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Demon possession is the ability of Demons to actually indwell and take over the mind and body of a human. There are only two prerequisites for this to even happen:
What power do demons have over Born again Christians?
As a Born again Christian you are a personal part of God's family with the Holy Spirit indwelling within you [refer to "Salvation"]. That means that you are protected from demon influence. Demons cannot exist where God already exists. Plus, you have a guardian Angel always at your side [refer to "Angels"]. But, that does not give you permission to let your guard down, both Satan and/or demons can tempt you. 1 Peter 5:8 tells us that we need to "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, ...". Plus, the Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 6:12-13 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, t
o stand." As an additional side note, remember also that God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can handle and if tempted, He will always give you a way out [refer to "Sin"]. (1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.")
In the New Testament we are shown several examples where Jesus [refer to "God's Son"] exorcised out the demons. Otherwise in 1 Samuel 16:23 "... David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him." Then in Matthew 10:1 "He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness." As for our present day, all of us Born again Christians have the power of prayer. With prayer we can move mountains, so putting that power against demons should be easy.
The media, when portraying demon possession, make it look very scary. Which is probably a good thing in that it promotes an atmosphere of evil. The inconsistency usually comes during the exorcism where the demon/s usually take a long drawn out process before leaving their host.
Demon possession is very dangerous and very evil. The good news is that all of us Born again Christians cannot be possessed because we have God in us.
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