Pseudo-sin three: thinking a negative thought
On the third pseudo-sin — thinking or speaking a negative thought — the hosts distinguish intrusive thoughts from sin: Proverbs 18:21 on the power of the tongue means thoughts should be tested against truth, not given free voice; they riff on catastrophic thinking, depression ('pull the plug'), a TikTok pastor's 'don't be an idiot' clip, and the article's warning that treating thoughts as having innate power 'is a cornerstone of occult thought,' which lands one host in the joke bucket of 'warlock.'
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Is the devil after you? Oppression versus circumstance
- Is the devil after you — can evil spirits focus effort to disrupt your life and work?
Asked for context on the docket question, one host describes his and his wife's sense of being attacked from all sides — finances, vehicles, family — while stepping into what they believe is God's path, and asks whether it's the enemy or just life.
From No. 525 · Asking AI Lamech
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Has anyone been demonically misled? Framing the discernment question
- Have you ever been demonically misled or spoken to by Satan?
- How can you distinguish God's voice from Satan's voice?
Before reading the list, the hosts ask whether anyone has felt demonically misled: one argues Satan is subtle, taking things God would use and putting a small twist on them;…
From No. 492 · Show Me The Toes
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Is yoga spiritually dangerous for Christians?
- Is yoga spiritually dangerous for Christians?
A host notes that self-help books borrow the Sparta elements and that he prays during yoga, which raises the old objection that yoga is an eastern spiritual danger.
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Hosts respond: boldness, the Fust household's encouragement struggle, and powers-and-principalities prayer
- What would a week look like if you went all in with bold faith?
The hosts respond to Boova's message, musing on what a week would look like if they went 'all in' with bold faith — the same mundane week, but with the fruit of the Spirit.
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