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1 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | Makarios | 159803 | ||
Greetings Bows44, The simple fact of the matter is that the present day church does not have the healing "powers" as exhibited by Christ and the apostles. A simple comparison of the healings that are accomplished in Scripture with what is claimed today does not show that the gift of healings exists today. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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2 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | Bows44 | 159809 | ||
Greetings Makarios, I am an artist, but I have not painted any pictures in years. That doesn't mean I am no longer an artist. It just means I haven't used my talent in a few years. I admit the church as a whole is not showing forth the same healing powers that the Bible talks about, but that doesn't mean we don't have the powers. It just means most are not using them. Scripture does not support the discontinuation of healing. What we need to ask ourselves is why aren't we personally laying hands on the sick and seeing them recover, raising the dead, etc. Then seek to grow in those areas until we all come to the unity of faith and grow up into Jesus. If we are not yet perfected, that is not because God has stopped working on or in or through us. It just means we have more growing to do. You don't tell a baby that running is not for them because they have only learned to crawl. You give them time to learn and you encourage and them along the way. Let's give every Christian encouragement and help in growing up into Jesus and being and doing all that God desires for each of us to do. Be blessed and encouraged in your growing, Bows44 |
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3 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | Makarios | 159812 | ||
Greetings Bows44! I apologize, I did not mean to state that you did not have the gift of healings yourself. But I surely know that I personally have not been blessed with this gift. When I place my hand on a person who is sick, the illness is more likely to attach itself to me rather than going out of the person.. :-) I do not tell you this out of any "unbelief", I simply know that this particular gift was not in God's original design to bless me with. However, I do see a rather large disparity between that which is given to us in Scripture and that which we have today. While I do not deny that others 'could' have this gift, I simply do not see any true evidence of this gift in the church. I know that you have come into this discussion rather late, and I appreciate your contributions. But I believe that there is very little more that could be added, and it does not seem very promising that more useful information will be dealt with. For that reason, I am attempting to close this discussion. But I still remain unconvinced that my position is correct, and I am comfortable with that, even though I may not have enunciated my position in the best possible way. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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