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1 posted on 08/17/2018 6:53:39 AM PDT by fishtank
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“If you want to understand demonology, look no further than Jesus Christ. He cast out demons, and gave that power to his disciples. The demons bowed before him, knowing who He was. They could not stand before the power of the Son of God, knowing that He was their judge. Even when it appeared they succeeded in having the crowds turn on Him and crucify Him, they could not keep Him in the tomb; when He arose, he triumphed over them finally and forever. In Christ, Satan is powerless to possess a Christ follower. That doesn’t mean that we should ever give him any opportunity, because Satanic forces can ‘oppress’ believers though not ‘possess’ anyone indwelt by God the Holy Spirit. Christ is the ‘word’ that triumphs over Satan, as Luther wrote in A Mighty Fortress Is Our God —

And though this world, with devils filled,
Should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us:
The Prince of Darkness grim,
We tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure,
For lo! his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers,
No thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
Through Him who with us sideth:
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also;
The body they may kill:
God’s truth abideth still,
His Kingdom is forever.”


2 posted on 08/17/2018 6:54:04 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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3 posted on 08/17/2018 6:55:20 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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“Can science study demonology?” No. Next question.


4 posted on 08/17/2018 6:55:39 AM PDT by mkmensinger
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Radio Free Geneva INTRO - posted here "just because"

5 posted on 08/17/2018 6:57:52 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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If they can get a government grant to study demonology, then they can study demonology.

No grant, no study.


6 posted on 08/17/2018 6:58:23 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Trump: "I am Batman!")
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As long as they don’t upset the demons, I suppose.


8 posted on 08/17/2018 7:02:04 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (As always IMHO)
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"Can Science Study Demonology?"

Can Demons study Scientology?
9 posted on 08/17/2018 7:26:29 AM PDT by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
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It’s mainly in the west where demons are ignored or treated skeptically.

It's also mainly in the west that technological progress and general prosperity have occurred.

10 posted on 08/17/2018 7:26:47 AM PDT by TexasKamaAina
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In order to study anything using the scientific method, it must be something that can be observed with your senses and that can be examined by formulating a possible causal explanation (hypothesis) for those observations. You must be able to test that hypothesis by designing an experiment that will either prove or disprove it. If the hypothesis is not supported by the results of your experiment, it will have to be modified and tested further.

As I tell my General Biology students, matters of faith and belief (which would include demonology) cannot be tested by the scientific method. I believe in God and the spiritual realm (including demons) because "the Bible tells me so", not because they can be explained by the scientific method.

11 posted on 08/17/2018 7:30:37 AM PDT by srmorton (Deut. 30 19: "..I have set before you life and death,....therefore, choose life..")
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13 posted on 08/17/2018 7:33:22 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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Maxwell’s Demon is okay.


14 posted on 08/17/2018 7:36:10 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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“They believe angels and demons are unreal, but then have to account for things that defy natural explanations.”

All they have to do is study many members of the left to be convinced that demon possession is alive and well in this Republic.


15 posted on 08/17/2018 7:36:50 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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Can Science Study Demonology?

What a silly article.

16 posted on 08/17/2018 7:37:04 AM PDT by Simon Green ("Arm your daughter, sir, and pay no attention to petty bureaucrats.")
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The article was written by someone who does not understand consciousness or the science of consciousness.

Consciousness is material and actually follows the laws of physics, including quantum physics. The Bible, while correct is merely theories and philosophies of the anatomy & physiology of the human soul and how it interacts with its environment. A study that explains and demonstrates this is currently in the works and will be published in early 2019.

I am right now, as I write this in a university seminar with the leading researcher in the world relating to “Spirituality and Medicine” discussing the future publications.


17 posted on 08/17/2018 8:06:18 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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Science can certainly study what people believe and what has been written on the subject.

20 posted on 08/17/2018 8:37:42 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Also could have been subjected to advanced deep state mind programming. Beyond the obvious crap the radio and TV bombs us with. But then again, a demon is a demon, no matter its form.


22 posted on 08/17/2018 9:20:06 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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