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Over the years, I have discussed the existence of demons and their ability to influence men, and in MOST cases, even those professing to BELIEVE in the Bible offer more DENIAL than agreement. WHY?
If someone professes a belief in God's Word, doesn't the Bible offer specific revelation concerning 'evil spirits'? And doesn't it explain them in relative DETAIL? That demons have the ability to ENTER into a man and cause all kinds of negative situations. Diseases, harming oneself, harming others, all sorts of malady are associated IN THE BIBLE with demon possession.
Yet some, even with overwhelming evidence, not ONLY from the Bible, but in GENERAL, still choose a path of denial instead of understanding. WHY?
If there were demons at the time of Christ, the obviousness is that there were demons BEFORE the time of Christ and that they continue to exist today as they have ALWAYS existed since BEFORE the creation of mankind. For if we look at the concept realistically and use the evidence given, it is pretty clear that Adam and Eve were like CHILDREN compared to the serpent that had obviously been around LONG before they were 'created'. How else does one come to understand the serpents INTENT and ABILITY without the understanding that it had been in existence LONG before Adam and Eve?
What is the answer? How does one profess to believe in the Bible yet deny the existence of demons or their power to possess men? If demons are REAL and they DO have the power to possess men, how would we explain a person professing to BE a believer that still denies their existence or potential ability to possess men?
Wouldn't the most obvious REASON be 'demon possession' itself? That a person claiming to believe in the Bible yet in DENIAL of what it states concerning demons, would either be lying to themselves and others, or living in a state of denial for some 'other reason': the influence of demons themselves, INFLUENCING that person to DENY the TRUTH.
If we were at war with an enemy and had the ability to infiltrate their camp, the LAST thing we would want is for our TRUE identity and purpose to be revealed.
If demons have the ability to possess and influence men, then the LAST thing that they would want is for men to RECOGNIZE them.
And we are told to 'resist' the Devil and he will flee. That means that if we DO NOT resist, he WON'T flee. And how does one attempt to resist something that they don't even recognize?
That means that ANY and EVERY man that is NOT resisting the Devil is being influenced by SOME degree. Any and EVERY man that does NOT resist the Devil is OPEN to his demons finding a place to abide within them. And the indication is that a man CAN be possessed by THOUSANDS of individual demons AT ONE TIME.
Psychiatrists and Psychologist struggle constantly trying to answer the questions concerning human behavior. But doesn't the BIBLE explain MOST of it in a manner totally contrary to these 'man-made arts'? In other words, since time began for man, we can SEE in their 'religions' and 'rituals', a DESIGN inherent, that they understood that there ARE evil spirits and concocted all sorts different ways of attempting to circumvent their destructive nature by 'casting them out' or 'appeasing them in some manner'.
Every culture, every GROUP of humans throughout history dealt with the issue in some common, (or sometimes uncommon), ritualistic fashion. Just a 'mistake'? Confusion? Merely 'superstition'? Or is there 'something to it'? Did they possess understanding that we have LOST due to living in our present state of 'Modernism'?
I simply can't help but find it amazing that there are those that insist that they BELIEVE in the Bible yet are so quick to dismiss what it offers concerning demons and their ability to influence men physically, mentally and spiritually.
Blessings,
MEC
If someone professes a belief in God's Word, doesn't the Bible offer specific revelation concerning 'evil spirits'? And doesn't it explain them in relative DETAIL? That demons have the ability to ENTER into a man and cause all kinds of negative situations. Diseases, harming oneself, harming others, all sorts of malady are associated IN THE BIBLE with demon possession.
Yet some, even with overwhelming evidence, not ONLY from the Bible, but in GENERAL, still choose a path of denial instead of understanding. WHY?
If there were demons at the time of Christ, the obviousness is that there were demons BEFORE the time of Christ and that they continue to exist today as they have ALWAYS existed since BEFORE the creation of mankind. For if we look at the concept realistically and use the evidence given, it is pretty clear that Adam and Eve were like CHILDREN compared to the serpent that had obviously been around LONG before they were 'created'. How else does one come to understand the serpents INTENT and ABILITY without the understanding that it had been in existence LONG before Adam and Eve?
What is the answer? How does one profess to believe in the Bible yet deny the existence of demons or their power to possess men? If demons are REAL and they DO have the power to possess men, how would we explain a person professing to BE a believer that still denies their existence or potential ability to possess men?
Wouldn't the most obvious REASON be 'demon possession' itself? That a person claiming to believe in the Bible yet in DENIAL of what it states concerning demons, would either be lying to themselves and others, or living in a state of denial for some 'other reason': the influence of demons themselves, INFLUENCING that person to DENY the TRUTH.
If we were at war with an enemy and had the ability to infiltrate their camp, the LAST thing we would want is for our TRUE identity and purpose to be revealed.
If demons have the ability to possess and influence men, then the LAST thing that they would want is for men to RECOGNIZE them.
And we are told to 'resist' the Devil and he will flee. That means that if we DO NOT resist, he WON'T flee. And how does one attempt to resist something that they don't even recognize?
That means that ANY and EVERY man that is NOT resisting the Devil is being influenced by SOME degree. Any and EVERY man that does NOT resist the Devil is OPEN to his demons finding a place to abide within them. And the indication is that a man CAN be possessed by THOUSANDS of individual demons AT ONE TIME.
Psychiatrists and Psychologist struggle constantly trying to answer the questions concerning human behavior. But doesn't the BIBLE explain MOST of it in a manner totally contrary to these 'man-made arts'? In other words, since time began for man, we can SEE in their 'religions' and 'rituals', a DESIGN inherent, that they understood that there ARE evil spirits and concocted all sorts different ways of attempting to circumvent their destructive nature by 'casting them out' or 'appeasing them in some manner'.
Every culture, every GROUP of humans throughout history dealt with the issue in some common, (or sometimes uncommon), ritualistic fashion. Just a 'mistake'? Confusion? Merely 'superstition'? Or is there 'something to it'? Did they possess understanding that we have LOST due to living in our present state of 'Modernism'?
I simply can't help but find it amazing that there are those that insist that they BELIEVE in the Bible yet are so quick to dismiss what it offers concerning demons and their ability to influence men physically, mentally and spiritually.
Blessings,
MEC
Most of the church of America meets the maxim that, 'If your walk with God isn't supernatural, then it is too superficial.' 
