Jesus, Demons, Being Saved.
18 Sep
In our high school guys’ small group, we have been studying the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7). We do it in chunks, starting out time together by reading through an entrie passage, and discussion it verse by verse.
So we got to this part:
22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!
“But wait!,” one student said, with a crinkled forehed. “How can someone drive out a demon if the aren’t really a Christian?”
Think quick, think quick, they want answers–do you have them?? Jesus’ words negate the belief system we have about salvation, or at least what we tought about demons. Evidently, being a “Christian” maybe doesn’t guaruntee salvation in the way we oversimplify it to. Or maybe we don’t adequately teach aout spiritual warfare. Either way, we often had to re-think our beliefs.
The more I read the less the systems make sense.
Jesus said it.
Tags: Jesus, the Bible, youth ministry
The false teachers are there. People claiming to hear God. People worshiping the wrong god.
Why does God allow them? That’s a tough one.
Very interesting. It was great to see you this weekend.
Also, I like the new look.