Okay....here it is
Do you think people get possessed by demons/evil spirits? Explain. . . .
It depends on what you believe in. Here's a fact for ya. A few years back there was a guy I know who's wife was seen by a priest. She is bleeding in weird places such as from her eyes and her behavior is off the charts. The priest determines that there needs to be an exorcism. This is about 10 yrs ago. I'm telling Kathy about this and that I am going to go to see what this is all about. Kathy was brought up thru the Catholic school system. Meanwhile where having this discussion I have a guy in the Kitchen wall papering.Okay....here it is
Do you think people get possessed by demons/evil spirits? Explain. . . .
Well, I believe in the Bible, and in the Bible Jesus and the apostles cast out a number of demons, so yes. I believe that demons can possess people. Do I think it's like the exorcist? No. And I think it's probably more common in places where demons are worshipped, such as those who practice voo doo.
However, there's a passage in Mark about a little boy who was possessed by a demon. The boy could not speak and he threw himself into the fire (i.e., seizures). The disciples were unable to cast the demon out, so Jesus had to step in and do it. When the disciples asked Christ why they couldn't do it, he said that kind of demon could only come out with prayer. It struck me, as the mother of a son with autism (which is often accompanied by seizures, although Ethan has never had one) that I really needed to be praying for my son. Not that I believe he is possessed by a demon, but the passage still struck home.
Finally, there's the AWESOME story in Acts 19 where the seven apostle-wannabes went out and tried to cast out the demons from some guy. The demon replied, "'Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?'â€Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding." (I love that part!) So yeah, I'd suggest staying away from an exorcism!
I hate to disagree with some of you, but it has nothing to do with what you believe. Either people do, or they don't. Bible says they do, so ... they do.
With that said, I don't believe that Christians need to see demons around every corner. There are some TV preachers that have really screwed people up with this kind of stuff, but I think I pretty much subscribe to what Allison subscribes to.
Interesting discussion....
As a footnote, thanks to the person that called me after they read this thread to see if everything's okay in Los's household...I appreciate it.
Just thought this would be an interesting topic vs. the usual "Does Citrus-Be-Gone Really Have a Citrus Smell?"
So does it? And is it more lemony or orangish? Or maybe lemon lime?
Have to disagree with you here my man Ant. People do not have to believe in Demons and if they don't believe in the bible that get a double winner. For one they can't go to hell unless they believe in the bible so what that says is basically if your a bad christian down the hot hole you go. Or if your just a bad person doesn't believe in any God related Topics such as an athiest then they can't go to hell. My guess is that an atheist doesn't buy into any of the religous talk and its there right in this country.I hate to disagree with some of you, but it has nothing to do with what you believe. Either people do, or they don't. Bible says they do, so ... they do.