Would demonic attacks during prayer be a sign that Christianity is false?

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We make the claim that other religions, like the New Age/Eastern religions, have elements of that entice the devil because some of the stuff they do like meditation, energy healing, etc. leads to demonic attacks, possession, etc.

There are stories of Catholic saints who also faced these problems as well though. They were fiercely attacked by the devil. I think I even remember one saint even being possessed (correct me if I’m wrong). Now the reply to this is usually “That just means the devil is doing all he can to keep that person from getting closer to God.”

But couldn’t the New Age/Eastern religions make the same claim. “That is just a sign of the devil or “the self” obstructing one’s higher spirituality.” Alot of them even say that one HAS to go through all of that, in order to finally reach enlightenment and surpass all of that.

I’d like to know what separates the attacks by evil forces on devout Catholic/Christians compared to those of the New Age/Eastern belief.
 
Being attacked by the devil dosen’t mean necessarily that a person is bad, or Asian, or French, or anything else. It just means they are being attacked by the devil. To know why, we would have to ask God in each case why he allowed this person to be attacked.

However the pegan countries seem to have more of this than christian countries. And we do know that among pagans they worship fase gods and sometimes even the devil himself.

But in our own country there seems to be an increase of these attacks. Which may be a sign of spiritual sickness on the rise. And stats seems to back this up since there are more atheists and agnostics, as well as an increase of divorces, abortions, murders, practising homosexuals, fallen away Christians, and so on.
 
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Being attacked by the devil dosen’t mean necessarily that a person is bad, or Asian, or French, or anything else. It just means they are being attacked by the devil. To know why, we would have to ask God in each case why he allowed this person to be attacked.

However the pegan countries seem to have more of this than christian countries. And we do know that among pagans they worship fase gods and sometimes even the devil himself.

But in our own country there seems to be an increase of these attacks. Which may be a sign of spiritual sickness on the rise. And stats seems to back this up since there are more atheists and agnostics, as well as an increase of divorces, abortions, murders, practising homosexuals, fallen away Christians, and so on.
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Plus, God said there was a point where it becomes useless to pray for a person or a nation, I believe its referred to as incurable wound, or something like that. Maybe God has had it with all these nations claiming to be christian yet not ‘walking the walk’, in numerous ways, eventually, God WILL act and put a stop to it.
 
Ben_Sinner said:
We make the claim that other religions, like the New Age/Eastern religions, have elements of that entice the devil because some of the stuff they do like meditation, energy healing, etc. leads to demonic attacks, possession, etc.

There are stories of Catholic saints who also faced these problems as well though. They were fiercely attacked by the devil. I think I even remember one saint even being possessed (correct me if I’m wrong). Now the reply to this is usually “That just means the devil is doing all he can to keep that person from getting closer to God.”

But couldn’t the New Age/Eastern religions make the same claim. “That is just a sign of the devil or “the self” obstructing one’s higher spirituality.” Alot of them even say that one HAS to go through all of that, in order to finally reach enlightenment and surpass all of that.

I’d like to know what separates the attacks by evil forces on devout Catholic/Christians compared to those of the New Age/Eastern belief.
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St. John Vianney and Padre Pio were attacked by devils multiple times. I will not attempt to explain for other religions because we do not know enough about those particular instances. God as well as the devil can appear to them as well. The Christian God has appeared to those before and converted them.
 
Apples and oranges. Some pagan religions invoke/invite contact, communion, control by false gods (thinking here of traditional witchcraft, reconstructionist pagans). Is it any wonder they get what they ask for? Especially when ready to sacrifice of themselves to get it? Whereas the Church aligns herself as the enemy of evil. Her troubles are those of battle, not invited but permitted by God (ex. The book of Job).
 
Why would evil attack someone already evil? The devil is evil, not stupid. Those suffering attack must be doing something right to cause evil to want to bring them down.
This is based on the fact the attacked were praying to start with.
So attacks by evil could be a sign christianity is not false, but presents a real danger to those who choose to do evil!
Keep a strong Faith and evil will be weakened every time.

Someone inviting evil is a completely different matter…
 
Ben_Sinner said:
We make the claim that other religions, like the New Age/Eastern religions, have elements of that entice the devil because some of the stuff they do like meditation, energy healing, etc. leads to demonic attacks, possession, etc.

There are stories of Catholic saints who also faced these problems as well though. They were fiercely attacked by the devil. I think I even remember one saint even being possessed (correct me if I’m wrong). Now the reply to this is usually “That just means the devil is doing all he can to keep that person from getting closer to God.”

But couldn’t the New Age/Eastern religions make the same claim. “That is just a sign of the devil or “the self” obstructing one’s higher spirituality.” Alot of them even say that one HAS to go through all of that, in order to finally reach enlightenment and surpass all of that.

I’d like to know what separates the attacks by evil forces on devout Catholic/Christians compared to those of the New Age/Eastern belief.
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My friend you are right;

It’s like two soldiers,
The Good soldier is attacked by the enemy for doing good,

The enemy soldier is attacked by enemies on his own side,

Some Holy saints praying to God the Father were attacked by satan,
Opposite of this is new age practices which are proven to be prayers to actual demons, and actually invite demons.

That is the difference.

Catholic prayers, pray to God the Father,
The devil is angry and attacks the person praying to God the Father,

Some other new age things you mention are proven to be prayers to demons, so those prayers are inviting the demons.
 
Crusaderbear said:
Why would evil attack someone already evil? The devil is evil, not stupid. Those suffering attack must be doing something right to cause evil to want to bring them down.
This is based on the fact the attacked were praying to start with.
So attacks by evil could be a sign christianity is not false, but presents a real danger to those who choose to do evil!
Keep a strong Faith and evil will be weakened every time.

Someone inviting evil is a completely different matter…
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Exactly:

Name one evil person whom the devil gave a good reward to? None.
He punishes even his servants for doing what he wanted them to.

Judas got Jesus killed. Satan then tempted Judas to kill himself. The evil spirit didn’t even reward his own servant.

I read a Revelation about Souls in hell, they all hate each other, and wish each other pain,
That is why new age prayers inviting evil spirits causes all sorts of spiritual problems,
The evil spirits are nit even kind to a fellow evil doer, they hate each other,
 
More like a sign that it is true. As Jesus had said, Satan would not drive out his own, even if they do hate each other. They hate each other but they will still stick together, and they would hate that they’ve lost someone who they have claimed to be theirs. Anyone who seems more pious than usual, and they’ll try to scare him off from growing closer to God.

St. Padre Pio said that if Satan is making a lot of noise then that’s a good thing. It is his peace that is terrifying.
 
These are good answers, and I’m not disagreeing.

But the Eastern and New Age religions perceive it in a way where they are trying to avoid evil just like Christians.

For example, those charms and amulets used by New Agers and stuff are used to “drive away evil spirits”

Hindus also have similar practices.

Buddhism uses deep meditation to break through deception, ignorance, and suffering and finding enlightenment. In order to get to this stage, one has to literally experience what we call a demonic attacks/temporary insanity (they view is just the self trying hard to fight one from reaching nirvana), once that phase is accomplished, a person is said to have reached nirvana.

My point is, if perceived from a completely neutral point of view, each religion is trying to do good, but still suffer from demonic attacks. So how can one tell which one’s attacks are a sign of one growing in holiness…and which ones are a sign that the person is leading down the road to hell and destruction?
 
Buddhism claims that you will eventually reach nirvana after escaping samsara, in this lifetime. How would you even know, really? And considering that it is really Satan’s peace, that is when he is at his most terrifying, that does not actually look good. The saints were never really immune from Satan’s assaults and temptations all the way up to the end of their lives.

Buddhists who convert to Christianity have been persecuted badly through the centuries in East Asian countries. Apparently it still happens. This is not a religion of peace that some people seem to think it is.
 
In short no, it means some greatness of God has come or will come to you. It means you need to pray, discern and humble yourself…and if you have not had a great revelation from God yet, then be prepared (pray and humble yourself) because you will. Or it means you are being punished for sin, so then repent.

Long explanation, you cannot be possessed by a demon if you are baptized in the Holy Spirit. If someone has an experience that is concerning they should be confident in their baptism and ask God for discernment of the infliction (usually punishment). Consider the Bible. No baptized persons (in the Holy Spirit) were ever possessed by a demon in the Bible. However, Saint Paul felt a thorn in his side…this was not a demon possession it was God punishing him for exalting himself so that he may instead humble himself.

2 Cor 12:18 Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me-- to keep me from exalting myself! 19 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

For those suffering infliction, pray for discernment and humble yourself so that Christ’s power may rest upon you. Please feel free to ask those who’s vocations are to prayer may pray with you in this, such as the Carmelites or other cloistered religious and of course Saints.

God bless you.
 
Ben_Sinner said:
These are good answers, and I’m not disagreeing.

But the Eastern and New Age religions perceive it in a way where they are trying to avoid evil just like Christians.

For example, those charms and amulets used by New Agers and stuff are used to “drive away evil spirits”

Hindus also have similar practices.

Buddhism uses deep meditation to break through deception, ignorance, and suffering and finding enlightenment. In order to get to this stage, one has to literally experience what we call a demonic attacks/temporary insanity (they view is just the self trying hard to fight one from reaching nirvana), once that phase is accomplished, a person is said to have reached nirvana.

My point is, if perceived from a completely neutral point of view, each religion is trying to do good, but still suffer from demonic attacks. So how can one tell which one’s attacks are a sign of one growing in holiness…and which ones are a sign that the person is leading down the road to hell and destruction?
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Friend!

Jesus fave the answer to that in the Bible, he said, "Many will come after Me saying “I am He,”
“By your fruits shall you know. No tree of mine bears bad fruits.”

Basically:
A new age practices and a holy catholic experience demonic attacks during their prayers.
The Holy catholic remains virtuous, at peace, unafraid because he trusts in God, and becomes more vigilant at virtue knowing that satan mustn’t be happy with the new prayers and good deeds.

The new ager becomes confused, anxiety filled, terrified of these attacks, his vices increase and he seems to be out of control. Bad luck and misfortune surround him. He senses a bad presence inside him always and begins to hear voices telling him to do bad things.

There is a difference between:
A holy catholic being oppressed because God’s Kingdom is shattering Satan’s kingdom,

And a new age becoming possessed by his prayers which actual unite him to evil spirits,

By your fruits shall you know;
 
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