R.C. Sproul on Spiritual warfare
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"But a Christian who is indwelled by the Holy Spirit cannot be possessed by a demon."
THE POSITION
There is a devil and there are real demons, but Satan is a creature, not everywhere at once, and too much concern with demons takes our attention off Christ. A Christian cannot be possessed, because the Holy Spirit lives in the regenerate, and no one may say the devil made them do it. What was read does not say how the fight is carried on, so no stance is assigned.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
WHAT OTHERS HOLD HERE
ABOUT THIS FIGURE
Founder of Ligonier Ministries and teaching elder in the PCA. Chaired the drafting committee for the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy; best known for The Holiness of God and for popularizing Reformed theology — the five solas and TULIP — for a lay audience.
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"R.C. Sproul on Spiritual warfare", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/sproul/spiritual-warfare (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/sproul/spiritual-warfare).