I just wanted to explain for Matt's benefit that even Christians still sin,
although I'm sure Phil's interpretation of living in sin is different than
that.  When Christians sin it is the exception, not the rule,and (in my
opinion) the Holy Spirit will convict them about it.  Also, not all Baptists
think Pentecostals and Charismatics are demon-possessed. Smile.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Recognizing Demons


>     Matt,
>
> Everyone living in sin very likely has demonic activity in or around their
> life.  True mentally ill people, on the other hand, don't fall into that
> category, in my opinion.  However, some of the most positive people in the
> world have demonic activity in their life and talk to demons all the time
> without knowing it.  For example, I was listening to a world famous
psychic
> on the radio the other night.  I had never even heard of him.  People were
> calling in and asking questions about what he believed.  The bottom line
was
> this, he said, man created God.  I said, wait just a minute.  The Bible
said
> God created man.  He said something else along those lines, reversing and
> saying the opposite of the Bible.  In short, he was calling light darkness
> and darkness he called light.  This man also told callers they could talk
to
> the dead and many other such things.  Also exactly the opposite of
Biblical
> instruction.  I have a friend who has what he calls a guardian angel but
he
> calls it that for my benefit because he knows what I believe it is.
> Otherwise, he calls this presence in his life his spirit guide.  He
refuses
> to even once consider it is a demon spirit.  This, of course, has become
> very common among new age philosophy.  When I was a Baptist, we thought
all
> Charismatics and Pentecostals were demon possessed.
>
> Phil.