Understanding of the terms angels and demons as a Christian Melanie Blade Liberty University THEO 104 Understanding the principles of angels and demons as concepts is very much important in the day-to-day Christians’ lives. The biblical angelology presents a close-view in relation to the concepts of angels, demons or even Satan. Without an in-depth understanding theologically of the bible then these principles may be complicated in terms of their understanding. Throughout my course therefore I have found the principles of angels and demons to be some of the most fascinating biblical concepts of which each and every Christian must be on the know in order to live a more realistic and holy life as Christians. This research …show more content…
Over the time immemorial the terms angels and demons have been used biblically to mean good and evil. Angles have been symbolically in the bible been associated with good things. Demons on the other hand symbolizes bad things. For instance, angels have made diversified appearance on the biblical stages. In precision, when an individual Christian decides to give sermons about angels, they will find absolutely nothing in their libraries to discuss. Therefore as Christians it is very crucial to note that the bible gives us a limited information about angels (Kreeft, 2005). Due to this limitations in relation to the biblical postulations on angels, we must be very careful in the conclusions we make in regard to the biblical term angel. We have so little information in relation to these beings. In both Greek and Hebrew, an angel is described as a holy messenger. In the Old Testament the term angel is has been given three terminologies which include; Cherub, the sons of God and Seraphim. These terms referring to angels were generated as a result of the respect accorded the angels by the sons of …show more content…
Scripturally, one will never find demons taking possession of books, buildings, objects or people. Demons specifically are exclusively associated with people, apart from the (Mark 5 and Luke 8) where demons took over a herd of pigs during Jesus ministerial works. Conservatively, it is so hard to take seriously the individual Christians who are pro-demons; and claim to have found demons’ activities based on certain “unwholesome” items in their households (Michael, 2013). The only problem with these demonic related “unwholesome” items is that they are unwholesome. Demons totally have nothing to do with these unproven facts about them. Furthermore, as a Christian, demons are understood in terms of evil deeds; most evil deeds are done by possessed people. In summary, Christianity has been viewed in both the old and New Testament eras as the only way towards righteousness. Doing evil therefore is totally out of question in each and every Christian’s lives. The concepts of angels and demons best describes what is accepted from the son of man in relation to their daily interactional lives with one another. As Christians, we are expected to emulate Christ through the portrayal of angel-based lifestyles and not demonic deeds. A holy and righteous life is the only way in which Christians can in the long-run inherit the kingdom of God (Bowe,