16:16-18 What was Paul's purpose in casting the demon out of this girl - scriptures do not teach that she got saved as a result?

Paul did not want his ministry to be endorsed by a demon possessed fortune-teller.

Every word the girl spoke about Paul and the others was true, but it was said mockingly. Satan's purpose, through the girl, was to discount the gospel and discredit Paul and the others by making it appear that they were working with the girl.

Everyone there knew the girl had an evil spirit, and Paul had to show them that he and the others were not working with the girl by casting out the evil spirit (CP V18).

This proved that they were of God.

The girl lost her power to foretell the future, and her masters had Paul and Silas arrested and thrown into jail as a result (CP V19-24).

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