Posted on 05/24/2018 10:23:29 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy
A thought that came to me. Vanity.
no
How absurd. Do slaves have free will? And yet 1/3 of them chose to join Lucifer, in rebellion against God. I wouldn’t want to glorify him, but he was the light-bearer, and must have wooed the others with his beauty, and he still does deceive some, who, if they do not repent, are forced to see him as he really is -— rotting corruption and foulest evil.
Some think Lucifer was called the light bearer, because he was originally slated to teach man God’s will.
Now that one third are slaves indeed.
Nope. The demons are, however.
That is a so-called "Complex Question."
A complex question, trick question, multiple question or plurium interrogationum (Latin, "of many questions") is a question that has a presupposition that is complex. The presupposition is a proposition that is presumed to be acceptable to the respondent when the question is asked. The respondent becomes committed to this proposition when he gives any direct answer. The presupposition is called "complex" because it is a conjunctive proposition, a disjunctive proposition, or a conditional proposition. It could also be another type of proposition that contains some logical connective in a way that makes it have several parts that are component propositions.
-Wikipedia
But you should first define your terms.
1. Define "angel." (I.e., what is your definition of "angel?")
2. Define "slave." (I.e., what is your definition of "slave?")
Then and only then, you can attempt to definitively establish whether angels even exist or not.
Only then is it worthwhile to attempt determine the answer(s) to your question.
Regards,
There is no repentance for them. They will suffer with the rest of the damned.
I hadn’t heard that. There are so many questions, to which some day in eternity, I would like ask God. I wonder...will we even give those questions a thought, when we see Him, face to face?
Everywhere in the Bible He says to "Choose", and he does not force His Will on us as in an imperial way. In teaching his disciples to pray, the prayer asks God to bring His Will on earth.
Are you happy now?
Muslims tend to think of God’s relationship with mankind as a master-slave one, while Christians and Jews think of it as more a Father-son one. In the former, we are compelled by force. In the latter, it’s love. Not only do I prefer the latter, I think it’s accurate.
The good angels are “slaves” to Love Incarnate.
The bad angels are slaves to self-love.
Eternal winners vs eternal losers.
Messengers, chariots, stars. Armies. Heavenly Hosts.
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Genesis 16:7 ¶ And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.Details
Genesis 16:9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.Details
Genesis 16:10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.Details
Genesis 16:11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.Details
Genesis 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.Details
Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.Details
Genesis 22:15 ¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,Details
Genesis 24:7 ¶ The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.Details
Genesis 24:40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:Details
Genesis 31:11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.Details
Genesis 48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.Details
Exodus 3:2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.Details
Exodus 14:19 ¶ And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:Details
The Mighty Angel of Revelation 10 part 1 Pastor Mike Hoggard
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Has a lot of talks on angels.
” . . .Who maketh His angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.” Ps 104:4, Heb 1:7
If they’re realizing appreciable gains in religious capital then no.
Slavery is a choice... angels have free will but poor judgement.
I don’t know if they’re slaves or not, but exactly 1,483.73 of them can dance on the head of a pin.
You need to drink less
God says in His Word “Choose this day whom you WILL serve”.
Most traditionally see this verse as an indication of our freedom... but most overlook the last 3 words. We were created servants... both angels and man alike. We WILL SERVE someone, and God wants us to choose who that will be.
One could argue that all of God’s creation (with free will) are slaves... because the only other option is complete separation from Him.
For me, it is not really an issue of whether or not I am a slave... Rather, it is a matter of HOW MUCH FREEDOM I am given as a slave. Even slaves taken against their will are given SOME measure of freedom and choice in their daily lives of servitude. It is unavoidable... unless the purpose of that enslavement is nothing more than incarceration and/or torture.
So... we are given a choice. Whom do we wish to serve?
Someone who hates us and wants us to suffer?
Or someone who loves us enough to die for?
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