[Faith-talk] Demon posession, and casting out demons

[Penny Golden]

It is very sad that some Christians feel they must push their own 
agenda on the subject of demons.  There is a debate about whether a 
true Christian can be demon-possessed.  I personally do not think 
that they can.
A Christian might come under the attack of the great enemy of our 
souls, but as for a true believer being demon-possessed, I don't buy it.
Some of these also can heal people who are blind--and then when the 
healing does not take place, it's the blind person's lack of 
faith--not the healer's lack of  ability.

I can assure you that I would not attend a church or denomination 
that affirmed that blindness itself is a reason to assume 
demon-possession.   Do they also assign demon-possession to those who 
have arthritis,  diabetes,  angina, etc.?
That whole area of possession-accusation is one just fraught with 
oppression of the innocent.  When Jesus healed the man born blind, He 
never intimated that the man was demon-possessed.

Please don't throw overboard your Christianity just because you've 
encountered a minority   who are so all-knowing that they can assume 
demon-possession  for one who is blind or becomes blind.
That's oppression which the Bible says, God hates.

If it were me, I would locate a Bible-believing and teaching 
congregation that welcomes all God-fearing, Bible-believing  persons, 
regardless of a physical disability.

One of our dear Christian friends had Christian parents who were told 
that they were cursed because their daughter was born blind.  While 
such radical  opinions can be quite  harmful to one who is told such 
things, it is the wise Christian who will find  fellowship with men 
and women of like precious faith.  That's what our friend's parents 
did.  But the accusations that they were to blame for their 
daughter's blindness and that they were cursed is a tremendous hurdle 
to overcome.

With God all things are possible.  I'd better stop.

The Lord guide you to believers with more good Christian common sense 
than those you've found so far.

Penny