Lost Souls/Demons

[bbyrd009]

Hmm, quite a bit of mixing
"the grave" with "hades..."

And I might point out that
a vast gulf, chasm, can separate
two people who are standing right
next to each other.

I still have not..."heard" why the rich man
would ask Lazarus, of all people, for relief;
my understanding has always been that that "water"
was a proxy for "living water,"
and should not be taken to mean
literal water.

[bbyrd009]

This doesn't really answer the Q,
except obliquely. An informed take
on "demons."

Not even Paul's Guardian Angel was able to deal with Paul's demon because God sent the demon and only God in His Grace could remove it.

Paul was one of the few people in history who caught on to Grace Orientation for dealing with scar tissue of the soul and demons. Those who recommend anything other than Church Age doctrine from the epistles for dealing with demons are deceived. The woods are full of worldly proposals for removing demons. Among the false solutions are pleading the blood, invoking the name of Jesus, exorcism, commanding the demons, binding Satan, talking to demons, or quoting scripture. Using a crucifix, holy water, or a paper Bible are equally ludicrous. These things are not sacred. These methods simply play into the hands of the demons, who thrive on attention.

The one practicing these things is the dupe. If a person can be frightened, angered, or intimidated by the demon, he has already lost the battle. There are two methods for Christians to deal with demons: (1) Resist the devil, and (2) Grace Orientation. The unbeliever needs the Gospel - not exorcism. See Mystery Babylon the Great, Solution to Demon Attacks for more details.

Therefore, I find contentment in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in straits for Christ's sake; for you see, when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10)
Paul saw that all the stresses in his life were Stress Tests...

http://www.biblenews1.com/scartis/sc...m#Reversionism