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I am currently studying the Gospels in a New Testament class at BYU. Something that struck me immediately was the account in Mark 1 of when Jesus casts out a devil in a Jewish synagogue in Capernaum. The fact that an "unclean spirit" attempts to stir up trouble, as Jesus is teaching and those listening are astonished, is surprising. It seems to me that a account of a devil actually speaking out is rare in the Bible - but it is evidence that Satan does exist, something that many people seem to... Read More
On 25 August 1844 Parley P. Pratt published a little story in the New York Herald entitled "Joe Smith and the Devil." In this story the devil happens upon Joseph, and they have a pleasant conversation. The devil is insisting to the Prophet that he, the devil, is happy to support all creeds, systems, and forms of Christianity, of whatever name or nature; so long as they leave out... Read More
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