Whether or not you believe the stories about demons in the Bible literally happened, they can still teach us something important. Today, lead pastor Josh Scott examines some of the stories about unclean spirits in the book of Mark and explains how those stories reflect the oppression people were experiencing under the Roman Empire. He also challenges us to treat oppression in our world the same way Jesus treated those unclean spirits: calling out the problems we see and fighting to change them rather than blaming the oppressed.

Episode Recap:

The stories about demons in the Bible can teach us something, no matter what you believe about them (0:10)
The stories in Mark were written in a world that was falling apart (4:03)
The writer of Mark calls the spirit “unclean,” not “evil” (9:42)
Don’t get so caught up on whether or not a story’s true and miss the meaning (14:32)
Every element in Mark 5 speaks to the experience of oppression (15:40)
Our job as Christians is to call out and fight oppression in today’s world (24:45)
Jesus looked past the unclean spirits to see the person who needed his help (31:44)


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