Can a Truly Born Again Christian Be Demon Possessed?
1) Direct Answer
No. A truly born-again Christian cannot be demon-possessed. When the Holy Spirit comes in, He takes ownership of that life. The devil cannot cross the Blood, cannot share that temple, and cannot possess the soul that is sealed by the Holy Ghost.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The Bible says believers are “sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise… until the redemption” (Ephesians 1:13-14). A sealed life is not an open house.
- “Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). The One inside is greater than any spirit outside.
- “Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost” (1 Corinthians 6:19), and “what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?” (2 Corinthians 6:16). God doesn’t share His temple with demons.
- We have been “delivered from the power of darkness” (Colossians 1:13). Delivered is not half-owned.
- “Whosoever is born of God… his seed remaineth in him” (1 John 3:9). God’s life remains; the enemy can’t take that throne.
- Jesus spoke of an unclean spirit returning to an empty house (Matthew 12:43-45). The key word is empty. The born-again life is not empty; it is indwelt.
- Jesus described the “strong man,” but said a “stronger than he” comes and takes over (Luke 11:21-22). Christ, the Stronger One, occupies the believer.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Possession means ownership and control of the inner man. That cannot happen where the Holy Spirit dwells and seals.
- Oppression is different. A believer can be harassed, tempted, or afflicted in body or mind. Scripture shows a “daughter of Abraham” whom Satan had bound physically (Luke 13:16), and believers are told, “Neither give place to the devil” (Ephesians 4:27). So attacks are real, but ownership is not.
- The Bible’s order is clear: repent, submit to God, and “resist the devil, and he will flee” (James 4:7). He may knock, but he cannot take the house that the Lord has sealed.
Short Reinforcing Statement
The Holy Ghost does not cohabit with demons. The believer’s soul is sealed; the enemy may battle from the outside, but he cannot possess what the Blood has purchased and the Spirit indwells.
Ask a Follow-up Question
What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
Lamb and Dove
60-0805 §16
...e soles of her feet." Every time she could find something to sit on, it was a dead carcass, an old dead something of the world, and she could not light on that. Why, it was against her nature. And if a man is ever born with that Spirit of the dove in him, I don't say he won't leave, something might happen he'd fly loose somewhere, but if he really had that dove Spirit, he will find no rest for the soul that's in him. Backslider, you're the most miserable person in the world. You can't find pleasure anywhere. You'll...
Acts of the Holy Spirit
54-1219E §10
...asked the other day, or either the man who wrote the book recently, said, "A man that had prostate trouble," and said, "he was healed. And a year later," said, "he was sick again." Why, absolutely. You can be healed tonight, and sick again in the morning of the same thing. You can be a sinner tonight, and... You can be a sinner tonight and a Christian in the morning. You can be a Christian tonight and a sinner in the morning. Sure. A doctor can give a man penicillin for a bad cold or pneumonia, and heal him right n...
God's provided way of healing
54-0719A §27
...o man can have faith for healing until it's revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he's going to get well. You might stumble at it. You might go through life living a good Christian life. You might belong to some church. You might have a fine membership. You might be a moral character, and all of that, but, brother, that still isn't Christianity. Christianity is when the Holy Ghost has taken full possession of you and you are led by the Holy Spirit. No matter how good, how moral, how good a church member... Cain w...
Reconciliation through fellowship with God
56-0120 §14
That doesn't mean you're a Christian. A lady said to me not long ago, said... Mr. Bosworth said, "Sister, are you a Christian?" She said, "I burn a candle every night." That don't mean you're a Christian, no, no. "Are you a Christian?" "I belong to a certain, certain church." That don't mean you're a Christian. You're a Christian when you're born-again of the Spirit of God, then you become a Christian.
You must be born again
61-1231M §135
Now remember, I believe that Jesus Christ says this to every human being, on His first doctrine: "Except a man be born of the water [that's the Word, washing of the water by the Word] and of the Spirit [which is the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit confirming the Word], he cannot see the kingdom of heaven." Do you believe that? "By the water," washing of the water by the Word, Word and truth, He is the truth. "Water and Spirit," the Spirit coming with the Word to confirm the Word, making God live in me, see. We cannot...