Question: Can a Christian have a demon? Answer: There is no such thing as a Christians being demon possessed. To be demon possessed means to be completely taken over — spirit, soul, and body — by the devil. This was the case with the madman at Gadara (Mark 5). Of course, if a person backslides, hes over in the devils territory. By yielding to the devil, he could be taken over. But there is no such thing as a Christians being demon possessed, even though he might not be walking in the best fellowship in the world. (Some people may not be walking in the best fellowship, but theyre walking in all the light they have.) A Christian, on the other hand, can be oppressed. All the demons Ive dealt with in Christians have either been in the body or the mind. Youll find thats where their activity is. A person could backslide and deliberately walk away from God, and the devil could eventually take over his spirit. But a Christian walking with God cant be taken over by the devil. In fact, the devil cant do anything in him without his permission. The Bible says, Neither give place to the devil (Eph. 4:27). Something we need to realize is that there are degrees of oppression and possession. If you have received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you can say, I have the Holy Spirit. But how much of you does the Holy Spirit have? You can be halfway or fully yielded to Him. The same is true concerning oppression. You can be halfway or fully yielded to the devil. Kenneth E Hagin, Demonology Part 4.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:03:48 +0000
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