Dear LFTP: the psychic social worker
- I believe I am psychic; how should I manage that as a soon-to-be social worker?
The reader reads a letter from a soon-to-graduate social worker who believes she is psychic, sees spirits, and asks how to manage her ability with clients, including whether she must report abuse she 'picks up' on. The hosts are unsparing: from the Jesus worldview there are no psychics, and seeing spirits everywhere signals either a serious mental illness, a spiritual problem, or compulsive lying; she should leave the psychic claims at home and just be a social worker. The secular advice encourages her to use her 'gift' as a spiritual helper during interviews. The hosts debate whether a college can refuse to graduate someone who passes all requirements but announces something like this.
More on Demons
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Hard question: can demons repent?
- Can demons — or Satan himself — repent?
A question that came up at church: can demons — or Satan himself — repent? The hosts reason that demons are fallen angels who chose against God in full knowledge, citing Hebrews 2:16 ('it is not angels that God helps'), 2 Peter 2:4, and Jude 6.
From No. 178 · What Are Our Snakes?
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Ghosts, demons, and familiar spirits
- Are ghosts real, and can a deceased relative become an angel?
- What would be the purpose or benefit for demons in impersonating dead relatives?
A long discussion on whether ghosts are real: the hosts' position is that apparitions of the dead are demonic, that 'grandpa Bob' cannot become an angel (angels are created messengers with specific purposes), and that consulting the dead violates Scripture.
From No. 12 · Of Moose and Men
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Spiritual warfare, the demonic, and discernment
The room wants more teaching on spiritual warfare, and the hosts give a measured take: Jesus barely mentions Satan in the New Testament, most 'spiritual attacks' are consequences…
From No. 576 · Get A Dog
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Hauntings, ghosts, and the demonic
A listener comment about haunted houses opens a discussion of ghosts, spoon-movers, and serious demonic activity.
From No. 505 · Because of Fussy and Fuzzy