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Demons and mental problems By John Chopores Some (if, not most) of the mental problems, of the unsaved,
are caused by the direct activity of Satan and his demons! Cf. Mat 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the
same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of
David; my daughter is [1]grievously
vexed with a devil. [The Greek word for "grievously" is
"kakos", it can mean; "miserable, to be ill"]. Mat 17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is a lunatic,
and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
[The Greek word for lunatic" is "seleniazomai" it means;
"to be moon-struck or lunatic"].
Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling
among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Mark 5:4 Because that he had been
often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by
him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. Mark 5:5 And always, night and
day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting
himself with stones. Mark 5:6 But when he saw Jesus
afar off, he ran and worshipped him, Mark 5:7 And cried with a loud
voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most
high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. Mark 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship,
immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out
of the man, thou unclean spirit. Mark 5:9 And he asked him, What is
thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. Mark 5:10 And he besought him much
that he would not send them away out of the country. Mark 5:11 Now there was there nigh
unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. Mark 5:12 And all the devils
besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into
them. Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave
them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the
swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they
were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. Mark 5:14 And they that fed the
swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to
see what it was that was done. Mark 5:15 And they come to Jesus,
and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting,
and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. [You, will notice
that, after, Jesus cast out the demons, the man is in his right mind!]. Mark
5:18 And when he was come into the ship,
he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be
with him. Mark 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered
him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great
things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. Mark 5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in
Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. To deal well with the problems caused by demons, a person
should have the spiritual gift of the discerning of spirits! Discerning of spirits- 1CO 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to
another [2]discerning
of spirits; to another {divers} kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation
of tongues: (KJV) The Greek word for "discerning" is "diakrisis"; it
means "a distinguishing, discerning, judging". So we see that we do
need to do some judging, that of spirits.
But we are not to judge in pride, but while depending on God to help
us. " discerning of spirits--discerning between the operation of God's
Spirit, and the evil spirit" [JFB].
You will notice, that the
Devil, can give visions! Cf. Luke 4:6
And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the
glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give
it. So, we are to test the spirit(s), by the Bible, and the voice of the Holy
Spirit! Cf.1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe
not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because
many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 John 4:2 Hereby know ye the
Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is of God: 1 John 4:3 And every spirit that
confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this
is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and
even now already is it in the world. 1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and
ye know all things. [Some visions are
from God, we need to see if the vision is in line with the Bible]. [1] 3345. metaschematizo,
met-askh-ay-mat-id'-zo; from G3326 and a der. of G4976; to transfigure or
disguise; fig. to apply (by accommodation):--transfer, transform (self); to change.
"from meta (3326), denoting change of place or condition, and schematizo (n.f.), to form, which is from schema (4976), shape, outward form. To
tranform, change the outward form or appearance of something." [CWSD.
PAGES. 972-973.]. Cf. Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was
more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he
said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of
the garden? Mat 4:8 Again, the devil
taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms
of the world, and the glory of them; Mat 4:9 And saith unto him, All
these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. John 13:2 And supper being ended,
the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son,
to betray him; So can different evil spirits, speak to a person. Cf. 2 Chronicles
18:20 Then there came out a spirit,
and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD
said unto him, Wherewith? 2 Chronicles 18:21 And he said, I
will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And
the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and
do even so. Some of the odd voices telling people to do odd and evil things could be
the voices of evil spirits! Maybe even Satan himself! However the good news is that Jesus can heal mental problems! Cf. Matthew 4:24 And his fame went
throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken
with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed
with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the
palsy; and he healed them. And the more people are healed (by the power of God) of mental problems,
the more the fame of Jesus Christ is spread! Cf. Luke 5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad
of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed
by him of their infirmities. [The Greek word for "healed" is
"therapeuo", it means; "to heal, cure, restore to
health"]. We also see that when many people are healed by God, some of them also get
to hear the Word of God! [1]2560.
kakos, kak-oce'; adv. from G2556; badly (phys. or mor.):--amiss, diseased,
evil, grievously, miserably, sick, sore. "from kakos (2556), bad,
evil." CWSD. PAGE. 811.]. [2]1253.
diakrisis, dee-ak'-ree-sis; from G1252; judicial estimation:--discern (-ing),
disputation. diakrisis, "a
distinguishing, discerning clearly, discriminating" [BULLINGER. PAGE.
225.], "judicial estimation" [STRONG'S #1253.].1253 diakrisis {dee-ak'-ree-sis} from 1252;
TDNT - 3:949,469; n f AV -
discerning 1, discern 1, disputation 1; 3 1) a distinguishing, discerning, judging
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