The story of the demonized boy (Mark 9) can be understood as a motif of postmodernism. The father of the demonized boy confessed, “I believe, help my unbelief.” This is the cry of postmodernity. We want to believe, but we find it difficult to believe, or to know what to believe.
Healing is Resisting the Devil
The human story begins with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden where they were living in fellowship with God. But they were not alone. Also living in the Garden was a serpent. In the ancient Mesopotamian world, the image of the Serpent was associated with evil – Satan, or the Devil. Continue reading “Healing is Resisting the Devil”