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1 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | gracefull | 91024 | ||
Hello Matt, You bring up some points which I believe hinder us from receiving from God His many precious promises. If I may, consider this scripture, Numbers 21: 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. 6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. 7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Matt, why did the people repent? It would seem that the reason is fear of punishment and the desire to not die from ther serpents bite. They repented for their sin against God, no doubt. Why do we repent and receive Jesus as Lord and saviour? Because we realize He loved us enough to die for us and that if we do not, we will go to hell. Is that a selfish reason? Matthew 14:14 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. Why did Jesus heal? Compassion Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. Why did this woman seek healing? She was at the end and death from this illness was about to take her life! She had no other alternative. Jesus did not say, that because she only wanted to bring glory to God she was healed..but rather He said, "Your faith has made you whole." Mark 10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. What made this man whole? Now we know their faith was in Jesus ability and willingness to heal. Matt, all that Jesus did was to bring glory to the Father but this fact does not diminish or replace these folks, and indeed all that were healed, desire to be healed for the selfish motive of desiring to be free from the bondage of sickness and desease. The idea that if we want to be healed because we do not want to be sick is a 'selfish' motive is simply not true. This is false humility. True humility is submitting ourselves to God's care by faith and releasing our own sense of self reliance. The definition of humble i"Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit.2.Showing deferential or submissive respect. Submission to God's will is the believer's humility. "Which is to glorify God in it. If it is our faith that moves God to heal us, then I beleive that we should not ask for God to heal us for our selfish reasons, but rather to bring glory to God." Not one who came to Jesus said, or even implied, the statement,"If this healing will bring glory to God, heal me, but if you are healing me because I desire it for myself, do not..." Matt, please consider this statement in light of scripture. If God heals you, He will receive the glory! Who else would? Now, one last point to consider concerning it being God's will to heal. Look back at Numbers 21. Why did God tell Moses to hang the 'serpent' to the pole and for the people to LOOK UPON the serpent to be healed? We must look to Jesus' sacrifice for our healing. And according to Isaiah this healing is spirit, soul, body...be made WHOLE. Matt, false humility is bondage that keeps the children of God from receiving God's provision because we are affraid of our motives. I submit to you that it is HUMBLE to move into the promises of God through the humbleness of submission and gratitude. Let me cahllenge you to read Mark 16 again and consider Jesus' words of the 'commission' of believers. God bless, |
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2 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | Mathew | 91100 | ||
Hello Gracefull, You mentioned that some of the points I brought up could hinder a person receiving a healing. I find it difficult to beleive that a healing can be hindered by asking God that he may be glorifed in whatever his plan of healing is for you. In my post I did say that this way of thinking is not the only way in which God will move. Sure, I beleive that God is compelled to move by compassion. And if a person feels that they have enough faith for God to give them a mirircle, well thats good also. But my point was not to imply a false humility, but rather that Christ purpose was to testify of the one who sent him. For example: Lazarus was dead for four days. He had no consciousness. Joh 11:14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead. Joh 11:15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, in order that you may believe. But let us go to him. Jesus was "glad" that he wasnt there to heal Lazarus, for the greater good of causing others to beleive. Also these text Joh 11:39 Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who died, said to Him, Lord, by this time he stinks. For it is the fourth day. Joh 11:40 Jesus answered her, Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God? Jesus was telling her not to doubt or greive the spirit. I also think that its important to note that it was Lazarus sister that he asked to beleive, and not someone else. I agree that Christ was moved by compassion for this miricle. It says that Joh 11:35 Jesus wept. But why was his prayer answered? Joh 11:41 Then they took away the stone where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. Joh 11:42 And I know that You hear Me always, but because of the people who stand by I said it, so that they may believe that You have sent Me. Christ prayer was to heal Lazarus that others may believe on the one who sent him. Not because Lazarus life was so valuable, or unfinished. Or because his family wanted him back. But strictly to cause others to beleive. One more example of a persons faith and Gods purpose is Mat 9:2 And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you. Jesus wasnt moved by the paralytics faith. And so why was the paralytic healed? Well lets see Mat 9:6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed and go to your house. So in reply to your statement that my note was speaking of a false humility. I apologize, this was not my intent. The intent was to bring up the "idea" that maybe God has a caertain plan, or timing for our healings and miricles. And maybe if we prayed the way that Christ did our prayers would get answered. Christ prayed that the Father would be reveiled through him, that was his testemony. Our testemony is that Christ may be reveiled in us. And I think its important to note that Christ did this through his healings,miricles,life and death. MaTT |
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3 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | gracefull | 91248 | ||
Matt, You said.. "You mentioned that some of the points I brought up could hinder a person receiving a healing. I find it difficult to beleive that a healing can be hindered by asking God that he may be glorifed in whatever his plan of healing is for you." Absolutely not, but if we believe God is glorified somhow by our sickness, we do not and will not believe for a healing. According to your faith be it unto you. Matthew 9:28-29 28 When He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, "It shall be done to you according to your faith." . It says that Joh 11:35 Jesus wept. I believe He was weeping for the living. "Christ prayer was to heal Lazarus that others may believe on the one who sent him." You are correct in part I believe. Jesus was praying out loud that the croud could hear Him speaking to the Father and would know that when the miracle took place, they would know God and Jesus were in communion. Note verse 42 I am not clear on your point, so if you would clarify it so I can address it, but this is too general. I know God heals because He loves us and for His glory. The same Spirit in Christ is in us...The same Spirit that worked through Jesus...Matthew 12:28 is in us... I believe healing is provided through Jesus's stripes, and is received by faith. God bless |
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