Demonic Possession
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17 questions
- I am a bit worried about the issue of demon possession. How does a person become possessed? Can a good person become possessed, or is it just those who live a sinful…
- How can you determine whether somebody is demon possessed or mentally ill? I came across somebody at the hospital that was under a mental health assessment. As I was…
- A friend of mine said to me that a baby born from a demon possessed parents is likely to be possessed as well. I totally disagreed with him in several points: 1. The…
- In what ways does being possessed harm you?
- If the devil must get permission from God to do evil things, why would God allow such a thing to someone?
- How can someone take communion if he or she is possessed? I know it happens, but how does this effect the possessed person?
- In what way does being possessed affect you?
- If your parent was possessed and it harmed you in ways, how can you move on from it mentally?
- If you are baptized, why does being possessed happen?
- Can it only happen if people do black magic to harm the person or can it just happen if you live a sinful life?
- When the person is getting an exorcism, what do they feel, and what do they see?
- Can anyone remove evil spirits? Is there a certain prayer to do it?
- Can being possessed happen to children as well? What is the age that a human can get possessed? Is there a certain age, like can a 3-year-old be possessed?
- Would God ever allow for a possessed person to go to hell?
- If someone was possessed for a long time and had kids during the time of it does this effect the kids in any way?
- How can you discover if someone is possessed or not?
- If it was black magic and the person doing the exorcism asked the possessed who committed the black magic would the devil tell the truth?
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