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Originally Posted by votivesoul
Well, Paul did write about "no one speaking by the Spirit calls Jesus accursed", so there may have been some activity whereby some were claiming to prophesy in which they were cursing Jesus in some manner or form, and claiming it was by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Maybe some false brethren had infiltrated Corinth, since the church there began as a synagogue?
All speculation, of course...
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I think it was likely certain Jews trying to teach that Jesus was not the Messiah but was "cursed of God" (just as Judaism teaches today), and Paul had to reaffirm hat the Spirit of God does NOT inspire someone to call Jesus accursed (in the sense that He is rejected by God).
Either that or there was, even at that early date, a teaching going around similar to the Kenneth Copeland/Word of Faith heresy that Jesus went to hell and literally became sin itself, but I'm not so sure that would be the case.
But in either case, Paul never mentioned the need for exorcisms in a meeting of the ekklesia due to people "getting out of hand". Every case of exorcism in Scripture involves people who are clearly not Christians.
If you are filled with the Holy Ghost you aren't going to be "manifesting demons". That is simply NOT Bible.
Of course, I suspect not all who claim to be spirit filled are filled with the Holy Spirit.
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