RIGHT MIND

Mark 5:15
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
KJV

Whether one concedes it or not, the overwhelming weight of scripture repeatedly describes persons who were once tormented by unclean spirits and devils. And the man from Gadarenes demonstrates much. For his physical condition reveals much about the condition of a mind (soul) where such activity occurs:

This man spent his days lamenting over the past within a place of remberance (not of one memory but several); he was rebellious and independent, and therefore was not (nor could be) subject to the rule or leadership of another; he cut himself with stones (used for condemning) in repeated acts of self-condemnation; and finally, he was tormented by fear. He was even made to fear the mercy and grace that would be found in our Lord and Savior Christ.

These acts symbolized a variety of unclean conditions, and it is no surprise why these spirits implored our Lord to send them into pigs (animals that symbolize uncleanness). Most importantly, this is why the man’s final condition (a right mind) was all the more glorious to all who observed. This new believer in Jesus Christ would not only be renewed in spirit, but in mind also. And having been renewed he was now summoned to serve, summoned to “publish” (Mark 5:20).

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”-2 Timothy 1:7