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NASB | Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:24 But the Pharisees heard it and said, "This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons." |
Bible Question:
Thank you for answering my question on demons. So a demon is an "unclean spirit." I also thought of a demon as an "evil spirit." Part one of this question is that a spirit , then, must be a being. A spirit is a spiritual being. We are human beings and have physical form. Spirits do not take on the same form as humans. Also, they must be a negative force in our lives. I thought that the statement of demons are "beings that prevent you from getting what you want" was actually a loose phrase. And the person who answered my question of "What is a demon" picked up on that. I am going to give you some background on the Hindu religion. I will give you it on there philosophy. This is not just so you can answer my question. It is also so that I can understand where my teacher is coming from. Once again I am looking for a deeper meaning. Hindus believe that people don't really know what they want. As a matter of fact , our first day of class we had to answer the question "What do you want?" I had read the chapter, so I don't know why this question had taken me by surprise. My answer was fulfillment. And quoting from my own writings "Someone else answered happiness. ONe person wanted to stay home. Another wanted to be a good father. Some wanted children. Many wanted success, power, money. I thought afterward "no one answered peace." Those are all material things . But perhaps the question goes deeper, than that . Maybe we don't really know what we want. It was also discussed in class that it is perhaps human nature, or maybe even learned behavior, that moves us to want more and more. The Bible mentions greed. Yet we get the things we want and aren't satisfied. We want more. So the answer lies, "What do you want?" That is what is it that you truly want?" In class while discussing Hinduism, we came up with three things that people really want. These are listed in the book by "Huston Smith called The World Religions" they are Pleasure, Worldy Success, Responsible Discharge of Duty, and Liberation. Liberation in my notes is "release from the finitde that restricts us from the limitless being, consciousness and bliss our hearts desire." In my notes under "Duty" , I have "Will to get verses Will to give. Will to win verses will to serve. And Faithful Performance versus Respect and Gratitude." I feel like I should have been better at taking notes. That way I could explain "Responsible Discharge of Duty " better. Anyway, the teacher is coming from this perspective in class. So when she says that a demon "is a being that prevents you from getting what you want," as loose as the phrase is, she is saying a lot. But she (her name is Mrs Shah) is also saying not what we think we want, but what we "really want." So according to what I have just written, and maybe I should think about this question, how does a demon prevent you from getting "what you really want?" What is a better way of stating this philosophy in Christian terms for better understand and accuracy? Also, I guess I need a better definition of the word spirit. Does it take an actual form or is it an idea? I think it might be a spiritual form. I think of it as a negative force in our lives. Once again this is for deeper meaning. It isn't for debate. If I had a teacher that was a Christian, we might approach this differently. |
Bible Answer: Scripture ... Act 2:38, Rom 8:38-39, James 4 ... God's day to you, Lon3RB, I believe according to Acts 2:38 and other passages, that the Holy Spirit dwells in Christians and there is no room for demons win me. Romans 8:38-39 gives me security about external attacks. There are wants and needs. We should ask God to provide with the right motives. Read James 4. Searcher |
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