HOLY SPIRIT/OUR BODY

HOLY SPIRIT AND OUR BODIES
Some people use the verse that says we are “one spirit with Him” (1 Corinthians 6:17) to teach that the Holy Spirit only lives in our spirit — not our soul or our body. From that idea they say a believer can still have a demon in their body or soul while the Spirit lives only in their spirit. But when I look at Scripture and my own testimony, that doesn’t make sense. The Bible and my experience show that the Holy Spirit doesn’t just live in one compartment of me; He fills my whole being — spirit, soul, and body.
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 6:19–20, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you?” That tells me my body itself is a temple, not just some inner part. And Romans 8:11 says that the Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead will also give life to my mortal body. Then Paul immediately follows in Romans 8:12–13 by urging us to live by the Spirit and put to death the misdeeds of the body.
When I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, I literally felt Him enter my feet and move up through my whole body, all the way to my head. I felt Him penetrate my brain, then move into my heart and penetrate it too. It was like electricity flowing through me. That experience confirmed to me that the Holy Spirit doesn’t just live in a corner of my life but fills my entire being.
At the same time, the Bible also shows that even believers can still have areas where the enemy works until those areas are cleansed or demons are driven out. It’s like marriage: the Bible says husband and wife are one flesh, yet they can still have different habits, even bad ones, that don’t match each other. In the same way, I can truly be one with Christ and filled with the Spirit, but still have battles in my flesh or soul where demons try to exert influence.
Galatians 5:17 says the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. Then Paul lists the “works of the flesh” in verses 19–21, which include things like immorality, hatred, jealousy — but also witchcraft. Witchcraft is clearly demonic, yet it’s listed as a work of the flesh. That shows me that when the flesh is active, it can actually open the door for demons to operate. Paul even warns believers not to give the devil a foothold (Ephesians 4:27). So while the Spirit is inside me, there can still be a fight until the enemy is cast out.
We actually see this in Scripture: • In Luke 13:11–16, Jesus loosed a “daughter of Abraham” from a spirit of infirmity. She was part of God’s covenant, yet still bound until delivered. • In Acts 5:3, Peter told Ananias, “Why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit?” Even as a believer, he let the enemy influence him. • And in Acts 8:13, 18–23, we read about Simon the sorcerer. He believed and was baptized, but when he tried to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit, Peter rebuked him, saying, “your heart is not right before God” and that he was in “the bond of iniquity.” That sounds very much like someone who was a Christian but still had demonic bondage operating in him.
All this shows me that having the Holy Spirit doesn’t mean a demon cannot be present. It means I now have the authority and the power, through Christ, to drive it out. The Spirit doesn’t “share His throne” with demons, but He comes into my whole being and empowers me to get rid of what doesn’t belong.
That’s why James 4:7 says, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” And why Ephesians 6:10–12 tells believers — Spirit-filled believers — to stand against the schemes of the devil.
So my conviction is this: yes, the Holy Spirit fills my whole body — I’ve literally felt Him do it — but if a demon is there too, it’s only there until it’s confronted and expelled. The Spirit’s presence gives me the power to walk in freedom in Jesus Name.