Okay, I have some deeply bizarre questions for any Christians out there knowledgeable about the more . . . shall we say . . . esoteric aspects of their faith. (I may have even asked this here before) Specifically, I have a question about selling your soul.

Hypothetically (of course) – if someone did sell their soul, is that automatic eternal (*)(*)(*)(*)ation, or is there anything someone could do to prevent being sent to the Bad Down Under?

And what about possession? Has there ever been a case that hasn’t been disproven?


I think what I’m actually asking is – can someone suggest to me a book or a website or something that can answer the obscure things like this?

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I've never heard of actually being able to "sell your soul." In a somewhat related way, I do believe you cannot lose your salvation (i.e., once you are saved, there is nothing you can do to lose your place in heaven, not murder, nothing) and that salvation is always an option, no matter what your past may have been (i.e. murderers on death row making last-minute confessions, etc.)

As far as possession, I have known people who have professed to believe in it, as do I - I was friends with someone in college whose house, I believe, was posssessed (some weird stuff went down in that place). Unfortunately, this would just come off as heresay - I will look for more concrete resources though.

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Thank you. I appreciate it. I knew possession was part of the belief system (however remotely) but I wasn’t sure about the selling the soul bit. I don’t know if that’s tied to any religion at all. Thanks for the help, Pen!


Would you be willing to tell me about the "weird stuff" that went down? Send me a private message if you like.

This site looked pretty credible...see what you think.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclop...mon_possession

I'll send you a private message - the story is a little long...

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You're stuck with it forever.

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I gave myself to Jesus, but now he never calls.

Some interesting answers, if you're interested...

http://www.dpjs.co.uk/sell.html

Looks like selling it really isn't an option, even to satanists...

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And I really wanted that new Kate Spade bag too!

At Chanctonbury Ring on the Souths Down in the south of England, about half an hour away from me, there is a ring of trees.

Apparently, if you run backwards around the ring of trees seven times at midnight on Midsummer's Eve, the Devil will appear and offer you a bowl of porridge. If you accept, he will take your soul in exchange for your dearest wish.

There is some really weird folklore about Chanctonbury Ring.

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Man, I'd be pissed if all I got out of the deal was a bowl of porridge..but then again the English can be pretty strange...might make for a catchy t-shirt slogan though...

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"I ran naked around this tree in the cold and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" ?

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"Life's a b*tch so I became one" - Rusty in the movie Flawless