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NASB | 1 Corinthians 10:20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 10:20 On the contrary, the things which the Gentiles (pagans) sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons [in effect], and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons [by eating at feasts in pagan temples]. [Deut 32:17] |
Bible Question:
I realize that you have a dictionary to look up words on your site. However, this particular question has a background to it. You see I am taking a "Relgions of the World Class." That means that I am discussing different religions. Hinduism and Islam is behind us now. I have already had the tests for those religions. And I am doing fairly well. We are now on Christianity. It may be to my disadvantage or advantage that my teacher has roots in India. She is a branch of the Hindu religion call a Jaine. Anyway, while discussing Christianity we were discussing the spirit world. Which would seem to be either good or bad. For example if you are discussing the Holy Spirit, Archangels, Seriphims or Cheribims, that is an up side to spiritualism. However, if you are discussing demons that is a dark side. We discussed all this. The question came up as to "What is a demon?" When discussing this the teacher brought up "The Seven Deadly Sins?" But is sin a demon. It seemed to me that it was an inaccuracy. Jesus "cast out demons." He "healed the sick." for example if someone had epilepsy , Jesus healed that person. So was a demon sickness or disease. That didn't seem right either. So I told the teacher that I thought that a demon was a being. So she replied to me that a demon "is a being that prevents you from getting what you want." I kind of agreed with that. However, I think there might be some inaccuracy in that statement. I have actually asked my senior Pastor of the Lowell Assembly of God this question about demons. I am using this website to gain a greater understanding of the word demon. I thought I did understand it. I thought perhaps a demon was an evil spirit. Yet it seems like much more than that. I haven't done a search for my question. I figure it is very much involved. So I would like some feedback. It's not that I want to start a debate. I actually want a deeper understanding of the word demon. |
Bible Answer: Hi, Lon... Angels are nonmaterial beings. There are more than a single "species" of angel mentioned in Scripture. Demons are angels that followed Satan in his rebellion. They oppose, and make every effort to destroy the works of God. They are, however, limited in power, and by the control of God. At a specific point in history they will be imprisoned for eternity in what the Bible calls the "Lake of Fire." Although Satan was the original author of sin, not all evil and sin is from Satan or his minions. Christian theology sees two other distinct components that work together in opposition to righteousness: the fallen nature of men and the worldly systems. The branches of Christian theology that deal with demons is called demonology. The Bible has much to say about these beings. I'd commend you to a good concordance, or a good systematic theology. (I make extensive use of the Systematic Theology by Dr. Wayne Grudem. It is well structured, fully annotated, and very readable.) In Him, Doc |