The whole world is hypnotized and under the spell of Satan
and his devices. We are hypnotized by whatever image or idol we fixate our
attention onto. But God calls us out of the deception and bondage and into
reality, the truth.
REV 12:9 And the
great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called
the
Devil,
and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast
out
into
the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
2CO 2:11 Lest Satan should get an
advantage of us: for we are not
ignorant
of his devices.
1PE 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an
holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises
of
him who
hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
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Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 4:55
PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] hypnotism
Michael D:
I understand hypnosis to be a very dangerous thing.
Anything that unnaturally suspends your control over your mind exposes
you to spiritual influence. People whom the Lord has led into major
deliverence activities discover this phenomenon. As to the apparent absence of
physical evidence of demonic possession, well, demonic influence is not always
in the form of possession, it often operates under cover. If the Lord does not reveal it through
spiritual gifts, or one is not aware of the patterns, people can remain bound
for years in areas of their lives and not understand why they can't press
through.
It's interesting that Jesus said of the woman with the
issue of blood was bound by satan for 18 years. I wonder how many of her
contemporaries viewed her sickness as such. Just a thought.
Having been exposed to a little of the deliverance
ministry among Christians myself, i have learned quite a few things, and have
been very amazed at the things the enemy uses to get inroads into people's
lives. And believe me, ignorance of his devices is not a protection. In fact
the vast majority of instances where he is able to do so, those affected are
not even aware of it. i have come to understand a bit better why
Jesus said judge not or condemn not. It's partly because folks are under
bondage that they often dont know about, and are unable to overcome in their
own strength.
Anyway, I am rambling a bit here. There arew many
preachers talking about these things these days, and some have written books
about it. From time to time I see them on Christain TV. One guy is Pastor
Larry Huch(I think that is the spelling. He used to be on TBN on
Sunday evenings around 6:00pm. Don't know if he is still there. Any good
book in this area is more than worth the effort.
"Charles P. Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Izzy,
About
25 years ago I developed an interest in hypnosis. I read many books on
it. I have been hypnotised and have hypnotized, and although there are
some
strange aspects to it, I was not convinced that it opens one up to
evil
spirits. I was not a believer at the time, so that aspect of it was
not in
the forefront of my experimentation. Neither me nor other
participants ever
appeared to be possessed, and none of it ever seemed
"evil". I looked at it
as just a strange phenomenon of the
mind.
I do not dabble in it any more (and haven't since about 1985).
I have no
reason to. In fact, when I first believed, all of my interests
in that type
of stuff disappeared. Once I found Christ, I no longer had
any reason to
seek anything else. Many other beliefs, attitudes, and
interests I once held
changed almost immediately, too, but that is
another topic.
The idea about demonic possession, I th ink, comes
into play because many
beleive that being in such an "altered state of
consciousness" opens one up
to demonic possession. It may open one up,
but I think there is a lot more
to it than that. I believe that one must
be willing and dabbling in the
occult, or inviting possession in some
way in order for a possession to
occur.
I played with a Ouija
board, too, when I was a kid. I never saw it move on
it's own, but
eventually began to think it was a trick to be manipulated, so
used to
push it around and impress my kid friends. In fact, my original
Ouija
board is still at my Mother's house. I debated selling it on eBay, but
decided not to, because that might invite someone to begin to dabble in
the
occult.
I also had a magic 8-ball, but never ever thought it
gave anything other
than random answers, and viewed it as the toy it
was.
Hey, what were we being taught in the 60's anyway? My mother
bought both of
these toys for me (not at my request, but as Christmas or
birthday gifts.
She thought they were just toys, too, not to be taken
seriously. She was a
believer, and the organist at church. They just
weren't talking about those
things in the Methodist church in the
60's.
So, my bottom line is that playing with these toys is not
inherently
dangerous in itself if used with skepticism. But, if one is
trying to use
them as devices for truly contacting spirits, they just
might get what they
want! In fact, a close friend of mine in college
(coincidentally, the son of
a Lutheran minister), and an agnostic as I
was in the 70's, told me a few
years after college that he had
transitioned from agnostic to Christian as a
result of contacting
spirits via the Ouija board. Not only is his story of
contqacting
spirits spooky, but his version of the spirit world was
collaborated by
a guy I heard on a radio talk show 8 years later (yet
another topic for
another night).
Wow, not only does this bring back memories, but is
almost like telling
ghost stories around the campfire (one of my
designated jobs when I was a
cubscout den leader..."It was a dark and
stormy night...").
Perry
>From: "ShieldsFamily"
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>Reply-To:
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>To:
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>Subject: [TruthTalk]
hypnotism
>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 22:52:58
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>
>
>Here's a NEW topic: I hope somebody
even cares. I saw a program on TV
>today
>about a hypnotist,
and it got me to wondering about it. I've read in the
>past that
hypnotism is a demonic thing and Christians should never do it,
>etc.
I wonder what really is the truth about it. It is truly spooky.
Any
>ideas?
Izzy
>
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