Priest Issues 'Red Flag' Warning About Mike Johnson Remarks

https://www.newsweek.com/priest-red-flag-warning-mike-johnson-remarks-1868284

"A good spiritual director will tell you that insights you feel are coming from God, which are usually subtle, must be carefully tested and weighed," Martin wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. "One red flag for spiritual directors is, 'Then God said this.' Not everything that pops into your head during prayer is from God."

Fr. James here refers to a very well-known notion that one should be VERY careful about these types of visions, voices or messages, including during prayer, and certainly not seek them out. Voices purported to be from angels, saints, or even from God. They could stem from pride and be either self-delusions or demonic influences. This is what Eastern Orthodox tradition calls "prelest'", spiritual delusion. This is very dangerous, as people in prelest' perceive themselves as very virtuous and therefore won't repent. Cure for this is just what the priest suggests here: working with an experienced spiritual director, usually a priest, using sacramental Confession and prayer. I don't know, folks, I think Fr. James has MikeJo pegged here.

 

Why would it matter what denomination MikeJoe is? Demons wouldn't deign to talk to a Southern Baptist?

 

I would guess that the lord likes to communicate with Southern Baptists through demons, especially if the Southern Baptist was in congress. I mean wouldn't it be too dangerous for an angel?

 

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Divide and rule, this is his tactic.

 

Could be. Did you know Aleister Crowley? Some people thought he was the Devil.

Seriously, not quite British, in this case. "Divide et impera" - divide and rule, is sometimes attributed to Julius Caesar - and yeah, he did conquer Britain. I rather think he retained his Roman citizenship, though.

Actually, the first person known to use the phrase was Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great - only he said it in Greek. You'll meet him on the Wiki page below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_rule#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley

 

But it IS good advice for basically anyone with a spiritual life. Be cautious about any sort of "revelation".