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7341 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 15.1 (William Warren Prescott)
… and spirit, and of the joints and marrow? It is because Christ is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; because Christ divides between Peter who …
7342 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 31.5 (William Warren Prescott)
… infinite evil. Faith alone surmounts these preliminary difficulties of the Christian life. Faith delivers us from grossness of spirit, from lethargy, earthliness …
7343 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 121.7 (William Warren Prescott)
“What is that spirit of the evil one! It is written large in the two words that stand out in that Isaiah passage: ‘I will.’ Set these words against those other words: Not my will, but yours,“
7344 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 122.5 (William Warren Prescott)
… of evil is broken, and through faith the soul is kept from sin. He who opens his heart to the Spirit of Christ becomes a partaker of that mighty power which shall …
7345 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 128.2 (William Warren Prescott)
… spirit is giving way in that man who, in whatever posture of his worldly affairs, does not feel that the present is a state entangled with evil, including …
7346 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 150.1 (William Warren Prescott)
… , frivolous spirit indulged by so many professed Christians must be put away. There is earnest warfare before all who would subdue the evil tendencies that …
7347 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 158.2 (William Warren Prescott)
… the spirit of his mouth, and be destroyed with the brightness of his coming.
7348 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 167.3 (William Warren Prescott)
… seducing spirits, and doctrine~ of devils, and thus the influence of evil angels will be felt in the churches.
7349 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 191.4 (William Warren Prescott)
… the Spirit that makes effectual what has been wrought out by the world’s Redeemer. It is by the Spirit that the heart is made pure. Through the Spirit the believer …
7350 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 281.2 (William Warren Prescott)
2. These rebellious beings are recognized in the Scriptures as evil spirits. Revelation 16:13, 14; Luke 7:21; 8:2 .
7351 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 281.3 (William Warren Prescott)
3. Dealing with these evil spirits was called witchcraft, and those who followed this practice were shut out from God’s people. 1 Samuel 15:23; Deuteronomy 18:10, 11 .
7352 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 281.5 (William Warren Prescott)
5. Although Saul had expelled these mediums from his kingdom, yet when Jehovah refused to communicate with him on account of his wicked course, he resorted to one who dealt with the evil spirits. 1 Samuel 28:3, 6, 7 .
7353 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 281.6 (William Warren Prescott)
6. In the séance which followed, one of these evil spirits impersonated Samuel. 1 Samuel 28:8-19 .
7354 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 281.10 (William Warren Prescott)
10. We are warned of the working of these same evil spirits “in later times.” 1 Timothy 4:1 .
7355 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 281.11 (William Warren Prescott)
11. These evil spirits have clear knowledge concerning God and his Son, Jesus, and understand that they are to be destroyed. Mark 1:23, 24; Matthew 8:28, 29. (Cf. James 2:19 .)
7356 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 281.12 (William Warren Prescott)
12. Any communion with these evil spirits shuts one out from fellowship with Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:20, 21 .
7357 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 282 (William Warren Prescott)
Evil spirits personating the dead
7358 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 282.1 (William Warren Prescott)
“Familiar spirits. These are evil spirits personating dead human beings, and attaching themselves only to ‘mediums’ and those who give up their will to them.”- “The Companion Bible,” comment on Leviticus 19:31 .
7359 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 283 (William Warren Prescott)
An evil spirit impersonated Samuel
7360 The Doctrine of Christ, p. 283.2 (William Warren Prescott)
… the evil angels, or spirits. Jude 1:6. After Saul had told the medium that he wished to see Samuel the medium saw Samuel, just as mediums now see those who are called …