Demonic possession and the Christian

[Michie]

The article below gives thoughts on possession or oppression in Christians from a Protestant perspective. Is there any line of thought from the Catholic perspective?

Some of what caught my attention in the article:

In that book, Unger recounts a letter he received from a pastor’s wife who became obsessed with speaking in tongues.[2] Although her husband explained to the woman the biblical position on the matter, she continued her pursuit and learned the hard way that when you seek spiritual experiences outside the will of God, although the Creator may not respond to the request, something else may eventually answer.

After finding a fringe group of supposed tongue-speaking believers who laid hands on her to receive the gift, she began speaking in tongues but wasn’t prepared for what followed. Dark and evil thoughts filled her mind, the situation worsening by the day, with the result being “Fourteen months after receiving the tongues, I was ready to take my life”, she wrote. Finally, the woman realized she had indeed received a spirit, but one that was anything but holy.

Both of these women were professing believers, so what happened? Were they not truly saved? Or can a Christian actually become demonized and severely oppressed by the enemy?

Continued below.

Demonic possession and the Christian

Do we find anything in Scripture suggesting a Christian can t be demonically oppressed

www.christianpost.com

 

[johansen]

fred dic ason wrote a book on this, he cast demons out of 400 christians over a 13 year time... as a cessationist. other than that his book is pretty good. he didn't go looking for demons, these people were referred to him by other christian counselors who had given up on their issues. looks like he is up to 650 over 46 years now.

Amazon.com

anyhow i'm not trying to sell his book but the point is you need not be shocked by the fact that christians can and do have demons.

there is a weird fringe group of charismatic catholics and exorcists..

my wife, wanted to get an exorcism through the catholic church because she knew her depression was a demon, but she didn't meet the criteria to even be considered. (this was a decade before we met)

 

[Michie]

 

[Lady Bug]

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Or, until their house is haunted and the first person they need is a Catholic priest.

 

[joymercy]

Saints who are said to have battled Satan include: Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, John Vianney, Padre Pio...

 

[RileyG]

Saints who are said to have battled Satan include: Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, John Vianney, Padre Pio...

Padre Pio apparently seen both angels and demons from the age of five and thought everyone could see it. Or something along those lines.

(UNLESS I'm mistaking him with someone else).

 

[Michie]

Padre Pio apparently seen both angels and demons from the age of five and thought everyone could see it. Or something along those lines.

(UNLESS I'm mistaking him with someone else).

Yes he did. I remember reading about it in his bio.

 

[Piers Plowman]

Saints who are said to have battled Satan include: Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, John Vianney, Padre Pio...

Remember that one time where Anthony of Egypt gave the demons the ol' one-two? Fun times...

 

[BT3241]

A note on Angels to keep in mind the Beings being talked about.

The bible is full of Angels from beginning to end and in Christian demonology the fallen angels are the demons.The only others would be from the Book of Enoch where it is said that the giants yes the giants became demons upon mankind.But that book has no authority it is not the word of God so you can take it or leave it..Media has depicted them wrong they are not little babies with wings or the other angels depicted in art work and media.The bible gives full descriptions of Angels and they are powerful spiritual beings some even carrying weapons of war it would likely be a very terrifying experience to be visited by one.I would guess its required to believe in Angels and demons just not the ones on TV and Artwork get the descriptions from the bible.

Seraphim
Seraphim means "the fiery ones." It is the plural of the word "seraph." These angels are mentioned in the Bible as having faces, hands and feet. Each seraph has six wings, four of which they used to cover themselves in the presence of God as a sign of humility; they use the other two to fly. They cry out "holy, holy, holy" and appear to worship God continuously. They are often depicted in religious art.
These are the angels who are closest to God. They encircle his throne and emit an intense, fiery light representing his love. Seraphim are considered “the burning ones” and not even the other divine beings may look at them. There are only four of them, and each has four faces. When they come to Earth, they leave their “the burning ones” appearance behind, preferring tall, thin, clean-cut human embodiment.

Cherubim
These angels are the keepers of celestial records and hold the knowledge of God. They are sent to Earth with great tasks, such as expelling humankind from the Garden of Eden. Ancient art depicts cherubim as sphinx-like, winged creatures with human faces, not the fat babies with wings that now grace greeting cards and book covers. Ophaniel, Rikbiel and Zophiel are cherubim, as was Satan before his fall to evil.

Another is Thrones
Their appearance is perhaps the most bizarre of the first grouping. They are said to look like great glowing wheels covered with many eyes. They serve as God's chariot and dispense his judgment in order to carry out his desires for us.

There are many different types that are known maybe more we know nothing of.

 

[RileyG]

Yes he did. I remember reading about it in his bio.

So my memory does serve me right. That’s fascinating

 

[Michie]

So my memory does serve me right. That’s fascinating

Padre Pio was extremely spiritually gifted. He suffered a lot because of it.