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  1. GreenCanada

    Spirit-Filled Members: Please Comment

    Part 2 So the passage in 1 Corinthians 8 states that the issue at hand (food) does not bring people near to God, which begs the question: how does prophecy, gifts of healing, signs and miracles bring us near to God? Heb 10:22 says “let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full...
  2. GreenCanada

    Spirit-Filled Members: Please Comment

    Here's a paper I wrote last year clarifying the argument between cessationism and continuationism. Hope it helps! Enjoy! Second half in following post! With over 279 million pentecostals and 305 million charismatics in the world, the issue of how the Holy Spirit works has become front and...
  3. GreenCanada

    Everybody has Demons, YES!!! even Christians!!!

    We're not saying your wrong in that evil spirits can cause disabilities, as in the case of the woman with internal bleeding "whom Satan has bound for many years", but your assumption that evil spirits cannot attack Christians and that the thorn in the flesh in Paul was merely a disability isn't...
  4. GreenCanada

    Everybody has Demons, YES!!! even Christians!!!

    Interesting, But the thorn in the flesh was also called "A messenger from Satan sent to torment me" to keep him from being proud. Your use of the thorn as a metaphor breaks down as a thorn is a separate entity from the flesh (Paul's body). So how can a disability in the body be separate from...
  5. GreenCanada

    Everybody has Demons, YES!!! even Christians!!!

    Points to consider: 1. Paul was tormented by an evil spirit but he actively prayed that God would take it away. Means he was in full control of his mind while the evil spirit attacked. "Three times I asked for God to take it away". If the demon was possessing Paul, why would it let Paul pray to...