The demon's message to Saul, although it was a denunciation of sin and a prophecy of retribution, was not meant to reform him, but to goad him to despair and ruin. Oftener, however, it serves the tempter's purpose best to lure men to destruction by flattery. The teaching of the demon gods in ancient times fostered the vilest license. The divine precepts condemning sin and enforcing righteousness were set aside; truth was light regarded, and impurity was not only permitted but enjoined. Spiritualism declares that there is no death, no sin, no judgment, no retribution; that "men are unfallen demigods;" that desire is the highest law; and that man is accountable only to himself. The barriers that God has erected to guard truth, purity, and reverence are broken down, and many are thus emboldened in sin. Does not such teaching suggest an origin similar to that of demon worship?

Skønt dæmonens budskab til Saul fordømte hans synd og forudsagde, hvilken straf han ville få, var hensigten med det ikke at få ham til at omvende sig, men at drive ham ud i bundløs fortvivlelse. Fristeren benytter sig dog oftere af smiger for at lokke mennesker i afgrunden. Oldtidens dæmondyrkelse resulterede i den værste tøjlesløshed. De guddommelige forskrifter, som fordømte synden og indskærpede betydningen af retfærdighed, blev fejet til side. Sandheden blev anset for at være af underordnet betydning, og man tolererede ikke blot, at mennesker levede i urenhed, men opfordrede dem ligefrem dertil. Spiritismen hævder, at der hverken eksisterer død, synd, dom eller straf. Ifølge dens lære er "menneskene halvguder, som aldrig er faldet i synd". Den hævder videre, at begær er det højeste gode, og at mennesket kun er ansvarligt over for sig selv. Den nedbryder de skranker, som Gud har opsat for at beskytte sandhed, renhed og ærbødighed, og derved bliver mange endnu mere forhærdede i deres synd. Viser dette ikke, at denne lære har samme oprindelse som dæmontilbedelsen?