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which is God’s (Mat 16:18), although the Prime Principle does allow for the
wicked to prosper and have power (Job 9:24). Satan flees from any heart, as with
all Christians, that Christ dwells within (Jam 4:7). Christians have the
righteousness of God (Rom 3:22, 2 Cor 5:21) which is incompatible with devil
spirit possession. Christians belong to God only (1 Cor 1:30). Devil spirits can not
separate Christians, whilst Christians, from Christ (Rom 8:38-39) and possession
would amount to that. Christian bodies are the temples of God which can not be
divided as would be the case in the event of the devil spirit possession of a
Christian (Mat 12:24-26, Mark 3:23-27). The unforgivable sin is the nearest thing
to what would be the situation of a possessed Christian - a contradiction in terms
(Mark 3:24-29), but this is loss of salvation (Mark 3:29). Non Christians can also
be externally oppressed by devil spirits (1 Sam 16:14, 23) which is not the same
thing as internal possession (Luke 22:3).

Christians can be, under the secondary will of God, oppressed by their own
behaviour, that of other men or by devil spirits and Satan (as with Paul - 2 Cor
12:7), but this is not possession (Jam 4:7).

Christians are forgiven for all sins, past present and future (see forgiveness).
Christians sin (1 John 2:12). The flesh of Christians is what sins (1 John 1:8, 3:9).
Christians are forgiven as they sin (1 John 2:12). It is only the grace of Christ and
His blood that makes us righteous (Eph 2:8-9), we are of ourselves no ‘better’ than
unbelievers (Rom 3:9). We as souls do not get ‘better’ whilst we are in the flesh
but the Holy Spirit within us inevitably bears fruit (Mat 19:17, Gal 5:22-23, 1 Pet
4:4) and our own basic spirit is always perfect (1 John 3:9).

Loss of salvation is not merely sinning, repeat sinning, ‘back-sliding’ or ‘living in
sin’ (Rom 8:26-34, 1 John 1:8, Rev 2:4-5, 14-16, 21-22, 3:15-19) or even the
doubts of the flesh battling against the total faith of the Christian basic spirit (Mark
9:23-25, Acts 8:37, 2 Tim 2:13, 1 John 3:9). Rather it is the deliberate and
conscious cessation of the miraculous, God-given (John 6:65), 100% faith in Christ
(Heb 6:6). This can only occur with the co-operation of God (Rom 8:38-39) and
with the explicit and conscious awareness and co-operation of the believer (Mat
12:31-32). The default is continuance of salvation status until the finality of the
adoption (Rom 8:29-30).

As for shunning a Christian, only after the believer has lost his faith should we
possibly eject him for the purpose of fellowship (Rom 8:38, 1 Cor 11:19, Gal 5:20,
Tit 3:10, 2 Pet 2:1) and not as according to Law but only if the circumstances is the
best way to keep the two great commandments. Otherwise all Christians would be