Can a Christian have a demon?
Added on Feb 14th, 2011 by Mark Sandford
Can a Christian have a demon? Most persons who object to this idea do so based on the fact that since we are Christ's possession, we cannot possibly be "possessed" by a demon. Our answer is that the phrase, "demon possessed" is never found in the Greek of the New Testament. The Greek actually uses the verbiage, "to be in" a demon, "to have" a demon, or to be "demonized" (Gk.: daimonidzomai). Wherever English translations of the Bible say "demon p...
Can a Christian be physically afflicted by demons without a sinful point of access?
Added on Feb 14th, 2011 by Mark Sandford
Can a Christian be physically afflicted by demons, even when there is no sinful point of access? [a response to a question that came up at a prophetic school] According to Lk. 10:17,18 (emphasis mine): The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." Jesus replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from the heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of th...