A person who is claimed to be possessed by the devil, on the other hand, might simply be bothered by a demonic spirit, come under the power or influence of one, or just have one. Despite popular belief, there were completely sane persons in the Bible who were possessed by demonic spirits. In the New Testament, Jesus was accused of being demon-possessed because His behavior was inappropriate for a holy man. However, the Gospels also report many other events that would be cause for suspicion if they were not for the fact that they occurred directly after Jesus had been to pray to His Father or during the time between prayers. The book of Acts records many incidents where people were healed through prayer and testimony, suggesting that possession might be responsible for some of these effects. In 1 Peter 4:15, the writer tells us that "men who have been sinning are made worse until God can show them their sins are forgiven." This implies that someone could be sinning against others in an apparently evil way only to be cured when the devil is driven out by prayer. Finally, Jude describes certain men who were living at that time as "demon-possessed" and "desiring to do what is sinful". These men were likely guilty of sexual immorality or other crimes against God, but they did not know it until they were healed by Jesus Christ.