Fallen angels, deceit, and sin are topics, today, along with more on humility and salvation. A “Yahoo! Answers” writer using the ID “Towwwdothello” (Level 7 with 25,991 points, a member since December 27, 2007) posted the following:
Do you think a demonic being would attempt to impersonate a benevolent angel?
THE BATTLE AXE: Humility Needed for Salvation? (08/15/2014)—Humility always will be prominent where displays of divine authority are legitimate and righteous. Those entrusted with godly power are those who acknowledge there also is power greater than their own, and who recognize that authority and privilege always entail nonnegotiable accountability, duty, obligation, responsibility, and work. Humility does not cancel or oppose decisiveness, determination, discipline, firmness, persistence, restraint, or steadfastness. To express humility does not require that a person beg, cringe, grovel, or abandon all their ideas of integrity, human dignity, and worth. Those showing humility within their relationship with GOD as Creator and Savior do so without disgrace, dishonor, humiliation and shame despite various efforts by those in rebellion to GOD. Humility is shown by those anchored in divine strength, rather than by those bound through carnal weakness. See Proverbs 15: 32-33, Proverbs 22: 3 and 1st Peter 5: 1-11, KJV.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. (Jude 1: 5-7, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Sin Causes Death? (02/04/2014); Succession (02/05/2014); An Attack Upon Creation? (12/08/2012); The Focus of Judgment? (12/09/2012); The Spirit is Willing (10/20/2012);Spirit Matter (10/21/2012); The Gender of Angels? (10/09/2012); Sin Unknown? (10/10/2012); When Prayer Works (10/11/2012)
“Towwwdothello”, here are a few points important to Christian believers as they apply themselves in service to GOD:
(1.) Angels are not mortal beings, nor are they immortal; and their duration continues at the direct discretion of GOD. There now are many angelic beings whose spirit makeup has become corrupted, defiled, and diminished through the operations of sin. While sin has no existence as a material object or spirit substance, sin may dominate the awareness and self-will of created beings and living creatures.
(2.) Those who are deprived of their first estate (i.e., their consecrated place within the divine order) are now to be understood as having lost all authority, hierarchy, privilege, and rank established and imparted by the Creator. However, as finite beings, many are self-deceived, defiant, ignorant, presumptuous (i.e., taking to themselves authority and privilege not given), rebellious, and stubborn. Also called “unclean spirits” (because they complement and further corruption and defilement of the divine content deposited within others), the fallen ones can not impart existence or life (we say, raise the dead), and provide no cleansing, godly instruction, encouragement, single-minded support, or enduring benefit as agents of GOD who serve in the earth. Such insist they are now of greater dominion and power because, often, they truly can deceive humans and successfully exploit weaknesses in mankind. Although an angelic being is no longer entrusted with certain duties, and may have lost eminence, position, prestige, and status, there is no change in their accountability, and requirements for judgment.
There is far more to be said, correctly understood, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, (3.) Through the ministry of Jesus Christ, those who are the lawful agents of divinity are recognized by displays of divine humility, sacred knowledge, love, mercy in judgment, eternal purpose, godly wisdom, and wrath against sin. Shows of carnal brilliance (e.g., emitting light, radiance, shining in darkness) apart from the law and word of GOD are not to be regarded as displays of holiness, divine glory, and sacred intent.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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