2007-02-12 03:20:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
primoa197...: See if you realised that Christianity evolved out of Judaism you would learn a bit more about your history and then discover who Lilith is.
2007-02-12 03:26:48 · update #1
Lilith was a genius compared to Eve.
If man hadn't been the one in charge, if man and woman were co-equals from the very beginning, the world would probably be a lot safer today.
Assuming you want to hold Adam and Eve as having really existed which I don't, but accepting for the sake the hypothetical...
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And yet again we have more evidence of Christians who have no clue of their roots.
Lilith is a creature of the Midrashim (sp?). She was Adam's FIRST wife, and was created in the same way Adam was, directly from the dirt and given the breath of life. When it came time for them to 'be fruitful and multiply' she refused to lay submissive to Adam and was thus cast out of Eden by God. In the Land of Nod (the exiled lands), she transubstantiated into a demoness. It is because of Lilith that masterbation is a sin, because according to the Midrashim, she would collect the spilled seed and use it to impregnate herself to form demons. Contrary to popular myth, the Sin of Onan was not one of spilling his seed but of failing to fulfill the law and customs required of him.
2007-02-12 03:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Adam was only married to Eve. Eve was formed from Adam's rib. lilith is a made up person. he was never married to her. I don't know why people keep saying Adam as married to her before Eve. Adam was formed from the dust of the earth and Jehovah God blew the breath of life into Adam and he became a living soul and Eve was formed from Adam's rib.
2007-02-12 03:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are into the kabbala traditions. It is another perversion of the truth and detracts from the word of God.
Where the spirit and the body join is the soul, the meeting point; . Man communicates with God's Spirit and the spiritual realm through the spirit and receives and expresses power and life in the spiritual realm through this spirit. He communicates with the outside world of senses through the body; the world and the body interact with one another. The soul lies in between these two worlds and belongs to these two worlds. On the one hand, it communicates with the spiritual realm through the spirit, and on the other hand, it communicates with the physical world through the body. The soul has the power of self-determination; it can make decisions concerning the things related to it in the environment and can choose or reject them. It is impossible for the spirit to control the body directly; it requires a medium. This medium is the soul, which was produced when the spirit touched the body. The soul is in between the spirit and the body; it binds the spirit and the body together as one. The spirit can rule over the body through the soul and subject it under God's power. The body can also induce the spirit through the soul to love the world.
Among the three elements of man, the spirit is joined to God and is the highest. The body is in contact with the material world and is the lowest. In between the two is the soul. It takes as its nature the nature of the other two. As such it becomes the linkage of the other two parts. Through the soul the two parts can fellowship with each other and can work together. The function of the soul is to maintain the spirit and the body in their proper order so that they will not lose their proper relationship with one another. In this way, the body, which is the lowest, will submit to the spirit, and the spirit, which is the highest, will be able to control the body through the soul. The soul is indeed the chief element in man. The soul looks to the spirit for the supply which the latter has received from the Holy Spirit and communicates to the body what it has received so that the body may partake of the perfection of the Holy Spirit and become a spiritual body.
Man's spirit is the noblest part of man; it dwells in man's innermost part. The body is the lowest and remains outside. The soul dwells between the spirit and the body and is the medium of the two. The body is the outer shell of the soul, while the soul is the outer shell of the spirit. When the spirit tries to control the body, it has to do so with the help of the intermediary soul. Before man fell, it was the spirit (through the soul) that controlled the whole being. When the spirit wanted to do something, it communicated to the soul, and the soul activated the body to follow the order of the spirit. This is what it means for the soul to be the medium.
The soul is potentially the strongest part because both the spirit and the body are incorporated into it, take it as their personality, and are affected by it. But in the beginning, man had not sinned, and the power of the soul was fully under the control of the spirit. Hence, the power of the soul was the power of the spirit. The spirit could not drive the body by itself; it had to do so through the soul. We can see this from Luke 1:46-47: "My soul magnifies [present tense] the Lord, and my spirit has exulted [perfect tense] in God my Savior." Here we see the change in tense according to the original language, which indicates that the spirit must first exult before the soul can magnify the Lord. The spirit first communicates the exultation to the soul, then the soul expresses this exultation through the organs of the body.
In conclusion, the soul is the seat of personality; man's will, intellect, and emotion all lie in the soul. The spirit is the part with which man communicates with the spiritual realm. The body is the part with which man communicates with the physical realm. The soul is in the middle of these two parts. It exercises its judgment to determine if the spiritual realm is to rule or if the physical realm is to rule. Sometimes the soul rules through its intellect and senses; when that happens, the psychological world rules. Unless the soul yields its rule to the spirit, the spirit cannot rule. Hence, the soul has to authorize the spirit to rule before the latter can rule over the soul and the whole body. The reason for this is that the soul is the origin of man's personality.
The soul is the master of a person because man's will is part of the soul. When the spirit controls the whole being, it is because the soul has yielded itself and has taken a lower position. If the soul rebels, the spirit will not have the power to control it. This is the meaning of "free will" in man. Man has the absolute right to make his own decisions. He is not a machine which turns according to God's will. He has his own faculty of deliberation. He can choose to obey God's will, and he can choose to oppose God's will and to follow the devil's will. According to God's arrangement, the spirit should be the highest part and should control the whole being. Yet the main part of man's personality, the will, is of the soul. Man's will (soul) has the power to choose to let the spirit rule, to let the body rule, or to let the self rule. Because the soul is so powerful, the Bible calls it "a living soul."
-The Spiritual Man by Watchman Nee.
2007-02-12 03:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lilith was a story made up by some un-named rabbi. Moses never mentioned her.
I assume that your question is aimed at Orthodox Jews, since that is where the story seems to come from. Most Muslims and Christians would not have heard of her.
2007-02-12 03:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Adam and Eve have a soul.
Lillith is a hebrew myth...she is not mentioned in the Bible at all. She is mentioned in the gnostic writings that are not approved by the Jews or the Christians.
Apparently she became popular with feminists because she refused to submit to Adam and left him. Feminists love this stuff!
2007-02-12 03:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by Misty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes Adam and Eve each had an immortal soul. That is what made them human. As for Lilith, imaginary persons do not have a soul.
2007-02-12 03:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes Adam & Eve had a soul.
2007-02-12 03:28:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok......besides the being the name of some women's outdoor concert series.....who the heck is Lilith??????
That's not biblical.....
Additional comments:
You folks are really out there.......you are adding to the Word of God by believing in this mystical character named Lilith....repent now while you still can.....God loves you and wants you back.
2007-02-12 03:23:39 · answer #8 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
Lilith is only found in "The Message". The term is "dessert creature". Where Petersen got Lilith, I do not know. It does represent evil.
2007-02-12 03:34:17 · answer #9 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lilith is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. I would seriously question any extrabiblical sources.
2007-02-12 03:31:11 · answer #10 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋