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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:
The original question was "What is a demon?" This was first presented in my "Religion's of the World Class."At first she was connecting it with sin. But I knew that a demon was more than sin. I brought up Epilepsy. Strong's references Matthew 17:14-21. So the teacher wondered if demon was disease. I told her that wasn't it either. My last comment was that a demon was a being. The response was that a demon "is a being that prevents you from getting what you want." There was something inaccurate about that statement. In the Hindu philosophy I learned that the word "Yoga" in Hinduism actually means Yoke. Hindu's believe there are four paths to God. Christian believe there is only one. Christian's believe the path is straight and narrow. Christian's believe in salvation. t. Think for a moment about these four paths in Hinduism. For the reflective person, the path of knowledge. This is called jnani yoga. So in my notes I have Learning and Thinking. Under thinking I have prolonged , intensive reflection. I don't want to go too much into my notes. The second path would be for the emotional person. This is the path of love. Also called bhakti yoga. Hindu's believe that Christian's practice this type of yoga. The idea is to love with all your heart. Simply love. The third yoga was for the active person. It is the path through work. This is found in your daily chores and your job. You literally seek God out in your work. This type of yoga is called Karma Yoga. Karma also has another meaning. It is a philosophy within itself. "What comes around goes around." So if you do something bad to someone it will come back to you. And Hindu's believe in reincarnation. So they believe if you don't get it in this life, you will in the next. On the other hand if you do something good to someone, that will also come back to you. So you can have good and bad karma. The last path is a scary one. It is for the experimental person. Someone with a scientific bent. The book actually brings out experimenting with the mind. But they do this through the body. This is the psychophysical. It is called Raja Yoga. Raja Yoga has eight steps or "limbs" to it. I will only mention three. The first is to abstain from certain things. For example lying. The second is to observe certain things. For example cleanliness and purity. The third step is to keep your body from figiting. This step is posturing. It is the physical yoga we think of as exercise. The fourth step is controlled breathing. Learning to breathe is very important. The fifth step is controlling the senses. You are fully engrossed. The sixth step is concentration. Concentration beyond the unconscious. The seventh step is meditation. Which is on staying focused. And the eighth step is Unity. And on my test I put "to become one with that which you are meditating on." This is what Hindu's believe. They, Hindu's also believe in four goals. There is the "Path of Desire" which is Pleasure and Success. We eventually get fed up with this path and move on to the Path of Renunciation. Under "Renunciation I have Disillusionment and Despair. The feeling that it's not worthwhile to extend oneself. Life hold more than one is now experiencing. There are two signpost of Renunciation. Community and Duty. Will to get versus will to give. Will to win versus will to serve. Faithful performance versus respect and gratitude.What do people really want? On one hand my notes point to being, knowledge, and joy. I also have the "infinite something which has no limits. Infinite being. Infinite Knowledge and Infinite bliss.Then I quoted from the book "The World Religions by HUSTON Smith." the word "Liberation moksha release from the finitude that restrict us from the limitless being, consciousness and bliss our hearts desire.What people really want is Pleasure, Success, Responsible Discharge of Duty and Liberation. That is what Hindu's believe. All this is actual background for the statement which came up in class when discussing what a demon was. The last answer the teacher gave was that "A demon is a being that prevents you from getting what you want." So now we can ask several questions. Does a demon keep you from pleasure or joy? Does a demon keep you from Success? Does a demon keep you from what Hindu's call the "responsible discharge of duty." And lastly does a demon keep you from liberation? It is hard to tie in one philosophy with another. All of a sudden you get confused. I had to go back into my notes to find out exactly what the teacher was talking about. Remember the teacher has roots in India. I don't know if she actually comes from India. But some of her roots are there. So we are getting her perspective. |
Bible Answer: ah. |