Free Breaking Unhealthy Soul Ties: Do Your Relationships Produce Bondage or Joy? by Bill Banks, Susan Banks

7:10,21–23 NASB
    Many years ago, a woman from our own prayer group confessed to my wife after a prayer meeting that she had wanted to seduce me.
    “But it really isn’t Bill I wanted to seduce; it’s the Christian bookstore, the publishing company and the entire supernatural ministry of healing and deliverance.” Her aim was to control the move of the Holy Spirit through the seduction of a leader. Yet, because of her honesty and repentance, she was delivered and is still walking with the Lord today, more than twenty years later.
    The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil , having been held captive by him to do his will
    2 Tim. 2:24–26 NASB
    Sexual Perversions
    Homosexuality, lesbianism, and other forms of perversion cause ungodly links of guilt, shame, and sin. Extremely strong soul-ties are often formed between individuals involved in such relationships.
    Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
    Lev. 18:22
    Quite often, we have found that it is a young child or teen who is led into a homosexual lifestyle by an older man or woman. Once the child is taken advantage of or abused sexually, the door is opened through illicit sexual encounter for unhealthy soul-ties to form with the same sex. Sin and guilt combine to create a barrier of hidden shame.
    Agreement by Two Parties
to Accomplish Evil Conspiracies
    Herod and Pilate became allied against Jesus:
    And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
    Luke 23:12
    They were united by agreement in rebellion against God. They became bound together in a friendship of sorts. We have expressions that describe this type of activity: “Birds of a feather flock together” or “They are thicker than thieves” are two examples.
    The Scriptures contain many examples of the enemies of God banding together against His anointed ones. Consider the enemies of Joseph, the enemies of David, and the enemies of Jesus Christ, all of whom united to oppose them in agreement against the will and working of God. This united opposition is to be seen in several Scriptures.
    ...for the Jews had agreed already , that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
    John 9:22
    ...How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?
    Acts 5:9a
    Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
    Matt. 26:59
    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council... Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
    John 11:47–53
    When a person seeks to harm another, he often requires an accomplice. Gossip unites or binds people together in a common assault against someone else. Be careful not to enter into harmful gossip; you may find yourself bound to the soul of one who unrighteously seeks to harm another.
    Agreement through an Obligation
    Man often comes into a soul-tie of agreement because of bondages of obligation, sometimes introduced through a sense of false responsibility, and other times introduced through gifts or assistance that are given with an expected obligation.
    Watch out for “the strings” when you hear statements like :
“You had better do this for me now, remember I won’t be around much longer.”
“You know your brother (or sister) would do this for me.”
“lf you don’t do this for me, I don’t know if my heart can stand the strain.”
    Soul-ties of false responsibility are a form of bondage, and are based on a lie. These lines may feed our egos but are simply not true.
“Only you can save me.”
“You are the only person who can help me with my