A problem i have always had with bible * compared to life experience is lack of demonic position, that seems prevalent in the nt.*
We are living in the Age of Grace. Christian Baptism (which you, as a Baptist, fully possess) is widely prevalent in our world. As a Baptist, you would not ascribe as much significance to this as Catholics would, but to Catholics this is HUGE. Really, really HUGE.
And there is the Grace of six other Sacraments at work in our world. As a Baptist, you don’t recognize most of them, but to Catholics, this is HUGE.
We are living in an Age of Grace, made possible by the Grace of the Holy Spirit manifest through the Sacraments of the Church. It is natural that the power of satan is considerably diminished.
Jesus has already won, but the effects of his victory are becoming more evident.
The Rite by Matt Baglio, based on the real life experience of an exorcist, Fr. Gary Thomas…and the movie The Rite based on the book.A problem i have always had with bible I am believing baptist] compared to life experience is lack of demonic position, that seems prevalent in the nt. Does anyone have material to reference for me to further study?
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I agree, I think Satan has managed to convince the majority of the population today that demons in general do not really exist, we dont see the level of activity as the OT, and I dont think this is coincidence either, Satan does not want anyone to know he actually exists, and people that speak of demons and devils in todays world, as viewed as crazy and nutty, exactly what satan wants!It is possible that demonic activity is much more subtle now as we have become more aware of it.
‘The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist.’
If it is the majority, as you say, then there ain’t much hope…If one really believes in all of this, that is.I agree, I think Satan has managed to convince the majority of the population today that demons in general do not really exist, we dont see the level of activity as the OT, and I dont think this is coincidence either, Satan does not want anyone to know he actually exists, and people that speak of demons and devils in todays world, as viewed as crazy and nutty, exactly what satan wants!
Plus, nearly every demonic account we hear about, the media or someone is right there with a modern scientific explanation for whatever happened, so people will believe it was something natural and normal, (nothing to be concerned with), I read about an incident in OH recently where multiple people saw this young boy literally walk up a wall and on the ceiling inside the house, but of course there was some social worker there to quickly give an explanation, I cant recall exactly, but I think she was saying it was mass hysteria or something equally goofy and basically everyone that saw this was just wrong LOL…but it does seem most people will believe the normal scientific explanation versus devils/demons, so it seems in this regard, satan is winning as well!