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Today's question is, what are marine spirits? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective.

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Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.

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Marine spirits is a phrase used in some expressions of the charismatic faith, and it's associated with beliefs related to demonic oppression and possession.

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So -called deliverance ministries may seek to exorcise marine spirits and other types of evil spirits about which they speculate.

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In most cases, marine spirit is meant as a generic term rather than as a reference to one unique named demon.

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In this way, the term is different from other supposed oppressive spirits, which may be given individual names, such as Jezebel, Leviathan, Absalom, Python, and so forth.

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Even so, Leviathan and Python spirits are sometimes grouped as water spirits or marine spirits.

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Other names sometimes associated with this class are Rahab and even Mermen or Mermaid.

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Those who teach the existence of a special class of marine spirits trace those demons' origins to the great flood of Noah's day.

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Supposedly, the marine spirits live in water and do not feel comfortable being dry. Jesus' reference to the dry places in Luke 11, verse 24, is used as a supporting proof

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Also, the legion that Jesus exercised from the man in the tombs were marine spirits because they caused the pigs to rush into the sea, in Luke 8, verse 26 -33.

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A marine spirit, according to the lore, often comes as a succubus or incubus in order to make a person a spiritual spouse, and they are sometimes called husband spirits or wife spirits.

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Their effect is sexual lust and perversion. Belief in marine spirits is based on extra -biblical information, so there is an extraordinary variety of teaching about what a marine spirit is and what it does.

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Any given deliverance ministry or demon chaser could hold a set of beliefs concerning marine spirits that differ from another.

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It is hard to find consistent teaching about marine spirits or other types of demons within the charismatic movement.

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Scripture gives no reason to believe there is a specific class of demon called a marine spirit, or that Christians today have a specific ability to rebuke or exercise them.

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Whether or not some demonic entity is directly involved in a person's struggle with lust, the

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Bible never addresses the concept of a marine spirit. The remedy for lust and other besetting sins is not to rebuke a marine spirit, but to pray, seek discipleship, and submit oneself in obedience to God.

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It is no use blaming mermaids, speaking to evil spirits, or inventing a new mythology.

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