New Testament 117

New Testament 117

 

Healing of the demoniac
A medieval illustration of Jesus healing a demon-possessed man

 

Matthew 12:22-30

Mark 3:22-27

Compare 9:32-34; Luke 11:14-15, 17-23; John 7:20; 8:48; 8:52; 10:20

 

I’ve written in the past about what I call “New Age anti-Mormonism.”  It’s the sort of anti-Mormonism associated with such zany madcaps as Ed Decker and Bill Schnoebelen.

 

New Age anti-Mormonism is more than a little crazy, but, in a way, I respect it.

 

Why?

 

Because it recognizes that some elements of the story of the Restoration are very difficult to explain away naturalistically and, still unwilling to accept the claims of Mormonism, forthrightly appeals to a supernatural (albeit demonic) account.

 

Just as the critics of Jesus did, according to these passages.

 

There’s integrity in this response.  It’s nuts, but it’s consistent.

 

 


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