God exists. Jesus Christ exists. Angels, which are God’s ministering spirits, exist. But that is all 1Co 8:4-6 Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” (5) For although there may be so-called gods in heaven [...]
Answers about demons
Question: “If he didn’t, then he was positively untruthful, for He purposely conveyed an impression contrary to the truth. It represents Him not as instructing but deceiving His disciples, as encouraging superstition rather than teaching truth. It presents Him in a light entirely inconsistent with His claim to be a teacher sent from God, since [...]
It can be a great relief for someone who believes that evil spirits are around them when they come to realize that demons are not powerful intelligent malevolent beings. Demons have been the subject of other questions. They have no real existence. The Bible does not teach the superstition that illnesses are actually caused by [...]
The question: ”What are your views on the use of the four temperament studies e.g. melancholoy, sanguine and their use on determining why a person behaves a certain way and how does this line up with God’s word and the use of theophostic prayer ministry.” Answer: It is a mistake to assume that the Bible [...]
These six “demons” are from the film “The exorcism of Emily Rose”. Although all the names are found in the Bible, the idea that they are six demons is not biblical. Cain was the son of Adam and Eve. He killed his brother Abel and was consequently punished. (Genesis 4:1-24). Nero was emperor of Rome [...]
In Mark 3:14-15, we are told why Jesus chose the 12 apostles: And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach and have authority to cast out demons. However, they didn’t do all these things immediately. Some training was necessary [...]
Some bad things can happen as a result of tattoos (e.g., infection or hepatitis), but these can happen regardless of what is illustrated by the tattoo. In fact, tattoos of any sort are probably best avoided. See “What does the Bible say about tattoos?” When the Bible talks about “demon possession”, it refers to illnesses that [...]
Return of an Unclean Spirit Matt.12:43 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes [...]
Q. What do you think about the slave girl who was able to foretell the future? The easy answer is that she had some form of mental illness, but this doesn’t seem to fit with the way it reads given that her owners were able to make profit from her illness… it seems to be [...]
The first step to answer this question is to try and establish what demon possession actually entailed. The short answer is that people of Jesus’ day understood demons to be the cause of otherwise unexplainable ailments (a belief they had inherited from other cultures). For a more detailed analysis please see the answer to this [...]
