Someone has interest in demonology, how to address it?
Q: My (unsaved) husband bought a book on demonology. It arrived in the mail and he opened it. Horified, I don’t want this in our house. I told him how I feel and he it completely unphased, I don’t know why to think or do, I prayed that the book would be out of stock, I prayed it would get lost in the mail but today it arrived on my front door step, I feel sick. I prayed over the book and asked that God use this as an opportunity to pull my husband, but I don’t know what to do. Advice?
A: If its biblically based and youve got a biblically focused pastor who approved it, its fine. We need to know the enemy. Satanology is the study of Satan and demons; fallen angels. Its a help to daily spiritual warfare They cant do anything God doesnt allow.
Study up on the Armor of God and Spiritual warfare. 😊
If its garbled goop evil book written by Satanists then no. I would want to get rid of it, cuz it will lure him further into sin. Those unsaved are technically Satan followers if not children of Satan (since he created sin and its entrance in Eden, so all born in sin are following after their father). But theres a better approach, cuz trashing it will cause marital strain and isnt useful to Bible based convos. (&You'd want him to toss it himself).
As one in the sin nature, he already lives by Satanists motto "do whatever you want to". They just don't all take it to super evil extremes (evil deeds that horrify most folk). Just sinners doing what sinners do.
Since unequally yoked, you'll have to minister to him, instead of him being the spiritual leader of the home.
You could bring up the fact that if Satan exists, so does God, for God created that angel before he fell, and he like we have a purpose, but "only we" have an opportunity to be saved from Hell, & restored to being image bearers of God, in right relation & fellowship with Him. Then share the Gospel [Vid here] with him, and call him to Christ.
I also would go ask your pastor what a good book on study of Satan is, to give to your husband too, so he reads a biblically based one. Even if you leave it on the coffee table. It will give you a new opp to bring up the topic and discuss the above.
You could also go to him after getting it, and tell him youre sorry if anything you said on the concern over the topic of evil and Satan wasnt said in a way that fostered a good convo, and that you got a book on the topic as it ties to spiritual warfare, and you'd like him to read it after you... and have a convo on it.
Then avoid things in the convo he says thats not biblical or goes down a evil Satanic focused route (stuff in his book), but you stay focussed to keep it on the biblical side in convo (what your book reveals in truth), actively maneuvering the convo to keep it there (in biblical truth)...and to lead the convo to the Gospel. That's the goal.
Look over what the back side of his book says, take a pic of it too. To get an idea, and the publishing company name. Go to gptchat and ask it about it. (*since theres many false Christianity out there that gptchat has been fed, & to ensure what you ask it aligns with Biblical Christianity...) ask gptchat this "looking at Title of book by name, and the back cover info (pic), if someone you know was reading this, & concerned you, tell me what the book is about,& based on a Reformed biblical perspective how could you have a convo about it, the topic, and swing it over to a Gospel convo". That will give you some idea of its contents, the deceptive things taught in it, how to biblically address it. But, also... then...
Talk it over with your pastor & his wife in a counseling meeting up, noting hes unsaved and has that book. And ask for ways to use this to have biblical truth & gospel convo. And try to role play it with them so youre armed well, and can handle the convo irl with your husband.
Pray before each of these things, and after each of them. And then if he doesnt turn his life over to Jesus, keep looking for opps. At least he will respect that you had a convo with him on this, kept a patient, loving, caring (and non emotionally driven) attitude during it. He will likely respect you for that, but also be considering what you said. After all... you confused him or mingled truth in with what he read so hes not only just taking in the demonic stuff of a book written by unsaved people, (you've thrown a wrench in Satan's plan to get him going deeper in sin and satanism, by introducing biblical truth). That what (you said) will be what he thinks about too.
Prayers for his salvation.
If he gets saved, it will be a great testimony to share, and he can have that kind of convo to speak on because of it. It & you both can biblically educate folk on these topics, show how all unsaved are partaking in it even when its not actively spoken about, and how the Gospel saves, transforms and restores every fallen human back to God, thru Jesus.
God bless
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