"Christians can't have demons, so what I'm experiencing must mean I'm not really saved."
How it sounds in your head: I hear them say 'Christians can't be demon possessed,' but then what is this darkness? This oppression? These battles that feel beyond normal temptation? Maybe I never really got saved. Maybe that prayer at fifteen didn't take.
"And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand."
-- John 10:28Source: Religious debate about whether Christians can have demons creates false choice: either deny your real struggle or deny your salvation.
He experiences genuine spiritual oppression that feels demonic, and religious teaching created a false binary that forces him to question his salvation rather than understanding spiritual warfare.
Jesus told Peter directly: 'Satan has asked to sift you like wheat.' Peter was a BELIEVER under demonic attack. Jesus didn't say 'you're not really saved'—He said 'I have prayed for you that your faith should not fail.' Believers face spiritual warfare; Jesus intercedes.
I REFUSE the lie that spiritual battles mean I'm not saved. IT IS WRITTEN that no one can snatch me from Jesus' hand. My salvation isn't based on the absence of warfare but on the presence of Christ in me. Spiritual struggle proves I'm ALIVE, not lost. IT IS WRITTEN that Jesus ever lives to make intercession for me. Peter faced Satan's sifting as a believer. Paul fought darkness as an apostle. I am SEALED by the Holy Spirit, marked as God's permanent possession. The BARAK blessing covers me—Jacob the deceiver was still blessed, and I am in BETTER covenant through Jesus' blood.
The Father sees you wrestling darkness and says, 'That's My child fighting.' He's not questioning your salvation because of your battles—He's interceding for you like Jesus did for Peter, ensuring your faith doesn't fail.