Charismatic Paranormal Belief

Charismatic Paranormal Belief is based on the beliefs as professed in the Christian bible as a part of christian paranormal belief.

It is stated, that is forbidden that believers attempt contact with malevolent spirits that pretend to be spirits of the dead, as stated in Deuteronomy 18:11 and that the dead should not have contact with the living as stated in Luke 16:19-31.

As described in the Christian New Testament paranormal contact may be noted in the form of signs, miracles, wonders and may include the speaking of tongues or languages, interpretation of tongues, healing and discernment of spirits.

This differs from the belief of main stream Christians who believe that contact results in contact with spirits that are not of the dead but malevolent spirits which are deceitful and pretending to be such and as such are commanded by Satan and are named as demons, evil spirits and unclean spirits.

It is believed that these spirits are familiar with the recent dead and is the reason why they have knowledge with intimate name details, places, situations and circumstances. In the bible this is referred to as a familiar spirit, Isaiah 29:4.

It is believed by Christians that the plan of demon spirits to become interested in all that they do especially the wonders they seem to b e able to perform and thus affect people and move them away from their relationship with God.

Often those interested in the paranormal including ghosts and end up experimenting with other activities such as Ouija boards, tarot cards, astrology, fortune telling etc. The search for spirituality often results in delving deeper into the occult which results in an ever increasing downward slope into the occult.

As stated in the bible it is believed that Satan will have then "blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2 Cor. 4:4).

Christians believe in God and in the Devil and believe that God is stronger than the Devil

God created everything that is perfect, and anything that Satan created is not perfect. It is quite clear then that sin itself would have been created by Satan, and not God, it is also then quite clear that God can do anything-God is perfection. God is love.

The charismatic movement surfaced early in the two churches that are most hierarchal and sacramental in their organizations and in churches where priests have monopolized the church. This movement was also referred to as neo-Pentecostalism and emerged in the 1960s and increased in the 1970s but have since backed off.

The church shares with Pentecostals an enthusiastic and experimental practice to religion. In particular they share a belief in “baptism of the holy spirit” and the “gifts of Spirit” such as speaking in tongues, healing and prophesy.

The charismatics still seek to establish themselves as a revitalizing force into the mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic churches.

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