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To: daniel1212
Another good article for my "favorites" file. Thanks.

I have a family member who suffers from delusions of grandeur, paranoid schizophrenia and other mental health problems. He is and has been convinced for years that he is Elijah the prophet and that he will replace "God the Father Almighty" and be the new god. He said "people" have told him this through a "transceiver" implanted in his brain as well as the "voices" he hears. There is nothing I can say that helps him. When I show him in Scripture what the Bible says about Elijah and Almighty God, his response is, "You can't believe everything you read in the Bible.". I don't see whole lot of difference between him and some of these self-proclaimed prophets and saviors. It's just like Jesus warned us - MANY would come in his name and try to deceive people away from the truth. Some of it is because of pure evil from the Devil and some are just people seriously mentally ill who really believe what they say. Thank God we have the Scriptures to lead and guide us! Those who ignore the Bible are sometimes sitting ducks for the craziness out there.

94 posted on 11/17/2012 10:46:17 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: boatbums

Yes, that is sad, but let God be true and every man a liar.


95 posted on 11/18/2012 5:35:51 AM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: boatbums
"That's why I am so thankful for the Bible. It is the one infallible and objective authority we can turn to and trust..."
"Thank God we have the Scriptures to lead and guide us!"

I like the cut of your jib bb!

98 posted on 11/19/2012 4:14:48 AM PST by mitch5501 ("make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things ye shall never fall")
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