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God in Us Dear Brother Ron The Bible says that there is a "god" in everybody. But I ask this question in response, "Which God,or god?". The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 4:4 "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them". I could go on and on for at the least 30 or 40 verses, but I do not think that you would want that. If we had the Spirit of God in us than we surely would not be making Him do a bunch of horrible things to Himself, would we ? Think about it. One cannot have both the Spirit of the Almighty and the spirit of the devil in him or her at the same time. Forrest Dear Forrest We do have the Spirit of the Almighty in us. Unfortunately, it is very easy to let the cares of this world overwhelm the voice of God. Satan has declared himself king of worldly pleasures and concerns. When he was tempting Jesus in the wilderness, he said: Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; Mat 4:9 And saith unto him, "All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me." Unfortunately, many ignore the voice of God and succumb to the siren call of the tempter. You are wrong, Forrest. Since we are both spirit and flesh, we do have both the Spirit of the Almighty and the devil in us always. It is our responsibility to choose wisely which voice we follow. Best always Brother Ron