CP> I didn't want to necessarily make this a religious discussion, as those
 CP> tend to get ugly.

  Linus Van Pelt of "Peanuts" fame, prefers NOT to discuss religion, 
politics, or "The Great Pumpkin", as these are "hot buttons for too many 
people".

  I need to find a sincere pumpkin patch, at Sally's request. 

 CP> However:
 CP>  1 John 4:1 ESV
 CP> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
 CP> whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into
 CP> the world.

 CP> This verse would seem to say that not all spirits are demons, since it
 CP> specifically says to test them to see if they are from God.

  It also notes that in 1 John 4:2-3 (NKJV)

2) By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that 
Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 

3) and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the 
flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you 
have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

Daryl

... Life is fragile...handle with prayer.
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