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Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

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Announcements › Forums › Unreality — October 4th, 2020 › Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

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  • September 29, 2020 at 9:20 am #11474
    JoanneF
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    “And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?” (I Kings 18:17)

    Here Ahab first accuses Elijah. This is so typical of error. Whenever you take a stand against error, its first defense is to turn the lie upon you, and accuse you of the sin it has committed. It thereby tries to put you on a weak defensive, and feel guilty for something you have not done.

    In Edward Kimball’s Teaching and Addresses he writes: “The very worst form of malicious animal magnetism is that which offers itself to us in the guise of truth through the avenue of recent circumstances. In belief, it presents itself to you in the guise of an accusing angel.” Kimball goes on to say, “It haunts you with a personality all distorted with mortal suggestions, makes itself hideous and hateful, urges you to adopt this as being yourself, and to consider this kind of an ‘I’ as an outcast from God, bereft of hope and merit.” This is the absolute epitome of deception (unreality), and always error’s aim!

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