Michael P. Walther
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Collinsville, Illinois
September 8, 2019 to October 20, 2019
Atheists deny the existence of spiritual evil. All evil is blamed on bad politics, lack of education, or economics, etc. Christians sometimes ignore the role of evil in life or make too much of it. Jesus taught us to pray, "Deliver us from Evil." Such an important prayer is needed because of such a serious reality.
1. The Origins and Existence of Evil
4. Christian Resistance to Evil
5. Demonic Possession and Oppression
6. Evil in C.S. Lews' Screwtape Letters
7. Martin Luther and the Devil
This paper by Darrell McCulley presents a Biblically balanced pattern for the diagnosis, exorcism and pastoral care of victims of demonic possession. McCulley was a student at Concordia Seminary when he wrote this.
Terri and Jeff Blasingame prepared this list of Scriptures that teach us about the reality of evil and particularly how we battle against it.