What does Islam have in common with Mormonism? Seriously, the similarities are uncanny. Like human beings, demons are creatures of habit . The Bible does not tell us much about them, but from what it does tell us, we can learn a lot. Jesus reveals to us some things about their behavior: When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first… [1] Jesus clearly knows that demons have typical behaviors. He has seen it many times before. He lets us know that a typical behavior for a demon is that home is where the heart is . When your house crumbles to the ground, you move to a new one. Likewise, when a person dies, the demon is
In two places in the Bible, Paul uses the idea of handing someone over to Satan as both a command, and from his own experience. As in, “ you should hand him over to Satan ” and “ I have handed him over to Satan .” The question is what in the world does this mean? How could Paul do such a terrible thing? It can just sound bad to our modern ears and to the ears of someone who is nonchalantly reading the Bible for the first time. In 1 Timothy 1:18-20, Paul tells Timothy that there are a couple people who have made a disaster (shipwreck) of their faith, and so Paul uses a tactic in hopes to bring them back. This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. [1] So, Pa