What is Spiritualism defined to be?

Answer

"A belief that departed spirits hold intercourse with mortals by means of physical phenomena, as by
rapping, or during abnormal mental states, as in trances, or the like, commonly manifested through a
medium; spiritism."-Webster.
Spiritism: "The theory that mediumistic phenomena are caused by spirits of the dead."-Webster.
NOTE-"The very central truth of Spiritualism is the power and possibility of spirit return, under certain
conditions, to communicate with those in the material form."-N. F. RavIin, Spiritualistic lecturer, of
California.

What kind of worship results from false teaching?
For what did Christ, just before His ascension, tell His disciples to wait?
For what have we been taught to pray?
9. In what statement to the woman at Jacob's well did Jesus intimate that the ceremonial system of worship would be abolished?
What does He indicate as one of its purposes?
14. What scripture for ever precludes the idea that the dead come back to earth to communicate with the living?
What did Christ tell the rich young man to do?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle