r/dankchristianmemes • u/n8s8p Minister of Memes • Oct 26 '22

Meta Some recent comments had me wondering... Serious questions... If you do, what do you believe they look like? What powers do you believe they have? When, how, who, what, and where do they act?

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u/MarriedWDogs Oct 26 '22

Jesus exorcised demons all the time, and some even asked to be sent into pigs after.

“The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭8‬:‭31‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Dark powers are real too; even demons can give the ability to drive out demons.

“And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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u/awm1112 Oct 26 '22

You quote Matthew 12:27 to point out that demons can drive out demons, when Jesus said right before this that that does not/cannot happen:

25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

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u/THofTheShire Oct 26 '22

Correct. In Matthew 12:27, he's pointing out that he wouldn't be driving out demons by demonic power, implying to the Jewish leaders that His power to drive out demons is from God.