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21 | believers "slain".... | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 11898 | ||
Do you have some scripture to back this up? (I realize this is an old one on here, but I just saw it.) The only scriptures that I usually hear anyone use to try to prove it's a biblical thing for believers to be "slain in the spirit" are 1)Acts 9:4 “Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Up to this point Saul was not "saved" but was the persecutor of Christians. He “fell to the ground” before being "filled with the spirit" as shown in Act:s 9:17. Acts 9:17 “And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said “Brother Saul, the Lord who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” John 18:6 “Then --- when He said to them, “I am He.” --- they drew back and fell to the ground.” The soldiers with Judas who were unbelievers, “drew back and fell to the ground”. And Revelation 1:17 "And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last'." That verse does not say that John did anything in the spirit, nor that God did anything to make him fall, but simply that he fell to Christ's feet apparently in fear --- since Jesus told him not to be afraid. So I would appreciate any scripture than you have that would prove believers were ever "slain in the spirit". Another question pertaining to this subject. Why would one who has died to self (born again of the spirit) (and was filled with the spirit) need to be "slain (killed) in the Spirit" by God? This strikes me as something that is similar to "holy laughter" and the recurring reverence for angels these days. |
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22 | Could you be more specific | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 11895 | ||
Does a person owe truth in every situation? If a man breaks into someone's house, kills the man, then asks the woman if they have any children, is she obliged to tell him "yes" realizing that quite probably he will kill them all? Is it sin against God to possibly protect others in a situation like this by saying "no"? And does that mean that those who hid the Jews during the WW, were sinning against God? In these cases, telling the truth WOULD/COULD bring harm to someone else. Question. Abraham told a half/lie (Gen.20:2)and had Sarah do the same (v.5) for his own self-preservation(v.11). Then Abimelech took Sarah, which was not wrong in those days apparently(v.6-7). Unless I'm missing something, Abimelech is the only one that got in trouble. I don't mean to second guess God, but to me Abraham was the MOST wrong because he did this for purely selfish motives (v.11). According to your idea that lying is always sin, then Sarah also was sinning in submitting to her husband in telling this half/truth and attempting to protect him. And Abimelech was more so the injured party in that situation. Yet God rewarded Abraham with silver, land, and possessions which were basically taken from Abimelech. It would seem that God did justify Abraham FOR his sin in this case. Any thoughts on this specifically? |
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