Transvestites and Transsexuals
n addition to the increase of the gay population, there has also been a corresponding increase in the number of transvestites and transsexuals.
Transvestites are men who like to dress up in woman’s clothes, along with putting on all of the makeup that women will normally use. Transsexuals will go one step further and undergo a sex change operation in order to literally try and become a woman.
Believe it or not, the Bible also has something to say about this issue. Again, it is back in the Old Testament, and many Christians are not even aware this verse exists on the subject. The verse is very specific and once again God says that this kind of activity is an abomination in His sight and that He will not tolerate or accept it. Like many homosexuals, I believe that many transsexuals and transvestites are operating under heavy demonic influence.
As in the case of homosexuality, there is freedom and full deliverance for all of them if they are willing to confess their sin before God, accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and then allow the Holy Spirit to do inner surgery on them by casting out this unholy desire and any demons who may be operating behind the scenes giving them this unholy desire.
The Scripture Verse
Here is the verse that will give us this direct revelation from the Lord:
“A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an ABOMINATION to the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 22:5)
If God is telling both men and women they cannot dress up in each other’s clothes – then I believe He is also implying they cannot go to the next step and try to get a sex change operation to try and change the gender they were born into this world with.
If wearing clothes from a person of the opposite sex is considered an abomination in the eyes of God – can you imagine what God must think about someone trying to undergo a full sex change operation in order to try and completely change the gender they were born into this world with?
Again, if God should ever arrange for any of you to witness to someone who is either engaging or thinking about engaging in this activity, show them this verse. At least they will have been warned by God Himself as to what His direct opinion is on this matter.
If the Bible says that homosexuals will not be entering into heaven when they die and cross over, then this verse may also be implying that this particular sin may keep some of these people out of heaven – especially the sin of transsexualism where a person actually undergoes the full sex change operation. If God the Father is calling this kind of activity an abomination in the above verse, then I would not want to be tempting my eternal fate with Him on this issue if I am a Christian.
I have to believe the sin of transsexualism may be one of the highest abominations in the eyes of God since you are tampering with and trying to change the very nature of who you really are by the gender that God Himself has created you to be in this life.
For those of you who ever run across a Christian who is thinking about undergoing a full sex change operation – explain all of the above to them, and tell them to go direct to God the Father and ask His direct opinion on the matter. I have to believe that God will come through loud and clear for them on this issue if they are really open to receiving His direct Word on it.
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OK, I watched the video.. and there is no way on Gods green Earth that demon-possessed man in the video is an Christian. NO WAY!
When we turn to Christ and are saved, we immediately get the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The only way everyone else is safe in that room where an exorcism is taking place, they would have to have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.. or as soon as a demon was expelled out of that man, it could easily enter into someone in the room.
The man doing the exorcism can receive the demon if he were not a Born-Again Believer.. in which, I know that he indeed is.
Margo… In deliverance I would have asked if you had a spiritual wife/husband which in non Christian circles would be termed as incubus/succubus. It normally manifests in the person oppressed by it in sexual dreams, and harassment, dreams of reptiles and other animals, inability to form or stay in love relationships for long, setbacks etc. if that was the case then a simple command in the name of Jesus would have solved the problem. If not then I would have commanded the restoration of your body in the Name of Jesus.
I agree that there are a lot of wolves in sheep’s clothing, quite obvious; in fact the bible teaches that “we shall know them by their fruits”. Not all those who cry Lord Lord.. However, the reason I used this man as an example of a Christian who had demonic influence is because I know his testimony and he is not ashamed to have this video played back to teach skeptics who mostly only have theoretical knowledge of this type of ministry and no practical experience whatsoever. He went to this deliverance service because for years he knew something was not quite right with him and he wanted to be free to serve Christ fully. He is winning souls for Christ as a result of his deliverance with this testimony. In fact, in deliverance, we do not cast demons out of unbelievers. If an unbeliever has a demon cast out, it will return 7 times more powerful as nothing has filled that void (Luke 11:15-26). Deliverance is only for Christians because the Holy Spirit fills the void.
It’s fascinating how as a Christian I have testified that I have cast demons out of Christians in Jesus’ Name and you still are trying to convince me no such thing exists when I saw it with my own eyes. If I’m the proverbial “wolf in sheep’s clothing” on this matter I’m wracking my brains trying to think how the devil would benefit from my telling this “lie” that the Name of Jesus is obeyed by demons?!!
With regards to The work on Calvary being sufficient, you have to realize that Jesus commanded his disciples to go out and heal, cast out demons in His name. When He rose again, we became joint heirs with Christ and our job here on earth is to enforce God’s will through prayer, through preaching the Word and through deliverance of the oppressed, including casting out demons. Unfortunately the space here is not enough to cover such a vast topic but perhaps visit greatbiblestudy dot com for vast amounts of info on our authority in Christ.
Sad to hear that you don’t get along with your family. But sometimes when everyone else is in the wrong and you are the only one who is right/enlightened or whatever, it may be time for some inward looking and soul searching. Anyway, seeing you are a Christian and all, perhaps you could forgive them since Love keeps no record or wrongs and Jesus taught that we must forgive. Jesus himself forgave us and loved us when we were undeserving so surely you will be serving your God by doing likewise for your family. Unconditional, love you said.
Margo… words fail me. You rock.
Sister V, I have a bit of a bone to pick with you. Please excuse my snippiness in advance, but I want to get my points acoss. First off: I. Am. A. Born-again. Believer. Not a false Christian, not a “baby” Christian, but a legitimate spirit-filled Christian. I do, in fact, practises what the Bible says as well as believe it; I am far from self-centred; I am not ignorant or blind or dismissive of God’s will; I am fairly well-educated in theology. I am no less of a Christian than you are, so I’d appreciate it if you stopped preaching to me as if I were.
Secondly, Chaz Bono is certainly not my role model (not sure where you got that from…?) but he is, in fact, a he.
Thirdly, yes, I do have physical traits that are commonly associated with females and I lack traits (PHYSICAL traits, let me emphasise) that are commonly associated with males. My condition is that my brain is male while the rest of my body fits the definition of female. No, I will never have anatomy that functions 100% as a cismale’s (not trans male) would. Thanks for reminding me, as if it doesn’t cause me enough distress as is.
Furthermore, no, I wasn’t talking about the Hollywood definition of demon, I was talking about the third of the angels that rebelled with Lucifer against God and are now demons. I’m sorry you disagree with the term “demon,” but that is the term I shall use. This is what I firmly believe the Bible teaches: these literal demons can inhabit unbelievers and can be cast out in the name of Jesus. As Margo said, sins (not evil spirits or devils, they’re called *sins*) can be forgiven by God. Saying that you can cast out your own sins (let me reiterate, what you listed are sins, certainly not evil spirits) is saying that you can forgive yourself. You can’t. Only God can do that.
Meditation? I’m not sure. Things like sitting and waiting for the Lord mentioned in the Bible sound to me like, well, sitting and waiting for the Lord. Literally. It sounds like perhaps you’re overinterpreting.
I won’t be all holier-than-thou and presume that I know everything. Maybe I’m wrong. If your meditation and casting demons out of yourself is working for you then I guess it doesn’t really matter as long as you’re still Christian in the end. Just please don’t try to make me conform to your beliefs, because I have my doubts about their Biblical basis.
God bless, all.
Margo.. You would benefit vastly from learning more about deliverance. When a demon is cast out of someone in the Name of Jesus it can never enter another person even if unbelievers are present who are susceptible to any demonic attack. It becomes bound/caged until judgement day. That’s why they put up such a fight because the authority of Jesus name spells the end of their career ruining people’s lives. Alternatively, When a demon leaves someone due to their death then the demon finds another victim and normally starts with family members.
As for this guy on the video, as you can see this deliverance was done in church. This guy lives in Mozambique and flew 6 hours to Nigeria to attend this church where he heard that deliverance is offered for his unexplainable problem. He went there willfully and with the intention to get free because he loves Jesus so much.
JT: Waaait wait wait wait. They can’t go into another person after being cast out? When Jesus cast “Legion” out of the insane man (I’m sorry, don’t remember the exact book/chapter) they went straight into a herd of pigs. I question the source(s) of all this knowledge you seem to have about demons.
One more thing, Sister V: “They shall” does NOT mean “they must.” If He’d meant “they must,” He would have said so. It means some of them will do it, not all of them have to.
JT.. “a simple command in the name of Jesus would’ve solved the problem”, huh?” Well, HECK! 43 years of pure struggle and one command from you and everything would’ve been set straight? WOW! Too little, too late… lol. And whats this about the ‘restoration of my body?’
OK, my spouse and I were EQUALLY YOKED together. Both of us Born-Again Believers. We were married 17 years. I’ve had all kinds of dreams.. but, those blood-curdling running thru the house screaming bloody-murder things I experienced as a child, I sincerely believe were stemming from my subconscious. There was something bothering me.. something terribly wrong and I felt trapped and nothing could be done about it. The fact that God had made me be born a boy. That caused me lot and lots of personal issues.. way up well into my adult life. I tried to fight it.. ignore it.. beseech God about it.. all to no avail. Kind of like beseeching God to change my eye-color. Not gonna happen.. but, there are such thing as colored contact-lenses. Transsexualism is not about the mind… but, the brain. A physical organ.
I am not desiring to be insulting. I just plainly think you’re mistaken. It’s just that my guess is that guy in the video was not really saved. Because, from the way it appeared in the video, he was indeed very demon-possessed.. not just demonically ‘influenced’.. my goodness! It appeared as though He’d been turned over to a reprobate mind.. purely and simply. And I know that NO DEMON can co-exist with the Holy Ghost! It’s an oxymoron. I am a believer in demons and spirits. I engage in spiritual warfare quite regularly. You only cast demons out of Christians? I’m thinking, they’re not true Christians.. or they would not have a demon in them to cast out. Demonic influence from the outside, is possible for the Christian. They should be able to recognize it for what it is and rebuke the demon in the name of Jesus Christ. But, a true Christian cannot have a demon inside of them. And a demon must be in the inside of a person in or to be cast out. Make sense?
My issue has nothing to do with demons or unclean spirits. So, I suppose that I could be just as fascinated at what you’re insinuating toward myself. But, alas.. I am not, in the least. Not one bit surprised. Honey, when you’re born and raised in an Assembly of God Church, nothing surprises you. With the exception of how your own family.. mother, dad, brothers.. aunts.. can disown you for any reason in the Universe. I was caught pretty off-guard about that. Probably more so than they were with my own revelation. And yes, it has bothered me greatly. It’s like I’m from a total different planet than they are. I was raised with certain values.. and they’ve crushed them. Anybody for a nice thick slice of irony? We have plenty. Like I stated before, if I didn’t have emotional problems before, I surely have them now. Hey, two elderly aunts.. my mothers sister and my dads sister.. both so-called “CHRISTIANS”.. both taught Sunday School for 50+ years. My parents both claim to be Christians.. and I have an older brother who is gay, no less… and he says hes a Christian.. even though, he and I have exchanged doctrines and I think he’s lost.. and he says he is married to his boy-friend of 14 years.. and my whole family welcome them both with open-arms. Now, go try to figure that one out. Epitome of hypocrisy! I get a sex-change and the whole world crumbles… and I live a celibate life for the most. I don’t date every guy who comes along. I don’t have a problem getting a date.. and used to date regularly. Just into the dating scene nowadays.
Prayer request : Please pray that I will be healed because of my broken heart.. of being disowned and alienated by my reprobate family. Other than that, I am one joyful woman. And yes, my love for my family is unconditional.. always has been and always will be. I pray for them regularly. I know that God can only work with willing hearts and their hearts are anything but willing… but, if they were to ever can anything to do with me, I would certainly take them up on it. No pride here.
Thanks!
Asher.. I think you rock much more than I.. thanks just the same, dear-one!
JT.. first you said “In fact, in deliverance, we do not cast demons out of unbelievers. If an unbeliever has a demon cast out, it will return 7 times more powerful as nothing has filled that void (Luke 11:15-26). Deliverance is only for Christians because the Holy Spirit fills the void.”
Then, in a later post, you stated..”When a demon is cast out of someone in the Name of Jesus it can never enter another person even if unbelievers are present who are susceptible to any demonic attack. It becomes bound/caged until judgement day.”
Now, my question is : which is it?
I already know the true and accurate answer, which is : #1) No demons can indwell the Temple of the Holy Spirit. #2) When casting demons out of an unbeliever, if there are any unbelievers present, they are susceptible to have that demon inter into them. Casting a demon out of someone in the name of Jesus Christ does not send them to the pit unless, that command was specifically given. Otherwise, they go back into the air from where they came.
You see, there are multitudes of multitudes of demons in the air all around us. If we could use some sort of “3-D” type glasses that would show them to us, even you would be utterly astounded in amazement. All of those demons are without a home.. and are seeking one. Whomever is UNSAVED (first prerequisite).. and engaging in demonic, satanic activities… tarot-cards, seance.. Ouija-board.. are opening themselves up to being possessed by a demon or demons. Otherwise, no truly Born-Again Believer can have a demon set up house in them. If they could, nobody could cast out demons for fear of getting possessed themselves… and that is truly not accurate.
Only unsaved individuals can have a demon in them.
If I have anger issues, does that mean I have a demon? Or does it mean that I hate what satan has done to the minds of some people and my patients runs thin.. and I get sick and tired of dealing with people who don’t love me back in the way that I love and have always loved them?
I don’t take rejection very graciously.
Ok, the nitpicking can get a little trying, but I suppose from Jesus’ point of view it’s healthy to question and not accept everything you read from some website..
There is no contradiction. I am paraphrasing a lot here because this is a topic that can only be sufficiently covered by several books and personal experience. When a demon is cast out of a believer, it cannot enter another person but is bound or caged in the abyss (Luke 8:31). But for the demon to remain out the Holy Spirit has to have taken up residence. Sometimes a demon can be “uncaged” and return to a person if the person remains in the sin that brought the bondage in the first place (John 5:14). When this happens, the demon comes back with more powerful demons (Luke 11:24). An example could be a person suffering from a demon of lust. If the spirit is cast out, the person remains free for as long as he does not give in to temptation and stays close to the Lord. If for some reason he gives in again and visits a prostitute, that has opened up the door for this spirit to re-enter him and the problem could become worse than ever if he does not return to Jesus and repent immediately and keep away from prostitution.
This verse is the reason ministers don’t cast demons out of believers because an unbeliever does not have Jesus standing guard within and the evil spirit will simply return and many ministers have done this for families bringing unbelievers for help only to find more problems result unless salvation was preached and received by the bound soul. This is a vast topic and further questions are covered on sites like ministeringdeliverance dot com.
A Christian can’t have a demon… Unfortunately emphatic statements like this that are not backed up by any biblical or real life situation will never make this accurate. The very first demon I cast out was of my prayer partner. We met weekly to pray and would pray over the problems we were facing that week. She was also a church official. Eventually, she confided in me about a problem she had been having for years at night where she saw demonic entities and she asked me to fast and pray with her the following week to receive answers from God on the matter. In the past she had been to night vigils (all night prayer services) and Christian weekend retreats to deal with the problem. During the week while I was praying, I stumbled on that ministeringdeliverance.com website. I read and understood for the first time that even little me had authority to command these spirits out. I phoned her and told her what I had read. We agreed to meet that Saturday and fast on the day to increase our faith. Because I was new at this, I decided to go through the whole deliverance process listed on the site. When I got to the part where I cast out a spirit of rejection that may have entered in the womb, she started growling in a terrifying manner. I continued to cast out the spirit in the name of Jesus and could feel the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit backing up my commands. After she was free and the spirit left, she literally jumped up and down and danced and jumped with joy and confirmed that she felt a force leaving her. I told her what she had done during the prayer and she told me that her mother conceived her as an unwed teenager and her young father had denied any involvement and that her mother had suffered greatly because of this embarrassment in the family.
So until you witness a deliverance, you have no idea. Just theories.
Anger issues are demonic if the anger is compelling and that’s all you think about constantly. If it’s a passing moment of anger then not. Galatian 5:19-25 has guidelines. A book called “How to Cast Out Demons” by Doris Wagner is a good book covering this topic with case studies on actual people or the website I already mentioned. It’s impossible to cover this topic in full here so please read the website or the book.
I will certainly pray that you heal from this broken heart. The only thing I can say to encourage you on this matter is that Jesus knows exactly how you feel; he was rejected too. Imagine that the very disciples who had become his best friends who saw him perform miracles, walk on water, the transfiguration; when he really needed them they ran from him, one of the ones closest to him denied him, one even sold him out. Now that’s abandonment. Imagine that he was brought to court and was judged by the very people who he had created; people who claimed to be representing God. Even on the cross, he felt abandoned by his Father. Yet he forgave. There is power in forgiving those who reject you as Jesus did for those who rejected him and humiliated him and murdered him for NO reason. Love conquers all.
By the way, in answer to another question, a lot of what I’ve learnt about deliverance is from the minister you watched doing the deliverance in the video I posted and from confirming it in the bible. Despite the fact that the bible teaches that some of the gifts of the Holy Spirit are healing, prophecy and discernment, even Christians find it hard to believe such power exists today and that the book of Acts is still alive to this day. In fact this minister has just asked us to pray for Bill Clinton as he will be hospitalized later this year. He also asked us to pray against an African ferry disaster on April 16th 2012. Thousands of other prophecies; only mentioned 2 that would be verifiable with naysayers. Can Psychics and palm readers also predict? Sure! The power behind them is what matters; I choose to learn from a prophet/teacher who preaches that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. But ofcourse to be able to learn anything from someone you have to have a teachable spirit so not all people will receive a truth even if they are shown evidence. It took me years to develop in faith to the point where I could believe ANYbody could be demonized; I thought it was all pretense until 7 years ago when I witnessed another close Christian friend of mine in a prayer meeting go from singing “Sweet Jesus” to screaming “She’s mine! She’s mine!” in a male voice then begin to throw up and afterwards ask what had happened. So let’s agree to disagree; I know what I saw and no amount of denials is going to get those growls and screams from close friends I knew for years out of my mind. On the other hand, you have your theories and presumptions and will not change your mind either so let’s leave it at that
Sorry; I seem to be skipping through questions directed at me; just found another one about if Jesus cast legion out then because it went into a herd of pigs that must mean they can enter people also: if you read the actual scripture references in Matthew 8:28 and Mark 5:1 and Luke 8:26 you will find that all 3 different accounts have legion begging for Jesus not to torment them before the appointed time/send them to the abyss/ begging for PERMISSION to enter the pigs. The demon did not make this decision themselves; they asked.. no, begged Jesus to enter the pigs and he granted permission. This is not the same as entering people and it wasn’t their own decision. As a Spirit filled Christian you have a lot of power and authority with demons and virtually command them as you wish if it’s in line with God’s will. It often amazes me when I read this story that sometimes demons are more obedient to Jesus than we are. They understand the Lordship of Christ yet people who claim to follow Him will resist his authority; myself included.
JT.. Whose nit-picking? We have words, its vastly paramount that they have meaning, for true and accurate communication
***When a demon is cast out of a believer, it cannot enter another person but is bound or caged in the abyss (Luke 8:31). But for the demon to remain out the Holy Spirit has to have taken up residence.***
This is a contradiction in itself.. not to mention, to the Laws of God. When a demon is cast out of a believer? Why syllable don’t you understand in ‘demons cannot co-exist in the Temple of the Holy Spirit?’
Secondly, in your statement above, you go on to say ‘for the demon to remain out the Holy Spirit has to have taken up residence’……. which is a major conflict on how Gods Divine Plan of Salvation works in the first place.
You see, a lost individual turns to Jesus Christ, believing on Him for Salvation and forgiveness of sin. At that very instant that Christ saves that person, THE HOLY SPIRIT INDWELLS THAT PERSON, TAKING UP RESIDENCE.
So, therefore.. if a person has a demon, they are not saved. Any people you’ve been casting demons out of.. NEED TO GET SAVED.
And per THIS broken heart, the Lord has already pointed out to me that He and I have these things in common, among others. That is something that aids in my healing.. which, is a process over time.
You have no clue what Transsexual people go through. You take your own gender/sex for granted.. just as millions of others do.
I am very well-aware of those who know the Bible yet, they mix in a lot of subtle fallacies. The Word of God, when speaking of ‘casting out demons’.. is not speaking about casting them out of Born-Again Believers.. but, unbelievers. Lots of people misinterpret Gods Word. The Bible READS a whole lot of things its not actually SAYING. Some points in scripture are to be taken literally, while others need further investigation via prayer and seeking guidance of the Holy Spirit, from proper and accurate interpretation and therefore, knowledge and understanding.
In fact, we are not to “add to nor take away from” anything per the Word of God. All we need is right there in the Bible (KJV ONLY…… as most all other versions are CORRUPT)….. and that goes for SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS. I’d like to invite you to rethink your study on demons and the casting out, thereof. I have the feeling you’re going about these things in ways contrary to the Word of God.
I came across this video on YouTube per Transsexual people and Gods view of them, I thought it was interesting.
http://youtu.be/PeaQ2V8I-Ic
JT.. When people make prophesies, unless they are telling me exactly when the Rapture is going to transpire, I listen and wait to see if the prophesies are true or false.
Jesus casting out demons (Legion) from a man and they went into a herd of pigs because thats where Christ sent them. Pigs are symbolic.. just as are goats and lamb. What were pigs good for back in those days? Jews couldn’t eat them. If Christ casts a demon out of anyone, He sent the demons running to wherever He commanded.. and He didn’t always use a voice-command.. as, He didn’t have to. He didn’t cast out a demon, only to allow that same demon go into another person standing by and looking on. And He cast out demons in the presence of unbelievers, in so to convert them to becoming believers.
So, within a large group of people where believers and unbelievers alike are present.. and there are healings and the casting out of demons, the whole place must be anointed with the spirit of God or if its done randomly and lackadaisically, those demons could very well enter into a bystander.
Respectively, just because someone is a ‘prayer-partner’.. ‘church-official’.. or even a preacher.. doesn’t mean they are a Born-Again Believer. God knows exactly what we believe. If we believe something per our Salvation that He does not intend, that may result in us being an unbeliever. We must get it as God intends or we do not get it at all. Like I’ve stated in the past, ‘its Gods Divine Plan of Eternal Salvation.. He does ALL the saving and He makes ALL the necessary changes’.. and if we think we play any part in any of that, other than believing on Christ, we are in dire trouble. How we live does not effect our Eternal Salvation. It effects our ‘fellowship’ with God.. but, not our relationship. But, many think a person can lose their salvation because of certain sins that they may choose to not care to let go of.. and thats plainly a lie of the devil. Nothing ‘Eternal’ about that. Nothing’ secure’ about that.. and certainly no ‘assurance’ of salvation with that mind-set. But, the devil is quite the cleverly networking entity.. and he has his hands in just about any/everything one can imagine… even the Church.
LOL to all of the above! Going contrary to God’s Word by casting out demons? Luke 10:1-21 especially verses 17, 19 and 21. Interesting that not a single one of your theories have scripture references to support your claims.
ANYWAY, back to the actual topic at hand; God can provide help for all who face challenges, including transexuals. Jesus is not as condemning as we believe; He is filled with Love for all. Just in the last few weeks I have seen 2 people at the services of TB Joshua who he pointed out as needing prayer; one married woman in her 50′s who he approached and prophesied that he wants to pray for her because inside she is really a man and she agreed. The other was a young man in his twenties who he pointed out as being a woman on the inside and he burst into tears and confirmed it. Unfortunately there are no clips to show how it all ended as they went off to be ministered to in private, but here are some interesting ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eOsc5rpmPE
This one is of a demon possessed Australian woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qngEuD5Gmgc
This one is of a false prophetess being exposed in church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ekUre84WoE
This one is of a healing of a horrendous cancer (not for the faint hearted)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgylyGmEA8o
Finally, this is a powerful prayer- all I can say is after this prayer, write down your dreams the next morning. Probably not anyone online now but in future if anyone else reading this website experiences the sex in the dreams or reptiles/ crustaceans (snakes, crocs, crabs etc) in the dreams, human waste everywhere in the dreams, inability to stay in relationships for long and other uncomfortable things, this prayer is the beginning of your freedom from demonic harassment. The Name of Jesus has power no matter who denies it. Call on His Name and he will answer. if your faith is weak and you don’t know how to, seek an experienced deliverance minister to guide you through to freedom.
God is Love!
Nice SCOFFING job! Surely you read something I tried to convey that made sense to you? Or not. If not, I understand
Alas, it was no joke. Sometimes, I’m just funny without even trying.. lol. Did I say that casting out demons is not of God? Because it seems that I said something about YOUR APPROACH?..ie. *I have the feeling you’re going about these things in ways contrary to the Word of God.*
OK, I understand there is a dire need for some elaboration : see ‘SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS’…. aka “how-to” books… ‘Casting out Demons 101′.. ‘Exorcism for Dummies’.. etc.
When visiting countries such as Haiti, Africa, etc… where satan has been the chief-source to all their “blessings” (as it were).. where witchcraft and voodoo are common-place, there are going to be lots of demon-possession. Way more prevalent there than here in the USA. Surely, it happens all over the world.. but, I could not help but notice per all of your videos, these instances were by far, in these countries/Continent I mentioned. You do know and understand the history of Haiti, yes? Deal with satan over 200 years ago? Need I mention Africas history (and present state)? Surely Christianity is being spread throughout these parts of the world.. but, Rome wasn’t built in a day. When satan owns ones country, one practices his his rituals.. his way. And you understand about the ‘sins of our ancestors?’ I think.. have to do with more ‘specifics’ than just plainly ‘sin in general’…. in which, thats what we have inherited from Adams transgressions.. while we are still yet, in our dear mother’s womb, no less. So, before we even get the pleasure of committing our first sin, we’re already stained. Thank God for His remedy for that state, amen? AMEN! (and amen).
I possess a teachable spirit. But, its like I have been blessed with this sort of built-in spam-blocker. I am able to discern facts from fiction. Sometimes, its automatic.. while others, I must go to the Word of God. Its not about be.. and all about Jesus Christ. So, when I read in His Word that our bodies.. (not our souls.. not our minds) are the Temple of the Holy Spirit.. then, I know that its totally not ‘rocket-science’ the fact that demons cannot enter into the body of the Born-Again Believer. Yet, you insist that they surely can.. because you’ve seen it with your very own eyes. However, heres the ‘loop-hole’ : You really don’t know those people were indeed saved. Funny thing, how some people try their darnedest to complicate certain things relating to God and His Word.. whereas some things are just plainly common sense… and they will overly simplify things that need much more delving into. The devil is surely good at what he does.
I know a whole lot of “RELIGIOUS” people. They go to church every Sunday and have fellowship with all their Christian friends.. yet, they take somebody elses word for what the Bible is actually “saying”.. as opposed to just plainly, what it reads.. aka what is printed on the pages.. in lieu of reading the scriptures and allowing the Holy Spirit to enlighten them. In major denominations, before one can teach Sunday School or even serve as a leader in one of the ministries at all, they have to receive the ‘OK’ from the board. After all, they cannot simply turn a person loose and allow them to teach or whatever unless they “believe” (as it were) exactly what they are told to believe. I asked an Assembly of God minister.. “what if you were at home and really getting into the Word, and the Holy Spirit showed you something that did not line up with or was contrary to what you were supposed to believe per the Assembly of God board, what would you do? Sit and say nothing, as to not ‘rock the boat’ and lose favor among the congregation.. or be a man of God and take a stand for Him and His Word as He intends and throw all caution into the wind? I never received an answer from him. Therefore, I received my answer.
While there is no place in the Bible thats states a Born-Again Believer cannot be demon-possessed, there are no scriptures in the Bible that say it can. Perhaps, there are scriptures that would make one come to that conclusion. But, thats where the Holy Spirit should come in. I realize all people can be ‘influenced’ from the outside-in.. and unbelievers can be demonically influenced from the inside-out and become possessed, as well.
The Bible doesn’t use the terms ‘Trinity’ or ‘Rapture’.. but, we know those things are indeed Biblical. You have made statement that seem contradictory to other statements you’ve made. It’s like you’re reading your instruction manuals on how to cast out demons and are still in the learning phase of it all, yourself. I understand that theres probably a lot to take in.. but, maybe you have a difficult time explaining it because you may not quite understand it yourself, as much as you’d like? If you’d like for others to take this as seriously as you take it, I think you should go by the Word of God only. Because, you’re preaching to the choir with myself. I’ve been a Christian since the age of 7. I am constantly learning new things per the Word of God as God deems necessary for me to learn them. I am no Bible-Scholar by far (OUT AND PROUD!).. and I surely do not know it all. But, I do know what I know.. which is quite a bit. I’ve learned a few things per Angels and demons.. Nephilim, etc. I get it that the USA was not founded upon Christianity.. but, that sound much better than Freemasonry aka Luciferianism.
I’ve seen people being healed via Divine Healing, laying on of hands.. up close and personal. Never once been around anyone having a demon cast out of them.. not to my own knowledge, anyway. I’ve seen it on television back when I used to watch TV. Ever seen Benny Hinn? Ever seen TD Jakes? The Word of God tells us that in the last days, we will see all kinds of things that may seem real and right and Godly.. but, its not. When the Anti-Christ comes along, he will perform miracles right before the eyes of everyone and many will swear and be damned he is the Christ. satan can heal.. satan know the Word of God and in it’s proper interpretation/intent.. as well as, Gods Divine Plan of Salvation. He knows all of these things.. probably better than we know them. To defeat the enemy, one must know their enemy. Works both ways. The devil knows God.. and we, as Christians must know the devil and how he works. We cannot simply believe everything we see.. nor everything we hear. Thats why Christ sent us the Holy Spirit.
Per your last paragraph.. no dreams of most of that you’ve mentioned. Who hasn’t had a sex-dream? I have seen a part in a movie where there was a rattle-snake and I have had a dream about that. Heck, I’m terrified of snakes!
Doesn’t mean I’m demon-possessed. I eat crustaceans.. hehe. Ever actually studied dreams and their root? Dreams are of God. They’re perfectly natural. Sexual dreams, also. Sadly, many people think they’ve gotten saved and therefore, they are no longer human.. and they are direly afraid of being so. They try to make others think and believe they don’t sin after having became a Christian. Who are these people trying to kid? This is exactly why many, many “would-be” Christians, will never be Christians.. because, they have enough sense to know they cannot totally stop sinning.. but, they’re led to think thats part of Gods Plan.
You’re on this site and the topic is what it is.. and we all know you are suggesting we TS-folk need serious help.. haha! Truth of the matter is, we don’t need help in the areas you deem we do.. but, as human-beings.. we all need help. As Christians, He is there for us to turn to.
Sister V. here ~ For those readers of this article who came into this SECOND PAGE of Comments and are wondering what I wrote, my previous Comments are on the FIRST PAGE of Comments (Comments #35 & #40 & #43 & #44), which is accessed by scrolling to the end of this page’s Comments and clicking on the link “OLDER COMMENTS.”
http://tbjoshuawatch.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/is-scoan-a-cult-an-expert-view/
Nothing weak about my Faith. A person doesn’t go through what I have gone through and come out unscathed.. nor with weak Faith. God has blessed me with wisdom way beyond my years and a sound Spirit of discernment. I looked into TB Joshua and learned he is a garden-variety worker for satan… just like all the other self-appointed and self-proclaimed (false) prophets and puppets for the devil, rooted in their own greed and covetous lust for lots of money.. all at the expense of Gods people and potential people. Like I stated, satan can heal and perform miracles. There is plenty of information on the Internet, exposing TB Joshua for whom and what he really is.
“Seek and ye shall find!”
http://youtu.be/9SB20bosQJU
Here we go!
http://youtu.be/PoEwPACFyiw
http://youtu.be/En2VFj-FvJ4
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First of all, I’m one of those “transsexual abominations,” as you put it. I transitioned from female to male about 12 years ago and basically went from being a nondescript, mannish looking woman to a 300 pound, 6 ft tall, hairy as hell, gross and sweaty man who drives an 18-wheeler.
Now, for those women on here who think I’m still a woman because I was born a woman…answer me this. If I’m a woman, then I should be using the woman’s public bathroom, right? By your logic, I should shop at a woman’s lingerie store and try on bras and panties in the women’s dressing room, right? When you get a chance, please ask yourself, your daughter, your grandma, and so on how they’d feel about a 300 pound, sweaty male truck driver coming into their space, doing womanly things. While you’re at it, for those guys on here who think I’m a woman, how’d you feel about me flirting with you and asking you out? That’s what women do, right?
I’m not challenging your opinion of transsexuals, but I am asking that you look at the implications of your opinions. If I’m a woman, it follows that I (a sweaty, 300 pound, balding truck driver) should be allowed to do womanly things, like use the woman’s bathroom and flirt with other men. In fact, let’s set this up! The women’s bathrooms are usually cleaner than the men’s anyway, and I promise to put the toilet seat down
And for the fellas, I’ll put on my prettiest house dress and meet you for coffee when I get back to Houston. I’ll even shave my back for you!
Your article is muchly opinion and not fact. I am the mother of a transexual. My son had a sex change at the age of 19 yrs…that or suicide because he felt so bad and guilty about the way he had secretly felt since 9 yrs old. I would have embraced a gay son just to keep my son. I now embrace the loving and sweet daughter that she has been for the the last 20 yrs. She has a wonderful life, though in the beginning she was sorely persecuted and misunderstood. I think she is the bravest person I know. She has always loved the Lord, as I, who was saved at the age of 8 yrs old. She grew up in church. At 2 yrs old we knew something was wrong. He acted like a girl in all ways, no matter how hard we try to guide him to be more masculine. That was not choice, not a demon! I don’t have all the answers to everything nor does God expect us to..I do know that he expects me to love my child unconditionally as God loves me. She may not be the BEST Christian but she will be forgiven of her sins.
Furthermore, your scripture was written during a certain time in history and is so addressed. You are taking it out of context. Is your wife or daughter going to hell for wearing jeans? Sin is sin in the sight of God. You seem to have made yourself judge. We all have preferences as to what we choose to surround ourselves with in life. I prefer not to see gays being affectionate in public but I also prefer not to see a lot of other things. It doesn’t mean it hate them. We all need to accept what is instead of trying to control what we don’t like…even through scripture.
I do not believe that gays and transgenders always have a choice. No one would deliberately choose to be persecuted the way they are. I do not believe that all of them have demons, though I do believe in the wrath of the Lord and that Satan is working very hard in everyone’s lives at all times. No one has the answer to this issue completely and I am laying mine at the feet of Jesus.
Kathy, what a wonderful and lovingly heartfelt testimony about you and your child. Its obvious that you were able to love her no matter what.. which takes getting out of yourself and recognizing what is real and true.. and that your child had an issue that needed all of you and your attention.. and firstly, your unconditional love. The world needs more loving mothers such as, yourself.
You are being richly rewarded in ways that others cannot imagine.. and will be even more so in the next life. Thank you for being there for your precious daughter.
Blessings!