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Pride.

The demons satisfy their earthly lusts and never ask them to repent. They hold up the worshipers' illusion that he's already perfect and therefore is entitled to sex, money, power, etc.

God's Truth smashes these people's delusions and cause them pain, therefore they're in revolt against Him.

>>577481

fpbp

>>577481

This is my problem with it all. Seeing as they worship demons, that means they believe demons exist, that means they believe God exists. Don't they realize that what they are doing will grant them a one way ticket on the Hell Express?

>>577484

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>>577489

They've become so deluded that they think there's a way to win against God. This is what pride can do to people.

Humility is the cure.

>>577493

Wow. Thanks orthobro.

>>577489

Often too they believe that the demon they are worshipping is God and good and that the God of the Bible is evil.

>>577493

Humility is the prime factor in restoring awareness. Not because it demonstrates the will to be benevolent through empathy, which should be honored when balanced. Humility is the answer to overcoming imperfections in the ego. It allows the self to be analyzed and eventually realized, which is a great virtue in life. There are unfortunate numbers of those alive today who are unwilling to sense that.

A friend once explained to me that ego is an acronym, short for Edging God Out. To edge out the divine connection we have with The Lord, and in doing so begins the funnel effect from largest importance to the smallest in what we decide to abandon, including life and eventually humanity itself, for no one could ultimately stay sane when harboring demons for long.

>Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say 'lo here!' or 'lo there!', for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

As within you the Kingdom of God exists, so too is Jesus also there within the Temple. Prayer is the meditation that is spoken, meditation is the prayer that is lived. Demons also dwell within the mind, deconstructing virtues and warping values that commonly lead a person to insanity based on attachment to God through the spirit within.

One of the greatest strengths we fail to acknowledge the full potential of is faith. Belief fuels thoughts into formation and thus manifestation. It can be shifted easily, for it is baseless. The most devout may shout that they believe in Jesus, and this in part is a key in how faith operates. Faith alone is very important to work on, for it allows our connection to be strongest. It does not necessarily need belief, for belief is able to be perverted, thus counteracting faith. With strong faith can there exist a sturdy foundation for which belief to extend upon. Belief needs arms in place to continue standing, which are principles and virtues, non-uniform in nature but are not easily understood. It takes discipline to master knowledge, which can be applied to create understanding. Understanding can be practiced, displaying the integrity of the knowledge gained, and ultimately becomes wisdom. The problem with wisdom however is its merit held towards objective truth. Does this wisdom also apply in favor to the teachings of Jesus?

Anyway, here's rambling. FPBP describes it well.

Most people I've met into witchcraft, satanism, the occult, etc. are convinced that God is just one powerful spirit among many. He's not the omnipotent being that He wants you to believe He is. They believe in the spiritual realm, but don't believe in the account given in the Bible. Heaven and Hell and God and the Devil is just a story woven by a single powerful spirit. They usually believe that other spirits can give them other, tangible benefits and that they don't have to worry about all that biblical stuff.

This view is quite prevalent on /x/. This belief is woven into meme magic and tulpas and whatnot. The reason the Christian God-spirit is so powerful is that he's been meme'd into a powerful spirit by widespread belief. However, as belief in Him wanes, so does His power.

The demons promise to do favors, or use their spiritual powers to make them look amazing, they worship them because it works, but it's has hidden dangers.

>>577489

A lot of them like to think God either doesn't exist or is just another demon with good PR. Frankly though these people don't care about cosmological concerns like that, they just like to 'discover their true self' with the demon serving as their role model of sin.

>>577584

/x/tards piss me off so much.

>muh Jesus is the demiurge

>muh Jesus is the devil

>muh cuckstianity

The New Age Movement started all of this steaming pile of horseshit.

>>577820

/x/ has become complete garbage. I don’t know where else to go to discuss spiritual tier stuff though.

>>577593

>"Jesus Christ, the son of the true God, who came to earth and has died and resurrected and shall come a second time to free the Earth from sin, come to my aid!"

I’m tempted to try and say this just in case, but I’m scared I might accidentally lose some talents.

>>577478

They believe in a romanticized version of demons, so folks don't believe that they're a malevolent force. You can blame animu and western media for the myth of a good demon.

>>577939

Literally anywhere besides a Sri Lankan bronze sculpture bulletin board.