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1 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Reformer Joe | 45885 | ||
Paul tells Timothy: "No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments." --1 Timothy 5:23 Timothy, who was in many ways Paul's successor, suffered from frequent ailments? How is that possible if he had been taught by Paul that Jesus came so that we would be physically healthy in this life? And why would Paul not just tell him to "claim his healing," rather than prescribing wine? Paul also mentions another illness: "But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need; because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow." --Philippians 2:25-27 Now why would Epaphroditus have been sick to the point of death in Paul's presence if Paul knew and taught him that all physical sickness in this life had been taken care of at the Cross, and if Paul could have healed him? he does not rebuke Epaphroditus for his supposed "lack of faith," but rather commends him for his service to the Lord. I know you have not been one to let a little thing like the Bible get in the way of your pre-conceived notions, but I just wanted to point it out for the benefit of everyone else who lets Scripture shape their theology. --Joe! |
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2 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | heisthe1 | 46006 | ||
One more time What makes your doctrine a doctrine of demons - is the fact that it removes the blame from Satan and removes the blame from us - and places it squarely on God! Which is a lie! And then your doctrine twists scripture to support that lie. God is a GOOD God! And ONLY good - all the time! He is now and He always has been. And if ANYBODY tells me different - they are perpetuating a lie of the devil! I don't care HOW 'pretty' or 'religious' you make it sound or how you weave it into other teachings. Now, DON'T write me any nasty, venomous letters citing how many degrees you have, how many letters you have after you name and how many years you have been "in the way." And I'm sorry! I'm truly sorry - that after all the time, expense and expended energy that you still don't know any better! And yes, I know that I have just messed up some of your best sermons - but it's time that this doctrine was shown up for what it really is! A destructive lie! Suffering Doctrine! A little strong you say? A little sharp you say? Jesus called the religious leaders of his day - "vipers," "snakes in the grass," "sowers of stumbling blocks," "hypocrites," "fancy graves full of rotten bones." Why? Because THEY should have known better! Now you have been informed, reformer! |
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