What About Demon Possession Today?<\/a>” The illustration Jesus gave in Matthew 12:43-45 was to teach us what happens when a person tries to only remove sin from his life without replacing it with righteousness. Jesus states that is how the Jews were trying to be “righteous” before God and why it was not succeeding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Is Matthew 12:43-45 a hint that we can have spirits enter in us and cause us to feel, think, believe or even do certain things that go against God? It’s not the same as possession is it? 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Hamilton Text: Job 14:1-15 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Death is an event that puzzles many people. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We know it is a step that we all must take - Ecclesiastes 8:8 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is an appointment that we must keep - Hebrews 9:27 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Not that people don\u2019t try. 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