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Confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh...	Catherine	Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Question: In a previous post you mentioned to test a spirit with the question: "To be on the safe side I would ask the spirit you are talking to if he is from God and if he "confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh". Those exact words are important. If this is a spirit or angel of God the answer will be unhesitatingly, "Yes."" What is the significant meaning of this question? I mean, does a legitimate thing of evil believe that Jesus did not come in the flesh? Would it be prudent to ask a series of questions to test the position of an entity? Isn't a truly evil entity easily capable of lying trickery or deception? Would you be able to recommend other questions as a method of testing a spirit? I am not personally interested in speaking to spirits, but very recently I have been hearing voiced thoughts not my own, to which I have now assigned to the "ignore that" category. But I also hear Catholics on radio and television say that God can and will talk to us in prayer and otherwise with a very tiny voice, and sometimes I wonder if it is God and I keep rebuking him or his messengers because I am afraid of the devil. What do you think?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Catherine: The passage in question is 1 John 4:2-3: By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. This passage is actually talking about false teachers. St. John was probably thinking of the Gnostics who did not believe in the Divinity of Christ. While this passage may be talking specifically of false teachers, it provide us with a principle to test not only false teachers but also evil spirits. Neither a false prophet nor a demon will "confess" that Christ came in the flesh. There is a difference between "believing" or knowing and "confessing". I know that communism exists and believe that communism is a major force in the world, but I do not "confess" communism, that is, I do not promote it or have faith in it or practice it. Demons know that Jesus Christ exists and that He is the Second Person of the Trinity and that He came in the flesh. They know this and can say they believe this is true, but they will not confess this. To confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is to do more than just believe that it happened. To confess this is to "believe" in the mission of Jesus Christ, to proclaim that mission and its reality, and to accept it. Demons will not proclaim the reality of that event since the reality is that Christ coming in the flesh marks the defeat of Satan and his minions. Demons, being creatures of intense pride, like some people, are not likely to admit their defeat. I know a witch. She is a lesbian and has a lover living with her. After talking with her for a while she admitted that she does see that Jesus Christ did come in the flesh. That He is the Son of God. She knows this is true, understands it to be true, but nevertheless refuses to confess it -- to proclaim the mission of Jesus and the significance it means for her soul. She can't confess it for to do that would mean she would have to admit that her homosexual relationship is sin and that her witchcraft is sin. She did not want to do that or admit that, so while she believed that Jesus was God come in the flesh, she refused to make confession of that fact. So, can a demon "believe" that Jesus is God come in the flesh? Yes. But, a demon is not going to "confess" that Jesus is God come in the flesh. As for the voices you are hearing, God will not force this upon you. Tell God that you do not want these voices. If you still hear the voices then you can know they are not from God. Now if they are not from God, where might they be coming from? Possibility #1 is that they may be planted in your mind from demons. Possibility #2 is that the voices are a result of a psychiatric issue. The first step is to tell God that you do not want the voices. Step two is to seek psychiatric evaluation if the voices persist. If the psychiatric assistance does not help, then we may explore the demonic possibility. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh...

Catherine

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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In a previous post you mentioned to test a spirit with the question:

"To be on the safe side I would ask the spirit you are talking to if he is from God and if he "confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh". Those exact words are important. If this is a spirit or angel of God the answer will be unhesitatingly, "Yes.""

What is the significant meaning of this question? I mean, does a legitimate thing of evil believe that Jesus did not come in the flesh? Would it be prudent to ask a series of questions to test the position of an entity? Isn't a truly evil entity easily capable of lying trickery or deception? Would you be able to recommend other questions as a method of testing a spirit?

I am not personally interested in speaking to spirits, but very recently I have been hearing voiced thoughts not my own, to which I have now assigned to the "ignore that" category. But I also hear Catholics on radio and television say that God can and will talk to us in prayer and otherwise with a very tiny voice, and sometimes I wonder if it is God and I keep rebuking him or his messengers because I am afraid of the devil. What do you think?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Catherine:

The passage in question is 1 John 4:2-3:

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.

This passage is actually talking about false teachers. St. John was probably thinking of the Gnostics who did not believe in the Divinity of Christ. While this passage may be talking specifically of false teachers, it provide us with a principle to test not only false teachers but also evil spirits. Neither a false prophet nor a demon will "confess" that Christ came in the flesh.

There is a difference between "believing" or knowing and "confessing".

I know that communism exists and believe that communism is a major force in the world, but I do not "confess" communism, that is, I do not promote it or have faith in it or practice it.

Demons know that Jesus Christ exists and that He is the Second Person of the Trinity and that He came in the flesh. They know this and can say they believe this is true, but they will not confess this.

To confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is to do more than just believe that it happened. To confess this is to "believe" in the mission of Jesus Christ, to proclaim that mission and its reality, and to accept it. Demons will not proclaim the reality of that event since the reality is that Christ coming in the flesh marks the defeat of Satan and his minions. Demons, being creatures of intense pride, like some people, are not likely to admit their defeat.

I know a witch. She is a lesbian and has a lover living with her. After talking with her for a while she admitted that she does see that Jesus Christ did come in the flesh. That He is the Son of God. She knows this is true, understands it to be true, but nevertheless refuses to confess it -- to proclaim the mission of Jesus and the significance it means for her soul. She can't confess it for to do that would mean she would have to admit that her homosexual relationship is sin and that her witchcraft is sin. She did not want to do that or admit that, so while she believed that Jesus was God come in the flesh, she refused to make confession of that fact.

So, can a demon "believe" that Jesus is God come in the flesh? Yes. But, a demon is not going to "confess" that Jesus is God come in the flesh.

As for the voices you are hearing, God will not force this upon you. Tell God that you do not want these voices. If you still hear the voices then you can know they are not from God. Now if they are not from God, where might they be coming from?

Possibility #1 is that they may be planted in your mind from demons. Possibility #2 is that the voices are a result of a psychiatric issue.

The first step is to tell God that you do not want the voices. Step two is to seek psychiatric evaluation if the voices persist. If the psychiatric assistance does not help, then we may explore the demonic possibility.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.