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621 | "If" small word, BIG DEAL | Rom 8:17 | gracefull | 92019 | ||
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. God bless |
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622 | What does Denial and True Discipliship? | Rom 8:18 | gracefull | 89228 | ||
PS BUT......PAUL ALSO SAID AND I CONCUR.. 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with JOY UNSPEAKABLE and full of glory: 9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. God bless |
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623 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67546 | ||
A good place to start a study on this would be tostudy the gospels, Matthew-John. Look up in your concordance every scripture on 'heal, healing, infirmity, sickness, disease'. If you can find even ONE where Jesus told someone who came to him for healing that it was God's will for them to remain sick for awhile, or God wanted to use their sufferings to compel someone to salvation, or that the devil had authority to make them sick and there was nothing he could do. I would like to hear what you find. Jesus said I came to do the will of my Father. He said that if we have seen him, we have seen the Father. So Jesus was the physical manifestation of the will of God. The scripture arguments that poverty and sickness are training tools of God, to me, are unconvincing. Study both sides of the argument and then go into the presence of God for the revealed truth of His word. God bless |
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624 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67547 | ||
Dear Makarios..I know someone from Haiti...they hunger for this truth, because they are well acquainted with the powers of darkness and how sickness and poverty come from satanic powers. They have witnessed the power of God that breaks these powers. It is inour country that satan has been reduced to only a notch above a myth and his works are being blamed on God. No wonder people are so confused when they hear God who loves them makes them sick and kills their babies. Forgive my passion, but these (what I believe to be religious lies) are robing people of what Christ provided through his redemptive work. Isaih 53 4-6 and Matthew 8:17 and the works and words of Jesus as recorded in the gospels should be enough to convince us that Jesus paid the price for our bondage to sin and it's consequences to be broken. In Jesus |
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625 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67565 | ||
Absolutely not. We are promised persecution. Mark 10:30 Paul teaches us to rejoice in persecutions and view them as opportunities for God to show Himself strong through us. Persecutions force us to turn to and rely on God as our defense. God bless God Bless |
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626 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67568 | ||
Hi Brad.. In addressing a question like this the first response to the question of God's will on a subject is go to the word on that subject. Motive or intent of the heart is very important in receiving any promise from God. Also our faith in His faithfulness to His promise is critical to receive, and our understanding of who we are in Jesus. The maturing process brings us more in line with God's will and His promises. John 4:48 You view this as Jesus doing signs and wonders to 'PROVE' himself. There are many scriptures that indicate Jesus did nothing to 'PROVE'. Notice in this text Jesus is asked to 'come down and lay his hands on the son'. The sign here is coming down, and Jesus did not go, but he did heal. Now look at the other scriptures where this is stated -signs and wonders or just seeks a sign- and you will find in each case Jesus refuses to give the sign.(here is no exception) To ask God for a sign is to tempt Him. Jesus healed because it is God's will and he healed out of compassion. Yes it is correct to study a subject from the entire Bible, but a good place to start is the new covenant, just as we usually direct a newborn believer to John to study the new birth. Healing and prosperity of any kind are not to prove God is God but simply from His grace provided through Jesus. Does that better explain my understanding? If my will and His will are the same He will do my will. His word is His will so if my will lines up with His word as revealed by His Spirit I am in His will and can ask what I will(because it is His will) and it shall be done for me of my Father. 1John 5:14 It is okey if you believe otherwise. Something else I believe is that the Holy Spirit is given to teach each of us as He wills and none of us will believe the same things. But I also believe ithis forum encourages various understandings. So we would have a much more growth oriented forum hear if snide or inflamatory remarks were excluded from the posts and respect could be shown for each other. In Jesus In Jesus |
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627 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67965 | ||
Statements like "Health and Wealth gospel". The reason this is wrong is because this statement implies absolute error when the fact is you just don't accept the teachings of others on this subject. That does not mean conclusively that you are correct. Your conclusions in fact may be incorrect. Others visiting should not be intimidated into not posting their understanding and maybe even revelations by such "labels". Yours was mild compared to some I received, and I respect your right to disagree. I expect the same respect. I have "labeled" no one's belief in such a manner. Thank you for asking. This demonstrates a genuine concern for others. New comers who do not have my strength of conviction on certain issues will run from this forum if they feel attacked for what they believe, rather than feeling encouraged to stay and discuss, learn AND teach. We could all be blessed by a less defensive attitude and a more gentle, humble spirit in our posts. God bless! |
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628 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67984 | ||
Hi stones. This post will be brief but I would like to take a moment to acknowledge you post and purhaps address a couple of you statements. Why did Jesus heal? Was it to establish His identity and set an example of compassion and service? Let me ask you a question? Did sickness come as a result of the fall of man thus the entry of sin in the world? Does God make us sick? Is satan God's instrument of discipline? The question asked of Jesus was 'was this man blind because he was being punished for his own sins or did the punishment for the sins of the parents fall on this man? There is an Old Testament scripture that speaks of generational curses(which I am NOT discussing here) but where escapes me at the moment. Jesus said neither. But to say that this sickness was the will of God is a stretch. Let me give you what I hear in this scripture. This sickness is not a result of personal sin, nor is it a generational curse (parents sin visited on the children). IVP New Testament Commentaries "Jesus shifts the focus, and instead of addressing the cause of the man's blindness he speaks of the purpose: so thework of God might be displayed in his life. We should not be concerned with assigning blame. Trying to figure out the source of suffering in an individual's life is futile given our limited understanding, as the book of Job should teach us. Rather, here is one in whom Jesuscan manifest God's works and thus reveal something about God himself and his purpose on earth." Here Jesus is not by ant means saying the blindness is God's will, but is in fact saying he is a good oportunity for God's will to be demonstrated. I do not believe Paul's thorn in the flesh was a physical sickness, disease, or infirmity base on verses 9-11 and the term 'messenger from satan'. "Why were people not coming to Jesus to ask for worldly wealth?" The grouping of healing and prosperity in a thread is wrong. They are two seperate provisions with two entirely seperate set of rules. I have not seriously addressed it here and can not. It is too large a subject. "the problem with name it claim it is we do the naming". Nothing could be further from the truth. This offensive 'label' implies something trur WOF beliveres do not believe. We do not name it and claim anything, but listen to the Holy Spirit and the Word for direction for our personal lives (God's will) and begin to apply faith to the revealed direction of God for us personally. We do believe God reveals through our surrendered heart (spirit) his will for us. Others see this and resent it when they do not understand our "naming" is based on the revelation of the Spirit and our "claiming" is based on the fact that we can receive nothing from God apart from faith. (spiritual immaturity does not understand that to ask out of God's will which would be asking to consume on our own lusts or asking not in love, or just not being familiar enough with the Lord's voice. Health and wealth are cheap victories....How can you say that? Jesus bore our disease in his own body! And the wealth is sending the gospel around the world. The scripture indicate we are to press in, overcome.. In Jesus Satan killed Job's children and as far as I can see, we have been given authority over the works of satan. This is my understanding... In Jesus |
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629 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67986 | ||
This is true. Often the critics of the belief that God provided divine healing through the redemptive work of Jesus often use scripture about the attacks of the enemy, and the curses of sin at work to say it is God's will, ignoring the fact that satan is alive and well and at work constantly to steal, kill, and destroy! And that his works are not God's will. Did God create Satan to be our disciplinarian? Did God put him here to torment us so we would love God more? I do not know your stance but you did see through this one. Jesus came to set us free! God bless! |
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630 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67987 | ||
Dear inmyheart. A friend on this forum told me that when the scripture has all been presented, the discussion will be reduced to the comparison of human experience. If God wills healing why is my very faithful and loving relative still sick? When It get's to this point there can be no further discussion. In one of my other posts I reminded toe reader that God's word is true regardless of our experience. I just hope to reach the place where I can post here without being attacked. It is wearying. God bless |
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631 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 67998 | ||
Ed..Where in heavens name have I said God heals everyone? Just look at every 3rd person you meet. But healing is PROVIDED. Wheather we receive it or not does not make the provision any less? I will not discuss this on this thread any more unless you can explain away 1Peter 2:24 who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed. We are the righteousness of God (God looks at us and sees us through Jesus shed blood..thus healing is provided through faith in the righteousness provided by Jesus. Why were many sick and dying 'not discerning the body of Christ'? 1 Corinthians 11:28-30? |
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632 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 68056 | ||
Hank, I have confidence that God is my Father and that Jesus is my Lord and that the Holy Spirit has been given to me to reveal the Word of God to me Spirit to spirit. I believe God through His word has provided all that I need to do the work I am called to do. I believe that divine provision, be that finances or healing, has been made and where I am all I need can be found. I believe that as I grow and step by faith the Holy Spirit will reveal gaps that give satan access to my life, property, or health and show me the way to victory. If you believe you are vulnerable to satan and that he is God's instrument of discipline, that is okey. And if you believe we are called to simply be an example to the world on how to endure satan's attacks, that is okey. I do not. I believe Jesus gave us authority over satan and any and all of his devices. If you believe the curse from the fall still has authority over you that too is okey..I do not. I believe Jesus came for the purpose of setting me free and giving me authority over satan, the curse and the flesh. I also believe that to walk in that is a choice each beliver must make for themselves. I will try very hard in the future not to enter these kinds of debates any more because it is impossible to communicate to people who have presuppositions about one's belief, because presuppositions constantly interject conclusions that are not stated. (ie If I believe divine healing is provided through the redemptive work of Jesus I can't possibly believe God is sovereign. Or..If I believe God obligated Himself by entering covenant with man I do not believe He is sovereign.)These conclusions are false. So you can believe whatever you like about what you think I believe. I am powerless over your choices..(notice I said I am powerless over your choices, I did not say God is) I respect your right to believe whatever you like because you belong to God. Have a blessed Thanksgiving |
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633 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 68057 | ||
inmy heart, Thank you so much for these wise words. God bless |
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634 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 68058 | ||
Again, thank you! | ||||||
635 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 68059 | ||
I do not believe God's resources are limited to natural law or the economy of a country. And the teaching on prosperity is not merely for financial provision but for provision of whatever one needs to do what God has called one to do. This eartly existence without the power of God is just that, an earthly existence. But Jesus said he came to have life and not just life but abundant life. The spiritual is superior to the carnal. The spiritual is more real than the carnal because it is truly eternal. To believe for God's miraculous supernatural working in our daily life IS looking to the eternal. God bless and have a wonderful Thanksgiving |
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636 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 68070 | ||
Hank, You are so good at distorting what I say.. Romans 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. Thus my statement you have the right to believe what you choose, that is a God given right. I did not say anything you believe would be correct. I do not believe in relativeism. But you do not have to answer to me, only to God. You see, I do not presume to judge you despite our differences of scriptural interpretation. (although from the sound of your post, you do presume to judge me but that too is between you and God). Nor do I presume that I am totally correct in all my understanding, but am pretty sure that because I am human there is a real good chance that in some points I am in error. No Hank, I am not telling you or anyone else in this forum that you have a right to believe whatever you want BECAUSE you belong to God..implying relativeism. But because you are accountable only to God, as far as I am concerned you have the right to believe whatever you want. God bless |
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637 | Is God's will prosperity/healing always? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 68073 | ||
As I said.. you have the right to believe whatever you like. It is between you and you and God. | ||||||
638 | Is God obliged by the prayer of faith? | Rom 8:28 | gracefull | 68526 | ||
Why did the thread become restricted? How do we know, when this happens, why it happens? Thanks |
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639 | Wo hardend Pharoh's Heart | Rom 9:1 | gracefull | 92021 | ||
Hi Sal, i noticed you used the first part of this verse to prove that we can't possibly understand God. How does the second part of that verse bare out this fact? 1 Corinthians 2:16 16 For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT HIM? But we have the mind of Christ. God bless |
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640 | Wo hardend Pharoh's Heart | Rom 9:1 | gracefull | 92091 | ||
Sal, Good clarification. Thanks God bless |
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