Debunking the “Christians Can’t Have Demons” Theory

For Christians to claim Christians cannot have demons simply because they are Born Again is like saying their car cannot break down simply because they are Born Again, or even sillier, that they don’t have to fill their gas tank or change the oil or refill the oil if it is low because they are Born Again, or that they are free from the Law of Gravity because they are a Born Again Christian. That’s all mysticism, which is naturalizing the spiritual and/or spiritualizing the natural.

Deliverance — The Children’s Bread

But, during His earthly ministry, one of the first and certainly foremost acts Jesus performed that demonstrated not only His compassion (love), but also His authority, which is rooted in love. Someone has calculated that two-thirds of Jesus’ fleshly ministry as recorded in the Gospels consisted of casting out demons. John revealed that the primary purpose of the manifestation of the first-born Son of God on earth was “that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 Jn. 3:8). Jesus said that believers would do only the works that He did, but even greater works.