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Can you explain James 2:19? Who are the demons who believe?

James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

Demon is defined in the New Testament as an unclean spirit. An unclean spirit is a mental illness. There are examples of those with mental illness who were afraid of Jesus because they were smart enough to recognise that he came from God – the persons knew their scriptures.

  • Mark 1:23-27
  • Mark 1:34
  • Luke 4:41

The personification of mental illness is no different to the personification of the fever which afflicted Peter’s mother-in-law.

  • Luke 4:39

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God bless,
Glenn