In today's episode, we finish up our discussion about demonology with a closer look at two of the most dangerous enemies humans face--unforgiveness and pride.

In 1 Samuel, Saul begins as a humble man whom God sees as worthy of being king. However, his pride, stubbornness, and refusal to humble himself drives him to witchcraft and a tragic death.

Pride was the original sin of Satan, who thought he could overthrow God and take over heaven. When we begin thinking that WE know better than God, we begin to walk a deadly path--and like Saul, Ahab, and Nebuchadnezzar, we risk demonization.

This is the Deliverance Dialogues.

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Acts 16 tells a story about a young fortune-teller girl who is more accurately identified as an Oracle of Delphi. In the mythology of the day, there was this idea that Apollo sanctioned a number of pythia (priestesses) who were known across the world for their prophecies.

Ultimately, though, Paul identifies the source of this prophecy not as the god Apollo, but as a demon. By casting this so-called "spirit of python" out of the girl, he shows God's ultimate power over demonic foes.

Not everyone agrees about where demons originated. Some believe they are fallen angels who rebelled against the Lord with Satan. Others believe they are the cursed spirits of the Nephilim. Even so, whatever you believe about demonic origins, know this--they are destined to pass away in holy fire.

P.S. Artistic license was taken with the intro, enjoy!

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Where do demons come from? From where do they derive their power? Why do some people worship them as gods?

A lot of people talk about "my demons" or "my struggles", and it seems that people believe that these are things they will carry for the rest of their lives. Words matter. We want to be very clear that we believe there is victory through Jesus Christ, and that demon powers can be overthrown through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.

This is the Deliverance Dialogues.

P.S. Some creative license was taken with the intro, enjoy!

Music:

All music and sound effects were sourced from pixabay.com under the Pixabay Content License.