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Bible Study How Does Somebody Get to the Point of Being Possessed?

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HeIsRisen2018

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The reason why I'm asking this question is because obviously possession is a real thing and not just something that you see in movies and on television shows. Even Jesus made a point to cast the demons out of people. This is apparent in verses like Matthew 4:10, Luke 11:14, Matthew 8:16, Mark 1:34, Luke 4:41, Mark 1:39, Luke 13:32, Luke 4:35, Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:8, Luke 8:29, and I could go on and on. So how exactly does that happen? How does one become possessed in the first place? Can Christians become possessed? And just what exactly does Luke 4:41 mean? How can demons possibly acknowledge Jesus to be the Son of God?
 
HeIsRisen2018 said:
So how exactly does that happen? How does one become possessed in the first place?
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Read Romans 1:18-32
That describes people who indulge their every desire, whim and lust knowing that what they are doing is contrary to the will of God.

Being possessed is a much larger topic. There are a variety of ways it can come about.
HeIsRisen2018 said:
Can Christians become possessed?
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NO.
A Christian is someone who bears within them the real presence of God in the persons of the Holy Spirit and Jesus. And, since Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in Him, the Christian also has the Father. A believer is a bearer of the real presence of God. The Devil can cause problems but he can't "possess" a Christian.
 
The demons were once angels in heaven created by God, they know full well who God is. While they do know who God is, they do not have that saving faith of the believers.
 
Jim Parker said:
Read Romans 1:18-32
That describes people who indulge their every desire, whim and lust knowing that what they are doing is contrary to the will of God.

Being possessed is a much larger topic. There are a variety of ways it can come about.

NO.
A Christian is someone who bears within them the real presence of God in the persons of the Holy Spirit and Jesus. And, since Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in Him, the Christian also has the Father. A believer is a bearer of the real presence of God. The Devil can cause problems but he can't "possess" a Christian.
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Alright, thank the Lord that I don't have to worry about that since obviously I'm a Christian myself. :cross
 
First a true Spiritually born again Christian can not be possessed by demons. As per Luke 4:41 demons, better known as God's created spirits (Angels), but rebelled against God and followed after Satan do know who Jesus is as well as they know their fate being cast into the lake of fire in the end of days.

Mark 5:1-20 is the definitive passage on demon possession and its effects in the Bible. Some of the details about demons the Bible reveals in this passage are:

1. Devils want to be near dead human bodies or tombs (vs. 2, 3, 5).
2. They can cause unusual strength (vs. 3-4).
3. They can make a person unreasonable or immune to sensible persuasion (vs. 4).
4. They cause excessive crying (vs. 5).
5. They cause sadistic and masochistic behavior (vs. 5).
6. They have an affinity for heights (vs. 5).
7. They recognize Christ as "the Son of God" and appeal to Him (vs. 6-7).
8. They know they deserve torment and dread it (vs. 6-7).
9. They have names (vs. 9).
10. More than one can possess the same body (vs. 9).
11. They desire to stay in the same geographical region or "country" (vs. 10).
12. They would rather indwell an animal body than none at all (vs. 12).
13. They can cause animals to kill themselves (vs. 13).
14. They desire to be in a body when it dies (vs. 13).
15. They have a desire for water (vs. 13).

Mark 9:17-29 gives us even more details about devils:

16. They can cause dumbness and deafness (vs. 17, 25).
17. They cause rabid animal like behavior (vs. 18).
18. They can indwell from childhood (vs. 21).
19. They cause suicidal behavior (vs. 22).
20. They resist leaving a body and violently "rent" it while leaving (vs. 26).
21. There are different kinds of devils. Some have more power than others (vs. 29).
22. Some can only be removed by prayer and fasting of believer (vs. 29).

Ephesians 6:12 states Satan has a hierarchy of "devils" in his kingdom, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Thus some devils have more power and authority than others.

In Daniel 10:13 (as well as Mark 9:29) there is an example of this. "The prince of the kingdom of Persia" withstood the angel sent to explain Daniel's vision to him for 21 days. He could only break free when the angel Michael came and helped him overcome the powerful "prince." The "prince" may have been Satan, but more likely he was a very powerful devil.
 
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