Orthodox Paranormal Belief

Orthodox Paranormal Belief is based on Christian paranormal belief where 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.

Orthodox paranormal belief is this 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.

Orthodox paranormal belief is 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.

Orthodox paranormal belief is it is 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.

Christians believe in the rite of exorcism to rid those possessed by evil spirits of said evil spirits This rite must be performed by an ordained priest who is specially trained for this purpose.

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 Orthodox Religion, refers to the Orthodox Catholic Church and more commonly is referred to in English speaking countries as the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is the world's second largest Christian Church, estimated to number 225 million members.It is considered by its adherents to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles almost 2,000 years ago.

The Church is composed of several self-governing ecclesial bodies, each geographically and nationally distinct but unified in theology.

Each self-governing body, often but not always encompassing a nation, is led by a synod of bishops whose duty, among other things, is to preserve and teach the Apostolic and patristic traditions and related Church practices.

As in the Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox bishops trace their lineage back to the Apostles through the process of Apostolic Succession. It is believed that Apostolic Succession also requires Apostolic Faith, and bishops without Apostolic Faith, who are in heresy, are no longer considered to have Apostolic Succession.

Orthodox Christians believe that the ultimate goal of every Christian is to become like God, to love perfectly, to become Like Christ within Jesus Christ. This process is called theosis or deification.

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