Spiritual Warfare
Faith and culture
Angels and Demons/Satan
Angels
-Angels: a messenger
-Created: psalms 148: 2,5 / Like us they worship our creator and our subordinate to him.
-Non - human spirits: Heb 1:4 / while they may take human form, they our spirits - humans do not become angels.
- They are immortal: Luke 20:36 / they do not die nor have a life span.
- They are innumerable: heb 12:22 / there are many many angels.
- They are invisible: numb 22:22-31 / There may be angels all around us.
- They are sexless: matt 22:30 / they may appear as man but there is no reason to be, they do not pro create.
-They do the will of god: psalms 103:20 / they do as god bids - Fight, Protect, Deliver messages, guide and comfort.
-Created: psalms 148: 2,5 / Like us they worship our creator and our subordinate to him.
-Non - human spirits: Heb 1:4 / while they may take human form, they our spirits - humans do not become angels.
- They are immortal: Luke 20:36 / they do not die nor have a life span.
- They are innumerable: heb 12:22 / there are many many angels.
- They are invisible: numb 22:22-31 / There may be angels all around us.
- They are sexless: matt 22:30 / they may appear as man but there is no reason to be, they do not pro create.
-They do the will of god: psalms 103:20 / they do as god bids - Fight, Protect, Deliver messages, guide and comfort.
Satan & Demons
1. Satan's whole purpose is to distroy: gen 3,4
2. Satan appears to be vary successful, even in the first generations of human history.
3. Humanity is fallen and has a sinful nature. We lean towards sin: James 1:15
1. Demons appear to be fallen angels + therefore have the same traits.
2. Demons have the power to possess: Mark 5:1-4 They are strong: Mark 5:7
3. They are called unclear spirits: Luke 8: 29
4. They seem to have a hierarchy: Matt 12: 24-27
5. They have sacrifices offered to them: 1st Cor 10: 20
6. They will be judged: Matt 8: 29 They can not be redeemed
7. Demons do not appear in scripture untill the new Testament.
2. Satan appears to be vary successful, even in the first generations of human history.
3. Humanity is fallen and has a sinful nature. We lean towards sin: James 1:15
1. Demons appear to be fallen angels + therefore have the same traits.
2. Demons have the power to possess: Mark 5:1-4 They are strong: Mark 5:7
3. They are called unclear spirits: Luke 8: 29
4. They seem to have a hierarchy: Matt 12: 24-27
5. They have sacrifices offered to them: 1st Cor 10: 20
6. They will be judged: Matt 8: 29 They can not be redeemed
7. Demons do not appear in scripture untill the new Testament.
sin and sins
sin
- Sin is a disease
- the first man Adam required the desease.
- Through the fruit
- the first man Adam required the desease.
- Through the fruit
sins
- sins are symptoms of the desease
- all men now inhaerit this desease
- inherited through Adam
- all men now inhaerit this desease
- inherited through Adam
Worldview
Helps humans explain the world disasters : we dont have explain natural disasters. assumptions = from our worldview.