Ghosts

 Why do we think ghosts are a real thing? Paul said to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Either we are alive, or we are with God in heaven, or in hell depending on what you do in your lifetime. 

Ghosts are actually demons pretending to be people that we knew, or we are imagining the person we missed that died. A lot of people try communicating with someone who died. We wish we could still talk to them. It could be said God can relay messages from us to them, but we can't talk to them directly. 

Ghosts are disembodied spirits, which are demons. They can be angels. You can know if it's a demon or angel depending on how you feel around it. If it evokes fear in you, it is a demon. If it fills you with peace and joy, it is an angel. 

There are two stories in the Bible that mention ghosts. When Jesus walked on the water, the disciples said he was a ghost. That shows they believed that ghosts were a thing. 

When Saul called up the ghost of the prophet Samuel, he called up his dead spirit, via a witch. God condemned doing such a thing though and essentially made Saul go crazy as punishment for doing that. 

Do people summon the spirits of dead people today? Yes. That is part of witchcraft. It is not something that anyone should be doing. There are plenty of alive people to talk to. Why talk to people who have died? Of course you miss them, but you can find new people to love and talk to, so find those new people. It is best to not stay stuck in the past, in general. Move on, and embrace the new life that you have. 

If you think you see a ghost, it is best to ignore it. It could be an evil spirit trying to trap you by appearing like someone you knew that died. Watch the movie "A Beautiful Mind." He probably thought he was talking to ghosts, but they were evil spirits. How could you tell? Because of what they were telling him to do. 

Keep your head in the real world. Stay away from the spirit world as much as you can. You will have a more safe life if you do that.