Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08137 The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness reveals something deeply instructive about the way Satan operates, and one of its most striking features is that the devil quotes Scripture in the process. This is not a detail to gloss over. It has direct implications for how believers understand the nature of spiritual deception…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08123 It would be a mistake to think of Satan as a figure confined to the opening chapters of Genesis and the closing chapters of Revelation with nothing much happening in between. Scripture presents him as active, purposeful, and relentlessly engaged in opposition to God’s work in the present age. Understanding what Satan is…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08121 Spiritual warfare is not an optional interest for particularly dramatic Christians. It is the reality every believer lives within, whether they recognise it or not. The New Testament assumes a world in which invisible powers are actively at work, in which the Christian life involves genuine conflict with real enemies, and in which…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08122 The phrase “I bind you, Satan” has become so familiar in certain streams of Christianity that many believers assume it is a standard biblical practice. It appears in prayer meetings, worship services, deliverance ministries, and the everyday spiritual vocabulary of millions of Christians worldwide. But the question that must be asked, as with…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08119 Demons are not the invention of medieval imagination or the projection of pre-scientific superstition onto medical conditions people did not yet understand. They are real, personal, spiritual beings whose existence Scripture affirms and whose activity Jesus took with complete seriousness. The Gospels record more encounters between Jesus and demons than between Jesus and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08120 Few questions in pastoral ministry generate as much fear, confusion, and theological disagreement as this one. Horror films have shaped the popular imagination far more than Scripture has, and the result is a great deal of anxiety among believers who wonder whether they or someone they love might be subject to demonic possession….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08117 Satan is not a cartoon figure with horns and a pitchfork, nor is he the equal-and-opposite counterpart of God in some cosmic dualism. He is a real, personal, spiritual being of extraordinary intelligence and power, operating within boundaries set by God and destined for a defeat that Scripture describes in vivid and unambiguous…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 08115 The idea that God assigns a personal angel to watch over each individual believer is one of the most widely held assumptions in popular Christianity. It appears on greeting cards, in children’s songs, and in the casual reassurances people offer one another during difficult times. But does Scripture actually teach it? The answer…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 08111 Hypnosis occupies an unusual space in both medical practice and popular perception. It is used by some healthcare professionals for pain management, phobia treatment, and habit change, while it also features in stage entertainment and is associated in many people’s minds with the idea of surrendering control of one’s will to another person….
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 08108 The question of whether meditation can open doors to demons is one that requires careful definition, because the word “meditation” covers an enormous range of practices, and the biblical answer depends entirely on what kind of meditation is being discussed. Scripture itself commends a form of meditation, while the practices most commonly associated…