Christian can have demons says:
1. Dr. Unger writes: “In demon influence, evil spirits exert power over a person short of actual possession.
Such influence may vary from mild harassment to extreme subjection when body and mind become dominated and held in slavery by spirit agents. Christians, as well as non-Christians can be so influence.
They may be oppressed, vexed, depressed, hindered and bound by demons.”
2. Unger is frank to say that he had written in 1952, “To demon possession, only unbelievers are exposed.”
3. 20 years later- “This statement was inferred, since Scripture does not clearly settle the question. It was based the assumption that an evil spirit could not indwell the redeemed body together with the Holy Spirit.”
4. Missionaries from all over the world wrote to him telling of cases to the contrary and as the author notes,
the claims of the missionaries “appear valid.”
5. Dr. Hobart Freeman: “As a result of erroneous teaching and beliefs, which are based neither upon
Scripture or experience, Satan has deluded many concerning the question, can a Christian be oppressed
by Satan or possess evil spirits?”
a. Yes-both questions- Supported both by experience and Scriptures Believers can be oppressed, vexed, depressed, hindered, bound, and afflicted by Satan or suffer infestation by demonic spirits.
Three types of demonic activity.
A. Possession- life, will come totally under the domination and control of Satan.
B. Oppression- infestation-brings spirits of infirmity, fear, resentment, doubt, depression, and so forth.
C. Obsession – Temptation-driving in the mind.
1. A person is tempted when he is drawn away by desire.
2. Desire-when conceived, brings forth sin, Jam 1.: 14, 15.
3. He can tempt us but cannot make us yield.
The power of evil spirits over men is not independent of the human will.
It can not be exercised without at least some consent of the human will.
Evil spirits will take all the ground given them.
DEMONS AND BELIEVERS IN BIBLE
A. Physical afflictions/other disasters of Job-work of Satan. Job 1.
1. Woman “A daughter of Abraham” (Father of the faithful was bound with a spirit of infirmity for
eighteen years,)
2. A spirit of infirmity will manifest weakness or sickness in bodies
3. Man in Synagogue with unclean spirit, Mk. 1:23.
4. A spirit of lust will manifest lust, as adultery, homosexuality, or similar deviations.
a. Paul discusses contention and disputing over doctrine.
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