Do Demons Still Possess People Today? 今天還有魔鬼附身嗎？
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Replied by Bro. T.A.
Chinese translation provided by blogger for personal study and sharing
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Question 問題
Do we still have demon possession nowadays?
現在還有魔鬼附身嗎？
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Answer 回答
I don’t think so, because we clearly do not have miraculous power today to cast out demons.
我不這麼認為，因為我們今天顯然沒有神蹟的能力來趕出惡魔。
Demon possession mentioned in Scripture seems to have occurred during the life of Christ on earth and in the early days of the Apostles’ work.
聖經中提到的魔鬼附身，似乎主要發生在基督在世時期，以及使徒工作的初期。
We do not read much about it outside the gospel accounts and the book of Acts.
除了福音書和使徒行傳之外，幾乎沒有相關記載。
My view is that demons were allowed to possess people so that the great power of Jesus and the Apostles could be clearly demonstrated.
我的看法是，神允許魔鬼附身於人，是為了顯明耶穌與使徒的權柄與能力。
It showed that God is more powerful than the devil.
這顯明神比魔鬼更強大。
Today, no one has miraculous power, because only the Apostles could transfer such power to others (Acts 8:18).
今天沒有人有神蹟能力，因為只有使徒能把這種能力傳給他人（使徒行傳8:18）。
When the last apostle died (or possibly even earlier—1 Corinthians 13:8), this power was no longer available.
當最後一位使徒去世之後（或可能更早，如哥林多前書13:8所暗示），這種能力就不再存在。
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It is not logical to believe that demons still possess people against their will while God provides no power to cast them out.
如果認為魔鬼仍然違背人的意願附身，卻沒有神賜下能力來驅除，這在邏輯上是不合理的。
Denominational groups (and sometimes even church members) tend to focus on the spectacular, such as demon possession or the so-called “rapture theory.”
宗派人士（甚至有時包括教會中的人）常常對神秘或戲劇性的事物感興趣，例如魔鬼附身或所謂的「被提理論」。
People often want to know the future more than they care about how to live rightly in the present.
人往往更想知道未來，而不是關心現在該如何活。
Demon possession, therefore, belongs to the past.
因此，魔鬼附身應屬於過去的現象。
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Of course, people can allow the devil into their hearts by choosing evil.
當然，人仍然可能因選擇作惡而讓魔鬼進入心中。
But demon possession in the Bible was something that happened against a person’s will.
但聖經中的「附身」，是違背人意志發生的。
Those who were possessed had no control over themselves.
當時被附身的人，是完全失去控制的。
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We decide whether to do good or evil, and whether to allow evil to control us.
我們決定要行善還是作惡，也決定是否讓邪惡掌控我們。
As you said, we have free will, and each of us determines our destiny through our thoughts, words, and actions.
正如你所說，我們有自由意志，並透過思想、言語與行為決定自己的方向。
We each have personal responsibility.
我們每個人都對自己的生命負責。
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Conclusion 結論
Demon possession, as described in the Bible, belonged to a specific time when God demonstrated His power through Christ and the Apostles.
聖經中所記載的魔鬼附身，是屬於一個特定時期，為了顯明基督與使徒的權柄與能力。
Today, we do not see such miraculous events, nor do we possess the power to cast out demons.
今天我們既不再看見這樣的神蹟，也沒有能力趕鬼。
What remains is not possession, but choice.
現在留下的，不是被附身，而是人的選擇。
Each person decides whether to follow good or evil, and bears responsibility for that decision.
每一個人都要決定自己是行善還是作惡，並為此負責。
Our focus, therefore, should not be on the spectacular, but on faithful living.
因此，我們的焦點不應該放在神秘現象上，而應該放在忠心生活上。
Not fear of demons, but obedience to God, is what shapes our destiny.
決定我們生命的，不是對魔鬼的恐懼，而是對神的順服。
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