Do you have any information of transferring of spirits? Can a person protect themselves from this? If so, how? ~ Regina A. Postley
The contemporary religious jargon of “transferring of spirits” refers to the belief that: (1) Bible miracles still occur today, (2) those miracles may be good or bad, (3) owing to either the Holy Spirit or evil spirits respectively indwelling a person, and (4) especially indwelling by evil spirits may be involuntary by the person possessed by evil spirits. “As much as it is a fact that the Holy Spirit is given through the laying on of hands, it is also a fact that daily evil spirits are also transferred from one person to the other.” (Harold F. Weitsz, Little Falls Christian Centre, Zambia)
Further, what is attributed to be transferring of an evil spirit into a person: (1) really is the effect of engaging in sin, (2) purports to be an uncontrollable outburst, (3) is a means of controlling persons and preventing them from coming under the influence of other religious leaders, (4) is deduced from even medical illnesses, and (5) diminishes personal responsibility for one’s sinful conduct. Note the following excerpts pertaining to these points.
A young and innocent girl meets a boy and has an illegitimate affair with him. The change of her character is instantaneous. She becomes rebellious to her parents and develops a life of failure and misfortune. … A man is convinced to partake in corrupt financial deals and become part of an illegal evil syndicate. He rolls around on the floor with demons roaring through his mouth. … A person opens himself to a para-ministry teacher not submitted to any spiritual oversight or authority and suddenly follows a new doctrine. Suddenly the established and proven church is wrong and needs to be corrected, or the person becomes critical and judgmental. … A girl has a sexual relationship with an unclean spirited man and from there develops female organ problems, or bodily pains in the lower stomach area, or headaches that seem to be incurable. … Case after case happens as demons climb over onto new victims and change of character instantly happens. (Ibid.)
The question about transferring of spirits above shows fear of involuntary demon possession and an instantaneous, irresistible corruption, which is precisely the fear tactic employed (see the last sentence of the indented quotation immediately above this paragraph) by those teaching the “transferring of spirits.” Another writer proposes that either the Holy Spirit or evil spirits can be transferred by casual or incidental contact. “Simply keep your discernment tuned in when you’re around them so that if there’s any transferring of spirits, it will be the Holy Spirit from you rather than an unclean spirit from them.” (familyontheweb)
Distantly, the idea of transferring of spirits draws from the biblical account of first century demon possession or repossession (Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-26). This temporary evil miracle afforded Jesus the opportunity to demonstrate his superiority over the spirit world (Luke 11:20), similarly as he also demonstrated his superiority over the physical universe by his miracles (Mark 1:34).
The primary purpose of miracles was to confirm new revelation from God (the Gospel or New Testament) and those who proclaimed it (Mark 16:20). In the case of Christ, his miracles verified that he was who he claimed to be, the Son of God (John 20:30-31). Miracles completed the purpose for which they were given (Hebrews 2:3-4). Consequently, Bible miracles were prophesied to end (1 Corinthians 13:8-13; Ephesians 4:11-14). The exercise of Bible miracles concluded about the end of the first century when the “perfect law of liberty” (James 1:25) replaced the partial, temporary revelations formerly afforded through miracles during the infancy of the church (1 Corinthians 13:8-9).
Consequently, with the ending of miracles there was the ending of demon possession, too. Demon possession in the modern garb of “transferring of spirits” does not happen today. Transferring of spirits is simply a new twist on the denominational error of Pentecostalism.
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