Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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The Sign of Sin in Humanity
By Nic Don at Theopolitical“Powers,” “Principalities,” “gods of the nations,” and “elemental spirits of the universe,” though not necessarily evil, are prone to distort God’s purposes for them. They can corrupt and enslave humanity (Isa. 42:17; 45:20; Gal. 4:9; Eph. 2:1-3; 6:12; Col 2:15). Sin is thus not only an individual matter, but involves groups, nations, and structures. Such organizations can have a “spirit” that incite persons to do evil they would not have chosen on their own. Governments, military forces, economic systems, educations or religious institutions, family systems, and structures determined by class, race, gender, or nationality are susceptible to demonic spirits. Human violence toward each other, enmity between peoples, the domination of men over women, and the adverse conditions of life and work in the world – these are all signs of the sin in humanity and in al creation (Gen 3:14-19; 4:3-16; 6:11-13; 11:1-9; Rom 8:21).
From Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, Article 7. Sin, Footnote 2.
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I read a book called "An Exorcist Tells His Story" by Fr. Gabriele Amorth. It was a very eye-opening experience. Really showed that simply being human makes us all susceptible to demonic influences and sometimes, attacks. Fr. Padre Pio's story is a good example of the attacks evil spirits can make and the best way to handle these sorts of events.
These evil influences are not biased in any shape or form. Thank you for pointing that out. And their influences, sadly, have crept into nearly every part of our society. From the family to the church, to entertainment and media.
This is a rather taboo subject in our society today, at least where I'm from, and often times people want to take one extreme or the other.