1 Samuel 16:14-15
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
2007-04-25 06:28:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the same reason that he will send you strong delusion, so that you will believe the lie and be condemned:
"7For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, 10and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness."
II Thessalonians 2:7-12
"Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. "
Romans 11:22
2007-04-25 06:50:41 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. It speaks to several ontological issues.
First, Saul was prior to Job...it was not until Job that God disclosed that He had adversary's...that could mess with the weather, men, their health and their status...This was about 600 before The Christ. So, Saul's servants could only say the change in his personality came from God.
Second, Saul is the first case of bipolar disorder. Now, here's a question..Didn't God know that the man's moods were erratic (or would become so)? The answer is: "no, not if God lives by faith too".... As below; so above and vice versa.
Third, God needed a 'provisional' golf ball..for you golfers, you know that this means..if the first one doesn't work out (out of bounds, lost, etc) you 'drop' a provisional ball and play on. David was the man.
Fourth, David played the lyre and that soothed sauls aching soul..somewhat, but, he was getting more and more paranoid and David became perceived as his enemy.
Fifth, This is a scary one.. It says God's spirit can be removed from a man. Of course, we should not be surprised, David got brash; and became justifiably alarmed that God could get unhappy with him, and prayed that God NOT remove His spirit from him.
The advent of the Holy Spirit and salvation has made the great debate of...IF I am sealed by the Spirit; THEN, can I sin bad enough or use my free will to reject said Spirit. And the debate rages on.
Sixth, this issue of 'everything is from God, good and evil, across centuries; and to each man and woman alive' obfuscates (read, blurs/confuses) us to this day. There are the 'chosen' for whom this is mostly true; and there are the called for whom, God's universal laws of 1. holding back lawlessness, 2. a spark in the heart for good over evil 3. and laws of random chance, cause and effect...are in operation.
In other words, the chosen are given more attention (because their tasks for the evolution of the Kingdom are so crucial) AND they are tested and persecuted at a much higher magnitude than the called.
Finally, it is such a tragedy that in 600 before Christ; the book of Job was tampered with and the last 10 chapters were tacked on, which obfuscated the messages and derailed the evolutionary awakening of how things 'really work' that God was using Job to disclose. But, it happened and we didn't evolve in this area..worth a darn...
Maranantha
2007-04-25 13:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Bill S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Saul refused to follow God's commands. The final straw was when Saul almost spared Agag's life; the Prophet Samuel had to kill him. It's also clear Saul didn't kill all of the rest of Agag's klan, because they survived to produce the most hated Agagite, Haman -- who almost had all the Jews killed. See the Book of Esther for more information.
2007-04-25 13:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're confusing LORD with God.
Re-read the flood story: Gen 6-8.
the LORD is not God.
2 is not 7. Grace is not Law
Mercy-full is not sacrifice-all.
POINT: Grace is neither of two laws in Mt 22 & Rom 8.
More Excellent: neither broadmindead nor narrowmindead.
The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
2007-04-25 13:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Funny, I thought they said their god was supposed to be good, and never did ANYTHING evil to ANYONE. Didn't they say that was Satan's job? I'm confused. Why is god possesing people with evil spirits? This story just get's stranger and stranger as you go.
2007-04-25 13:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You need to read a better book. This stuff is hogwash. Try "Conversations with God" or something.
2007-04-25 13:34:46 · answer #6 · answered by Ray2play 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to stir things up on earth. Things had been getting pretty boring for god.
2007-04-25 13:31:50 · answer #7 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was bored and needed some entertainment.
He should have built Vegas instead....
2007-04-25 13:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋