2007-06-28 10:15:10 · 8 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The association with the demons cast out by Christ and the seven deadly sins is a later development (Middle Ages, I think, but don't quote me.) It comes around the same time that Mary Magdalene was conflated with the "woman afflicted of seven demons", the seven demons supposedly being the seven deadly sins, to build up the Church's association of the Magdalen with sexual incontinence.
The "demons" are more often referred to as "wicked and unclean spirits", but there is never any indication as to why, with the exception of the ones cast into the swine which made the afflicted self-injure.
Most of the demon "lore" comes from later iterations of the Church, not the text of the NT itself. The association of demon possession with sexual behavior and provocativeness, as well as "deviant" sexual behavior such as homosexuality, is a phenomenon that postdates the Gospels by multiple centuries...a result of a neat tautology that since aberrant behavior is caused by evil spirits, evil spirits cause aberrant behavior as a way to force a soul into sin.
2007-06-28 10:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by parcequilfaut 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible doesn't really elaborate on that, but, my guess is no. There are many kinds of demons. I'm pretty sure that some of the 7 that he cast out of Mary Magdaline may have been sexual demons, since she was a prostitute, but, as far as any other, I couldn't guess.
2007-06-28 10:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by byHisgrace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the demons he cast into the swine had anything to do with sex.
2007-06-28 10:17:43 · answer #3 · answered by Me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't say. And demons are demons, just what they try and get the people to do are different.
2007-06-28 10:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by Biz 8 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
all were cast out... im sure all demons have some sort of sexual perversion, or other reasons why they were cast out....
2007-06-28 10:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by nevrasleep 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which time? He be castin' out Demons like every single day!
2007-06-28 10:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by panthrosbulge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um...i didnt realise there were multiple types of demons...
....the stuff you christians come up with...
you guys have to lay some sort of guidelines for interpreting your bible...cause youre getting weirder every day.
2007-06-28 10:17:57 · answer #7 · answered by johnny.zondo 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
yes we were...leave us alone...it brings up bad memories
2007-06-28 10:18:22 · answer #8 · answered by Oberon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋