Nicene, I've already watched you use this reasoning once. Frankly, I don't know if angels are spirits. Does it say in the bible they are? Now, you're reasoning doesn't work anyway because the angels that didn't fall would be made of the same stuff fallen angels are, so how does that make fallen angels demons, who you're assuming are spirits in the first place? There was my original point. The fact that you're thinking fallen angels are spirits does not make them demons. I mean, they may well be demons, but that reasoning doesn't make them demons.
But if fallen angels are evil (As you yourself agreed they were), and if they are also spirits (Assuming they are spirits, frankly), wouldn't it be logical to conclude they are evil spirits?
We do know that God is spirit, but God is also Good. I never stated that because Satan is a spirit, that he somehow has the same nature as God; I honestly don't know why you inferred that from anything I stated previously. Let me clarify what it is I intended to say about spirits in the first place, by using a physical model instead.
For example:
(1) Humans have physical bodies
(2) Some humans rebel and sin against God
(3) Some humans are obedient to God, and they have also accepted His Son Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
(4) Therefore, not all humans are evil [Through the grace of God]
Likewise, although Satan and Fallen angels, like God, are spirits, I never implied they possessed the same nature of God (no one does for that matter). Rather, I should say, there are many angels, like humans, who choose to be obedient to God. If indeed those good angels are spirits, would we not call them 'good spirits'? To the contrary, if fallen angels are also spirits, would we not call them 'bad or evil spirits,' considering we have already established fallen angels are evil for rebelling and sinning against God? Mind you, the qualities of good or evil natures are not denoted by beautiful or hideous forms, but by the character of one's nature. Many claim that Satan is the most beautiful of all angels, but those who make that claim, also state he is the most vile.
This is what I have gathered so far:
(1) You accept the premise that fallen angels are evil
(2) You also (or at least should) accept the definition of the word "demon" is: "evil spirit," as this is the literal Greek to English translation of the word "demon"
(3) You deny and/or question the validity of whether or not angels, fallen or otherwise, are spirits
(4) Therefore, you have concluded fallen angels are evil, but until it has been established they are spirits, you would not classify them as evil spirits.
I am seriously past the point of discussing my views on this any further with you, as I feel as though my discussing this with you has been perceived as argumentative. It is not my intention to argue -- if that is how my communications have come across -- but I do enjoy discussion. Yet it seems at this point, I have only upset you with everything I have said. But I really would like to know, what is it you think demons are? I want your honest opinion, and please explain why you have reached that opinion.
Grace and Peace!
