[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Cananyone here help me understand how can we indentify a demon possessedperson ? Is it enough to see some abnormalities in a person and thinkthat person to be demon possessed? No, that would be very unfair to a person that might be suffering from some sort of illness. I had once visited a church andthere was a married lady and as we were worshipping , she just stoodup and said I am going and her husband held her tight and she createda sort of dramaWell, I would not be too happy with my husband if he forced me to stay when I didn't want to and might, myself, create a bit of a drama too. That does not mean she, nor I would be demon possesed. ,I did't understand anything there, everyone wereasked to pray for her, and next day she was just fine.A friend ofmine who was a member of that church told me that she was possessedwith demon. Based on what? That she wanted to leave and her husband would not let her?? No, that is not demon possession....it is just being ticked off and displeased. Actually I don't believe that she had a demon, more Ithought that man was forcing her to stay. HE might have had a demon of control!!! I don't know how toidentify a demon possessed person , especially in a church. A demon possessed person is very wild. Consider the Gadarene demoniac in the Bible...he ran around naked, had superhuman strength, no one could contain him. Again Ionce visited a church and when I was talking to the pastor , he toldme something that I didn't understand at all. He said his church gota bad name , as people say that he fills people with demons. I don'tknow anything about all these confusing demon possession part anddemon filling part. One person cannot fill another with demons against the person's will. God will not violate our will and He does not allow demons to do so either. What kind of church were you in? Christian? If not, then what?
I do know as christians, we are tofix our focus on Christ, and meditate on the law of the Lord. Butthese questions puzzle me and I really wish someone can tell mesomething about signs of demon possessed persons. In the US, true demon possession is very rare. But in countries where the occult is practiced, India included, there are many instances in which a person completely gives themself over to other gods and demonic entities, to the point that they can become possessed. When possessed, a person has given complete control of themselves over to the false god and are controlled BY that god/spirit. IF you were to see such a person, you would KNOW because 1-Holy Spirit would reveal it to you and 2- the person's behavior would identify at least one of more of the spirits that had take ownership of the person.
Today, and as always...ALL people are OPpressed by demons at one time or another. That is simply to say that they are being influenced by, but not controlled by a demonic spirit. But OPpression is not POssession. POsession refers to ownership. A person possesses their house, car, clothing....they OWN it. When a person is truly possessed by demons, it is because they have GIVEN themselves over to that entity and the demons now own the person. Deliverance is a MUST, but must also be wanted by the person. God has created us in such a way that there is ALWAYS our free will and IF a possessed person does chose to get set free from the demon control, the demons MUST release the person upon the name of Jesus.
I hope that helps!
Maggie
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