’s grace; then, the power of that sin to affect the person spiritually and mentally must be broken by a declaration of curse breaking.
Some who don’t do deliverance fail to understand this. They rail against those who talk about breaking curses, saying it isn’t necessary, that repentance is sufficient. Those of us involved in exorcism and the casting out of demons know that is a false and a dangerous assumption. If you are a Christian, and you have engaged in things which opened your life to a curse, or if you have ancestors who committed great evils affecting the bloodline, you must do two things. First, you must seek forgiveness for the evil. Then you must renounce your collusion with the powers of darkness to break any curses brought on you by your behavior.
It’s possible to be a Christian, to die and to go to heaven, but having lived in unnecessary misery on earth because curses were unbroken. It is better to know your sins are forgiven and also be free from the temporal consequences of evil actions which brought about a tormenting curse. Remember, Christians can be cursed but repentance is not renunciation of those curses.
