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1 | Divine Healing, True or False? | Matthew | Chris | 3605 | ||
I've caught the broadcasts for Benny Hinn and John Hagee this week, and it seems they are both speaking about 'Divine Healing'. Does anyone know if there is Scripture to support this theology? And, what about the 'Prosperity Gospel', any Scriptural documentation? Please give me your opinion! | ||||||
2 | Divine Healing, True or False? | Matthew | There | 16852 | ||
I think the Prosperity Gospel or the Faith Movement are contrary to God's word. Divine Healing in regards to the above. Generally lack of healing is accredited to the ill person not having "enough faith" to be healed, or that the illness itself is caused by "unbelief" or "sin". But biblically there are examples to the contrary. Check out Acts 3:1-10. Who's faith healed the lame man? And Luke 7:1-10. Who's faith healed the centurion's servant? And when questioned about whether a man's blindness was the fault of sins of the parents or the man himself, Jesus replied "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in Him." John 9:3. The Faith Movement was not the first to think that illness is caused by sin in a person's life apparently. Nowhere does the NT teach that complete physical healing is the right of all Christians. In fact, Paul reports the near death illness of his colleague Epaphroditus (Phil. 2:27), the fact that he had left Trophimus sick in Miletus (2Tim. 4:20), and his encouragement of Timothy to take some wine for his frequent stomach illnesses (1Tim. 5:23). Apparently Paul did not consider facing illness a "negative confession" to be totally avoided and never discussed (as in the Faith Movement's "positive confession" theology). As to the whole of the Prosperity Gospel, again, I believe it contradicts scripture. Generally they base their claim for wealth on several verses. In Gen. 17 God's promise to make Abraham a father of many nations with great wealth. And then Gal. 3:13-14,29; where Paul promises to Christians the "blessing of Abraham". Hagin explains "Abraham's blessing is ours... and the first thing God promised Abraham was that he was going to make him rich." Yet Paul states that "Christ redeemed us... that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles" (Gal. 3:13-14). The context shows that the only part of Abraham's blessing of concern to Paul is that the Gentiles would be included in God's people. By faith they would be justified and "receive the promise of the Spirit" (v. 14). Nothing is said about poverty or sickness. In Mark 10:29-30 Jesus promises that those who leave home and fields for him will receive a hundred times as much. Gloria Copeland explains this "spiritual law" or "seed money". "You give 1 dollar for the Gospel's sake and 100 dollars belongs to you; give 10 dollars and receive 1000 dollars... In short, Mark 10:30 is a very good deal." They need to misinterpret or leave out a lot of scripture to come up with their theology. *Quote by Kenneth Hagin, from "Redeemed" p, 5. *Quote by Gloria Copeland, from "God's Will Is Prosperity" p. 54. |
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