Billy Graham on demonic items

[Jo555]

I do believe that overall, there has to be a part that we play too, like looking to something and putting our faith in it over God. That's idolatry.

That said, I also do believe spirits can attach themselves to objects and we can pick that up too.

But I don't believe it is something we are to obsess over, just be aware. Furthermore, if we are feeling depressed and oppressed, can help to take an inventory of our lives there. Maybe we just aren't sleeping well, or ate too many carbs yesterday and feeling sluggish and down after the sugar spike, but if not, worth considering.

 

[DragonFox91]

I found it very interesting too when he spoke of name it and claim it without considering the will of God and such.

I agree. I've been seeing the 'name it & claim it' theology in a lot of teachings. I think this is Prosperity Gospel. It boils down to this: "God will give you everything you want if you say a prayer b/c he loves you." Sometimes this Gospel hides very well. The Bible's Gospel in regards to prosperity is God will give you everything you need, & that's even better then what you want.

Some history: a lot of this incorrect look on Christian prosperity we see today like w/ Joel Osteen to give a more obvious example had its origins in preachers like Billy Graham who had Biblical teaching on other topics. I was paging thru a Charles Stanley book I was given once & see the same thing. Good teaching about God's character, who he is, & salvation, but an incorrect understanding of 'prosperity.' The modern church has taken those incorrect understandings & ran w/ it but tossed out the good teachings. Don't mean to derail the thread, but it's a big issue today, & I think maybe it is a bit relevant b/c this is why we don't put our trust in a preacher, b/c there's topics an indivdiual preacher can be wrong on.

We do know He has made promises to us and we can stand on those promises, but even then I believe we can put more faith in our own ability to believe instead of God empowering us there.

Was in a group once, large group, and remember a vision given to me while there. I was watching a lady from an "above" view. She has her bible, but there was also a witchcraft book, although she didn't know it was witchcraft.

There are religious books that can take the Word of God and teach witchcraft instead of the truth.

I took it in regard to things Graham spoke of in that department.

The Lord's been teaching me a lot about witchcraft lately. That's exactly what 'name & claim it' is. What you saw was how it decieves best: putting it alongside the Bible. There's other manisfestations of witchcraft too. It's not like myths where the person is creepy looking & wearing a pointy hat: it's sweet & charming to lure people in, tho when you see more obvious manifestations of it, that's the end result. He's also been showing me all the witchcraft symbolism all over.