As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
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Christians have a broad range of attitudes toward the “supernatural” in society—mostly in fiction, film, and gaming. To hark back to the 70’s and 80’s, many Christians were concerned about Ouija boards, 8-balls, Dungeons and Dragons, and the symbology of the traditional card deck. That expanded to various heavy metal rock groups and “backward masking.”
“Leahy… tackles two common problems in Christian demonology. First, he pushes back on the tendency to use pagan beliefs about spiritual beings to guide the interpretation of the Bible. Second, he resists attempts to frame the way Christians think about demonology through experience instead of Scripture.” - TGC
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What do you think of when you hear the word “supernatural”? For many, I suspect it’s a novel, movie, or TV series—or more than one. In the West, we have for a long time now associated “supernatural” with terms like unexplained, unusual, and paranormal.
“… question from a reader: How do you dispose of a worn-out Bible? Is there a protocol, like with a flag?” - TGC
“…you fill up your car with gas and it comes to exactly $77.77. Some would see such things as completely random, but to others, the repeating numeric sequences are known as ‘angel numbers’ and are filled with meaning and significance as signs of ‘confirmation’ and ‘directionality.’” - Church & Culture
“I actually think I benefit from not becoming too attached to one particular format of my Bible. Changing translations, medium and format keeps my approach fresh and focused on what actually makes the Bible powerful.” - Proclaim & Defend
“the bill was later changed to a less ominous $667”
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