I have wondered why Jesus answer to the disciples' question of why had they failed was because the evil spirit could only be driven out by prayer. Your answer makes sense. The disciples thought they had the power, that they were powerful rather being only a channel, conduit, of the power Christ and His Holy Spirit. They forgot to include Jesus thru prayer.
You're right, this Bible passage doesn't really make sense: "This kind can only come out through prayer." OF COURSE, the disciples were praying; that's how they drove out demons.
The passage starts to make sense when you know that two words were cut out (by whom, I'm not sure)... because it originally read, "This kind can only come out through prayer AND FASTING."
As a rather conspiracy-minded person, I'd have to ask why something THAT crucial would be removed from this passage. (Some Bible versions still keep it in the footnotes, and it's well known that exorcists often fast before tough sessions) Personally, I think that Satan's minions just don't want people to know what really works in exorcizing demons. I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like to me.
I have wondered why Jesus answer to the disciples' question of why had they failed was because the evil spirit could only be driven out by prayer. Your answer makes sense. The disciples thought they had the power, that they were powerful rather being only a channel, conduit, of the power Christ and His Holy Spirit. They forgot to include Jesus thru prayer.
You're right, this Bible passage doesn't really make sense: "This kind can only come out through prayer." OF COURSE, the disciples were praying; that's how they drove out demons.
The passage starts to make sense when you know that two words were cut out (by whom, I'm not sure)... because it originally read, "This kind can only come out through prayer AND FASTING."
As a rather conspiracy-minded person, I'd have to ask why something THAT crucial would be removed from this passage. (Some Bible versions still keep it in the footnotes, and it's well known that exorcists often fast before tough sessions) Personally, I think that Satan's minions just don't want people to know what really works in exorcizing demons. I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like to me.