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How could an evil spirit come from God as 1Samuel18:10 says?
The word translated as "evil" in this verse is also translated as "distressing" in other versions. If you refer back to 1 Samuel 16:14, you will see the same expression, put into the context that the "Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul". This was the beginning of the slide that Saul took in rejecting God's will and His annointed king. Because of his rebellion against God and God's man (David), Saul suffered from the spirit that God allowed to overtake him. This troubling spirit came from God in the sense that it was a result of Saul rejecting God's will and, in response to this rejection, God gave Saul over to the spirit that distressed him. There are other examples of times when God turned people over to demons because they rejected Him (see the example of Ananias in Acts 5) or allowed Satan to test believers (see the famous example of Job) in order to strengthen them.
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Using the Bible as my primary source and references in support of it, I am willing to answer questions on subjects from the Old and New Testaments. My faith is based on biblical Christianity and fundamental views from the Bible. I cannot answer questions about specific sects or religious organizations nor can I address religions outside biblical Christianity. As a Christian for nearly 40 years, I have studied many aspects of the Christian faith. My particular interests are in creation and the natural processes of the world around us and how they fit with the biblical record. I believe that all Scripture is inspired by God. I believe that there are no contradictions in the Bible and that the Bible is complete in telling us as individuals how we should relate to God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit; our purpose on earth; and how we should live. Greek lauguage study has helped me gain additional insight into the New Testament but most of my reference work is done in English and, to a lesser degree, German.
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