Demons

Can Christians be Demon Possessed?

June 29, 2015

Category: Q&A
Tags: Christian Life, Demonization, Demons, Possession
Topics: Sin

The Greek word that is usually translated “demon-possessed” in the Gospels is demonizomai, which literally means “to be rendered passive toward a demon.” It’s unfortunate, in my view, that the term is usually translated “demon possession.”…

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Do Angels and Demons Really Exist?

April 29, 2015

Category: Q&A
Tags: Angels, Demons, Evil, Free Will, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict

While the supremacy of God is never qualified in the Bible, this supremacy is not strictly autocratic. Other “gods” or spiritual entities like angels and demons are not mere puppets of the God of the…

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4 Reasons to Wake Up to the Warfare Worldview

April 22, 2015

Category: General
Tags: Culture, Demons, Evil, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview, Western Assumptions
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict

Image by postbear via Flickr A view of the world that grounds the problem of evil in spiritual warfare is not one that many modern people find easy to accept. To many contemporaries, the notion is…

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Is There an Actual Satan?

May 28, 2013

Category: General
Tags: Bible, Demons, Roger Olson, Satan, Satanic Realism

Roger Olson wrote an excellent piece on how contemporary Christianity has tended to ignore or altogether extract Satan from the Biblical text. He explores some of the possible reasons for it and also discusses his…

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God’s Aikido Way of Defeating Evil

April 1, 2013

Category: Essays
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Demons, Essay, God, Jesus, Love, Non-Violence, Redemption
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement

Greg continues his thoughts on the atonement with this installment highlighting the way God uses the evil intentions and actions of his enemies to bring about good. And because this strategy is based in love,…

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Can a Christian be demonized?

December 29, 2007

Category: Q&A
Tags: Demons, Q&A, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict

I along with most evangelical scholars and pastors do not believe it possible for a Christian to be “possessed” by a demon or by Satan. Christ in principle defeated Satan, and all who are “in…

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Can Christians be Demon Possessed?

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