18. Enemy in the Classroom
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ENEMY IN THE CLASSROOM The existence of evil spirits is a dread reality, even though some Christians are not sufficiently aware of this fact.
Any true Christian who seeks to expose them will not only be certain of their existence, but will also be very conscious of their activity. To this I can give abundant testimony, as the result of experiences through the years as the teacher of classes in personal soul-winning. The experiences when teaching Spiritism have been varied. At times, I have experienced dizziness to the extent that, humanly speaking, I thought it would be necessary to close that particular class period. At other times, I have felt very faint and about to lose consciousness at any moment.
However, I have always triumphed through prayer and have been able to complete the class session.
One experience is very informative. While teaching one day, my voice kept getting weaker and weaker and it seemed that I should clear my throat in order to continue. To my amazement, every time I tried to clear my throat there was nothing to clear. I continued to teach, praying while doing so, and my voice would get stronger and become normal. Almost immediately afterward it would begin to weaken again and it would seem necessary again to clear my throat. Prayer once more would bring it back to normal. This continued throughout the remainder of the class period. At the close of the class, I walked into the adjoining hall and talked normally without any trouble.
Students have told me that they have experienced opposition when studying the subject. The Scriptures tell us clearly of the reality and activity of demons. Therefore, one should not be surprised when opposed by them.
James F. Harrison [Editor’s note: Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer, founder and president of Dallas Theological Seminary, spoke often to his classes, when they were studying Demonology, of strange experiences he had had when planning to preach on this subject. In one instance the church burned down the night before the announced date of his sermon].
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