By the way, the scripture was the objective basis for the experience. Expelling demons are all over the scripture and no where does it say that when Jesus leaves the earth or when you have the cannon of scripture or when your denomination tells you their word overrides scripture you will no longer need to expel demons.
Matthew 7:21-23
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'
23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
I think this verse exposes the problem with charismatics who claim all they are doing is of and for God. They may be able to point to prophecies, and exorcisms, and various wonders as proof of their connection to God but when they stand before Him, He will say, "I never knew you." God is not in everything to which people may decide to attach His name - however miraculous the things may be. The equation among charismatics seems to be: If it is extraordinary and done in Jesus' name, it
has to be of God. Well, as Jesus demonstrates above, this equation is horribly and destructively false!
Faith is not constructed out of unusual experiences we decide to pin on God. Faith is a gift of God (
Ro. 12:3), strengthened and enlarged by our obedience to His commands (
1Jn. 2:3) given to us in His word, and deepened by a patient and enduring trust in His promises to us. Faith may be bolstered by God's providence and miraculous action but many of the Giants of the Faith listed in
Hebrews 11 did not live to see the fulfillment of God's promises to them. They "walked by faith, not by sight" and in so doing demonstrated a greater and godlier faith than those who seek constant confirmation of their relationship with God through shivers, and goosebumps, and tongues, and "healings" and such like.
The following story from the Gospels makes my point:
Matthew 8:7-10
7 And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
The centurion had never met Jesus before, he had no concrete, personal demonstration of Christ's power to heal and yet he was confident Christ could simply say the word and his servant would be healed. And how does Christ describe the faith of the centurion that existed separate from any personal demonstration of God's power in his life? "I have not found such great faith in all of Israel!"
Selah.