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

[Alan Wheeler]

Penny,
You are correct.  As long as a believer has the Holy Spirit, which is most likely the case, the believer cannot be taken over (possessed) by a demon.  To draw an analogy, it would be like you living in your house and owning it, and me coming along and claiming that the house is mine.  It doesn't work.

As long as the holy spirit lives in a person, a demon cannot possess that person.  They can be antagonized by demons, they can be assaulted and opressed by demons, but not, I repeat not possessed.


   Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD  
 forever. Psalms 23:6
~~~
Alan D Wheeler
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Penny Golden" <goldpen at frontiernet.net>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Demon posession, and casting out demons


> 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
> 
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