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>>705668

First, drop that image immediately

Second, nobody truly knows that. You might garner some insight from church fathers but in the end you're just gonna have to infer stuff.

Isn't that generally a /tg/ thing?

Anyways, your question is vague. Though they are malevolent spirits that abhor God and Mankind. One thing to note is that they are actually powerless so instead they work through deception and trickery.

>>705680

Is it a /tg/ thing? I didn't go there as well D&D isn't really based on Christian thought, maybe the old stuff but certainly not anything in the past 15 years or so. So demons are not in fact powerful? So tempting others to sin is all they really do?

>>705686

Funny enough I tired this on /x/ and got the same response.

Four main sources for you: Summa Theologiae, Q50-64 ("Tour de Summa" and "Reading the summa" are good online explanations if pure text happens to be to hard), Rules for Discernment of Spirits from Spiritual Exercises, Life of Saint Anthony the Great, and any given lecture on the topic by Fr. Chad Ripperger.

>>705693

*Q50-64 and 106-114

>>705683

>So demons are not in fact powerful? So tempting others to sin is all they really do?

Exactly. They operate as much as God and humans allow them (God in terms of simple permission and humans in terms of being retarded enough to believe them and fall into temptation). Even possession happens when human either directly or indirectly allows such thing (again either by temptation, but mostly by living with sinful life).

>>705686

please go away

>>705693

Ah thank you I will look those up.

>>705668

The most trustworthy information comes from the Bible, of course. So gather all the verses that describe anything and everything on demons. Also, search for Derek Prince on YT.

>>705668

"How do demons act?"

They have no authority except what is given to them from above. The tools they employ generally fall under the category of deception and their goal is generally defilement or perhaps more specifically to separate you further from the Lord - to bring you on to their team and use you to further their rebellion against God.

Lying, mocking, slander, gaslighting, and anything similar are the most common tactics because they lack direct control (until their victims grant it) but unless God has gifted one with the ability to perceive their interactions, they are generally an unseen force that is not perceived directly.

Understanding that they don't have any authority over you or your house is an important part of keeping them under foot. Mistakes people make are engaging in behavior that agrees with them (practicing witchcraft, using drugs, narcissistic behavior, sexual deviancy, etc.). Such things are a (spiritually) open door with a neon sign that says "Enter Here."

>>706257

I liked Praying Medic's book Seeing in the Spirit. I found it to have some valuable insights, but generally unless one has some sort of gift or calling that is bringing them into contact with these things its best not to delve too much. It is a road best avoided if at all possible.

>How do demons act?

I'll drop four points off the top of my head.

1) They hate life. I mean, not like complain about it. Not disgusted by it. No one on this board, or any board here, hates ANYTHING in the known universe as much as a fallen angel hates mankind, life, reality itself. They want to corrupt, destroy, burn everything they can.

2) Some of them are smart, some of them are not so competent. All of them have specific functions and specialties, which they could possibly exercise. They can inhabit people to varying degrees of perfection, also depending on the person targeted. They can also mentally harass people.

3) Demons have no form, or no perceivable dimensions. If they had form, you would see enough of them in existence that they could block out the sun.

4) Demons cannot be defeated by man. Only the authority of Jesus Christ can remove them as a threat. God can utterly countermand them without fail.

There's well known exorcists out there, who have serious credentials. I'd suggest you do your research, find out their chops and learn from what they have said. Just to be fair, you probably shouldn't spend all your time thinking about this subject. It's probably not healthy.

You should read the ScrewTape letters by C.S. Lewis, or at least the first few chapters.

https://youtu.be/fFhLvycmdJ0?list=PL9boiLqIabFiwsdA4OSW2JX16SeBaovBL Some screw tape letters. Should help.

>>705668

They wait for you to weaken yourself through sin, then they see an entrance and send you waves after waves of tempations, theny they built a sinful habit in you, reinforce it and then build another one on top of it.

Don't even think about demons. All you need to concern yourself with demons is how to avoid them. Don't think about them, don't give them fictitious names, don't get others interested in them by imploring them in some climactic story. People have a natural interest in demonology, and even what seems harmless may have negative spiritual consequences.

>>705668

imagine a catholic priest.

>fist appearance is nice and friendly

>once you open up to him he gets possessive of you

>inserts his **** into you and your family

>fuucking them up, messing with their lives

>traumatizing them

>It all continues in privacy, unless someone exposes them

>when exposed and rejected, he leaves and gets moved to a new church where continues his work all over

>>710781

>Ah, I've just figured you're from /tg/ and are not a Christian.

Majority of fa/tg/uys are Christian, you bloody autist

They control your thoughts and desires. Meeting a real demon is a pretty good way to lose your belief in free will.

>>710840

No they dont >>705680

Stop blaming your failures on others

>>710842

My failures stem from confusion, not a concerted effort to fail on my part. But I’m pretty unique so that might not apply to most people.