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What’s your opinion on this ?

Do you think it’s off the wall stuff hearing about demons when people mention it .
I know I can’t handle personally myself .
I hear a lot of talk with it from people who have mental difficulties.
It’s like they label anything wrong to demons.
I don’t think life is about that and at times I have mental difficulties myself but no way would I label it demons .
That would frighten me too much if I did label it . Anything goes wrong in my life I call God .
I have no spiritual teacher who guides me no more and than can be a burden at times .
I think personally that’s the danger about having a strong religious beliefs cause you’d end up trying to do it yourself with God.
I must admit too over my strong religious beliefs I have no one can get through too me.
Before I was very open to other people opinions but I shut myself off completely.
I must say over my strong religious beliefs I have since I started having a bit of faith I never really had a dark day since , so something must be working in my life . I try to lead a good life , don’t get it always right but I do try
InHeaven · F Best Comment
pray A LOT, many hours per day....Through long prayer fear of demons gradually lessens your soul strangthens and eventually it goes away, but must devote a lot of time to God/prayer.. I have had demonic attacks my whole life and was terrified, saw them during sleep paralysis, didn't know what to do...then found out the more hours you pray the more power you get/draw from God against them...
InHeaven · F
@InHeaven 😌aw thank you

I have no spiritual teacher who guides me no more and that can be a burden at times .

That's news. I had hoped I helped you all the times we talked.

Read the Bible and you will see that demons can't physically attack a follower of Christ. They can try to tempt you and give you bad thoughts so you'll be depressed, and try to bring you down, and also try to draw you away from God, but that's it. You can get good advice from others as long as you choose the right people. But asking advice from just anyone, won't get you very far, as they will tell you the wrong thing. When in doubt, turn to God's Word. It will never lead you astray nor down the wrong path. It has the answers to our questions in life. It is our roadmap for life.

God's Word just wants us to be aware of spiritual things like this, that's all. Not to fear, but to be aware. We should know whom our spiritual enemy is. Not to fight him, but so we can resist the devil's temptations.

2 Timothy 1:7 KJV -
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Primnproper · 56-60, F
Demons doesn’t necessarily mean actual demon form it can just mean certain subjects, triggers are the things that haunt your mind and hound some to despair sometimes.
riseofthemachine · 41-45, M
@Primnproper Great answer 😊
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@Primnproper Truth!!
Adstar · 56-60, M
Yes i would agree, there are people who blame demons for everything bad they do and they are doing it in an attempt to avoid responsibility for their actions..

But i am also a person who believes in demons and believes they have possessed people and caused them to do evil things.. I believe this is rare but it has happened..

I believe if one believes Jesus ( accepts all his teachings ) and trusts in the Atonement He secured by His sacrificial death on the cross, Then one will be indwelled by The Holy Spirit and as such will be a temple of God ( The Holy Spirit is God ) And i believe the Holy Spirit will never share it's Temple with a demon.. So i believe a true follower of the LORD Jesus is immune from demonic possession..

As for your strong religious beliefs and cutting everyone else off in regard to religious beliefs..

I stick to my beliefs and avoid becoming a follower of other religous people, In the end one can only Trust in God.. But i do concede that God at times can work through other people who will put forward a religous belief or bring forth a legitimate teaching that is contrary to a belief i currently hold as true.. So while i am confident i am on the right path in the Way i am also willing to consider thoughts from other people in relation to doctrine especially when they are firmly backed up by scripture..
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
🙂 as far as your faith is sounds like you are on the right track.

Metaphorically speaking the word "Demons" does sound extreme. Yet its just a way of one quantifying the level of his / her level of Stress / Stressors.
From an objective point of view I can see you believe in God, but have difficulty believing others believe in demons .

I think it all gets down to 'what helps us through'.

Maybe they need to believe it's demons because if they believed it was part of themselves - it might be too much to bear?
Maybe they feel they can rid of a demon - but trying to conceive to get rid of part of themselves is too much ?
riseofthemachine · 41-45, M
@OogieBoogie I do you said it .
I do have difficulties when people believe in demons cause it frightens me .
Most of the conversations after talking about demons then they talk about hell . I don’t think I’ll go to hell but that language when they talk about demons I can’t understand it
@riseofthemachine that's understandable .

Often we attach ourselves to beliefs that seem to 'fit' us .
Like ...I no longer believe in Hell ...or Heaven - but that's coz I feel I've found something that seems to 'fit' me better.
I feel a little uncomfortable around people who wholeheartedly believe in the God Yahweh. But then I have to remind myself - maybe that is their path ?

And like you - I find the thought of demons very scary. I believe there are both good and bad spirits around us ....coz there are both good and bad people in this life.
riseofthemachine · 41-45, M
@OogieBoogie It takes a lot of pain to get to a point where your secure with your beliefs , a lot of pain 😂😂😂😂😂
pride49 · 31-35, M
I prefer cool ass sexy demons in an Isekai anime.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
I can't provide any evidence for other-than-human spirits, but I've seen evidence myself. I was personally present when a friend of mine became possessed by a being made of pure negativity, a "demon" if you will.

But I don't always attribute to such symptoms to literal demons. Occam's razor and all that.

 
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