Thanks, Nigel for clearing that up. Yes, respecting each other is important.

Mike: I doubt that the devil was out to discredit Jesus if that is what you mean. Jesus and the devil seemed to be against each other very deeply with no consolation in sight. Why would the devil glorifying Jesus by performing those miracles on behalf of Jesus ? After seeing these miracles, many people who have not been seeking God now seems to be doing exactly that. That is a big setback for the devil. And the owner of the house did not accept donations and did not really care if you go to churches other than hers as long as the church believe in Jesus.

Sometimes God does something funky in our mind I think. Like, why would God create certain pesky insects. But He did it anyway maybe for certain obscure purpose that we miss.