If there are a Gods (any God ) then there must be spirits (Ghost).  Do Christians believe in Ghost?
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Some Christians do...it's the hardcore ones that are not willing to believe in anything except that which they believe gives glory to god...not all Christians are that hardcore...what the hardcore Christians are asking for is eminently impractical and chaotic...I think they are mostly after your hard earned...some people who would call themselves christian have more open minds...I don't think the founders of these religions wanted anyone to be miserable and look at life so two dimensionally...
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Ghosts are more likely demons appearing as ghosts than actual ghosts.  Maybe this will help.\n                                                       Sorcery    \n(Includes any and all of the following:) Divination/Magicians/Witchcraft/Wizards/Soothsayers/Necromancers/Fortunetellers/Astrologers/Familiar Spirits/Charmers/Black Magic/Ouija boards/ Dungeons and Dragons/Harry Potter, wicca, psychics, tarot cards, spells, voodoo, ghosts, horoscopes, astral projection, incantations, spells, seeing'talking to spirits, spriit guides, signs of the Zodiac, reincarnation, ETC.\nAny and all of the above are Satanic or demonic or both.  We humans are to have nothing to do with them.  They cannot help us. They will only bring harm to us, now, in the future or in eternity.\n“31Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.”  Leviticus 19:31.\n“6And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.”  Leviticus 20:6.“11Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.”  Deuteronomy 18:11-14.\n“19And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”  Isaiah 8:19.  (We are to seek God, not the dead.)\n“2Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.”  Daniel 2:2. (Chaldeans were known for their magic.)\n“10The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.”  Daniel2:10.“6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: 7Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him. 10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”  Acts 16:6-10.\n“8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”  Revelation 21:8.  (Sorcerers are headed for the Lake of Fire, the second death.)“14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”  Revelation22:15.  (The "...tree of life..." is eternal life, "...the city..." here is Paradise or heaven.)\nNote: The Chaldeans were famous for their sorcery.\nGod does not approve of anyone attempting to learn of the future except what He has revealed in The Holy Bible.  He does not approve of anyone attempting to contact the dead for any reason.  He does not approve of playing games or telling stories about sorcery. God does not approve anyone seeking power from any of these sources.  They are all Satanic/Demonic. Anyone who does these th
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Yes I believe in God, but not the way traditional Christians do.  I'm a Gnostic Christian.
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No. There are no ghosts. It is the creation human mind. The fears that exist in our mind take the imaginary shape of ghost.
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I not only believe in ghosts, they believe in me.  I have seen and conversed with ghosts.\nUnless you know what you are doing, and none of us do in the spirit realm, leave this stuff alone.  It is very dangerous.  It can be a source of great evil.\nI no longer involve myself in these practices.  It is like watching a bad accident.  You can get so caught up in it, that you forget that it isn't a part of every day reality.
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I'm Christian and I believe that being able to communicate with ghosts is a gift not a curse.\nIn fact Christians should know this because in the bible it says that one of the gifts from the holy spirit is a 6th sense. I'm not sure where it says this but I do know that it does say it because I read it. I would love to be able to speak to spirits and I think that anyone who can is truly blessed. Besides, I think that it's the Catholic Christians who say that it's a curse, but I'm not certain. Now that you have me thinking you should also ask; If you can speak to the dead than does this mean your possessed? I mean come on. These Christians must have a lot of sins that they need to cover up if they feel the need to tell someone that they're being influenced by the devil. After all isn't it true that your more likely to tell someone what their doing wrong when in fact it's you who's doing something wrong?
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Ghosts cannot exist within the well defined parameters of our scientific laws. Therefore, definitive proof of ghosts and spirits would mean that the entire foundation of our scientific understanding is incorrect and would need to be rewritten. \n\nTake, for instance, Newton's first law: Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.\n\nSo we have to decide if a ghost can impact its environment in any way (it would have to if it existed at all). If it can, say, moan - that would require manipulating air molecules through something like a vocal cord. Rattling chains requires the ability to touch, grab and move the chain from their original state of rest.\n\nThe laws of physics are very consistent (that's why they're called laws). If a ghost CAN have an impact on one thing - a chain -it MUST be able to impact everything in the same way. So a ghost could not grab a chain and walk through a door simultaneously - that would be inconsistent with the laws of physics.\n\nOf course the major world religions would be shaken up, if ghosts were definitively proved, god could probably be definitively proven. However, I suggest that having our scientific world view changed so fundamentally would have a far greater impact on the way the majority of people live their lives.
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Yes, I believe in them & most people I know claim to have encounters as well.  \nSpirits do have to draw on energy, which is why lights can flicker or short out when they appear. When they cannot draw enough energy, you may only see a partial apparition, or the ectoplasm only.\n\nAs for the question on clothing, a spirit is said either to wear what they were wearing at the time of their death, or another theory is that when you die you are able to choose what form you wish to take (IE: most taking the form in whih they appeared at their best).
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The concept of spirits or ghosts is an archaic, lame explanation for unexplained noises (things that go bump in the night), likely an early attempt to satisfy the need to explain/understand the frightening unknowns of the universe, dating back to a time when most believed the earth was flat and the sun revolved around us.  While plausible scientifc answers have emerged, many feable minds stubbornly cling to the ancient mythological explanations passed down from generation to generation. It's fun to toy with the idea of ghosts, but those who truly believe reveal their stubborn ignorance.
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no \nEcclesiastes, chapter 9\n5: For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the memory of them is lost. \nas you read there the dead knows nothing so there is no such thing as a ghost, but there are demons. and they can take on many forms
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No. I'm a religious person and I DON"T believe in ghosts. Check my prior post for explanation.\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgbJ4A9KLMbba2p6UmBCNarsy6IX?qid=20060617165558AALaeyt
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You don't need to believe in a god to believe in an afterlife, nor do you need to believe in a god to believe you have a soul.  The beauty of atheism/agnosticism is that everyone thinks for themselves and has their own ideas about things.  It doesn't matter if it's the "Truth" or not.
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No..there are no ghosts. Its just the creation of weak minds who cant distinguish between real and unreal.
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People who beleive in ghosts (and I don't) say that only troubled spirits stay behind as ghosts. I am very happy. In 150 years, I will be dead, but not a ghost. And I don't think about it, other than answering this question, because I am enjoying my life in the present.
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I believe that ghosts or "spirits" really do exist.  I also believe that it is because they have a "problem" of some sort that is not yet solved to their satisfaction, is a victim of a murder or other crime; or they are caught between this world and the next world, maybe because they committed suicide.
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The words we use can be quite controversial.  "Spirits" for many can be a frightening term.  The reality is real, yes.  But because of the prevelant belief in evil as a power, as an intelligence, many unpleasant things occur.  Belief is power; it is how we make the world that we've been taught to think just "happens" to us.  \n\nBut in truth, only God exists.  No evil, no darkness, just God, and God's Beloved (us).  Everything is Spirit, and Spirit is everything.
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In Modern Deism....yes!   Some do believe in an afterlife.   Deists come from all walks of life, before they have used their reason to decide that there can be only one source of divine energy or creation.\n\nAs an ex-christian, I have retained my belief in an afterlife due to having read the Holy Bible.  My personal thought is that we all came from one source and will all return to the one same source.