Don't Know if These Questions Have Been Answered Already

[petula]

I agree with Shiloh ,the bible has to be our answer to all of our questions

[OneLight]

Christians, whose body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, cannot be posed by any demonic spirits.

[RustyAngeL]

Christians, whose body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, cannot be posed by any demonic spirits.

Quick just spoke the truth.  Christians cannot be possessed by an evil spirit, not with the Holy Spirit living in that person.

[Sevenseas]

While I do believe that Christians cannot be possessed, it should not be thought that the devil leaves them alone either.

 

Sometimes, the tendency is to act as though the devil cannot challenge a believer...I don't mean the devil personally of course...but demonic spirits

 

This is not something to fear as we know we have the victory already won by our Savior.

 

Unfortuneatly, Christian bookstores harbor an inordinate amount of books by authors who propose far more about the devil then the Bible allows.

 

The Bible does not ignore the devil or his interaction with believers, but the focus is on Christ's victory over the devil and our victory in turn if we are in Christ.

[other one]

I agree with Shiloh in that a Christian can't be possessed, however if we do still have some sin in our lives, it leaves a door open to be bothered by or harassed by demons.      And if you are leading a really good Christian life, they will mess with you in any number of ways.

But Possess where you have no control over things........    no I don't believe they can do that.

[manuelf324]

Believers cannot be demon possesed due to the Holy Ghost inside of the them. Light and dark cannot coexist their contrary to each other. You can be demon oppressed because our flesh thrives on sin which invites demon involvement in our lives 

[7thseal]

Jesus said that people who have had demons cast out of them are "empty" vessels right before the demons are able to return. How can a Christian who has the Holy Spirit be "empty" so that a demon might possess them?

Jesus is the Word made flesh. Holy Spirit will always point to Jesus... the Word. If a person should choose not to apply the Word after being cleansed, are they empty? The demons fear God... if His Word isn't found in the house after its been cleansed  then what's stopping them from returning and bringing more who are more wicked than they? A house led by the Lord will obey... the Word.... Jesus Christ.

[Reinitin]

On 3/10/2015 at 0:55 PM, Seeking1 said:

I am testing the doctrine of whether or not Christians can have demons. I have some questions about this for both sides of the issue.

 

1.) Question for those who say Christians CANNOT have demons:

 

Why would the apostles cast demons out of people AT ALL if belief of the gospel alone would ALWAYS cause them to be removed immediately for SOLE habitation by the Holy Spirit? Remember, this is POST not PRE Pentecost. This isn't OT stuff or before Christ died on the cross for our sins. As many on both sides assert, it is pointless to try and remove demons from someone who refuses to believe the gospel or even misunderstands it somehow, as the demons will not only return later but also in greater numbers the second time around, making the last state worse than the first.

 

Since this is at least generally true, why would the apostles participate in and even promote such a thing? This would definitely lead to confusion, and God is not supposed to be the author of confusion. Why didn't the apostles simply share the gospel and leave the demons inside the unsaved? It could definitely lead to the idea of Christians being able to have them by doing such a thing rather than sharing the gospel alone. Exorcisms should be considered un-biblical in general then and even a hindrance to delivering the untainted gospel if ONLY the unsaved can have them.

 

2.) Question for those who say Christians CAN have demons:

 

Jesus said that people who have had demons cast out of them are "empty" vessels right before the demons are able to return. How can a Christian who has the Holy Spirit be "empty" so that a demon might possess them? This argument is often used as an apologetic against those who say Christians can have demons.

I think alot of people confuse "the flesh" being corrupt and full of evil desires with demons. I also think some people do not walk in "the Spirit" but the could. Ephesians is a pretty good read for understanding the flesh, spirit, demon, position in christ, made new, sealed, moved from kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of his son, etc.

 

 

[thereselittleflower]

On 3/10/2015 at 10:55 AM, Seeking1 said:

I am testing the doctrine of whether or not Christians can have demons. I have some questions about this for both sides of the issue.

 

1.) Question for those who say Christians CANNOT have demons:

 

Why would the apostles cast demons out of people AT ALL if belief of the gospel alone would ALWAYS cause them to be removed immediately for SOLE habitation by the Holy Spirit? Remember, this is POST not PRE Pentecost. This isn't OT stuff or before Christ died on the cross for our sins. As many on both sides assert, it is pointless to try and remove demons from someone who refuses to believe the gospel or even misunderstands it somehow, as the demons will not only return later but also in greater numbers the second time around, making the last state worse than the first.

 

Since this is at least generally true, why would the apostles participate in and even promote such a thing? This would definitely lead to confusion, and God is not supposed to be the author of confusion. Why didn't the apostles simply share the gospel and leave the demons inside the unsaved? It could definitely lead to the idea of Christians being able to have them by doing such a thing rather than sharing the gospel alone. Exorcisms should be considered un-biblical in general then and even a hindrance to delivering the untainted gospel if ONLY the unsaved can have them.

 

2.) Question for those who say Christians CAN have demons:

 

Jesus said that people who have had demons cast out of them are "empty" vessels right before the demons are able to return. How can a Christian who has the Holy Spirit be "empty" so that a demon might possess them? This argument is often used as an apologetic against those who say Christians can have demons.

The word you are using  "empty" actually refers to being clean.

 

There have been instances of christians being demon possessed.  If one opens themselves to the demonic, one can be possessed, but only if God permits.

 

 

[de1929]

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Edited January 19, 2016 by de1929
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