farouk Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,560 Content Per Day: 12.19 Reputation: 3,348 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 Prayer and the Scriptures as a definite habit are excellent options: make sure to centre upon the Person and work of Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 13 Topic Count: 279 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 13,108 Content Per Day: 9.69 Reputation: 13,613 Days Won: 149 Joined: 08/26/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 What boggles my mind is there are Christians (supposedly) who don't believe in demons or the occult. Wouldn't you need to cut out like half of the bible? The occult, no question it's here. Just because we don't often see the work of demons does not negate their existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,560 Content Per Day: 12.19 Reputation: 3,348 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 25 minutes ago, Starise said: What boggles my mind is there are Christians (supposedly) who don't believe in demons or the occult. Wouldn't you need to cut out like half of the bible? The occult, no question it's here. Just because we don't often see the work of demons does not negate their existence. Oh I agree @Starise that the bad spirit world indeed exists. What the believer really needs to do is to keep 'looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith' (Hebrews 12.2) and be armed with the Whole Armour of God (Ephesians 6). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,234 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,960 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Starise said: What boggles my mind is there are Christians (supposedly) who don't believe in demons or the occult. Wouldn't you need to cut out like half of the bible? The occult, no question it's here. Just because we don't often see the work of demons does not negate their existence. From my perspective over the years, it might be that people are not looking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 13 Topic Count: 279 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 13,108 Content Per Day: 9.69 Reputation: 13,613 Days Won: 149 Joined: 08/26/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 13 minutes ago, other one said: From my perspective over the years, it might be that people are not looking. I haven't had to look very hard to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,234 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,960 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Starise said: I haven't had to look very hard to see it. I have a couple of friends that are so afraid of it, they even avoid the subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,257 Content Per Day: 7.09 Reputation: 13,278 Days Won: 99 Joined: 05/24/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Starise said: What boggles my mind is there are Christians (supposedly) who don't believe in demons or the occult. Wouldn't you need to cut out like half of the bible? The occult, no question it's here. Just because we don't often see the work of demons does not negate their existence. Unclean spirits? Yes. Demons/unclean spirits that cause psychological, psychiatric, and/or physical afflictions? No. Occult/witchcraft? Of course. It exists. Followers of Christ afflicted by witchcraft or unclean spirits? No. We're sealed by the Spirit of God who dwells with us. Whatever happens to us is according to His purpose and will. Here's what boggles my mind: the conspiratorial mindset required to blame unclean spirits or witchcraft for everything. Not healthy nor true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sower Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,267 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,886 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/09/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 3 hours ago, other one said: I have a couple of friends that are so afraid of it, they even avoid the subject. Balance. Just a few years after I was saved a friend gave me a book by Jesse Penn Lewis about satan and the demonic world. I began to study till late at night, so caught up, unable to put it down. One night about two o'clock while studying, I felt a huge oppression pushing down on me. Freaked me out. I knew I was surrounded by satanic force. No doubts whatever. I admit I was scared. Went to bed. Could feel still the oppression as if they surrounded our bed. Lots of praying. In the morning my wife ask me if I had awaken that night and felt the oppression, though I did not tell her about what happened. Told her what happened. I got rid of the book. Now I do study about warfare, but about what God has taught me about the weapons of warfare and the armor, and my position in Christ. Balance. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinitynamer Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 54 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 28 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/24/2022 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/25/1988 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 19 hours ago, other one said: Depends on what's really bothering you. If it is spiritual, the Psychiatrist is not likely to help you, for most don't believe in spiritual problems. Unless he's a Christian, he can't help. Same with a therapist if they are not at least a Christian. Meds can't get rid of demons, but if the problem isn't demons, and you stop your meds it can cause a huge problem, as you should be able to imagine. I'd go back to my first question, have you declared Jesus as your Lord. It doesn't seem you have because Jesus told us to get baptized. If he's our Lord, we must do as he has directed. Thanks for the response I think the meds don't do me any good I just take them cause I had to due to court orders. I agree Jesus Christ said to get baptized so I'm going to whenever I am able to, it won't hurt to do so it will only grow my faith. As for the demons they seem to have left me alone ever since I had posted this a couple days ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted November 30, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,234 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,960 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Holytrinity said: Thanks for the response I think the meds don't do me any good I just take them cause I had to due to court orders. I agree Jesus Christ said to get baptized so I'm going to whenever I am able to, it won't hurt to do so it will only grow my faith. As for the demons they seem to have left me alone ever since I had posted this a couple days ago. I hate to sound like a broken record but, it is very important that you publically declare Jesus as your Lord. I would hope you have done that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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