Born-again Christians, filled with the Holy Spirit, cannot be possessed by demons, theologians have argued.

One of those theologians is Stephen Wellum, professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

“My answer to that would probably be no,” Wellum said in a recent video, responding to whether Christians today can be possessed in ways similar to the accounts described in the gospels.

“To be demon-possessed would mean one is outside of Christ,” he explained.

“When you think of Christian salvation, it is depicted in Scripture as a transfer. It is a transfer from being in Adam, and the entire age controlled by sin and death and the devil, and being transferred into Christ. In Christ we are no longer dead in transgressions and sins, we are born of the Spirit, we have new life, we are forgiven of our sins, we are joined to the Savior, we have the power of the Savior,” he stated.

Wellum affirmed that “Satan is real, demons are real, in our sin they can greatly influence us and even contol us,” reminding viewers that in the Bible, Jesus casts out demons.

He argued, however, that “to think of now in Christ those who are forgiven of sins and born of the Spirit and have new life as being possessed by an evil,…

A church in Maryland has given away five used cars to worship attendees, reflecting what the congregation describes as being “outrageously generous.”

Destiny Church, a congregation based in Columbia that was founded in 2011, gave away four vehicles at the end of each of their worship services on Sunday, as well as one car to a needy family on Saturday.

Destiny Senior Pastor Stephen Chandler told The Christian Post that the giveaway was part of the celebration for the grand opening to their new permanent worship space. Previously, they had been using a local high school gymnasium.

“One of our founding values as a church is that ‘We Are Outrageously Generous,’ and we strive to live that out in everything we do,” said Chandler.

“We wanted to mark the celebration with an act of generosity that overshadowed the great blessing of the building we…

Jared Laskey, the pastor of Destiny Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, attended the ceremony in the US Capitol Rotunda last Wednesday in honor of the Rev. Billy Graham. While there, Laskey says he received a vision from the Lord.

Laskey shared with . how he and his family were with others in the Capitol Rotunda, worshipping God and quietly praying and thanking God for Graham’s life and work.

Although he had never met Graham, Laskey said he always greatly admired him and his ministry.

While paying his respects, Laskey looked up and saw the beautiful fresco called “Apotheosis of Washington” which is painted on the ceiling of the Rotunda. It was then that he says he received a vision from the Lord.

As he looked up at the fresco, Laskey says: “I was immediately reminded of when Elijah was taken up in the fiery chariot and his cloak fell to the earth in 2 Kings 2. Before the prophet was taken, his student, Elisha, asked for a double portion anointing.

Elisha witnessed when the fiery chariot took up Elijah, and the prophets cloak, or mantle, fell to the earth. Elisha picked up the cloak, and as he carried it back the other prophets saw that the spirit of Elijah rested on Elisha. He now carried the authority and anointing of his predecessor, which was symbolized with him possessing the prophet’s cloak, or mantle.

Standing in the…

NASHVILLE — Megachurch pastor Greg Laurie has credited the late Billy Graham’s evangelistic success to his “personal life of obedience and purity” and dedication to being a “lifelong learner.”

Laurie, the pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship who has preached to 4 million people and led more than 400,000 to the Lord, told The Christian Post that Graham, who passed away on Feb. 21 at the age of 99, inspired him to be a “voice to the current generation.”

“I have such a deep affection for him,” Laurie said. “He was more than a great evangelist to me; he was a father figure, and one I had the deepest admiration for. My life and ministry has been deeply impacted by Graham. He was a very approachable, accessible person, and when you were with him he gave you his attention. He always had a genuine interest in people and was the same person both in public and in private.”

Over his decades-long ministry, Graham authored 34 books and shared the Gospel with over 215 million people who attended his evangelistic crusades. Unlike evangelistic leaders before him,…