There is the so-called demon of doubt, of anger, of overindulgence, of drunkenness, laziness and so on. The choice is to be free by submission to Christ (cf. So he got into the boat and left., Luke 8:37, NIV, great fear [KJV] thoroughly frightened [Phillips]gripped with great fear [NASB]. In this context, however, he insists that legion has nothing of its usual Roman military overtones, but is the designation of numerous powers which oppose themselves to Jesus as the embodiment of the power of God. Lane, Mark, fn. The religious rulers hated Jesus for exposing their hypocrisy and feared the consequences His actions might have with Rome, but they were not afraid of Jesus as a Person. May 2017 Acts 5:1-6). Have you even been in a service where the Spirit of God was moving and felt fear? Afraid of Jesus | Reformed Bible Studies & Devotionals at Ligonier.org xii. The Truth is Jesus is a safe Person Who loves them, values them, wants their best and will never force Himself on them. They had been unable to control these two men [Luke only mentions one man, but Matthew tells us there were two]. Spam. Some today have given demons far more than their due by blaming demons for every malady of mankind. If Jesus had that kind of power, then He could not be controlled. No! This was a region east of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River. The before and after descriptions of the demoniac reveal that he was a totally different person under demonic influence. We will examine two incidents -- the stilling of the storm on the sea of Galilee, and that which follows immediately, the healing of the demoniac. September 2020 Known as the Judas Iscariot of Gnosticism for revealing that which is not to be revealed. Commentator R. C. H. Lenski states: The distance of these cities from the lake is immaterial for the narrative since this deals with the region that is near the lake and not with the vicinity of either of the cities to the lake.. Holy Communion From the Chalice Reintroduced in the UK: What About the US? But then also Christ will triumph, and finally put an end to the evil one and all his powers of darkness (Rev. Immediately, as this weary group disembarked from the ship, they were met by what appeared to be a madman. 16, x. Norval Geldenhuys, Commentary on the Gospel of Luke (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1951), p. 174. Evil is self-defeating in the end.