Some addictions can be resolved through self-discipline, accountability, and practical strategies, but others seem to resist all human effort, pointing to a deeper spiritual issue.
Addictions involving substances like drugs, alcohol, and nicotine, or destructive habits like gambling and pornography can indicate demonic influence.
But it’s important to distinguish between issues that stem from personal habits and those that involve demonic spirits.
Political violence is a feature, not a bug of progressivism.
Because progressivism is built on top of a Critical Theory lens that sees the world through "Oppressed vs Oppressor" categories rather than a Christian Theology lens of "Right vs Wrong", it trains people to see opponents not as mistaken, but as evil oppressors.
If you believe someone is mistaken, you try to persuade them (what @charliekirk11 did).
If you believe someone is an evil oppressor ("literally Hitler!", "fascist", "existential threat to democracy", virtually everything and everyone is "racist"), you will feel a moral obligation to stop them.
This is why there is radically disproportionate violence emerging on the Left.
The difference between Christianity and other religions...
Imagine this… You’ve fallen into a deep, muddy pit. It’s too slippery to climb out and too dark to see. You need help, so you cry out.
Here is what every worldview says when you’re stuck, and what Jesus does instead:
Islam says: Here are the pillars you need... Pray, fast, give, try harder. Maybe Allah will help if your good outweighs your bad.
Hinduism says: You’re in the pit because of karma. Accept your fate and maybe in the next life you’ll escape.
Buddhism says: Your desire put you here. Detach from the world because enlightenment is the way out.
Judaism says: Obey the Law, keep the Sabbath, and seek forgiveness.
New Age says: The pit is an illusion. Align your energy because you’re already free. Visualize your way out.
Atheism says: There is no pit. It’s all meaningless. You’re on your own.
Christianity says: Jesus shows up. He looks down, sees your helplessness, and says: “I’m coming down.” He climbs into the pit, lifts you out, and takes your place.
That’s grace. Not advice, rules, or illusions. It's a rescue, a substitution. A Savior.
That is the difference between Christianity and other belief systems.
When things get worse instead of better, it exposes why we really serve God. Delays reveal motives. Detours uncover what we could hide during seasons of ease. Do we serve Him because He is useful or because He is worthy?
People who use God as a means to an end usually fall away when the heat turns up. The fiery furnace of hardship destroys that kind of shallow worship.