Questions
Driving evil spirits into the swine (Mk 5:1-21)
(Questions for meditation)
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What was the abnormal behavior of the demon-possessed man? Did he know what he had been doing?
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Have you ever been under the control of the devil without any sense? How was your life in those “evil” days?
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After you believed in the Lord, did you also feel like walking in the valley of the shadow of death in your spiritual depression? How did the Lord rescue you out of your depression?
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How did the man respond to Jesus’ cure? How did you respond to the Lord’s saving grace?
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How did the devil react when he met Jesus? How was the devil different from those who refuse to believe in God? (Psalm 14:1-3)
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Have you ever sensed the devil’s act behind human conflict? How shall you resolve the conflict in such case?
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What kind of attribute did Jesus show in the whole story? How do you see that?
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Why would Jesus fulfill the request of the devil? What did this reflect about his treating the evil spirits?
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Why did the Gadarenes refuse to let Jesus enter their boundary? What sort of people had similar attitude toward Jesus?