demonic bondage and our sinful flesh

We sometimes struggle with our battle against the evil forces of the enemy in America. Sometimes we don't go far enough in recognizing the strength of the demonic and their desired influenced in our lives. Other times we go too far, attributing everything negative in our lives to the work of Satan and his minions.

In the New Testament the word demon meant "evil spirit."

Their sole purpose is to destroy you and me as believers in Christ.

They will attack us mentally, spiritually and physically.

Not all physical illness or mental challenges come from the enemy. However, many times they do cross over to the extent that they impact us in all three ways (body, soul and spirit) in a powerful way.

Here's what I want us to understand:

Evil spirits only have access to the human personality (that is, demonic bondage) through an element of sinful consent, if not deliberate choice of succession of choices, by individuals who will be held responsible for their actions.

I would reject the idea that evil spirits can arbitrarily control or oppress people at their own will. That is inconsistent with scripture in that it takes from people the responsibility for their sins.

Demonic bondage occurs when people make a choice to submit in an ongoing way to the will of the demon luring or leading them into sin.

This is not usually the result of a single instance of failure in a Christian's walk, but it is the result of a person’s walking in that sin - pursuing it in the flesh - for a season of time.

What the enemy does is to "pile on" to our dips into the flesh like a football tackler who piles on the running back to ensure that he is stopped.

Just some thoughts….