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1 Samuel 16:14, ''But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.''

1 Samuel 16:14, ''But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.''

In the [[New Testament]], Jesus cures the illnesses of various people by casting posessing demons from them.

In the [[New Testament]], Jesus cures the illnesses of various people by casting possessing demons from them.

Matthew 4:24: ''...they brought unto him'' [Jesus] ''all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy...''

Matthew 4:24: ''...they brought unto him'' [Jesus] ''all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy...''

==Modern views of demons==

==Modern views of demons==

More liberal-leaning prostants tend to either ignore or explictly reject the existance of demons. The Catholic Church still claims demons exist and actively try to corrupt humans into sinful behavour, but has reduced the significence of this element of doctrine and no longer performs exorcisms.

More liberal-leaning protestants tend to either ignore or explicitly reject the existence of demons. The Catholic Church still claims demons exist and actively try to corrupt humans into sinful behavior, but has reduced the significance of this element of doctrine and no longer performs exorcisms.

More conservative prostants, espicially those of evangelical denomination, see demons as one side of the constant struggle between Good and Evil - an army of darkness under the command of Satan, the natural counterpart to the army of Light formed of angels and under command of God with humans, posessing free will, caught in the middle. In this view, demons are believed to operate in secret in order to corrupt and influence individual humans in order to ensure they turn away from Christ. For some examples of this, see the works of [[Jack Chick]].

More conservative protestants, especially those of evangelical denomination, see demons as one side of the constant struggle between Good and Evil - an army of darkness under the command of Satan, the natural counterpart to the army of Light formed of angels and under command of God with humans, possessing free will, caught in the middle. In this view, demons are believed to operate in secret in order to corrupt and influence individual humans in order to ensure they turn away from Christ. For some examples of this, see the works of [[Jack Chick]].

==Demons in fiction==

==Demons in fiction==

Demons are, by definition, evil. This moral unambiguity makes them usful antagonists in TV series such as [[Chamed]], as the 'good guys' can kill demons without either moral dilemma or proof of guilt for any specific crime.

Demons are, by definition, evil. This moral unambiguity makes them useful antagonists in TV series such as [[Chamed]], as the 'good guys' can kill demons without either moral dilemma or proof of guilt for any specific crime.