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yorzhik
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| Posted 9/15/2004 8:05 AM (GMT -6) |   | quote:
Originally posted by Bobber
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Hems, shadows, and mere earshot of Jesus or apostles seem to be enough to heal. God was cutting people a lot of slack back then? No, He was actually healing back then, without nebulus formulas and incantations.
There were alot of people who touched the hem of his garment who rubbed up against him who were not healed.
I think I recall you are correct, but I couldn't find a reference. Do you know what it is (besides the reference of when Jesus was in His hometown)?
Also, Acts 15 is the reference I was most referring to because it says "and they were healed every one"
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Jesus attributed the healing to her faith saying her faith made her whole. Jesus didn't even know who touched him for he asked the question who touched my clothes. She put faith in the teahings of Jesus that he wanted to heal all who were oppressed of the devil and she received the healing by saying if I might just touch the hem of his garment I shall be healed. No we don't have Jesus physically here today but we touch the hem of his garment by prayer and thanksgiving...question is though how many will do what she did....say if I pray to the Lord and receive by faith I shall be made whole....well maybe not many....if healing is done away with then faith is done away with for it was her faith that made her whole...or in other words it caused a release of the healing power of God to take place....if faith is done away with then so is salvation for its through faith that we are saved....
This really is where the problem is. There are a great number of people with excellent faith in God. But they are not healed. What it says to them is: "God is not consistent" or "God is not fair" or "God plays games with things that are serious" or "God doesn't care about me" or a myriad of other possibilities that hurt a relationship with God. They might not voice them out loud, but it's in the back of their minds because there because there is no satisfactory answer in scripture as to why they are not being healed. And what do people like you tell them? You say, "You cannot know about your relationship with God." And THAT is a scary proposition for a Christian.
And beyond that, again, regardless of your claims about faith and healing, non-Christians have most of the evidence on their side that healing isn't happening. It isn't that they are in rebellion so they refuse to see; it is that they read books by the faith healers, see the tv evangelists, read the accounts in the healing rooms, and never actually get convincing hard evidence from testing equipment. It's recipe for driving people away from the gospel. | | Back to Top | | |
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