"This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."John 17:3
" Jesus said to him: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "John 14:6
Is there harm in seeking healing or protection by spiritistic means?
Gal. 5:19-21: “The works of the flesh are manifest, and they are fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct, idolatry, practice of spiritism . . . As to these things I am forewarning you, the same way as I did forewarn you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s kingdom.” (Resorting to spiritism for help means that a person believes Satan’s lies about death; he is seeking advice from people who endeavor to draw power from Satan and his demons. Such a person thus identifies himself with those who are avowed enemies of Jehovah God. Instead of being truly helped, anyone persisting in such a course suffers lasting harm.)
Luke 9:24: “Whoever wants to save his soul [or, life] will lose it; but whoever loses his soul for my sake [because he is a follower of Jesus Christ] is the one that will save it.” (If a person deliberately violates the clearly stated commands of God’s Word in an endeavor to safeguard or preserve his present life, he will lose out on the prospect of eternal life. How foolish!)
2 Cor. 11:14, 15: “Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light. It is therefore nothing great if his ministers also keep transforming themselves into ministers of righteousness.” (So we should not be misled when some of the things done by spiritistic means seem to be temporarily of benefit.)
2007-05-10 01:35:20
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answered by sxanthop 4
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This may sound dumb, but what is espiritism? I just looked it up on the web, and I couldn't find anything that looked reliable. I do believe that Jesus is the only way to God, because Jesus said he was the only way to God, and he pretty much proved that he was God's son by all that he did. I can't remember where exactly, but the Bible says that if you don't except the son, you can't except the father, and if you don't except the father, then you can't except the son. Thanks for reading, have a blessed day.
For AVI., give us proof that the Bible is full of mistakes. I've seen "contradictions" posted on here but they aren't really valid because the people who have posted them haven't read the Bible to understand it. What seem like contradictions can easily be explained if you study deep enough, and also, they aren't using the original Hebrew text, which is what I would call flawless. You have to have proof before you can go against someone, and you also need to know a little bit of both sides. You need to understand Christianity better than what you see on TV, there's more to Christianity than the Hollywood version.
2007-05-10 01:36:38
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes.
God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever truly God, He became also truly man, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God. By His miracles He manifested God's power and was attested as God's promised Messiah. He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to minister in the heavenly sanctuary in our behalf. He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the restoration of all things. (John 1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:15-19; John 10:30; 14:9; Rom. 6:23; 2 Cor. 5:17-19; John 5:22; Luke 1:35; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 2:9-18; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4; Heb. 8:1, 2; John 14:1-3.)
2007-05-10 01:46:40
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answered by Damian 5
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While Espiritism emulates and agrees with many aspects of Christianity, they are not one and the same. The use of mediums and spiritualist is not acceptable in Christianity. The majority also believe that the Holy Spirit is one of the persons of the Trinity... one of the ways God has revealed Himself to mankind. He is not one of the Orishas and Espiritism Spirits, nor is He to be worshiped separately.
True Christians worship and trust in God alone. When they accepted Jesus Christ for who He is and what He has done, God sealed them into His covenant, and gave them a guide and helper, in the form of His Holy Spirit. This is God living within the believer in a loving, dynamic, and constant relationship. It is about sharing your life and loving the living God every moment of every day... and our experiencing His love for us now and forever.
2007-05-10 02:00:00
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answered by Bill Mac 7
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Yes, Jesus is the only way to God. what's more, Jesus IS God. I've never heard of espiritism so sorry, I can't answer the second part of your question.
2007-05-10 01:33:55
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answered by spelling nazi 5
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Rom 9:19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
Rom 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Rom 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Rom 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
Rom 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
jtm
2007-05-10 01:34:26
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answered by Jesus M 7
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the words of Jesus have been misunderstood and easily manipulated
the Hebrews wanted a Messiah to come and toss out the Romans and establish a new Kingdom in Jerusalem, and those who had witnessed the miracles perfomed by Jesus really believed that He was going to do just that.
Jesus says to them, my Father's Kingdom is not of this earth, and, the Kingdom lies within, and, all you need to do is believe it (in other words, you already have God within you, you don't have to do anything except believe it.)
So the 'way' of Jesus is just to accept that truth, and long before Jesus came along there were people who knew this truth. Jesus just went one step further and rose from the dead to show us all that we are not our bodies and our souls are eternal.
2007-05-10 01:36:31
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answered by Anonymous
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I am not a Christian, and never was. The majority of people in the world are not Christians.
2007-05-10 01:34:04
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answered by Clown Knows 7
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No I do not since I don't place my faith in men, I place them with God the creator.
2007-05-10 01:33:33
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answered by Jesse B 2
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Who cares, the bible is trash just live your own life
2007-05-10 01:36:32
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answered by Anonymous
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