Can Satan Oppress a Christian?
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No, there is no way that satan can make a Christian do things against their will, please proved the Scriptural evidence for what you believe. You are actually contradicting yourself, for satan to make someone do something against their will that is possession, not oppression.
Here's what the Word of God says in I John 4:1-6, we need to look at 3:24 as to who are His children “Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,[d] and God[e] in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.”
Now let's look at I John 4:1-6 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.”
He who is in us is greater than he that is in the world or the devil. If a person is a true believer has the Spirit in them and I do not see how the Spirit that is IN usI do not see the Spirit and the devil living in the same temple our body, because He is great then he that is in the world, which is the devil and is false spirits.
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Many people harbor unforgiveness and anger at other people and don't realize how that gives Satan a foothold in their life and and opening to whisper lies into their minds.
For God has told us "Be angry but do not sin, do not let the sun set upon your anger, do not give place to the devil"
And if a brother has sinned against you, lay your gift on the altar and recoil with him before sacrificing to God,
For God has told us "Be angry but do not sin, do not let the sun set upon your anger, do not give place to the devil"
And if a brother has sinned against you, lay your gift on the altar and recoil with him before sacrificing to God,
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Demon Oppression
Demon spirits function in two ways, either by demon possession or demon oppression. It is not possible for a Believer to be demon possessed. Paul said:
"Know you not that you are the Temple of God (where the Holy Spirit abides), and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (That makes the Born-Again Believer His permanent Home)" (1 Cor. 3:16).
Paul also said:
"You cannot drink the Cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils (if we are going to associate with demons, the Lord will not remain): you cannot be partakers of the Lord's Table (the Lord's Supper), and of the table of devils (that which the world offers)" (1 Cor. 10:21).
Demon possessed, no! Demon oppressed, yes! In fact, every single Christian who has ever lived has been oppressed by demon spirits at one time or the other. The Scripture also says concerning this:
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with Power (as a Man, Christ needed the Holy Spirit, as we certainly do as well! in fact, everything He did was by the Power of the Spirit): Who went about doing good (everything He did was good), and healing all who were oppressed of the Devil (only Christ could do This, and Believers can do such only as Christ empowers them by the Spirit); for God was with Him (God is with us only as we are with Him)" (Acts 10:38).
Demon oppression can cause certain types of physical illnesses, emotional disturbances, nervous disorders, etc. When one is oppressed by demon spirits, it feels like there is a hundred pounds of weight on his shoulders. It is the major cause of depression. There's only on cure for this, and that is, once again, the Cross of Christ.
JSM
Demon spirits function in two ways, either by demon possession or demon oppression. It is not possible for a Believer to be demon possessed. Paul said:
"Know you not that you are the Temple of God (where the Holy Spirit abides), and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (That makes the Born-Again Believer His permanent Home)" (1 Cor. 3:16).
Paul also said:
"You cannot drink the Cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils (if we are going to associate with demons, the Lord will not remain): you cannot be partakers of the Lord's Table (the Lord's Supper), and of the table of devils (that which the world offers)" (1 Cor. 10:21).
Demon possessed, no! Demon oppressed, yes! In fact, every single Christian who has ever lived has been oppressed by demon spirits at one time or the other. The Scripture also says concerning this:
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with Power (as a Man, Christ needed the Holy Spirit, as we certainly do as well! in fact, everything He did was by the Power of the Spirit): Who went about doing good (everything He did was good), and healing all who were oppressed of the Devil (only Christ could do This, and Believers can do such only as Christ empowers them by the Spirit); for God was with Him (God is with us only as we are with Him)" (Acts 10:38).
Demon oppression can cause certain types of physical illnesses, emotional disturbances, nervous disorders, etc. When one is oppressed by demon spirits, it feels like there is a hundred pounds of weight on his shoulders. It is the major cause of depression. There's only on cure for this, and that is, once again, the Cross of Christ.
JSM
Romans 5:12-14King James Version (KJV)
12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
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No they have the power to torment a person and tempt them to make stupid choices like do drugs, drink, not forgive others,etc.
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Their actions (getting drunk, eating junk food, not exercising, being exposed to plastics that cause cancer, etc) ,the stress, and the nature of the world all factor into making folks sick.
However we have one divine Healer and the promise that these bodies are just temporary tents. We are strangers in this world on our way home, but while we are here we have been entrusted to be our Heavenly Father's ambassadors to a world in need of His light and love.
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Their actions (getting drunk, eating junk food, not exercising, being exposed to plastics that cause cancer, etc) ,the stress, and the nature of the world all factor into making folks sick.
However we have one divine Healer and the promise that these bodies are just temporary tents. We are strangers in this world on our way home, but while we are here we have been entrusted to be our Heavenly Father's ambassadors to a world in need of His light and love.
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I don't believe in imputed sin.,in that we are found guilty, but I do believe we suffer because of the sinful nature of mankind in general.
People starve to death because those who have are not faithful to give to the hungry and poor.
If you are healthy and eat well, you are less likely to get leprosy, just study the life of Mother Teresa and her work with lepers.
However I do believe in imputed righteousness of Christ
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/faith-and-the-imputation-of-righteousness
People starve to death because those who have are not faithful to give to the hungry and poor.
If you are healthy and eat well, you are less likely to get leprosy, just study the life of Mother Teresa and her work with lepers.
However I do believe in imputed righteousness of Christ
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/faith-and-the-imputation-of-righteousness
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,[SUP]25 [/SUP]In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;[SUP]26 [/SUP]And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 2 Timothy 2:24-26
Most Christians are captives of Satan by not understanding the Cross is the full armor of God for the Believer. If the Believer does not understand that the Cross of Christ is as necessary for sanctification as it is for salvation (1 Cor. 1:18), you are Satan captive. You are being forced to do things against your will.
Most Christians are captives of Satan by not understanding the Cross is the full armor of God for the Believer. If the Believer does not understand that the Cross of Christ is as necessary for sanctification as it is for salvation (1 Cor. 1:18), you are Satan captive. You are being forced to do things against your will.
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