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NASB | 1 John 4:4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 4:4 Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind]. |
Bible Question: how would a person know if they are possessed an a belever at the same time |
Bible Answer: Phebe: When we trust Christ as our saviour, we are born from above by his Spirit who comes to live within us. That is why I referred you to 1 John 4:4 where it tell us "greater is he that is in you (Holy Spirit) than he that is in the world. (satan and his helpers) Demons will not dwell where Christ dwells. We can see this demonstrated in Matthew 8 when Jesus cast out the demons from the man of Gadara "they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?"(Matt. 8:29) There are evil forces in the world, but the Lord Jesus has given us the victory to overcome them. My advice is to prayfully read John's Gospel and get to know the Lord Jesus better, let him fill your heart with love and hope. Pray to him and ask for deliverance for the fears which you may have within. May God bless you in your life. Robert |