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   “Not to go beyond what is written” (1 Corinthians 4:6, ESV)   
      
   Claims about unconscious souls, demon impersonation of the dead,   
   unlimited demonic power, and modern phenomena exceed what Scripture states.   
      
   The consistent error throughout James’s argument is not quoting   
   Scripture, but freezing revelation at selective passages while ignoring   
   how later Scripture clarifies, corrects, and completes earlier   
   perspectives. The Bible progressively reveals that the dead remain   
   conscious, that spiritual beings remain finite creatures under God’s   
   authority, that deception succeeds through moral rejection of the gospel   
   rather than secret knowledge, and that God alone defines the unseen   
   realm. Where Scripture speaks, it speaks clearly. Where Scripture   
   remains silent, believers must not speculate. The governing safeguard   
   remains submission to the full counsel of God, read canonically,   
   Christ-centered, and constrained by what is written (1 Corinthians 4:6,   
   ESV).   
      
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   Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (†), and God   
   raised Him from the dead?   
      
   That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death   
   penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death   
   satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John   
   2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your   
   sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.   
      
   On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on   
   the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name   
   of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)