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Well dont fuss around in Gods will for the World. You have no authority over Gods plans and you will not receive it so let me give you some news, until the world is destroyed and the judgement over.. there will be demons raisin hell.
All you can do is go against any forces that stand in the life of you and people close to you.
God will not let you raise above him and do that what you want. The last one who conquered God fell. Who exalts himself will be humbled, who humbles himself will be exalted.
Dont rebell against Gods word and will, you will fall hard
Lynn
Still woman, but no lady.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Rom. 8:28
Lynn
Still woman, but no lady.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Rom. 8:28
Hi Jimbo,
You acknowledge that some of your suspicions may cause unrest so you should be prepared that some here may have doubts about your post.
I would like to say that you need to remember that we all can be deceived at times and it's God and His powerful word that keeps us on the right path through the power of the Holy Spirit who works in us.
It's not clear what you mean about good spirits and bad spirits, but I'm assuming you mean there are God's angels and Satan's angels that are evil spirits and also called demons. And of course angels abide in God's realm (heaven) and the demons reside in Satan's realm (this world).
I would like to know where you are receiving all this information about demons from? One of the most powerful enemies of our soul is our flesh, our old carnal nature. That's the emphasis God has written in His word.
There are demons that can harass us, entice us to sin. But God says in His word to draw near to God and He will draw near to us. We are to resist the enemy and He will flee. When we draw near to God, there's no place for Satan and his demons. They must flee in the name of Jesus. Jesus triumphed over Satan. Read Colossians 2.
The voice telling you to be envious, jealous or greedy could simply be the lust of the flesh that you must die to. You're to put off the old man and put on the new man. Our old way of life with its evil desires we are to reckon as dead because we died with Jesus and were raised with Jesus as a brand new man, a new creation in Christ.
But also, when we give place to the enemy, we do allow him to speak to us. Stop listening. So if you've given place to satan, repent and be cleansed and stop doing whatever it is you did to give the enemy place in your life.
Also, we all are tempted by the enemy, but we can say no. We can resist him. Be strong in your faith, greater is He (Jesus) that's in you than he (satan) who's in the world.
Ezekiel 18:23 Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord God, “rather than that he should turn from his ways and live?
so if people do not have free will, then it is God's will that monsters rape babies and terrorists drive trucks over children
the problem, is an incomplete understanding of the will of God, predestination and other doctrines
again, don't blame God for the poor choices people make
why did Jesus say, for example, you refuse to come to me to have life (John 5:40)
He did not say 'it is God's preordained executive orders that you refuse to come to me'
Calvinism does not work ... it is a lop sided view of scripture
when satan wants you dead your dead he wont stop at nothing till he gets what he wants and he can do it.
remember mob had thousand of demons and i know from my own experience that the demons in side one man can protect him by apearing as your friend to make you blame others befor you blame the person who is possessed,. there cleaver and the fact that they can take up the form of people your friends means they have super natural powers that are far more advanced then you or i and its easy to be decieved as you wouldnt think your best friend would lie to you..
2 timothy 2: and they may come to there sences of the snare of the devil having been held captive by him to do his will...
which means possession and sinning whilst in his snare which as you know a snare is a trap that animals can not flee from there is no escape from satans angels and aldults may be more knowledgable and spot it but children will be more mislead and even killed by the snare of the devil as Gods detests this i fear this sin would be high on satans agenda.
i think God is powerless to destroy satan and never will as he would of allready if he could and we all need to find the truth.
While demons are real, what you describe is in no way biblical.
You need to seek professional help.
Mental health helplines - Stress, anxiety and depression - NHS Choices
It's kind of hard to understand you as I am guessing english is not your first language but in the spiritual realm yes there are both good and evil however what you describe about your friend is not demonic possession it's something called human nature we are argue and even attack and kill each other.
We don't need satans help to do great evil we humans seem to be pretty good at doing that by ourselves, this is not to say that the enemy doesn't have his hand in things but most of the time when we can try to blame it on the devil it's really our doing as humans. And I don't know if your friend is a Christian or not but there are rules even and especially in the spiritual realm and especially with possession.
A spirit cannot simply take any body they choose they require permission of sorts, firstly if a person has the holy spirit in them the demon cannot enter because only one spirit apart from our own is allowed inside a vessel unless of course a demonic spirit makes home there then that spirit can call several spirits to join them but that would require a very powerful spirit to call that many.
A spirit can enter a person when a door is opened, many would say it's sin but it's not that simple other wise a spirit could take any body they please which they can't. For instance they require an invitation of sorts like an ouija board for instance, when a person seeks out a spirit using methods such as that they are opening a door of invitation I was lucky and was spared this when I tried the ouja board in my youth but not everyone is so lucky. anther thing to be careful of is being arrogant and straight up challenging the devil, I used to watch this pastor doing live videos and I don't what he was thinking but in his fiery preaching he said I dare the devil no I double dare the devil to attack this vessel of God and the instant he did that the cross on his wall went flying and he was stunned and lost color in his face for like five minutes and then stopped his live streaming.
But regardless of who is possessed they can only be possessed if they allow permission and demons know this so often times they need to be sneaky and trick the person into giving it even if it's under the guise of being courageous in God. It doesn't matter if a believer cannot be possessed challenging any kind of spirit is a door you never want to open because once you do it may not be so easy to close
Last edited by Blain; January 8th, 2017 at 03:53 PM.
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When the hearts of God and a child of his make that special intimate connection a wondrous power is born and a flame ignites that can never be put out
Jesus knew more than anyone of us-Love hurts
The strongest among you may not wear a crown
Just think..... this thread would have died if nobody challenged it..... jus' sayin'.