Sentences with phrase «by evil spirits of»

Racism is an obsession as pernicious and devilish as any possession by evil spirits of first - century people; we can do everything within our powers to oppose racism.

On the second floor, a cool attraction awaits those looking for an adrenalin kick: Pirate Adventure Horror House - which reconstitutes an old pirate's galleon haunted by the evil spirit of its previous occupants.

Not exact matches

As others were getting sick, the traditional village healers, sometimes called the «secret societies» by outsiders, would attempt to dispel the evil spirits that seemed to cause these hellish symptoms, keeping both the illness and the ultimate deaths shrouded from the rest of the world.

a) that the bible is an imperfect human representation of gods word b) that the bible is a mixture of mythology and divine inspiration c) that the bible was created in a way that people would understand at the time and intended to be updated d) that a pure message was corrupted intentionally by evil humans or spirits

Of course, Christ had warned us about people such as your self who would be enslaved by evil spirits.

-LSB-...] In Tanzania to this day, as with other parts of Africa, epilepsy is associated with possession by evil spirits, witchcraft, or poisoning and is believed by many to be contagious.

We no longer believe disease is caused by evil spirits, that seizures are the result of demonic possession, or than lightning is caused by Thor's hammer.

Just a reminder not all demons are blatantly evil some can produce good effects (its usually these demons that the majority of mankind follow and become possessed by) but all have rejected Christ and have become deprived of the eternal and Holy spirit of God.

Traditional Buddhist stories abound of meditators being taken over by evil spirits, and contemporary psychological studies of mindfulness practice going back to the 1970s include patients who experienced hallucinations, psychotic episodes, depression and other mental trauma, as well as nerve pain and similar physical impacts.

It is said that by the holy sign of the cross one can halt the evil Spirit, so that it can not go on.

Its utterances will necessarily either be in danger of being contradicted by obstinate «old believers» (such as happened also in Montanism, Novatianism, Donatism down reactionary Jansenism and Integralism) or of being falsified by a mentality which betrays the spirit of Christ, the folly of the cross and the courage to contradict a world lying in the Evil One by cheap «adaptation».

But so did evil spirits, a host of them, as in Saul's seizure which the boy David soothed by his playing of the harp (I Sam.

The therapist engages in exorcism, while the pastor offers experiences of the Holy Spirit to fill the void left by each departing spirit, lest «seven other spirits more evil... enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man become worse than the first» (Luke 1Spirit to fill the void left by each departing spirit, lest «seven other spirits more evil... enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man become worse than the first» (Luke 1spirit, lest «seven other spirits more evil... enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man become worse than the first» (Luke 11:26).

those arent christians on that premise you cant relate christianity to any atrocities, because it was not administered by the Holy Spirit, only authentic non religious endwellment is what a saved person is and they areent the leaders or followers of demonic evils, opressions, and carnal endeavors

Not sure i am convinced because how do you explain the verse an eye for an eye in the old testament there have always been consequences for wrong doing and stiill are for sin.If we believe the word then that word is from God not satan.As far as satan is concerned he uses violence as his tools of trade he works on our fears and is limited to robbing stealing and destroying he does nt have anything else.Violence confirms to us that there is a spiritual battle going on both on the earthly plane and in the heavenlys and the battle is over souls.The verse the kingdon of heaven is expanding and violent people take it by force is referring to that spiritual battle and as satan uses violence to expand his dominion so does God use violence to counter him.So what does he mean by that term for me i think it is saying that the the force of evil that satan uses or violence is overcome by a greater violence or force a more powerful one that being the Love of Christ.Through the cross we see that clearly portrayed and in our lives that very same battle is still happening right now for dominion be clear if we walk in the flkesh satan will have dominion over us but if we walk according to the spirit and abide in Christ we have freedom from our old nature.and satan.He can oppose us but he wont be able to influence us if we are in Christ.

Missionaries» new religious devices, Bible, baptism etc., were perceived by some of the Malayarayans as powerful guarantee against evil spirits.

The connection between YAHWEH»S choosing and the work of the Spirit, along with the word obey comes out with equal clearness in Kepha, «according to the foreknowledge of YAHWEH our ABBA in separation from evil by the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of YAHSHUA the MESSIYAH.»

It is a dangerous thing to deny the presence of evil spirits in the world, but it is equally dangerous to think that man, by the performance of some ritual, has some power over them.

Good is the interpenetration of spirit into life, and evil is spirit separated from life, life untransformed by spirit.

These are the inevitable consequences of Jesus» Sonship, as is recognised by the evil spirits, but Jesus does not suffer the spirits to speak and tries as far as possible to prevent news of his healings from spreading abroad.

No longer enslaved by sin and death, the disciple is equipped to challenge evil, sin and death through this initiation into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Seoul (CNN)- A pastor and his wife are in custody accused of killing three of their children by starving them to ward off evil spirits, police in South Korea said Wednesday.

«WE HAVE THE VICTORY» For those struggling with thoughts of unforgiveness and attacks on the mind especially deceiving thoughts and doubts these are from satan in the word they are called fiery darts we are to quench those darts by faith so we need to read the word and believe that Gods word is true.We also have the victory over these thoughts because when we accept Jesus the holy spirit dwells within us so satan does nt have authority over us he can not rule what belongs to God he can only deceive.We can not defeat the enemy in our strength we need the holy spirit when we try and overcome him in our strength we struggle especially with our thoughs and in the area of sin.If you are having evil thoughts or doubts commit your way unto the Lord and let him fight your battle.Tell the enemy he has no authority over you that you are under the covering of Jesus Christ and when you have doubts memorise verses on faith ie greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.The holy spirit is just like Jesus talk to him be friends with him he helps us to live like Christ and gives us the power to do it.We are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ who strengthens us.brentnz

When the wandering Jewish exorcists try to improve their practice by calling on the name of Jesus preached by Paul to expel an evil spirit from a tormented man, the spirit answers by saying: «Jesus I know and Paul I know, but who are you?»

Hickson documented his assertion with specific cases: Complete cures were claimed as to pain, rheumatism, ear discharge, goiter, severe headaches, and blood poisoning (p. 118); blindness, paralysis, deafness, possession by evil spirits, asthma, stammering, and curvature of the spine (p. 128); palsy, dumbness, and mental deficiency (p. 151); deformed feet and legs made almost entirely normal (p. 152); «the healing of sin - sick souls» and «the healing of the body» (p. 168); partial paralysis, paralysis, infantile paralysis, rheumatoid arthritis, neuritis, St. Vitus's dance, epilepsy, and mental disorders (pp. 182 - 183).»

I have a better one: Christianity is the idea that a cosmic zombie Jew can help you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically accept him as your master so he can rid your body of evil spirits that are only there because a rib woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat forbidden fruit from a magical tree.

But your English Bibles were translated by Followers of the Devil who blasphemed against Holy Spirit Yahweh, and mistranslated that as» I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these.»

Those whose new life is assured by the love of God in Christ are bonded by a kinship of spirit stronger than the power of death and evil.

Paul is certainly more than a little irritated here, but his anger is not directed against the oppressed slave girl who is both in the grips of an evil spirit and exploited by greedy pimps.

For example, a number of nomad Arabs in the valley of the Euphrates accepted Christianity because they were attracted to the Christian faith by the power which the Christian monks and hermits exercised over the evil spirits in the name of Jesus.»

They also believed sickness was caused by evil spirits and burned thousands of people to death for being witches.

Albert Camus's interpretation of the call to the contemporary artist to «create dangerously» is founded upon the spirit of protest made all the more convincing by Camus's recognition of the involvement of the protester in the evils which he fights:

OOO — SPIRITUAL BATTLE — spiritual warfare is the cosmic war of good versus evil: its battles are fought daily between God and Satan; between the Christian Church and the world system ruled by our spiritual enemy; and within every child of God, between the Holy Spirit and the lusts of the carnal flesh.

Jeremy i think satanic forces is more likely in that particular storm with Jesus and his disciples in the boat that was to test his disciples faith and they failed the test.Jesus rebuked the storm there was a power that was out to destroy them why else would he rebuke it maybe he was waiting foir them to rebuke it themselves they had prayed for people and seen healing they had commanded evil spirit to come out of people so they were aware of the power of God.Yet they were in fear of there lives faithless and afriad.Paul on his way to rome was caught in a storm and through an angel paul was told many would die Paul interceeded for the crew and lives on board and God promised that all would be spared.Paul had warned them before the voyage that it would end in disaster but they did not listen.Satan wasnt happy with that plan because he had hoped to kill as many people as possible there was over 300 souls on board and many had been expected to die.So satan attempted to kill Paul and he was bitten by a snake but satan is no match for Jesus Christ he has been defeated and so Paul lived and continued to preach the gospel was many being saved.brentnz

«Again, respect of persons, in uncovering the head and bowing the knee or body in salutation, was a practice I had been much in the use of; and this, being one of the vain customs of the world, introduced by the spirit of the world, instead of the true honor which this is a false representation of, and used in deceit as a token of respect by persons one to another, who bear no real respect one to another; and besides this, being a type and a proper emblem of that divine honor which all ought to pay to Almighty God, and which all of all sorts, who take upon them the Christian name, appear in when they offer their prayers to him, and therefore should not be given to men; - I found this to be one of those evils which I had been too long doing; therefore I was now required to put it away and cease from it.

«Again, the corrupt and unsound form of speaking in the plural number to a single person, you to one, instead of thou, contrary to the pure, plain, and single language of truth, thou to one, and you to more than one, which had always been used by God to men, and men to God, as well as one to another, from the oldest record of time till corrupt men, for corrupt ends, in later and corrupt times, to flatter, fawn, and work upon the corrupt nature in men, brought in that false and senseless way of speaking you to one, which has since corrupted the modern languages, and hath greatly debased the spirits and depraved the manners of men; — this evil custom I had been as forward in as others, and this I was now called out of and required to cease from.

Jeff: This is what causes division as we go about doing even good things, out of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil to set up another sect out of our carnal nature; above is the outcome; Jesus came to cause division among men that tries to become their own god and sets up camp, even for them that call themselves Christian, for them that have went from Him and His Words, even that are not of His Spirit: Jesus said; the Words that I speak are Spirit and Life, That means the Words of man can only bring forth death: Therefore; if we do not have His Spirit in us, then we too can only speak forth death: This is what it is to be a believer, we truly believe our Lord: I can see what the Catholic church and her daughters are doing to form a religious Babylonian city: Even as God caused a division in Babylon in the past because the peoples became great, so to is it now with all of the man made sects of religion: But when we are filled with the Spirit of God then we can not help but to live for God: It is written; those who are led by His spirit are His children: Thank - you Jeff: Those who are of His Spirit will know these truths, those who are not of His Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria:Spirit: Jesus said; the Words that I speak are Spirit and Life, That means the Words of man can only bring forth death: Therefore; if we do not have His Spirit in us, then we too can only speak forth death: This is what it is to be a believer, we truly believe our Lord: I can see what the Catholic church and her daughters are doing to form a religious Babylonian city: Even as God caused a division in Babylon in the past because the peoples became great, so to is it now with all of the man made sects of religion: But when we are filled with the Spirit of God then we can not help but to live for God: It is written; those who are led by His spirit are His children: Thank - you Jeff: Those who are of His Spirit will know these truths, those who are not of His Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria:Spirit and Life, That means the Words of man can only bring forth death: Therefore; if we do not have His Spirit in us, then we too can only speak forth death: This is what it is to be a believer, we truly believe our Lord: I can see what the Catholic church and her daughters are doing to form a religious Babylonian city: Even as God caused a division in Babylon in the past because the peoples became great, so to is it now with all of the man made sects of religion: But when we are filled with the Spirit of God then we can not help but to live for God: It is written; those who are led by His spirit are His children: Thank - you Jeff: Those who are of His Spirit will know these truths, those who are not of His Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria:Spirit in us, then we too can only speak forth death: This is what it is to be a believer, we truly believe our Lord: I can see what the Catholic church and her daughters are doing to form a religious Babylonian city: Even as God caused a division in Babylon in the past because the peoples became great, so to is it now with all of the man made sects of religion: But when we are filled with the Spirit of God then we can not help but to live for God: It is written; those who are led by His spirit are His children: Thank - you Jeff: Those who are of His Spirit will know these truths, those who are not of His Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria:Spirit of God then we can not help but to live for God: It is written; those who are led by His spirit are His children: Thank - you Jeff: Those who are of His Spirit will know these truths, those who are not of His Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria:spirit are His children: Thank - you Jeff: Those who are of His Spirit will know these truths, those who are not of His Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria:Spirit will know these truths, those who are not of His Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria:Spirit truly believe a believer is as they and can not know what we speak, because they live in unbelief: Thank - you again Jeff; In Jesus Name Alexandria: P.S..

At the same time a more immediate power was available for the confrontation of evil and misfortune, often conceived in indigenous terms as possession by pay - picacu (spirits), through the saints, exorcists and to some extent the clerics themselves.

The Jesus who was crucified was the same Jesus who overcame the power of Satan and the evil spirits, who was the friend of publicans and sinners, who was condemned to death by the «righteous», who preached the Sermon on the Mount, who disputed with the Pharisees and denounced them, who was always an enigma to his disciples and in the end was rejected by them, who was reviled by Jews and Gentiles.

Mankind is consisting of Body, Spirit and Soul the last of which has control of the faith of those two but by controlling it as the peeling evil as peeling onions a man would reach the spiritual core of becoming pure spiritual that can make use of senses more than those material ones... refer to (Terror free verses below);

The rest support unnecessary mass - murder and torture for profit based on lies as in the War of Choice in Iraq in direct contradiction to the spirit and literal teachings of Jesus (turn the other cheek, blessed are the peacemakers, love your enemies, repay evil with good, he who lives by the sword will die by the sword, forgive seventy times seven, thou shalt not kill, etc.).

Though we should always strive to rightly discern the Spirits and to see when something is being done by the Spirit of God or by an evil spirit, if we make a mistake and discern wrongly, we have not committed the unforgivablSpirit of God or by an evil spirit, if we make a mistake and discern wrongly, we have not committed the unforgivablspirit, if we make a mistake and discern wrongly, we have not committed the unforgivable sin.

I share Father Berrigan's repugnance toward those in high intellectual and religious places who apologize for or ignore gross historical evil, and I have insisted that Auschwitz bears a commandment to Jews also not to destroy their fellow human beings, that the necessity for Jewish survival, illuminated and commanded by the Holocaust, can not justify the principle that it is better to do than to suffer injustice — that this goes completely counter to the spirit and teaching of the Jewish religio - ethical tradition.

Luther's father spoke of the injuries he had seen on a miner's body, made by an evil spirit.

Then it is characteristic of the evil spirit to harass with anxiety, to afflict with sadness, to raise obstacles backed by fallacious reasonings that disturb the soul.

One of the very harmful notions I find in all religions is the idea that bad things are caused by nasty demons, evil Satan, angry spirits and the like.

In other words, Muentzer demanded that the prince and common man be reborn by the Holy Spirit in order to create a political force which would cleanse the world of all evil through the sword of the elect.

By celebration I mean the joy expressed because of successful banishing the winter and evil spirits to welcome new sunny season hoping to be fruitful and abundant.

will buy one of those wenger sleeping bags and jerk off to his wispering homilies about cohesion and team spirit... might have to get a bit upset at xmas when we «ve slipped a bit but will be back in for a champions league place come march singing the praises to the idiot grenouille and how he has delivered so much despite the voodo curse that was put on us by the evil neville brothers and the midget owen....

Our laws if allowed to operate according to its spirit and letter, would have imposed legal limits on government's authority by guarantee us certain rights and freedom when fighting against these evil practices in our institutions but unfortunately for us, certain provisions and attitude of party apparatchiks make our leaders automatic dictators who act without limitations.