Stupid things religious people say

[Pat Mustard]

People today are so obsessed with rationality and reality that they ignore angels and demons, allowing darkness to infiltrate their lives and suffer from diseases that angels could cure. That is why we need to change our society, beginning with the educational system, so that we start paying attention to the supernatural.

Pastor Breaks Down Why Christians Simply Can’t Ignore Angels and Demons: ‘We Have Emasculated the Gospel’

Allen Jackson, pastor of World Outreach Church in Tennessee, is on a mission to get people thinking more deeply about angels, demons, and the supernatural.

“The most important part is imagining that there are spiritual forces that are impacting your life today without any question,” he told CBN News.

The preacher said there’s been an obsessive move toward rationalism since the Enlightenment — one that has led too many to lose touch with the “spiritual dynamic.”

Jackson said angels are pivotal to the Gospel narrative, serving a primary purpose to help people understand what’s unfolding.

“The whole Gospel story can’t really be understood apart from the angelic involvement,” he said. “Gabriel [who] goes to visit Zechariah is the opening narrative for the story of John the Baptist, and Gabriel going to see Mary and Joseph, the angels that ministered to Jesus after his temptation in the wilderness, the angels that ministered to him in Gethsemane as he’s preparing.”

“It seems to me we’re more willing to trust in a presidential election than we are in the beings that God has made available to us,” he said.

Jackson said some people might avoid the supernatural for fear it feels strange or weird. There’s also the element of uncertainty around issues like healing, which could further spark reluctance among some to fully engage in related conversation.

“I think we have emasculated the Gospel,” he said. “And we’ve been doing it in our formal education systems, and I had the privilege of studying in some celebrated academic settings, but most of them were pretty faithless.”

Jackson said people have to be comfortable realizing Jesus himself clearly believed in angels and demons — and modern scholars shouldn’t be afraid of it.

“We have to be willing to walk this out and live like we believe the Bible is true,” he said.

https://www.faithwire.com/2025/05/19/pas...he-gospel/

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