In the Bible, the concept of spirits is multifaceted, referring to both the human spirit and supernatural beings. According to Ecclesiastes, the human spirit returns to God upon death, highlighting its eternal nature. However, scripture also warns of evil spirits, as seen in 1 Timothy, where believers are cautioned against deceiving spirits that lead people away from the faith. Additionally, 2 Timothy reminds us that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love, while 1 John emphasizes the importance of discerning the spirit of truth from the spirit of error, as also cautioned in Leviticus, which prohibits seeking guidance from mediums and spiritists.
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before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.