Puritanboard Freshman
As I read this I see that it is the father who describes it as demon possession. It is also the cause of a dispute between the scribes and Jesus disciples.
I can't help wondering if this is a case of epilepsy and if the scribes perhaps recognising this (even vaguely) had set up the disciples for an exorcism.
Eoghan
member,Thurso Baptist Church
Scotland
specialist subject: Creationist Genetics (Bottleneck effect of the Ark)
interests: holiness (practical theology)
member of Biblical Creation Society (available as a guest speaker in the far north of Scotland)
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If the boy did not have an unclean spirit, Christ is a liar (9:25). Therefore he must have had an unclean spirit.
Fred Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX)
Christ Church Blog
"The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle)
Puritanboard Freshman
Yup
Last edited by Eoghan; 11-03-2009 at 10:13 AM. Reason: error on my part
Eoghan
member,Thurso Baptist Church
Scotland
specialist subject: Creationist Genetics (Bottleneck effect of the Ark)
interests: holiness (practical theology)
member of Biblical Creation Society (available as a guest speaker in the far north of Scotland)
:eek:
On Jesus' word, it must be a genuine case of demonic possession (cf. Mark 9:28-29 ). Epilepsy could be a symptom.
Austin Williamson
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San Marcos, TX
Let us, then, as we would show ourselves to be godly, keep close to the rule of worship, and in the things of Jehovah go no further than we can say, 'It is written'.
~Rev. Thomas Watson, The Godly Man's Picture
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