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How Does Someone Grieve The Holy Spirit? In Ephesians 4:30 we are commanded not to grieve God’s holy spirit. What does it mean to grieve God’s holy spirit? How does someone grieve the holy spirit? According to the Amplified Bible, the Greek word translated grieve in most Bibles, can mean to offend, vex, or sadden. We can easily understand what it means to offend, vex or sadden a person. Since the holy spirit is a force (see reference at end of article). How can one offend, vex or sadden a force? Can we grieve something? Can we grieve a force? Can we grieve something impersonal? We can do so by doing  something that would stop it from working. Let’s illustrate it with an automobile. An automobile needs gasoline to function properly. If we put milk in the gas tank, that could be said that we grieved the automobile by doing a wrong thing so that it got upset (so to speak) and it stopped functioning. God’s holy spirit is a very sensitive force or energy. If we persist in

Beware Of Becoming A Spiritual Bully Bullying is much in the news these days and we can all see the harm this does. It makes others feel inferior, not good enough, fearful, and uncomfortable, and even pushing some to suicide. Spiritual bullying is no less dangerous and no less harmful to others. What is a spiritual bully? How would we define a spiritual bully? A spiritual bully is someone that browbeats, intimidates, or pushes their spiritual weight around. A spiritual bully is one that feels superior and better than others . If one knows more or thinks they know more than others in a spiritual sense or have some spiritual  responsibility then they have to be careful on how this power is used . If they make others uncomfortable by being overly critical of what others do or are able to do then one is a spiritual bully . We all have to keep in mind that not all are able to understand or do as much as others. Jesus showed that even a small contribution given from the h

Why does God allow Satan and the demons to attack us? If God is all-powerful, why does He allow Satan and his demons to attack us? We are not given all the answers to this question, but Scripture does make certain things clear. First, it is not God's desire for Satan to attack people. Satan attacked Eve in the Garden of Eden in the form of a serpent. Adam and Eve sinned, and all people have become sinful in nature and are likewise open to the temptations of Satan ( 1 Peter 5:8 ). When God does allow Satan or his demons to attack a person, there are reasons for it. Job did not see why God allowed Satan to attack him ( Job 1:12 ), yet God used the situation to thwart Satan's boasts and to bring glory to the Lord. Sometimes, God allows demonic temptation as a test. Even Jesus was tested through temptation by Satan in the desert ( Matthew 4:1-10 ). Jesus, unlike Adam, passed the test. He said "no" to sin and won the victory. Another reason God might allow Satan or his d