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1 | Answers | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 45377 | ||
Answers to your questions: 1. No. I am basing that belief on the gospel accounts of Jesus' healing of people. 2. Playing the adversarial role here (no problem. I think it helps me dig into the Word, which is good for me! :) How can one assert that it is ALWAYS God's will to heal physically in this life ? Because of what Jesus did (went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil Acts 10:38) and I hadn't seen in scripture where Jesus healed someone and they did not walk away from him alive. In other words, I haven't seen where Jesus healed someone by letting them die. If it's GOD's will to heal me (and he provided that healing that by the stripes of Jesus) and not you, does that make Him a respecter of persons? Another scripture that leads me to believe in physical healing is Proverbs 4:20-22. Could you share those instances in Scripture where He does not heal (I already have the situation w/David and posted my response to that). How can one presume to know the absolute will of God in every instance? If it's an instance of healing, don't we already have GOD's will (WORD) on that (I think I listed scriptures in my very first post in this discussion)? 3. If I 'name' (ask) it and what I name is according to His will, then I 'claim' (know I have the petition I ask) it, am I unscriptural? Jesus said once(and maybe more than once) that he knew the Father heard him (John 11:41-42). And I wanna be just like Jesus! LOL OK, That's it for now for me. Hope to post with ya soon. Always in Him |
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2 | Answers | Is 57:1 | Mommapbs | 45386 | ||
An article for you to consider from "Charisma " magazine. I've cut and editied in 2 installments! "Where Is God When You're Not Healed?" By Larry Keefauver Many Christians feel guilty or defeated if they aren't instantly healed after receiving prayer. It's time to take an honest look at how the Bible says we should respond to sickness. For years I have heard preachers imply that faith in some way is quantified. The myths seem to circulate unabated: "If Susan had just had enough faith, she would have been healed," or "When Bill's faith gets strong enough, he will be healed," or "If everyone in this room all believed at the same moment, then all would be healed." But is healing really based on your faith alone? What should be your perspective when God doesn't heal immediately? If you are to understand why God doesn't always heal now, you will have to peel away the layers of myth that have been so tantalizing to embrace. You will have to dig deep into the Scripture for yourself instead of consuming the "fast food" of your favorite popular name-it-and-claim-it theologian. And you will have to decide to walk by faith instead of simply mouthing the platitudes of faith that have so easily supplanted God's Word in your daily confessions. The truth is, while the lack of faith may hinder healing, healing does not depend on faith. I have witnessed both the faithful and the faithless being healed. And I have seen those of great faith die. In fact, everyone Jesus healed eventually died. Those around the tomb of Lazarus lacked faith, and certainly Lazarus was in no position to exercise faith--he had been dead four days (see John 11:39-40). Yet Lazarus experienced a wonderful healing: He was resurrected. We must avoid the myths of faith and healing and embrace the truth revealed in Scripture. The Myths of Faith Healing Some believers focus exclusively on faith as the key to healing. Yet Jesus healed many who apparently had no faith. Some were healed because their friends had faith. Others were bound up by demonic spirits and healed by exorcism, even against their wills. The truth is that God heals. The myth is that God always heals now at the initiative of our faith. The highest kind of faith is, "I believe in Jesus," not just, "I believe." It is true that faith must be our initiative. But even our initiative comes through the prompting of the Holy Spirit: "No one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor. 12:3). Our faith helps us receive healing, just as the lack of faith hinders healing. But healing does not depend on faith. Healing depends on the Healer. Healing is the will of God. Canadian evangelist Peter Youngren wrote: "Jesus clearly shows us God's will in healing...the Word of God declares that 'great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all' (Matt. 12:15). When Jesus healed all, He was obviously doing the will of His Father, because He only did that which the Father wanted Him to do." Youngren adds: "This is why you can come with boldness asking God for healing. God is on your side. He wants the best for you. He is good." So, if God wills all to be healed, then can your faith move His hand to heal you? "Not exactly!" Your faith moves Him to save you (see Rom. 10:9-13; Eph. 2:8). And in your salvation is your healing: "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 'He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses'" (Matt. 8:17; Is. 53:4-6). But your faith does not effect your healing now. When you are healed rests entirely on what the sovereign purposes of the Healer are. Consider this biblical example. In John 5 Jesus healed one paralytic at the pool of Bethesda though a multitude thronged that place daily to be healed. Why was one man healed at that moment while others were not? John 5:19 gives the answer when Jesus confessed, "'Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.'" Bible scholar Jack Deere correctly observes that the initiative for the miraculous in Jesus' ministry did not begin with Him but with the Father. "He healed only the people He saw His Father healing," Deere writes. "The only firm reason for the healing of the paralytic that we can derive from the context of John 5 is that the Father willed it, and Jesus executed His Father's will... We are ultimately faced with the conclusion that sometimes the Lord works miracles for His own sovereign purposes without giving any explanation for His actions to His followers." |
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3 | points to address | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 46028 | ||
There is a lot in here but I would like to take one thing at a time. 'But is healing really based on your faith alone?' When I read this I thought of the woman with the issue of blood: 'thy faith has made thee whole' (Mt 9:22). Then I thought of Jairus: 'fear not, believe only' (Lk 8:50). Then the centurion (LK 7:2-10). Then of what Jesus said in Mark 11:22-23. Healing may not be based on faith alone, but from these scriptures, is not faith important? If faith is important, I wonder at the statement: 'But healing does not depend on faith'. The second part of that statement, 'Healing depends on the Healer' stirs this up in me: 1. I believe that the power to heal comes from The Lord that heals. I don't doubt that. 2. If I depend on the Lord that heals, what am I depending on Him to do? I am depending on Him to heal me in whatever area I am sick (ie physical, mental, spiritual) because He is the Lord that heals. Because of #2, some may say I am trying pressure GOD into doing my will. Well... I beg to differ because I believe it is my Father's will that I be in health (III John 2). So, if it's His will and I have asked according to His will... you know how the story ends (I John 5:14-15) 'I have seen those of great faith die'. Am I to base my faith on what brother Keefauver has seen or on what the Word of GOD says? Of course I am to base my faith on the Word of GOD and not what is seen by me or other brothers and sisters (Walk by faith, not by sight). So if brother Keefauver says he has seen people of 'great faith die', my question is were they sick and if so, did they have 'great faith' that physical healing had been provided by Jesus? 'In fact, everyone Jesus healed eventually died'. I would like to make it clear that when I speak of healing, I am speaking of a person having a disease (cancer, heart disease, diabeties, etc) and being cured or healed of that disease. The disease is no longer present in their physcial body. Everyone one that Jesus healed may have eventually died but did they die because of the disease Jesus healed them of? I'd better stop now because I didn't want this response to be too long. I think we can easily get away from our initial point when we keep expanding and bringing in other points. So, I'll be waiting to hear back from you. Blessings and peace to you |
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4 | points to address | Is 57:1 | Mommapbs | 46039 | ||
Greetings in Jesus' Name! I agree with much of what you have said but perhaps I come at it from a different perspective. It is indeed God's will that we be healthy in spirit, in mind and in body. (Redemption was HIS idea!) But we are corruptable creatures. Sin has ruined God's perfect creation! Until we are given our new bodies, which are imperishable and incorruptable, we must deal with the consequences of sin in this existence. However, I also believe that Jesus, God's plan for redemption of our bodies (spiritual as well as physical)is not a "get well" quick ticket in this life. I believe that healing is not complete until we die physically -or are "raptured" (whichever comes first!). God's intention is for the complete healing of our bodies and that will only be realized in eternity. To assert that if one is not healed in the physical, temporal existence we enjoy at this time, because we don't have faith to be healed, takes the focus OFF the Healer and places the responsibility for healing upon the recipient. I struggle with this concept. God's Will belongs to Him; if His will is to heal in this present life, then He will do it - but the ultimate healing is reserved for the future and that's what I'm looking forward to! No more death, no more pain, no more tears, no crying remains! Sin has been vanquished and I have been changed, to be just like My Savior and with Him I will reign! Blessings today! Mommapbs PS: Yes, I have experienced Divine healing and I have also seen God say "NO" to my petitions for healing - in fact, God even announced His answer to my prayer, preparing me for what was to follow. |
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5 | Last question | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 46134 | ||
So do you believe Jesus was taking the focus off the Healer and putting it on the woman with the issue of blood when he said 'thy faith has made thee whole'? Also, I pray that I don't sound as if I am condemning someone if they don't 'have faith' for healing. God forbid that I would do that. My simple goal in all of this was to find out from scripture, not from people's experiences, if my Father DOES NOT grant a request for healing. I don't like strife(but I don't feel strife with you Mommapbs) and after reading some of the posts, I feel like this may be getting a little out of hand. So this may be my last question on the matter. May we all be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of our minds so that we may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God our Father. Thanks so much for listening and responding. |
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6 | Last question | Is 57:1 | Mommapbs | 46193 | ||
You asked, "So do you believe Jesus was taking the focus off the Healer and putting it on the woman with the issue of blood when he said 'thy faith has made thee whole'?" No, because FAITH must always have an object. The women's faith was not the object, Jesus was. He commended her for her actions; her response to what she believed. How can one believe if they have nothing to belive in? Atheists believe there is NO God, but this does not mean that they do not believe in something! Think about it, the action of sitting in a chair takes faith - we have to believe that the chair will hold our weight before we act on that trust and sit! But also consider does the chair hold us because we believe it will? Just something to think about! The "faith factor" does indeed figure into many area of our life. Keep your eyes and your faith fixed on Jesus - "the Author and perfector of our faith!" Hebrews 12:2 Jesus is not only the object of our faith, He is the One who has given us even the ability to believe. The woman choose to believe Jesus could heal her; and even her faith to believe came from the Lord. So when Jesus said, "your faith has made you well", He was giving glory to God! Be careful what you choose to believe in! In Jesus' Mighty Name, Mommapbs PS: Faith is a precious gift from God for us to glorify Him. God always will honor our faith in Him - even when we don't understand His ways with us or those we love. |
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7 | Last question | Is 57:1 | Cyclist | 46200 | ||
Amen Mommapbs! Cyclist |
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