A post full of misrepresentation and straw man arguments. In particular the comment below....
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Originally Posted by mfblume
We never see Paul cast a devil out without invoking the name Jesus, as you implied can be done, Originalist, if the devils already know us. They knew Paul. He still used the invocation.
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I will now repost what I actually said.....
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If I encounter a demon possessed person, and I address the demons by saying, "I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, endowed by him with authority to cast out demons, and I command you to leave now", I have used the name (authority). I do not need to keep saying the name over and over and over. It won't hurt anything if I do, but it is not necessary either.
If the demon resists, I have found that worshiping Jesus Christ in the demon's presence is more effective than just repeating his name.
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By repeating the name over and over, no more supernatural power will be released by God to aid me against the demon than if I only said his name once. Either I have the authority to cast him out or I don't. If the demon tries to resist , I will begin to worship the Lord creating an atmosphere he simply will not be able to abide in.