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1 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | EdB | 136192 | ||
Janae Let me add I hold to the position statement Kalos has already given you on healing. Let me repeat it. The following is what I believe about healing. 1. Healing...a gracious privilege 'Divine Healing: The Privilege of All Believers [Part 1] 'Just as salvation is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8), so all God’s blessings and gifts are ours by His grace or unmerited favor. We do not earn them. We do not deserve them. 'No one in the New Testament demanded healing. People came to Jesus beseeching Him. They did not look on healing as their right, but as a gracious privilege extended to them. 'As the privilege of believers, the promise of healing does not rule out suffering for Christ’s sake and the gospel’s. We are expected to be prepared to follow His example (Hebrews 5:8; 1 Peter 2:19,21; 4:12—14,19). 'Nor are we to look to divine healing as a substitute for obedience to the rules of physical and mental health. Jesus recognized the need of the disciples to get away from the crowds and rest awhile (Mark 6:31). Jethro saw that if Moses did not delegate some of his responsibilities to others, he would wear away (Exodus 18:18). 'Neither is divine healing a means of avoiding the effects of old age. Moses did retain a clear eye and his natural strength until the day of his death (Deuteronomy 34:7). But this privilege was not granted to King David (1 Kings 1:1—4). 'The gradual breakdown of old age, pictured so graphically in Ecclesiastes 12:1—7, is the common experience of believers as well as unbelievers. Healing is still available to the aged, but the part that is healed usually continues to age like the rest of the body. We do not yet have the redemption of the body. 'Even we who have the firstfruits of the Spirit groan and travail in pain like the rest of creation, waiting patiently for the fulfillment of our hope (Romans 8:21—25). No matter what we do for this body, no matter how many times we are healed, if Jesus tarries we shall die. 'However, the Bible does not tell us this to discourage us, but to make us realize that we must encourage and cultivate our life in the Spirit, for the Spirit quickens (resurrects), and that is our real hope (Romans 8:11). In fact, even though outwardly one is perishing, inwardly one is being renewed day by day (2 Corinthians 4:16). 'Actually it is this inner renewal that makes us best able to have the faith to claim the privilege of divine healing. To the woman healed of the issue of blood, Jesus said, "Your faith has healed you" (Mark 5:34). 'Paul at Lystra, when he saw that the hearing of the gospel had brought faith to be healed into the heart of a cripple, commanded him to stand up (Acts 14:9,10). 'The inner renewal of the mind (Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:10) is seen also in the great faith of the Roman centurion who recognized the authority of Christ’s word (Matthew 8:5—13) and the Syrophoenician woman who believed that even a crumb would meet the need (Mark 7:24—30; Matthew 15:28). 'That divine healing comes through faith is further confirmed by the fact that unbelief hindered its reception at Nazareth (Mark 6:5,6) and at the foot of the Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:14—20). There Jesus indicates the necessity also of expressing faith by praying and fasting (Mark 9:29). 'Prayer is one of the chief means of healing in the Old Testament. Many of the Psalms include prayers for healing. Many of the prophets prayed for the healing of others. James 5:15 promises that the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise them up.' Excerpt from Assemblies of God postion paper part 1 I think you said you agreed with Kalos on this so if you agree with him I assume you agree with me. EdB |
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2 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | Praise Be To God | 136341 | ||
Here is a direct quote from the Assemblies of God position paper: The Assemblies of God constitution in its Statement of Fundamental Truths, section 12, states: "Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:16,17; James 5:14—16)." I rest my case. Janae. |
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3 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | xmikx | 136345 | ||
You may rest your case all you like and you have every right to do so. But, if you will read 1 Peter 2:24-25 with an open mind and not how you already perceive healing being provided in the atonement, it might show you something different. Here is 1 Peter 2:24-25 (NASB) 1 Peter 2 24 and He Himself (1) bore our sins in His body on the (2) cross, so that we (3) might die to sin and live to righteousness; for (4) by His wounds you were (5) healed. 25 For you were (6) continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the (7) Shepherd and Guardian of your souls. If you notice, the scripture says so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. Righteousness means without guilt or sin. That is what we gain from Christ dying for us on the cross. We will, one day, live in righteousness, but until then we are to continue living for God in every aspect of our lives. Praise God that you were healed as my daughter was healed by God when the doctors thought she should have never made it through the pregnancy. And I don't mean to start any argument, but since when did the Assemblies of God position paper take precedence over the Bible? |
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4 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | Praise Be To God | 136347 | ||
You are the one who brought the Assemblies of God into this; I just showed you a statement of what they actually believe. I am a member of the Assemblies of God Church, and I know quite well what they believe. It is all in the interpretation of God's Word, and I choose to believe that healing was atoned for at the cross, and I have given you scriptures to prove it. You choose not to believe it. That is your prerogative. Praise Be To God, Janae. |
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5 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | xmikx | 136350 | ||
Well, acutally you are wrong. That was my first post on this subject, you must be confused as to who said what. Since you state you are a member of the Assemblies of God Church, shouldn't you say, 'a statement of what WE believe' instead of they believe? You state that you have given scriptures to prove it, but it seems that you are the only one you have proved it to. From reading the posts from the other forum contributers, it appears that you have not proved anything to them and especially me. Did you read the scripture in 1 Peter 2:24-25? It clearly states that we might die to sin and are to live to righteousness as a result of Christ's wounds and suffering. It does not say anything about being physically healed as a result of His death and resurrection. It is referring to a spiritual healing. Please take a look at the commentaries at www.crosswalk.com . They have very good Bible study tools on this website with many different commentaries. | ||||||