Is it possible for the Holy Spirit and a demon to dwell in the same vessel?
Derek Prince

Derek Prince uses William Branham as an example of Holy Spirit and evil spirit
dwelling in the same person.

I believe that Lonnie Frisbee was an example of this also.

https://youtu.be/px8Z_V9ttE0

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Mike

Yes, I know it, because I had a conversion experience and weeks later after a prayer session they drove out demons from me.
I was not demon-possessed, but Christ possessed, although these demons dwelt in me, yet not as owners but as squatters who just had to be evicted by assuming the owners authority.

I think we are making too much of exactly where the demon is residing, whether inside the physical body or attached to a person but not inside the body per se. I'm not sure it really matters. The fact is that a demon is present with the person and is causing problems. Now the semantic word salad we use to describe this problem causing: harassment, oppression, deceiving, tempting, enticing, causing offense or any combination of these and there are probably other things I'm leaving out here. But the minute someone says the Christian is possessed, a warfare of words is launched in the most polemical way where one side says no, demons aren't a problem for Christians and the other side says yes, exorcism is in order. I do believe that we as Christians have authority in Christ to command demons to leave but again I think the problem in this case should be thought of as oppression or spiritual attack rather than "possession" but this is a distinction of semantics. The actual presenting problem looks for all the world like what we all think of as "demon possession".

-Daniel

To understand how Christians can be oppressed by demons, one needs to know the functions and the difference between spirit, soul, and body.

It is the Spirit of man that is receives the life of Christ, and is born again. However, the soul being the mind, will, and emotions is progressively being saved through the process of sanctification.

If Christians give ground to the occult or to sins of the flesh then they can be oppressed by demons. For example, Christians that watch pornography will be oppressed by demons.

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Mike

Hi AbideinHim ,
I think that this is where the problem on the subject lies.
Its not about the evil Spirit dwelling where the Holy Spirit is.The Holy Spirit dwells in our Spirit.

Thats why I asked the question Can a Non Christian have a demon dwelling in their Spirit? and show me the Scriptures?

Why because as far as I can see we dont have any examples of an evil Spirit occupying any persons Spirit whether they are Christian or not,
urs staff

Hi TrueWitness,
your qoute :I think we are making too much of exactly where the demon is residing
I think the exact opposite...
I think this is a Mechanical question or how do the Mechanics of demon possession happen.How does it work basically.A

Also Jesus thought it was important where a demon was residing and why when he said

Matthew 12
43When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order. 45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”…

Finally it is clear it wasnt sematics whether it was oppression or possession.Jesus was clearly saying their is an occupation involved,

urs staff