#187892 - 06/14/10 07:23 PM
Who are these spirits?
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flicka
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1 Sameul 16:23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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1 Kings 22:20And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
22And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
23 Now therefore, behold, the Eternal hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Eternal hath spoken evil concerning thee.
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#187893 - 06/14/10 07:50 PM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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This is a very grey area I think and probably has had many bible scholars puzzled through the years though I have never heard these scriptures discussed before. God is a being beyond our understanding, I think siince He also has a death angel on His staff(remember the angel who went through Egypt slaying all the firstborn of the Egyptians down to even their animal off spring, I think)to force egypt to turn His people loose from slavery. I have heard of lying spirits and prophets who spoke lies so they may have been tools God used to work with the early mankind. My opinion. God even used Lucifer in His control of man. Remember Job? We should just shake our head whenmen try to lock God in a box of rules he can understand. No one can understand God but Those of the Trinity equal to Him. Godsays He is love and He says that all things will work together for good for those who love Him and that is all we have to understand.
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#187894 - 06/14/10 08:49 PM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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Paul I
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From what I understand when Satan became who he is he had a legion of angels at his command. Over the centuries Satan was accused of nearly everything that was bad. 100,000 people were murdered as witches in Europe and then people thought maybe Satan wasn't responsible according to the History Channel.
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#187895 - 06/14/10 08:57 PM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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We should just shake our head whenmen try to lock God in a box of rules he can understand.
I so agree.
No one can understand God but Those of the Trinity equal to Him.
Those of the Trinity are not equal to Him. So it is written...
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#187896 - 06/14/10 08:59 PM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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flicka
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then people thought maybe Satan wasn't responsible according to the History Channel.
The devil made me do it is sooo 70s!
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#187903 - 06/15/10 08:24 AM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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Even in the New Testament, Jesus cast out evil spirits from people. Debilitating mental illness or demonic possession? Perhaps they are the same thing.
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#187908 - 06/15/10 11:13 AM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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flicka
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Debilitating mental illness or demonic possession?
Neither. "An evil spirit from God"...
How unfair can this whole deal get?
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#187911 - 06/15/10 12:50 PM
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Could God be that great if we understood everything about Him? Lke an ant eyeballing a man and knowing everything about him. For one thing man is locked in dimensions and so far cannot cross over or get out..he is locked into the sweep of time. God is above all of that and as for physical size (of course God is spirit, not physical, at least according to the bible)how big and powerfulwould you need to be to create the immensity of the universe and bodies populating it?
Good thing we don't know everything and considering our brains size and limitation, we never could.
Paul
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#187912 - 06/15/10 02:29 PM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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Could God be that great if we understood everything about Him?
But what we do "know" about Him is pretty disturbing. One reason I dislike Bible "study" is that is causes me much more doubt than understanding.
I have never heard these scriptures discussed before.
Neither have I and I don't have to wonder why. Having been raised in the Lutheran church & educated in parochial school, we were discouraged from questioning verses such as these. The answer was always the same 'God is greater than our understanding'. Why are contradictions in the Bible always dismissed away in this manner? I think it's because to confront these contradictions would force us to reevaluate our concept of God. And, that can't happen.
Like the concept of a 3-in-1 God. I was taught that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit were equal parts of the whole. According to Jesus, this isn't true. But, when I would raise the point during Bible study...oops! Another question that is beyond man's scope of understanding.
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#187914 - 06/15/10 03:01 PM
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My thoughts on the trinity is that God the father is supreme. As long as the Son of God or the Spirit of God is resident within the Godhead they are all equal but when the Son moves away from the Godhead he becomes subservient as does the Holy Spirit when He moves away from the Godhead. The Godhead or supreme God is always the highest in command. The Son and Holy Spirt are always subservient to God the Father but they are all of one mind and purpose so for the most part they are all near equal. My opinion.
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#187916 - 06/15/10 03:21 PM
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The Son and Holy Spirt are always subservient to God the Father
It doesn't seem that Jesus thinks that...there's something highly special about the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
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#187917 - 06/15/10 03:24 PM
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The Old Testament view of God is much different than the New Testament view. I'm not sure the OT makes a difference between "demonic" and "God sent" - God created all, including free choice which can lead to evil, therefore, even if it is recently from Satan, it is originally from God. But I think God controls even the evil spirits but again, because of the free will stuff, they can choose to remain evil.
I believe there are distinct differences in a spirit from Satan and one from God. God is love and compassion, Satan is fear and hate. If it is an evil spirit it is, by definition, of Satan.
I believe the "evil spirit from God" was not sent by God but rather originally created by God prior to becoming evil.
God gave David the power through music to cause the evil spirit to leave Saul.
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#187918 - 06/15/10 03:31 PM
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The Son and Holy Spirt are always subservient to God the Father It doesn't seem that Jesus thinks that...there's something highly special about the Holy Spirit. Matthew 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
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#187919 - 06/15/10 03:53 PM
Re: Who are these spirits?
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Then how do you explain statements like this?
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Luke 18:19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone."
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It appears Jesus is pointing out an inequality between Him & the Father.
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#187925 - 06/15/10 05:16 PM
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That may be because He was away from the Godhead when He made that statement.Because Jesus was also human that made him belonging to the created side of things at that time and not devine as God is in heaven. But He had very powerful connection to the Father that no one else had.
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