Our physical bodies and our God given nature drives us in the direction of temptation. Our lives are a test that addicts are failing.
Let me explain:
God created Adam and Eve. By giving them a will, God gave them the choice to sin, or not to sin. Adam and Eve disappointed God by sinning, disobeying him by eating the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This was called the fall.
After the fall, man lived naturally, as a sinner. God created us, and loves us in spite our sins. He wants us to do what is good for us, but he cannot do it for us. He gave us a will to do it ourselves.
Then, a woman named Mary lived perfectly. God chose her to carry his son, Christ Jesus. Christ was born, lived innocently and perfectly, taught God’s word, and was crucified for it. He suffered and died for the sins of man. (This basically means that man murdered the son of God because man is a sinner; man cannot be perfectly forgiving like God. Man sins. God does not. That is what separates us from God.)
We can embrace God and live like Mary and in Christ Jesus (Adam and Eve Version 2.0) and all the saints, or we can live in sin. God knows us and knows how difficult it is for us not to sin, but he is merciful. He doesn’t want us to sin, but he forgives us when we do (as long as we ask for it).
Because we are sinners by our nature, our physical bodies and physical minds are susceptible to the temptation of sin and pleasure. This earthly temptation is not without some deserved enjoyment, however. God knows that life is tough, especially after the fall. Earthly temptation is God’s test for our nature, just like it was for Adam and Eve, except that now, we have Christ Jesus to follow.
Like with Adam and Eve, temptation has a voice.
It can sound like our voice in our heads, but this is a demonic voice.
As children, we are innocent. Innocent souls are easier for demonic voices to prey upon, and our parents protect us if they are not preyed on—or fooled—by demonic voices themselves. Innocent souls do not yet suffer the consequences of frequent use of temptation. Their young bodies only know the pleasure of enjoyment.
Pleasure and enjoyment are not inherently sinful. For example, sex is an act of love and procreation, and extremely pleasurable. However, God has laws for sex's sacredness and our will and thirst for pleasure exclusively can help us to violate and ignore these laws. Though sex is beautiful, wonderful and meaningful, it can still be done in sin. It can be corrupted.
Temptation can corrupt anything. Thus is life before, and after, the fall.
This demonic voice begins covertly, as a subtle suggestion. One more drink couldn’t hurt, it says. One more really can’t hurt, the budding addict agrees, thinking he is agreeing with himself. He is pushing the limits his body has set for himself, and giving in to the temptation. More temporary pleasure.
The next time, the addict’s body has a higher tolerance. The demon suggests more alcohol, to feel the same pleasure they felt the first time.
The demon is a reverse salesman. He wants the addict to seek him his soul. The more an addict drinks, the more their body craves, the more of their soul they sell to the demon.
Necessities of life (sex and food) can be pleasurable, and demons latch onto thee necessities and invade the minds of men—naturally susceptible to sin—and tempt them into indulgence.
Selling a soul isn’t like selling a car. It takes 'demonyears' to successfully “buy” a soul from an unsuspecting addict. In the meantime, the addict is giving the demon years of their temporary life on Earth to feed the addiction that the demon has tempted him with.
When an addict tries to stop their addiction, they malfunction. They are trapped by the demonic voices in their head. The voices that incessantly suggest partaking in the temptation. That is the only way to quell the voices. The body doesn’t help either; the body knows the pleasure of the temptation, and influences the mind. A demon trained addict will resort to the temptation of substance abuse during any times of weakness. Their soul has been sold for the temporary pleasure of the substance.
An addict becomes fully possessed when think they cannot live without their addiction. Their mind—when it is not afflicted with the temptation—becomes a swirl of voices incessantly suggesting pain relief by substance consumption. They become a slave to the substance in their temporary life on Earth. The demons have made another sale to the devil in the afterlife.
Man can seek forgiveness from God, and remember to use his will to avoid temptation, even in moments of weakness. He can take inspiration from the saints and live virtuously. The addiction has sapped the strength of his will, but his will has the potential to be as strong as God’s if he accepts it...
Demons exist everywhere, but God is inherent in our conscience. Our conscience is our first tool for resisting demonic possession.
God created Adam and Eve. By giving them a will, God gave them the choice to sin, or not to sin. Adam and Eve disappointed God by sinning, disobeying him by eating the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This was called the fall.
After the fall, man lived naturally, as a sinner. God created us, and loves us in spite our sins. He wants us to do what is good for us, but he cannot do it for us. He gave us a will to do it ourselves.
Then, a woman named Mary lived perfectly. God chose her to carry his son, Christ Jesus. Christ was born, lived innocently and perfectly, taught God’s word, and was crucified for it. He suffered and died for the sins of man. (This basically means that man murdered the son of God because man is a sinner; man cannot be perfectly forgiving like God. Man sins. God does not. That is what separates us from God.)
We can embrace God and live like Mary and in Christ Jesus (Adam and Eve Version 2.0) and all the saints, or we can live in sin. God knows us and knows how difficult it is for us not to sin, but he is merciful. He doesn’t want us to sin, but he forgives us when we do (as long as we ask for it).
Because we are sinners by our nature, our physical bodies and physical minds are susceptible to the temptation of sin and pleasure. This earthly temptation is not without some deserved enjoyment, however. God knows that life is tough, especially after the fall. Earthly temptation is God’s test for our nature, just like it was for Adam and Eve, except that now, we have Christ Jesus to follow.
Like with Adam and Eve, temptation has a voice.
It can sound like our voice in our heads, but this is a demonic voice.
As children, we are innocent. Innocent souls are easier for demonic voices to prey upon, and our parents protect us if they are not preyed on—or fooled—by demonic voices themselves. Innocent souls do not yet suffer the consequences of frequent use of temptation. Their young bodies only know the pleasure of enjoyment.
Pleasure and enjoyment are not inherently sinful. For example, sex is an act of love and procreation, and extremely pleasurable. However, God has laws for sex's sacredness and our will and thirst for pleasure exclusively can help us to violate and ignore these laws. Though sex is beautiful, wonderful and meaningful, it can still be done in sin. It can be corrupted.
Temptation can corrupt anything. Thus is life before, and after, the fall.
This demonic voice begins covertly, as a subtle suggestion. One more drink couldn’t hurt, it says. One more really can’t hurt, the budding addict agrees, thinking he is agreeing with himself. He is pushing the limits his body has set for himself, and giving in to the temptation. More temporary pleasure.
The next time, the addict’s body has a higher tolerance. The demon suggests more alcohol, to feel the same pleasure they felt the first time.
The demon is a reverse salesman. He wants the addict to seek him his soul. The more an addict drinks, the more their body craves, the more of their soul they sell to the demon.
Necessities of life (sex and food) can be pleasurable, and demons latch onto thee necessities and invade the minds of men—naturally susceptible to sin—and tempt them into indulgence.
Selling a soul isn’t like selling a car. It takes 'demonyears' to successfully “buy” a soul from an unsuspecting addict. In the meantime, the addict is giving the demon years of their temporary life on Earth to feed the addiction that the demon has tempted him with.
When an addict tries to stop their addiction, they malfunction. They are trapped by the demonic voices in their head. The voices that incessantly suggest partaking in the temptation. That is the only way to quell the voices. The body doesn’t help either; the body knows the pleasure of the temptation, and influences the mind. A demon trained addict will resort to the temptation of substance abuse during any times of weakness. Their soul has been sold for the temporary pleasure of the substance.
An addict becomes fully possessed when think they cannot live without their addiction. Their mind—when it is not afflicted with the temptation—becomes a swirl of voices incessantly suggesting pain relief by substance consumption. They become a slave to the substance in their temporary life on Earth. The demons have made another sale to the devil in the afterlife.
Man can seek forgiveness from God, and remember to use his will to avoid temptation, even in moments of weakness. He can take inspiration from the saints and live virtuously. The addiction has sapped the strength of his will, but his will has the potential to be as strong as God’s if he accepts it...
Demons exist everywhere, but God is inherent in our conscience. Our conscience is our first tool for resisting demonic possession.
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