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NASB | 1 Samuel 19:9 Now there was an evil spirit from the LORD on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 19:9 Then an evil spirit from the LORD came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand. |
Bible Question: Please elaborate more on question 1 |
Bible Answer: Hi, to correctly answer these questions, we have to look at the dispensations - these tell us in which way God deals with man and what He expects from man. 1. God does not have an evil spirit. God is holy and His spirit (character in this sense) is holy. As we know, holy means pure. 1 Thessalonians 4:8b "but God, who hath also given unto us His holy Spirit." Leviticus 19:2 ". . . for I the LORD your God am holy." During Saul's time, God was dealing with man through the Law. Deuteronomy 28:15 "But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:" Saul disobeyed God and God kept His word; Saul was cursed. An evil spirit was sent to torment Saul and he chose not to repent. In the our time (Grace Dispensation), God does not allow evil to come upon us, we do. The gift of Salvation frees us from the bondage of sin. It must be understood that true repentance is not just saying 'I'm sorry'. It starts with realizing that you are a sinner and that your very way of life is an offense to God. Then you have to be accountable for your sin and desire forgiveness. A soul that is truly repented is not so quick to sin. Evil, now, comes against us because we are the children of God. We are told that our enemies are not of the flesh. God equips us for spiritual warfare, why then would He send it to us? In this dispensation, we choose whether we will abstain from evil or do evil. Romans 6:16 "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" 2. In the past dispensations, God's spirit did not live in man. In the OT, we read where the spirit of God moved, came over, was with, etc. In our dispensation, we have the opportunity for the spirit of God to dwell within us. It's one thing to get saved, it's another thing to live and stay saved. The Holy Spirit basically shows us how to live holy and helps us persevere until Jesus returns for us. WalkingTalkingBible |
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