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Existence of Demons (and Angels)

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PecosGeorge
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12-08-2004 3:34 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Xenocrates
11-27-2004 12:13 PM

I hope this will help you. The Bible speaks of the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Cor. 12:10 etc, and one of those gifts is 'discerning of spirits'.
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Original Language Definition The Greek word for "discernment" here is "diakrisis" which, according to Vines' Expository Dictionary (p. 171), means "a distinguishing, a clear discrimination, discerning, judging... of spirits, judging by evidence whether they are evil or of God.
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I do not see a reason why this particular gift should not be desired.
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