The Doctrine about Demons

WHEN DEMONS INHABIT A PERSON, THAT PERSON IS SAID TO "HAVE EVIL SPIRITS" OR TO "BE WITH EVIL SPIRITS" OR TO "BE POSSESSED BY DEMONS"

THE WORD THAT IS COMMONLY TRANSLATED AS "POSSESSED" IS THE GREEK WORK "DAIMONIZOMAI"

MANY GREEK AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THAT THIS WORD SHOULD BE TRANSLATED AS "DEMONIZED" OR "HAVE DEMONS

CHRISTIANS CANNOT BE DEMON POSSESSED IN THE STRICT SENSE OF THE WORD BUT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A CHRISTIAN TO HAVE A DEMON

IF A PERSON IS RULED BY A DEMON THEN THEY CANNOT BE A CHRISTIAN

TO BE A CHRISTIAN, CHRIST MUST BE LORD OF YOUR LIFE

WHEN IT COMES TO SOMEBODY WHO HAS GIVEN THEIR LIVE TO CHRIST, DEMONS CAN BE CONSIDERED TRESPASSERS

DEMONS MAY BE ABLE TO INFLUENCE A CHRISTIAN, BUT THEY CANNOT RULE THEM

WHEN 'GOOD PEOPLE' DO 'BAD THINGS', SUSPECT A DEMON

('GOOD PEOPLE' ARE THOSE WHO 'LOVE GOOD' AND HAVE REPENTED OF THEIR SIN AND HAVE PUT THE SINFUL NATURE TO DEATH - IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY HAVE NOT SINNED)

DEMONS CANNOT LIVE IN A PERSON WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION

DEMONS TEND TO GAIN ENTRY BY DECEIVING THE HOST

CHILDREN & PEOPLE WITH BRAIN DYSFUNCTION OR IMPAIRMENT ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE DECEIVED

ADULTS WITH BIZZARE DEMONIC MANIFESTATIONS OFTEN TURN OUT TO HAVE BRAIN DYSFUNCTION WITH A PHYSICAL OR A GENETIC BASIS

IF SOMEBODY HAS GIVEN THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST AND THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT, DEMONS CAN ONLY LIVE IN THAT PERSON BY DECEIVING THEM

IF THE LIE IS EXPOSED AND CHRIST IS RULING THEIR LIFE, THE DEMON WILL USUALY HAVE TO GO (UNLESS THE HOST IS IMPAIRED BY BRAIN DYSFUNCTION AND THEY CANNOT SEE THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT)

IF AN EVIL SPIRIT RULES A PERSON'S LIFE, THEY MAY NOT WANT A DEMON TO LEAVE EVEN WHEN IT IS EXPOSED

DEMONS DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE PERSON IN WHOM THEY LIVE

DEMONS WILL ULTIMATELY BRING PAIN DESTRUCTION AND DEATH TO THOSE IN WHOM THEY DWELL

GOD MUST OPEN THE EYES OF THE PERSON SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THE DECEPTION

WHILE THE BIBLE IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR DETERMINING WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD, PEOPLE MUST STILL BE OPEN TO HEAR WHAT IT SAYS AND THEY MUST RECOGNISE IT'S AUTHORITY

AS LONG AS THE INHABITED PERSON IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO JESUS, THE PERSON WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM EVICTING THE SPIRIT THAT IS PROVEN TO BE EVIL

THE DANGER IS WHEN A PERSON IS NOT FIRMLY COMMITTED TO JESUS OR IS NOT CONVINCED ABOUT THE INFALABILTY OF THE BIBLE

IN THIS SITUATION, THE PERSON MAY DECIDE TO KEEP THE DEMON INSTEAD OF CHRIST

WHEN WE CONFRONT AN EVIL SPIRIT, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FREE THE PERSON INHABITED BY THE DEMON FROM THE DEMON'S GRIP

IF WE FAIL TO CAST A DEMON OUT, IT MAY MEAN THAT THE PERSON IS TRUELY DEMON POSSESSED AND DOES NOT WANT THE DEMON TO GO AND THAT WE HAVE NOT USED THE WORD OF GOD EFFECTIVELY

SOMETIMES DEMONS CAN TELL THE PERSON NOT TO LISTEN

DEMONS CAN BLIND PEOPLE TO THE GOSPEL

IF THE PERSON REALLY DOES LOVE EVIL OR HAS BEEN TOTALLY BLINDED BY SATAN THEN YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CAST THE DEMON OUT

IN THE LATER TIMES, SOME SHALL DEPART FROM THE FAITH GIVING HEED TO DECEIVING SPIRITS AND THE DOCTRINE OF DEMONS

IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO CAST A DEMON OUT IF THE PERSON IS WILLING TO LET YOU SPEAK INTO THEIR LIFE

IF THEY TRUST YOU OR RECOGNIZE YOUR AUTHORITY AS A BELIEVER THEY MAY LISTEN TO YOU

IF THEY ARE NOT OPEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY THEN YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE CONVINCING THEM THAT THEY HAVE A DEMON

PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING TORMENTED BY A DEMON ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE OPEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY

WHILE SATAN OPPOSES THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND SENDS OUT DEMONS TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE, THE DEVIL IS NOT OMNIPRESSENT AND SO HIS DEMONS ARE NOT AS CO-ORDINATED AS WE MIGHT THINK

WHILE ALL DEMONS OPPOSE THE WILL OF GOD, SOMETIMES THEY OPPOSE EACH OTHER

DEMONS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME AGENDA: THE RESULT IS CHAOS

DEMONS SOMETIMES FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO OCCUPY THE SAME HOST: THE RESULT IS CONFLICT

(THERE IS ALSO A CONFLICT WHEN ANGELS AND DEMONS FIGHT TO OCCUPY A PERSON)

WHENEVER THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE HOST EXPERIENCES STRESS AND HAS TO DECIDE WHICH SPIRIT TO KEEP

WE SHOULD ALWAYS BEAR THIS IN MIND WHEN WE TRY TO HELP SOMEBODY

WE SHOULD ALWAYS ACT IN LOVE

OUR LOVE WILL HELP PEOPLE DECIDE WHAT SPIRIT IS RIGHT OR GOOD FOR THEM

A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND. THIS IS ONE REASON THAT SATAN WILL NOT WIN

WHILE SOME DEMONS CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER, OTHERS SEEM TO WORK TOGETHER WELL TO ACHIEVE SATAN'S AGENDA. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE CERTAIN DEMONS CLUSTERED TOGETHER

 

Brain Dysfunction Brain dysfunction makes people more vulnerable to demons particularly if it affects reasoning or reality checking mechinisms (discernment / insight). Demons are very common and most people entertain false beliefs at various times in their life without having any brain dysfunction. What we believe can affect our emotions, attitude and behaviour. (common manifestations of demons include mild depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, various personality traits, morality issues, false religious beliefs, substance abuse, self mutilation etc) Demons can be very subtle and quite convincing. If they told obvious lies, they would never get in. Subtle demons, therefore, attack normal people with normally functioning brains. Usually, is only where there is brain dysfunction that these obvious (extremely bizzare) demons manage to get hold of a persons life. (bizzare delusions / psychosis) When there is brain dysfunction, people are more likely to be deceived. People with brain dysfunction can have quite bizzare delusions as a result of unchecked reasoning and false beliefs introduced by demons. When the brain dysfunction improves, the person is able to discern properly again and the more extreme (bizzare) demonic manifestations disappear. There are many types of brain dysfunction and a multitude of causes. Some types of brain dysfunction involve consciousness, orientation, memory, reality checking, reasoning, intelligence, memory, sequencing, specific cognitive functions (such as reading maths and spatial awareness), language, affect, emotions, attention, sensory interpretation, decision making, insight, discernment etc The causes of brain dysfunction are many and varied. Some examples include drugs, diseases with a genetic basis (schizophrenia, huntingtons, alzheimers), diseases of the brain (stroke, lupus, tumors, MS, epilepsy), biochemical disturbances, hormonal disturbances, brain damage Some types of brain dysfunction can be treated or cured with modern medicine. Drugs are often used by doctors to correct or improve brain dysfunction (eg antipsychotics, antidepressants, anticholinergics) Drugs are sometimes used to suppress unpleasant emotions and pain without correction of the underlying problem (opiates, benzodiazepines eg valium) People sometimes try to medicate themselves with street drugs (nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, amphetamines, heroin, cocaine) which can have serious side effects or make things worse, even causing death Street drugs often cause brain dysfunction or trigger, exacerbate or unmask a underlying latent problem. People who use street drugs often have demons. For some types of brain dysfunction, there is no cure or treatment and it would require a miracle for the person to get better.