 Many believers live in confusion about deliverance ministry and deliverance doctrine because they don't understand the subtle distinction between deliverance and exorcism. Deliverance is a general Biblical term, to be delivered simply means to be set free. Depending upon what you're set free from, the terms vary. When someone is delivered from naturally occurring sickness, we call that healing. When someone is delivered from sin, we call that salvation. Believers who are being delivered from the flesh on a daily basis are said to be undergoing sanctification. When someone is being delivered from demonic possession, also called demonization, then that individual is undergoing an exorcism. Exorcism refers to having demons cast out. Some deliverance is a process like sanctification, but exorcism should be instant. Not all demonic attack is demonic possession, and therefore, not every time the word deliverance is used, shouldn't mean exorcism or the casting out of demons. Exorcism is only a very specific kind of deliverance, and there are many forms of deliverance. For more on deliverance, get Holy Spirit the Bondage Breaker at bondagebreaker.com.