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Spiritualism Views on Demonic Possession

I found an interesting documentary on youtube that investigates, through the spiritualists' eyes, the demonic possession of two young girls in the 1800s. These spiritualist beliefs are carried over today in paranormal television shows and ghost hunting. Be aware of what you're watching! I arm chair quarter backed this one with my comments below. And I inserted scripture which counters what the documentary is trying to convey -spiritualism. It's an hour and half documentary. So turn off the cell phone and microwave some pop corn. The documentary is presented in six parts with my comments on the demonic possession. There are 6 videos in the playlist for this documentary. Each part corresponds to the video and time sequence being played. Enjoy! Part 1: 7:35 seizures - Matthew 17:14 Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy 14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. ...

Christians and Ghost Hunting

The biggest night of the year for Haunted Ghost walk tours is Halloween. And more popular than the ghost walks are going on site on Halloween with ghost hunters. Christians are being lured into the fascination of seeking proof of the afterlife by ghost hunting. This fascination, which is actually a dangerous obsession, has people blindly chasing proof of disembodied spirits. Christians who are participating in ghost hunting are seeking signs, just like the people of Jesus' and Paul's time did. Remember what Paul said about this? Remember what Paul said about the Greeks and their rationalization ( 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 )? They couldn't understand the miracle of the cross and its simplistic message. Ghost hunting is a demonic vice to separate the Christian from what we believe. We go to heaven or hell. We don't linger around as Casper the ghost because we fear judgment or have lost our way in the spirit realm  ( Hebrews 9:27 ). In the book of Luke ( 16:19-31 ) , we are ...