{"id":35396,"date":"2024-05-10T08:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=35396"},"modified":"2024-05-10T08:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T12:31:00","slug":"dog-the-bounty-hunter-discusses-witnessing-demonic-possession-and-gods-faithfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/05\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-discusses-witnessing-demonic-possession-and-gods-faithfulness.html","title":{"rendered":"Dog the Bounty Hunter Discusses Witnessing ‘Demonic Possession’ and ‘God’s Faithfulness’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After years of being a bounty hunter and exposing himself to the depths of human depravity, Duane Chapman, better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, is confident of two things: spiritual warfare is real, and so are redemption and hope through Christ alone. The 71-year-old New York Times <\/em>bestselling author and TV personality told The Christian Post, \u201cI have arrested and seen men that would do terrible things to little children as young as 6 months old. That is demonic possession. That is evil at its max. It\u2019s not, \u2018He was drunk,’ \u2018He was a bad guy.\u2019 No, that stuff grows and grows; they keep doing worse and worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cYou flip a coin on the other side, and if there is that much evil \u2014 and we all know there is, just look at the news \u2014 then there\u2019s got to be supernatural power and that much good. Even an atheist believes that. I try to explain what that supernatural power is and how to tap into it and live a happier life, knowing that you\u2019re going to Heaven. I say, \u2018What if I\u2019m wrong? And what if there is no God, and your soul just dies? You live and learn and die and forget it all? What if that happens?\u2019 Then, oh, well. But what if there is a God? And what if the Bible is the Word of God? What if that\u2019s real? And you may not believe in Hell, but you\u2019ll be there five minutes, and you will. The Bible says it\u2019s written in everyone\u2019s heart that there\u2019s a God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chapman\u2019s faith has caused a shift in his mission over the years, from capturing fugitives to reaching out to the marginalized and spiritually lost. \u201cI’ve arrested over 10,000 fugitives in my career, but I’m more famous for the backseat ride and the conversations that happen there,” he said, referring to his efforts to turn criminals towards faith. Chapman’s desire to share Christ’s hope with the lost compelled him to write his third and latest book,\u00a0Nine Lives and Counting: A Bounty Hunter\u2019s Journey to Faith, Hope, and Redemption<\/em><\/a>. Written with his wife, Francie, the book focuses not only on his escapades as a bounty hunter but also on his deep spiritual journey and the personal challenges he has faced over the years, from being in a motorcycle gang and incarcerated in the \u201870s to becoming a widely-known TV star.<\/p>\n