The Triumphant Churchcorrectly. They don't recognize that man is a spirit; he
has a soul; and he lives in a body. And they don't make
it clear that a demon can be affecting a person's soul or
body, but not be in his spirit.
If people mean a believer can be oppressed or
obsessed in body or soul by a demon, that's one thing.
Yes, a Christian can be oppressed or obsessed in body or
soul by a demon. But it's quite another thing to say that
a Christian can be possessed spirit, soul, and body by a
demon.
Also, all Christians don't "have" demons even in the
sense that they're all oppressed or obsessed with
demons either. That is an extreme teaching and should
be avoided. Extreme teachings in any area aren't
biblical.
Actually, not one single person who had a demon
cast out of him in the four Gospels was a Christian.
They couldn't have been Christians, that is, born again
by the blood of Jesus, because Jesus hadn't yet died and
shed His blood for mankind.
Many people were Jesus' followers or disciples until
the new birth became available after His death, burial,
and resurrection. They had a promissory note on their
salvation until the new birth became available to them.
But in the Gospels, those who did have evil spirits cast
out of them were not yet born again—they weren't
Christians.
To get a biblical balance on demons in the lives of
believers, study the Gospels to find out what Jesus
instructed the disciples about casting out demons. Did
Jesus ever cast demons out of His twelve disciples? No,
He didn't. Did Jesus teach His disciples to cast demons
out of each other? No, He didn't. Before Jesus ascended,
did He give His disciples a formula for casting demons