The devils know there is One True God...they believe but they aren't baptized in His Spirit. So, they aren't saved but...if I understand the above correctly, nor are they damned.
- Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
What if the devils mentioned by James are those that believe, believe they are of God and are not...are not truly baptized in the Spirit. They aren't saved, even though they believe they are...nor are they damned. As James was teaching about faith and works...are the devils those that believe and offer no works, here synonymous with faith?
That doesn't seem to be what James is implying by his use of "devils" but...how else can one understand both verses?
- James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Being baptized or not has nothing to do with it as far as the demons are concerned. They were damned because they left their first habitation and came to earth to seduce women instead of being born in the flesh. You can read about this in Genesis 6