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To: SonOfDarkSkies

Demons can possess a person without his consent.


27 posted on 05/15/2010 11:02:49 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand
That's not my understanding!

Could you please elaborate (great topic BTW).

29 posted on 05/15/2010 11:21:18 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself... - D.H. Lawrence)
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To: firebrand
My understanding is that, for possession to occur, a verbal, emotion, intellectual, spiritual agreement or contract must be reached. Such a contract may also be reached implicitly by action taken ("contractual consideration").

Anything other than this would violate the basic but universal "law of free will."

This position is supported by many, many discussions with theologians, priests, and ministers and by writers on the topic of possession and exorcism like Malachi Martin (Hostage to the Devil) and, to a lesser degree, Scott Peck (People of the Lie).

That said, it is possible that something, some exception, has been overlooked.

30 posted on 05/15/2010 11:40:04 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself... - D.H. Lawrence)
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