Evidence for God from Science

"You know I'm a big Scripture buff, so I would need to see Scripture that would back-up the supposition that demon possession is economically or geographically driven. " (I'm not so computer-savvy so I have no clue how you guys neatly place prior quotes in that gray box to reply to, so thi...

Fair question STRIX< about what scripture supports my belief that unclean spirits and demon possession is still a part of life today. I base this on every other aspect of scripture - if it isn't mentioned as changing, ceasing, or developing into something different, I think it is safe to say that we...

I don't think it is coincidence that demonic activity increases during two times in our lives, repeatedly: one, when we are actively pursuing God Himself, because Satan fears our surrender and defeat of Him through Christ's blood and Name. Second, when we are openly against God, questioning Him, ind...

Zechariah is referencing the end times, not the present. (although we are living in the end times, I do not believe the unclean spirits have yet to be removed, unfortunately.) they are all around us. Bottom line, we need to be aware that demons exist, know how to stand or fight against them, and the...

Do you know how to interpret the Bible? It's easy. And there's only one way. The Word itself tells you the way, it is located in the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 2, it answers all of your questions, and why, if you don't understand, you are unable to understand: (Paul is speaking here) And when I c...

First of all, INdiana Jones is Hollywood. The Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God. So the representation of the holy grail, as presented by Hollywood, is NOT accurate. It is to be entertaining, not factual. The bible never refers to the cup which Jesus drank from during the last supper ...

Dan, I wasn't implying that influence and authority were the same thing, I don't even think they are necessarily related all the time. Women can exert influence without being an authority OVER a man, and they can exert authority and indluence, but doing so in a way that does not do so in place of a ...

Kate- to answer your question about me posting on this board and why there is nothing wrong with it - I believe the reason I am not convicted of it is because I am not usurping the authority or role of a man on an internet discussion board. I also can gain no glory, recognition, or praise for it. (n...

Dan - I know what you mean about women teaching and exhorting others, it IS powerful. But then again, we have SO many examples of women who had power of influence over men in the Bible, both for good and evil. Deborah, Abigail, MIchael (Saul's daughter), Esther, to name a few of the positive influen...

Kateliz - I'm currently involved in a Southern Baptist church, and while they do teach the biblical precident of "women are not to have authority over a man" they take it too far in some respects. I am of course in agreement with women being submissive, to their husbands, those in authorit...

Miriam was a prophetess, as were the daughters of Philip (I think it was Philip) in the book of Acts, also Mary prohpesied as did Elizabeth, at least on one occassion, so it is clear women can and are prophetesses without hesitation. But, pastors? First of all there is no biblical basis for a one ma...

Dan, I too have had such a demonic visit, it came out of nowhere, seemed to last an eternity, and I knew clearly what was happening, although I still didn't want to believe it. It happened at dusk, just as it was getting dark. IN fact, I walked INTO it. It had been lurking all day, at a Christian Wr...

The suggestion that Mary Magdalene is the Holy Grail implies that she and Jesus Christ were sexually intimate, as they had offspring. This claim is not even implied in scripture, and was fabricated at some point by false teachers. If you accept the possibility that Christ and Mary M were married, et...

Well, it's clear from scripture that not ALL demons are free to roam, so to speak. Jude tells us in verse 6 "And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. 7 In...

I love the internet. I went online looking for a discussion board concerning OSAS to get some feedback. ALL feedback is welcome, and prayerfully filtered. I was raised Southern Baptist, was baptized young (didn't know what it meant) later said "the sinner's prayer" at age 13, and was disci...