Can Christians Believe in Ghosts?

Gavin Ortlund explores whether Christians can believe in ghosts, offering a biblical perspective that challenges pop-culture ideas while taking the supernatural seriously. Videos Mentioned: Purgatory: A Protestant Perspective: https://youtu.be/YPnNldd9K8c?si=ayQ2EUFqei93kwxY A Christian View of Stars (This Will Surprise You): https://youtu.be/pey9uQna2U4?si=Ua61ve7XvFx5Lfak The Night Tolkien Convinced C.S. Lewis of Christ (The Power of Myth): https://youtu.be/fEZ8ahKcVFM?si=zI56Ifmnebbk3w0A Satan: Everything You Need to Know in One Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTk0LfDrfko Articles Mentioned: https://www.christianpost.com/news/how-many-americans-believe-in-ghosts-spells-and-superstition.html https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/angelic-fall-theodicy-in-dialogue-with-tolkien-augustine-and-aquinas/ Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ MY ACADEMIC WORK: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truth-unites DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: https://discord.gg/MdTt6d5PVs CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Christianity-Makes-Sense-Mysteries/dp/0310182204/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/What-Means-Be-Protestant-Always-Reforming/dp/B0CNFFP6LK/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Makes-Sense-World-That-Doesnt/dp/1540964094/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Retrieval-Evangelicals-Need-Future/dp/1433565269/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-Hills-Die-Theological/dp/1433567423/truthunitesbo-20 https://www.amazon.com/Retrieving-Augustines-Doctrine-Creation-Controversy/dp/0830853243/truthunitesbo-20 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Defining "Ghost" 04:07 - Is There a Supernatural Explanation? 10:10 - Don’t Be Enamored by Demons 11:10 - Don’t Be Afraid of Demons 13:00 - Closing