All humans have a desire to experiance the super natural.
Man was created in the triune image of God. That three in one image of man is spirit soul and body.
Our bodies give us existance in the natural world.
Our souls [mind, will, and emotions] give us awarness, so that we may experiance the natural world, and inter act with one another.
Our spirit gives us the ability to commune with God.
Adams fall caused all of man kind to be spiritually seperated from God. And thus caused the spiritual hunger for the super natural.
If one is not reconnected to God threw the shed blood of Christ, then we are open to demonic powers and principalities.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. We must be born again in spirit, in order to have a relationship with our creator. This can only be done threw the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Even though we are a three in one, we are a composit whole. Between the destinctions of spirit, soul, and body; are over laps.
The over lap between soul and body is called the flesh.
The bible calls the over lap between soul and spirit the heart.
The ocult has real power, and under demonic influence, many lieing signs and wonders can be done.
Demonic angels have been around since the beginning. They are privy to a lot of info. They can give a human being the life history of people who lived long ago, and make folks who are mediums believe they are channeling spirits of the dead. That is why the bible condemns this occult practice, because it opens one up to demonic influence.
Part of the definition of grace, is divine influence. the gifts and callings of God are without repentance. Some people are naturally sensitive to the spirit relm. Without Christ, these gifts are under the influence of demonic spirits. Under the divine influence [grace] of God, these gifted individuals edify the body of Christ in the office of a prophit [church].
The problem is that discernment between the false influence of demons, and the divine influence of God are sadly lacking in the body of Christ.
Much of what passes itself off as spiritual gifts in the church, are actually forms of Christian witch craft, and under the influence of demonic religeous spirits [Romans 11:5-8, Galatians 3:1-5 ].
So how can we tell the differance? [Hebrews 4:12]
The Bible tells us in Revelation 19:10, that the spirit of prophecy, is the testimony of Jesus Christ. In John 14:6 Jesus said He is the way, the truth, and the life, and that no one comes to the Father but by Him.
This then, is the litmus test if a gift is under the influence of demons, or the divine influence of God.
A true prophecy will tell you if you are in or out of "the way" of Christ. It will always line up with the "truth" of God's word. It will always bring folks to the fountian head of eternal "life" threw Jesus Christ our Lord.
The devil most asuridly wants to stiffle spiritual gifts among believers. God has not given us a spirit of fear. If the emotional alarm of fear goes off in us, we can be sure that there is demonic activity going on. Satan would like nothing better than to make folks afraid of their spiritual sensitivity, and thus rob the body of Christ from a much needed gift.
The way to combat fear is very clearly laid out for us in scripture
[2 Timothy 1:7-9; James 4:7; Revelation 12:11.]
Recognize fear for what it is. Submit yourself, and the callings and gifts God has given you back to God the Father, threw Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Then with all confidence in the completed work of calvary, you can resist demonic influences, and they must flee before the divine influence [grace] that abides on the true believer who has ceased from thier own works, and are at rest In Jesus Christ our Lord.
If we allow satan to scare us off of our gifts with fear, or allow religeous spirits to take over and control our gifts threw self willed witch craft, then we rob the whole body of Christ from much needed ministry.
Here is a model prayer. Feel free to put it into your own words.
Thank you Father God for the gifts and callings on my life. Thank you Father God for your divine influence [grace] that was released on us
by the sacrifice of the cross. I now surrender all that I am, and all that I ever will be, to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
By the Grace of God, the blood of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit I command all demonic influences over my life to flee.
Thank you Father in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord I pray: AMEN!!!