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Gewreka Robertson
WHAT IS DEMON POSSESSION?
I will be presenting, What is demon possession?
There are several instances in the Bible where it speaks about
demon possession,i.e. in Luke 8:28-30 and also Mark 5:8-11 where
Jesus commanded the evil spirit
name Legion to come out of the man and he sent it into the herd
pigs. Another
example, in Luke 22:3-4 where Satan entered Judas. Judas went to
the temple
guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. Also,
in Matthew 9: 32-
33 when they brought to Jesus a dumb man possessed with a
devil.
I want to first start by defining 1) demon and 2)
possession:
1) Demons are described as evil spirits (Mark 3:13-15), unclean
spirits
(Matt.10:1, Mark 1:27) and angels of Satan (Rev.12:9). Satan and
his demons
deceive the world (2 Cor.4:4, Rev.12:9), attack Christians (2
Cor.12:7, I Peter5:8) and combat the holy angels (Rev.12:4-9).
Demons are spiritual beings,
but they can appear in physical forms (2 Cor. 11:14-15,
Phillippians 3:19).
The demons/fallen angels are enemies of God, but they are
defeated
enemies.
2) Possession described as a verb means to hold fast, to procure
for oneself,
acquire, obtain, and hence to possess. In other words meaning to
take
ownership of. In I Thessalonians 4:4-5, it states, that every
one of you should
know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; v.5
Not in the
lust of concupiscence.. meaning lust or strong desire.
So, how can we identify what demon possession is today? Well if
demons are
described as evil spirits, unclean spirits, as deceiving the
world, and attacking
Christians and possession is defined as taking ownership of.
Then when we read in
Galatians 5: 19 21 it speaks of the works of the flesh. All the
things spoken of in
these verses (adultery, fornication, idolatry, hatred, envyings,
murders,
drunkenness, and revellings) are unclean spirits or evil spirits
which Satan uses to
deceive us and hence eventually take ownership of our soul if we
choose to stay
wrapped up in our hidden desires. (I Cor. 6:9 -10) The devil
uses the works of the
flesh to separate us from God by possessing or taking ownership
of the soul. It
further tells us in verses 22-25 to walk in the spirit and to
crucify the flesh with the
passions and lust.
Why is this important to someone who is not a member of the
Church of Christ? It
helps them to understand that their soul can be possessed by
Satan if they choose
to continue in sin and not be baptized in the church that Christ
speaks about in the
New Testament.
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This topic is important to my classmates and me because our
objective is to make
heaven our home. But, we must also understand Satans objective
to steal, kill
and destroy. (John 10:10) To accomplish our objective we must
.crucify our flesh
with the affections and lusts. (Galatians 5:24) So that the
devil or demons will not
take possession of our soul. But if we choose to stay in sin and
not acknowledge
Gods word then he will give us over to a reprobate (a mind void
of judgment) mindto do things that are not convenient. (Romans 1:28
and Ephesians 5:4) So I say to
you my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ as it states in I
Peter 5:8, to be sober,
be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour.
Sources:
Vines Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words
The Holy Bible, King James Version
