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→Characteristics of Angels: revised hanging incomplete phrase - from "transcending their own personal." to "transcending their own personal free will." - also revised "they are ruled by the will of God" to "they are willingly ruled by the will of God"
==Characteristics of Angels==
==Characteristics of Angels==
The [[Bible]] mentions a number of people interacting with angels and of angels intervening on behalf of people. Angels, as far as their relation to man, seem to be devoid of natural affection. That is, they relate and interact, and involve themselves with the affairs of man not motivated by personal attachments, attractions, choices, affinities, etc. They come to us from God, with a message, an act, that expresses the will and choice of their Creator alone. This provides them a certain authority transcending their personal. Demons, on the other hand, involve themselves totally with their subjects, merging themselves with their oppressed, dominating all to their own evil spirit, until all seem to be "one" in destruction. Expelling a demon is therefore freeing a man to be himself once again. All this is not to say that angels have no natural affection among each other. Just that, in their relationship to mankind, they are ruled by the will of God.
The [[Bible]] mentions a number of people interacting with angels and of angels intervening on behalf of people. Angels, as far as their relation to man, seem to be devoid of natural affection. That is, they relate and interact, and involve themselves with the affairs of man not motivated by personal attachments, attractions, choices, affinities, etc. They come to us from God, with a message, an act, that expresses the will and choice of their Creator alone. This provides them a certain authority transcending their own personal free will. Demons, on the other hand, involve themselves totally with their subjects, merging themselves with their oppressed, dominating all to their own evil spirit, until all seem to be "one" in destruction. Expelling a demon is therefore freeing a man to be himself once again. All this is not to say that angels have no natural affection among each other. Just that, in their relationship to mankind, they are willingly ruled by the will of God.
There is disagreement among biblical scholars as to whether or not the "sons of God" in Genesis 6:4 are angels.<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gk/gen6.html</ref>
There is disagreement among biblical scholars as to whether or not the "sons of God" in Genesis 6:4 are angels.<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gk/gen6.html</ref>