John 13:27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, what thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spoke this unto him.
Therefore, when we read in the Scriptures that satan entered into him and took entire control of his mind, it is not by any chance or coincidence. We are looking at the culmination of him choosing to obey the voice inside his head, in spite of Christ’s gracious overtures, and when this takes place in any individual, the default setting is that the prince of darkness is eventually given control of the entire man.
It is never a coincidence, and it never takes place overnight, for it is the end result of a long running process in the mind, where a person’s freedom of choice is deliberately employed to do evil, even as the pleading voice of The Holy Spirit beckons them to turn and live. The question for us in our day is this: Can the voices in our heads, which may beckon us to do wrong, become dominant, if we employ our freedom of choice to do their bidding, over a number of years.
And if so, who will ultimately be held responsible? As was stated previously, persons who were born with serious mental impairment, where they could not reason rationally, will be left in God’s hands for Him to decide, for He knows all of the circumstances surrounding their case. But those who have their reasoning powers intact, and make decisions to do evil or commit crime, will have to answer in the day of judgement.
2nd Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!