Sanctus Church Audio Sermons Deliverance - Week 2 - Upstairs & Downstairs Battles
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Jan 23, 2022 A look at spiritual conflict and why it matters for every believer. A study of the healed woman in Luke 13 and what ‘daughter of Abraham’ signals about salvation. A discussion of biblical language for possession and how Christians can be influenced but not owned by evil. Contrasting the believer’s victorious identity in Christ with how sin and footholds open the door to spiritual trouble.
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Synagogue Healing Shows Saved Person Can Be Afflicted
- Jon Thompson recounts Luke 13's story of a woman crippled by a spirit for 18 years who was healed in the synagogue.
- She was a known, saved member called a daughter of Abraham, showing a godly person can have demonic affliction without losing salvation.
Possession Means Influence Not Ownership
- Thompson explains New Testament Greek never uses ownership words for demon-possessed people; terms mean tormented or vexed instead.
- Therefore 'possession' often denotes influence or presence, not legal ownership by Satan.
Ananias Example Shows Christian Can Be Demonized
- Jon cites Acts 5 where Peter says Satan filled Ananias' heart after he lied, showing a baptized believer can be influenced by Satan.
- This example pairs spiritual gift discernment with a demonic influence diagnosis.