Any choice to delay repentance gives him the chance to steal happiness from one of the spirit children of our Heavenly Father. The great thing is to prevent his doing anything. As long as he does not convert it into action, it does not matter how much he thinks about this new repentance.
Let the little brute wallow in it. Let him do anything but act. No amount of piety in his imagination and affections will harm us if we can keep it out of his will. As one of the humans has said, active habits are strengthened by repetition but passive ones are weakened. The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel. A roaring lion in the zoo is dangerous, but only if we put ourselves inside the cage with him.
Without our willingness, the power of the adversary is very limited. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. In this book, Elder Andersen writes especially to those who are "awakening" unto God—those who are just beginning to discover or who seek the divine gifts and power of repentance and forgiveness in their lives. The Divine Gift of Forgiveness is organized in such a way that readers can choose the section or chapter that applies most to them and study it without having to have read from cover to cover.
Leaders can similarly recommend specific chapters to those with whom they work. Filled with powerful doctrine along with stories and experiences, this book will help all readers become more devoted disciples of the Savior. Available now at Deseret Book stores and DeseretBook. Moroni Doctrine and Covenants , It can be useful to differentiate between spiritual possession and physical possession. Judas is someone who exemplifies spiritual possession. Physical possession is the kind that Jesus often encountered during his earthly ministry when he cast demons out of people e.
Scripture explains to us that Satan is furiously going about his fiendish work because he recognizes the time is rapidly approaching Revelation when he will be confined to hell forever and be tormented forever Matthew , 46; Revelation I encourage you to speak to your pastor about your situation.
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Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Questions on Hell and Satan. Displaying 1 - 12 of 36 1 2 3. Is hell an actual, physical place or just a state of being, as a certain pastor claims? How can I show from Scriptures that hell is forever eternal? A friend I met insists God loves all people and wants them to be saved; that Jesus died for the sins of the whole world; and that if some spend eternity in hell, Jesus would not be an effectual Savior of all people.
How do you explain to someone the idea of hell who doesn't believe in it? I'm wondering about the extent of the Devil's power to tempt us.
I heard once that Satan caused Judas to despair over his sins. Wouldn't Satan have to enter a person's thought process to tempt the person to despair? One is often exposed to stories and reports of encounters with aliens from outer space. I believe that most of these cases can be explained as hoaxes, mistaken interpretations of an experience, or someone wanting attention. Despite that, there are some instances in which an "encounter" cannot be completely explained away.
Is it possible that demons could be at work in trying to deceive people by taking on the appearance of an alien, or the image that most people believe an alien would look like? I think it is within the realm of demonic activity for this to be possible. Am I wrong? Thank you. Who is Satan? See 2 Peter and Jude 6 As an evil angel, Satan is pretty powerful, but not nearly as powerful as God. We know that Satan cannot read our thoughts but can he speak to us through our thoughts or are our sinful thoughts just a product of our sinful nature?
In other words, if the Holy Spirit can guide our thoughts, does Satan also have the capability to guide our thoughts or can he only affect our "situations" to manipulate us by creating doubt and other thoughts that hinder our faith?
I have heard televangelists and those of that saying things like "those voices in our heads are Satan talking to us" but I find no scriptural basis for that belief other than Old Testament documentation of Satan speaking directly to people like Eve. Is it possible for a person actually to make a deal with the devil?
I am baptized, confirmed and an active member of WELS and want to know how would a Christian such as myself be prepared to never follow or worship this beast as told in book of Revelation? Certainly this beast and its image will be masqueraded and I'm not certain I would know it if I saw it. I do not want to fall victim to it nor worship it. Thank you! A friend was abused sexually as a child by both male and female.
Now it seems that there are memories beginning to surface of satanic ritual abuse. My friend feels like his 'soul has been sucked out of him. He does attend church and is in therapy with a wonderful therapist who deals with severe trauma. I remind my friend of his baptism and the love his Savior has for him. How does he get over the feeling of being 'soul-less? Are demons real? And if so, will they attack or possess you? When going through Catechism, my pastor did not touch on the subject of demons, other than to explain they were real and to be wary of them.
And if they are real, are there ways to protect myself from them? When I was young, I used to have nightmares about a dog-like beast, and sometimes I thought I could see or hear it, and these experiences didn't stop until my house and room were blessed by my mother and my very religious therapist. Is this just crazy ideology, and I'm an overly imaginative person, or is the possibility of a demon tormenting me real?
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