I"m waiting on the "Paranormal For Dummies" version to come out. LOL!
I"m waiting on the "Paranormal For Dummies" version to come out. LOL!
I'm wondering what you might be getting at? Is it that by "whole world", John means everyone else. Is it possible that you are inferring that we are doomed and have no power or authority here on earth? Perhaps you are saying that God has no control over the world and the "evil one" has all of the power. See it doesn't really help unless you say what you think it means.
Okay.....confession time. I watch Ghost Hunters on SciFi. I have watched them for years. Why do I watch it, you ask? Thank you for asking that question.
Extra butter added....Everyone welcome to join in the fun!
SAY WHAT????????????????? Science wasn't my long suit and multi dimensions......I don't watch Fringe. I used to watch Star Trek.....all of them except Voyager. I never could get into that one. Husband liked Enterprise. Love the new movie and am looking forward to the next ones, but I'm not into the physics parts. I just watch it for R & R. It's fun.
Demons......I've seen one. My husband has seen one and another time one scratched his face when he was angry. My mom saw one in the middle of the night. They are real. Make no mistake. And from time to time, I see shadows out of the corner of my eye. They don't scare or unnerve me. I've started rebuking them. I've seen then for years. I've had one of my cats scratch me to get down, hissing as I was walking into a dark bathroom.
The big hook is dabbling into the unknown as exciting and fun! Look at all the vampire teen movies.....werewolves.....growing in popularity. Goth styles. satan is on the prowl with our young and parents aren't equipped to handle it because you can only battle it with the Spirit of God! You have to take, through Jesus, Kingdom Authority! Clean your household - spiritually! Rebuke and take back the authority of your domain. You have the power to do so. But if the parents aren't saved, things happen like Columbine.
Posted by eHuman: Food for thought:
1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
I'm wondering what you might be getting at? Is it that by "whole world", John means everyone else. Is it possible that you are inferring that we are doomed and have no power or authority here on earth? Perhaps you are saying that God has no control over the world and the "evil one" has all of the power. See it doesn't really help unless you say what you think it means.
Gnosis is born out of man's attempt to understand that which he does not, after all reasonable searching has been exhausted. At the very least the Bible paints this and other activities as foreboding, unnatural and dark. In order to exercise curiosity to become at peace, we must first "not know", or "turn away from" how God's Word deals with, ghosts, the occult, witchcraft, divination, seers, astrology. etc, etc, etc.
All pseudo-sciences to explain and handle and become comfortable and familiar with things that are dark.
Ahhh grasshopper! But my mission was to spark thought. Not by what I would add to it, but by what the scripture itself speaks to you.
(Response to SG's last post)
2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;
There are two generic classes that fall under it in my observation;
1. Those who knowingly defame the truth for their own purposes (See the writings of Jesus (through the gospels), Paul, James, Peter, and John).
2. Those who unknowingly believe and follow the lie.
Although the motives and heart behind the two are vastly different the result is the same, the propagation of a lie.
One either knows the truth and ignores it, or fails to find or fails to care about the truth and fabricates his own.
The other is often guilty of not seeking for it in the first place, or, surrounding themselves with people who will tickle their itching ears.
A desire to know and follow the truth, coupled with being saturated in Gods word through self, group, AND corporate study is necessary to battle it. Let's not leave out God here.
Most non believers are perplexed because there is so much out there to believe from that they don't know what is the right way. And there is so much variation found inside of Christianity itself that it becomes the most confusing of them all.
Yes Satan has been at work for a long time and has enjoyed much success. But God.
I thank God for opening my eyes because I was once just like the rest following my own Gnosis.
Truth doesn't come from studying the Bible. Inumerable folks have studied the Bible with little or no revelation. Truth comes from the Holy Spirit as we seek relationship with God. A lot of that comes from studying the Bible. Jesus came so that the Word would be fulfilled and "written on our hearts". But we treat the Bible as if it is our source of revelation. Perhaps we are close to worshipping the creation rather than the creator.