Vincent Rhodes

Demons: Ancient Superstition or Historical Reality? BY WAYNE JACKSON As one begins a perusal of the New Testament, he encounters an unusual phenomenon known as demon possession. The first Gospel writer recorded these words: And the report of him [Jesus] went forth into all Galilee: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them (Mt. 4:24,  ASV ). From this point on, there are numerous references to demons or demon possession in the New Testament. (“Devils,” as found in the King James Version, is an incorrect rendition. The Greek word for devil is  diabolos . Other terms,  daimonizomai (found thirteen times),  daimon  (once),  daimoniodes  (once), and  daimonion  (sixty-three times), are transliterated as “demon(s)” (or some equivalent) in the American Standard Version. There is only one devil, but many demons.) Critics...

In the gospel of John, John's main interest is that we believe that Jesus is the Son of God (John 20:31). While the other gospels stress a need for personal salvation and the mission of why Jesus came, John's main emphasis is on us believing that Jesus is the Sson of God.   "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" (John 20:31). The entire gospel of John was written so that we might believe that Jesus is the Son of God. In the text, John 11:42, Jesus makes a statement while praying to God the father and before raising Lazarus from the dead.  He says,  Father, I know you hear me, but, I'm praying out loud, and (the reason that I'm going to do this in front of them) is so that they might believe... Question:  How Much Do You Believe? How much faith do you have in Jesus?  Because the magnitude of your problem, or trouble, is often times directly related to ...