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01-22-2006
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Demonic possession happens, though perhaps not as much in modern times as in Biblical ones.
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01-24-2006
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To expand on what was said, the typical Christian view on demonic possession is that yes, demons exist. People can be possessed, though not Christians. It is usually believed that Christians are excepmt form demonic possession because of thier faith in Christ - thus giving them authority of the demonic entity.
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03-02-2006
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What about Catholics though - there are many stories (that's all they might be) where a Roman Catholic priest performs an exorcism on a Catholic that has faith?
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03-03-2006
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04-26-2006
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Demonic possession is real. The difficulty is that many affects of demonic possession are also evident in people suffering some kinds of personality disorders. So actually identifying true demonic possession is a gift that only God can give through the Holy Spirit. Christians who are indwelled by the Holy Spirit can not be possessed by a demon. The Holy Spirit will never share its temple (Our Body) with a demonic spirit. Demonic possession is not very common. Even in the biblical days it was not common. But Jesus travelling as He did came upon more demon possessed people that normal, and called them out to free the possessed from possession. All Praise The Ancient Of Days
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04-26-2006
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Doesn't this really depend on what denomination we are considering? For example, demons in general seemed to take a backseat when I went to Methodist church. I think demonic possession is found more in Catholicism and other more conservative denominations.
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04-26-2006
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One has to look at the Bible and what it says on demons, and as far as I can tell, the above is correct. Though I'm not sure how uncommon they truly are. I know sometimes demonic possession can be mistaken for epilepsy.
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04-26-2006
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There is a huge range of different beliefs when it comes to God and all things to do with the non-natural world. All Praise The Ancient Of Days
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05-09-2006
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Hmm... how do demons "indwell" people and what exactly is an "exorcism"?
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05-09-2006
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And what exactly do Christians believe demons are? Can a Christian define "demon" for me? I'm not trying to mock anyone or anything, I'm legitimately curious as to what the Chrisitan definition of "demon" is.
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05-10-2006
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But again there is no clear identification in the bible of just where they originated. All Praise The Ancient Of Days
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05-10-2006
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After all of those stupid movies everyone thinks every Catholic knows about possession!!
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05-17-2006
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06-26-2006
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I woke up one night because I heard someone yell "I AM THE DEVIL INCARNATE" and when I realized I wasn't sure if I had actually heard it, or if it was in my head I wasn't able to sleep all night. As far as if it happens, I think there are lots of unexplained things out there, and I don't see what it couldn't. Something I've realized is that what makes a human being human is really fragile, and it doesn't take much to destroy it and make us something else.
By the way, a great movie to see on this topic is called "Fallen" and has denzel washington in it.
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10-20-2006
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10-26-2006
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Someonelast night was playing Hevay Church music, and a preacher said that they have been getting an exorcismm and what they had been doing is saying things like they were going to talk to the Devil, and things like that. After they performes the exorcism, they were all big eyed, and things like that. They said something in latin I could not understand. All I was able to hear was the woman counting to 6 in english and latin. Thats my story.
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10-26-2006
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10-27-2006
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"LIFE is a disease. It spreads, and the only cure is DEATH." "If life is the beginning, and death is the end, what is in the middle is what I would like to know, because sometimes it just ends up being pain."
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