[Magdalen] Exorcism

[Ian Gomersall]

Thank you Arthur, who wrote " I've been in the presence of evil, and was
glad when I could walk away." I have heard many others say something
similar.

I fall back on there being more things in heaven and earth than are in my
philosophy, and trust in God...

Ian


*Ian Gomersall*



On 9 December 2015 at 01:53, Arthur Laurent <ALaurent at npr.org> wrote:

> I believe in the devil and other creatures of pure evil, because I've been
> in the presence of evil, and was glad when I could walk away. This is not
> an intellectual belief (none of my spiritual beliefs are intellectual), but
> is based on personal experience.
>
> James wrote, "...Thinking one can behave their way into heaven is an
> insult to the whole idea of salvation," and I agree. There is nothing we
> can do by ourselves that will get us into heaven. That's why we have Jesus
> as our Advocate.
>
> Of course, some of us are going to take a lot more advocacy than others.
>
> Arthur