Sentences with phrase «as exorcism»

The process as exorcism, the transformation of physical pain as purification of the body and the spirit, its laceration as the offering to the miracle of life.»

His work manifests itself as exorcism not only of, and for, the cauterising of his own pain, but by pushing the boundaries of endurance through artistic expression.

Known for horror films such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister, and Deliver Us From Evil his hiring could give a clue as to the tone Marvel is going after for Stephen Strange's introduction.

As far as exorcism flicks go, this one did not have the power of its predecessors within the subgenre.

The cult filmmaker made over 200 films, editing, cutting, and repurposing movies to fit current demands and The Sadist of Notre Dame, as it had its beginnings as Exorcism and then as Sexorcism — complete with a nude woman on an upside down cross — is no different.

Film genres included «horror» such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose and What Lies Beneath, and thrillers, such as Pulp Fiction, The Departed, and Black Swan.

Satan had bound her, Jesus said, but the cure is not reported as an exorcism.

We also threw in a couple unusual styles of prayer, such as exorcism... because exorcism is rad.

lie pronounces divine judgement and blessing, and explains God's other mighty acts which he does (such as exorcism), on the basis of the nearness of the kingdom.

Not exact matches

Gone are the virgin birth, divine healings, exorcisms and the resurrection of the dead, all of which the chief executive dismissed as «superstitions, fanaticisms and fabrications.»

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

In their new comedy Amy Damnation, a woman attempts to track down the demon who possessed her as a child — prior to an exorcism — in an effort to no longer be a people - pleaser who's always taken advantage of.

@Margie: That's basically the same as asking you, if you followed all the possession stories through the years to the ends of their lives to see whether exorcism worked or not.

Having said that, however, exorcism as in the article, isn't trying to get rid of a ghost.

In my opinion, the Catholics have a clearer more in - depth understanding of demonic possession than protestants I speculate, as it seems that they have put forth a concerted effort to research it, manage it and even consult divine knowledge concerning the practice of exorcism.

Nor does Paul suggest anywhere that Jesus had wrought miracles, least of all exorcisms of demons; nor does he refer to him as the «Son of Man.»

Religious works like preaching, baptism, circu.mcision and exorcism are condemned as vain throughout the Bible if you do not show works of charity.

Even as Mantel complains bitterly of God's absence, she turns away from the Church that extends his presence in the world, in the sacraments and the rites, including the rite of exorcism.

The present setting of this saying is editorial, as are all settings in the tradition, and in this instance the setting is at least as old as Q, since both Matthew and Luke use the saying and its setting in different ways: Matthew to interpret the exorcisms of Jesus as a present manifestation of the eschatological future, «spirit» being «in primitive Christianity, like the «first - fruits» (Rom.

Treating this saying as an interpretation of the exorcisms, we should note that it interprets them in terms of an Old Testament text, for the reference to «finger of God» is an allusion to Ex.

The evidence for exorcism as a feature of the ministry of Jesus is very strong indeed: exorcisms are to be found in every strata of the synoptic tradition, and the ancient Jewish texts regard Jesus as a miracle worker, i.e. an exorcist.

The Beelzebul controversy which Mark (3.19 - 22) supplies as the context for his version of the tradition with which we are concerned may or may not be historical, but it is certainly evidence for the fact that in the first century exorcisms as such were comparatively meaningless until they were interpreted.

8.15, (To understand it simply as an idiom used in exorcism narratives in the ancient world would he wrong.

So far as the historical circumstances of the ministry of Jesus are concerned, the exorcisms could only have become significant to his purpose if they were accepted as manifestations of the Kingdom of God.

That a major news organization reports on exorcism in 2011 as if it were real, is astonishing.

Hey Scot Maybe the pope should perform an exorcism on Scalia (catholic) as he believes in a real devil — do you sco?

In other words, while demon possession may be the best description for some human suffering, and exorcism may be the appropriate cure, the New Testament writers, as well as some modern writers and theologians, urge caution: we should pay as little attention to the demonic as is pastorally possible.

As a psychiatrist, McAll said that about 4 per cent of all the patients he saw needed some form of exorcism or deliverance.

I don't however think that there is room to protest recreational palmistry, exorcisms, chakra alignments or the morning horoscope as if someone takes it to base their life decisions then it is their own mindset that drove them to it.

Controversial as it may be.................. My last words are, just because we do have to contend in the spirit with these things does not mean we should run out looking for exorcisms.

I regret is that I didn't realize what was happening to me sooner and do the research sooner to understand my experiences (at one point I thought that I needed an exorcism) as these adverse experiences led me down a path that has created much delusion, confusion, instability and loss of control of my life.

The Board of Psychologist Examiners, which earlier had placed Olson on probation for a 1988 exorcism, described the action as «an experimental technique» and «ritual on someone who had already been ritually abused.»

The major thrust of these writings is found in microcosm in the anecdotes of healing and exorcism, in the parables, and in the passion and resurrection stories as the «concrete dramatization of the power of God effecting what is impossible with men.»

Because of the post-resurrection viewpoint, anecdotes of healing and exorcism were combined with the passion story and the words of Jesus as the Son of God in a transaction that changed heaven and earth.

The demons in the Gospels» exorcism stories are portrayed as a wave of screaming creatures that call to mind Picasso's Guernica.

As a matter of convenience, and because these are the crux of the matter so far as the ministry of Jesus is concerned, we will restrict ourselves to exorcisms, giving two characteristic passages from the Hellenistic literaturAs a matter of convenience, and because these are the crux of the matter so far as the ministry of Jesus is concerned, we will restrict ourselves to exorcisms, giving two characteristic passages from the Hellenistic literaturas the ministry of Jesus is concerned, we will restrict ourselves to exorcisms, giving two characteristic passages from the Hellenistic literature.

In both contexts, therefore, faith must necessarily begin as recognition: recognition that Jesus does, in fact, have the authority to forgive sins, and recognition that the exorcisms are, indeed, a manifestation of the Kingdom of God, all possible arguments to the contrary notwithstanding.

Now, this is not only fully in accordance with the relationship between sin and suffering as understood by the Jews at the time of Jesus (John 9.2), but it is also the reason for the very existence of an exorcism - healing element in the ministry of Jesus.

Jesus could have been blaspheming, his exorcisms could be collusion with evil forces, and what his opponents, no doubt, regarded as the indiscriminate nature of both the forgiveness (including tax collectors and sinners) and the healings (Samaritan leper) could be an argument against these aspects of his ministry, but for faith both are a manifestation of the kingly activity of God.

Similarly, the Beelzebul controversy (Mark 3.22 - 27), again certainly corresponding to an aspect of the ministry of the historical Jesus, pictures Jesus as being accused of collusion with the prince of demons in his exorcisms.

But if Jesus proclaimed the forgiveness of sins as a reality for those who accepted the challenge of his proclamation, then this proclamation must be accompanied by a ministry of exorcism and healing.

[Pickwick, 1981]-RRB- But as Frei insightfully comments, «All too often ritual exorcism by humor actually reaffirms the tenant rights of the very demons seemingly expelled!»

As a pastor, I am invited from time to time to come to a person's home and hear stories about spirits, or demons, and to perform acts of cleansing or exorcism.

Thomas says an exorcism usually takes from 45 minutes to two hours and involves reciting prayers, reading scriptures and using sacramental objects such as crucifixes and holy water.

The historical Jesus does not legitimize the kerygma with a proven divine fact, but instead confronts us with action and a self which, like the exorcisms, may be understood either as God's Spirit (Mark 3.29; Mart.

In related news... an actor selling a sci - fi show had an exorcism performed on them as a child due to their step - parent being a Satan worshiper.

Along with dualistic mythology several developments in scientific thought since the seventeenth century have contributed to the exorcism of mind from nature: first, there is the cosmography of classical (Newtonian) physics picturing our world as composed of inanimate, unconscious bits of «matter» needing only the brute laws of inertia to explain their action; second, the Darwinian theory of evolution with its emphasis on chance, waste and the apparent «impersonality» of natural selection; third, the laws of thermodynamics (and particularly the second law) with the allied cosmological interpretation that our universe is running out of energy available to sustain life, evolution and human consciousness; fourth, the geological and astronomical disclosure of enormous tracts of apparently lifeless space and matter in the universe; fifth, the recent suggestions that life may be reducible to an inanimate chemical basis; and, finally, perhaps most shocking of all, the suspicion that mind may be explained exhaustively in terms of mindless brain chemistry.

Occasionally the empowering Spirit surfaced, as in the challenge to his exorcisms, when refusing to acknowledge the power of the Spirit in them amounts to the unforgivable sin.

Leaders of these ministries sometimes state if other people write off supernatural healings, demonic exorcisms, and the gift of tongues as possibly coming from the devil, such people deny the power of the Holy Spirit and commit blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which supposedly is the unforgivable sin.

It also explains many exorcisms take place in defiance of rules and procedures set up by churches such as «The House of Bishops» Guidelines for Good Practice in the Deliverance Ministry 1975 (revised 2012), produced by the Church of England.