tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post115155805032608440..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Laugh at the devil and he will flee from you...byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151864592508095232006-07-02T19:23:00.000+01:002006-07-02T19:23:00.000+01:00as an aside...Shakespeare once wrote:"oh while you...as an aside...<BR/><BR/>Shakespeare once wrote:<BR/><BR/>"oh while you live, speak the truth and shame the Devil." (Henry IV)<BR/><BR/>I thought it was apropos to a discussion of "laughing at the devil."John P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15932170293301607563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151638951658876112006-06-30T04:42:00.000+01:002006-06-30T04:42:00.000+01:00While I don't get the "there's a demon everywhere"...While I don't get the "there's a demon everywhere" thing, many things, like the fantasy you mentioned, seem to be inspired by Satan or whatever. What ticks me off the most is how much emphasis there is on Satan's rulership of the earth (with the usual prooftexts of "prince of power of the air", "god of this world"), when John clearly tells us that "NOW is the ruler of this world cast out." <BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151635425289345592006-06-30T03:43:00.000+01:002006-06-30T03:43:00.000+01:00The fact that it's not recorded in so many words d...The fact that it's not recorded in so many words doesn't mean he didn't...Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148452877425621293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151632539197960002006-06-30T02:55:00.000+01:002006-06-30T02:55:00.000+01:00Well, when y'all get tired of talking about demons...Well, when y'all get tired of talking about demons, there is still something that bugs me: Why is it that Jesus didn't encounter any demons in Jerusalem, but that was where his greatest oposition was???Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801436449971512320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151615996727975312006-06-29T22:19:00.000+01:002006-06-29T22:19:00.000+01:00But I feel safe knowing that there is a demon unde...But I feel safe knowing that there is a demon under every bed!<BR/><BR/>Don't take that away from me.<BR/><BR/>pleeeeeasssse.<BR/><BR/>:)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151591428607668652006-06-29T15:30:00.000+01:002006-06-29T15:30:00.000+01:00Ben,eerrmmmm...you got me there! Exposed for who ...Ben,<BR/><BR/>eerrmmmm...you got me there! <BR/><BR/>Exposed for who I really am! <BR/><BR/>MWHAAAA!<BR/><BR/>Simonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480973332144964524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151586356525991042006-06-29T14:05:00.000+01:002006-06-29T14:05:00.000+01:00I too am bothered by the demonizing of everything....I too am bothered by the demonizing of everything. It is a culture of fear that is part of the popular Western Christian experience. My mentor summed it up aptly with, "most folks are more afraid of the devils ability to decieve than God's ability to lead." We have been running fantasy role-playing groups as an outreach in our church for a few years now, boy did the crap hit the fan when a local One of Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151579765685316182006-06-29T12:16:00.000+01:002006-06-29T12:16:00.000+01:00But where do YOU encounter such Christians? Oh, yo...<I>But where do YOU encounter such Christians? </I><BR/><BR/>Oh, you know, as I've been going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it. I do have a life beyond MTC you know...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151577733782387112006-06-29T11:42:00.000+01:002006-06-29T11:42:00.000+01:00Speak of the devil: "Lost Message", I just happene...Speak of the devil: "Lost Message", I just happened to click on your Blogger Profile, and guess what? Your profile had been viewed 666 times!<BR/><BR/>Clearly even the Blogger programme has more sense of humour than some demon-anxious Christians!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151570671372927582006-06-29T09:44:00.000+01:002006-06-29T09:44:00.000+01:00But where do YOU encounter such Christians? surely...But where do YOU encounter such Christians? surely not at MTC? We are far too worldly for that kind of thing...michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151570639205805432006-06-29T09:43:00.000+01:002006-06-29T09:43:00.000+01:00I can see that you have been taken over Byron...I can see that you have been taken over Byron...michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151565551833979282006-06-29T08:19:00.000+01:002006-06-29T08:19:00.000+01:00*read in an olde English accent*This sounds like t...*read in an olde English accent*<BR/><BR/>This sounds like the devils post to me!shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480973332144964524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1151558575539413192006-06-29T06:22:00.000+01:002006-06-29T06:22:00.000+01:00Yes: forget about merely demythologising the Bible...Yes: forget about merely demythologising the Bible -- some Christians need to have their whole world demythologised!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.com