is the power of God. He is “greater” than Satan and his hosts who are “in the world” (1 John 4:4), and he effects victory in the believer on the basis of the believer’s faith in what he is in Christ. Believers who do not know what they are in Christ and so do not count on that position do not enjoy automatic protection from demonic despoilment and intrusion. THE EXTENT OF THE CHRISTIAN’S PROTECTION In considering how far Satan and demons can go in enslaving a Christian, it is necessary, as noted
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