Lee Strobel

I don't believe it happens to Christians, because we are, by definition, indwelled by the Holy Spirit, so we can't be indwelled by a demon at the same time. But Satan can hector us, he can harass us. And that's why we want to, as the Bible talks about, put on the full armor of God to protect ourselves from that through understanding and reading the scriptures, through prayer and so forth.

So yeah, that's a good example of what I call a rule, but it's a... an action we can take to cast out the demonic as Jesus did in his ministry. So that would be a good example. But I think sometimes, you know, it's hard to... to draw a line between what can be a superstitious belief versus what's a biblical belief.

So yeah, that's a good example of what I call a rule, but it's a... an action we can take to cast out the demonic as Jesus did in his ministry. So that would be a good example. But I think sometimes, you know, it's hard to... to draw a line between what can be a superstitious belief versus what's a biblical belief.

So yeah, that's a good example of what I call a rule, but it's a... an action we can take to cast out the demonic as Jesus did in his ministry. So that would be a good example. But I think sometimes, you know, it's hard to... to draw a line between what can be a superstitious belief versus what's a biblical belief.

And so I can look at that and say, is casting out a demon in the name of Jesus, is that a rule that God approves of? Yeah, because we have examples in scripture of Jesus casting out demons and we want to do that in his name. But if you tell me that, oh, if you wear a crucifix around your neck, that it will ward off the demonic, I don't see that in Scripture.

And so I can look at that and say, is casting out a demon in the name of Jesus, is that a rule that God approves of? Yeah, because we have examples in scripture of Jesus casting out demons and we want to do that in his name. But if you tell me that, oh, if you wear a crucifix around your neck, that it will ward off the demonic, I don't see that in Scripture.

And so I can look at that and say, is casting out a demon in the name of Jesus, is that a rule that God approves of? Yeah, because we have examples in scripture of Jesus casting out demons and we want to do that in his name. But if you tell me that, oh, if you wear a crucifix around your neck, that it will ward off the demonic, I don't see that in Scripture.

So I always go back to, is it in the Bible? Can I trust it? That gives me a plumb line. It gives me something that I can speculate about other stuff, but that's just me speculating. What does that really matter? I think the Bible has more weight than that. What version of the Bible do you read? I read several.

So I always go back to, is it in the Bible? Can I trust it? That gives me a plumb line. It gives me something that I can speculate about other stuff, but that's just me speculating. What does that really matter? I think the Bible has more weight than that. What version of the Bible do you read? I read several.

So I always go back to, is it in the Bible? Can I trust it? That gives me a plumb line. It gives me something that I can speculate about other stuff, but that's just me speculating. What does that really matter? I think the Bible has more weight than that. What version of the Bible do you read? I read several.

I think it's healthy to read several sometimes to get a different, a little bit translation difference. I like the NIV. That's my publisher, also publishes that version. It's a great version. The ESV is a good version. The new King James version is a good one. The new, what's it called? The... Oh, NLT, the New Living Translation. That's a really good translation.

I think it's healthy to read several sometimes to get a different, a little bit translation difference. I like the NIV. That's my publisher, also publishes that version. It's a great version. The ESV is a good version. The new King James version is a good one. The new, what's it called? The... Oh, NLT, the New Living Translation. That's a really good translation.

I think it's healthy to read several sometimes to get a different, a little bit translation difference. I like the NIV. That's my publisher, also publishes that version. It's a great version. The ESV is a good version. The new King James version is a good one. The new, what's it called? The... Oh, NLT, the New Living Translation. That's a really good translation.

So what people have to understand, though, is there is a difference between a Bible translation and a paraphrase. So a translation goes back to the original as best we have them, the existing documents in the Greek and in the Hebrew, and translates those into modern language that we can understand. That's a translation.

So what people have to understand, though, is there is a difference between a Bible translation and a paraphrase. So a translation goes back to the original as best we have them, the existing documents in the Greek and in the Hebrew, and translates those into modern language that we can understand. That's a translation.

So what people have to understand, though, is there is a difference between a Bible translation and a paraphrase. So a translation goes back to the original as best we have them, the existing documents in the Greek and in the Hebrew, and translates those into modern language that we can understand. That's a translation.

There are also things like a thing called the message, which is a Bible, but it's a paraphrase. It's a well-educated Christian scholar who kind of, puts it in vernacular that maybe we can understand better, and maybe he takes a little liberty with it, and that's okay because it's consistent with what the Bible says.

There are also things like a thing called the message, which is a Bible, but it's a paraphrase. It's a well-educated Christian scholar who kind of, puts it in vernacular that maybe we can understand better, and maybe he takes a little liberty with it, and that's okay because it's consistent with what the Bible says.

There are also things like a thing called the message, which is a Bible, but it's a paraphrase. It's a well-educated Christian scholar who kind of, puts it in vernacular that maybe we can understand better, and maybe he takes a little liberty with it, and that's okay because it's consistent with what the Bible says.

So there's a difference there, and I encourage people to use a translation because that is staying true to what was originally written as best we can determine it. By the way, talking about, I want to give you a little anecdote because we talked at breakfast about numbers and how numbers can be really interesting sometimes. And you know, it's very commonly said that the number of Satan is 666.