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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 orginal question was "What is a demon?" My first definition of a demon was "A being the prevents you from getting what you want." That came from my "Religion of the World Class." Not to beg the question. But the original discussion was between me and my professor. She thought it had something to do with sin. But demon is not sin. Then we went the route of disease. Then I told her it was a being. She added "A being that prevents you from getting what you want." This came out of her own philosophy. She is a philosopher. And I am sure she has taught this class before. My question is biblical. Doc has done a lot to answer my questions. He has done a good job. The confusion I had wasn't in lacking knowledge in what a demon was. It was in clarifying it. I knew or thought I knew what it was before class. After class I became confused. I didn't think about going to reference books that I had at home. And Doc referred me to sources. However, it dawned on me to look there. This question is actually driving me nutty. Probably because I am concerned about how to answer it on a test. I have done well on my tests so far. ON Hinduism I received somewhere between a 74 and an 80. I don't know what I got on Islam. But I feel that even though we are now studying Christianity that I am still back in Hinduism. I don't know why. What we were suppose to do was study Buddhism next. But Islam goes into Christianity better. I think I have the first part of my question answered. That was what was a demon. You can define demon as a spirit. But the word spirit doesn't necessarily mean demon. That is because of the way spirit is used in the bible. Deity explains demon very well. I think I got that out of the Vine's. So that brought me back to being. The real confusion came with the last half of the statement. "A being that prevents you from getting what you want." There is actually a philosphy in the last part of the statement "prevents you from getting what you want." That comes from HInduism. And the teacher worded the answer that way because her roots are in India. And I gave background on where she was coming from. Maybe the answer was given a while back. Maybe I simply didn't get it. The reason being was because I was tied up in the philosophy while trying to have a biblical discussion. I have taken Intro to Philosophy before. I aced the course. So I am trying to stop my confusion. I was looking for an answer that could blow my confusion clear out of the water. |
Bible Answer: Hello Lon, As a believer who is a college graduate and one who has taken his fair share of philosophy, let me put this in perspective: Col. 2:2b, 3, "that is, Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." The answers you're looking for are found in the Word of God. The Person in Whom these reside is the Lord Jesus Christ. I would offer that the confusion you're having has to do with trying to root your answer in the world (your Philosophy professor) instead of the Word! Stop trying to reconcile your professors' wisdom with the truth of scripture. It can't be done. Rom. 1:22 states, "Professing to be wise, they became fools,". If you are a believer- which it appears you are- you already possess the answers. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |