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1 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | royalone | 187081 | ||
I can only agree with the fact that what you call the show gifts are common place amounst pentacostal and charismatic believers throughout the world.I will agree with most of the scriptures you quoted..we have the mind of christ but see no link to the what Jesus commanded us as believers to do today. I don't see the perfect as come untill Jesus comes back for his bride.This is a weak scripture to claim all gifts of the spirit are done away with today.No verse directly says the gifts and offices of the spirit are not in effect today.Just the contrary.Yes any believer can go directly to Jesus for help and should so,however often God sends his word through his servents to heal others.1 Cor 12:28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. Did you notice the word Church..It does not say these gifts were for only the chosen in a certain time period.We are the body of Christ and his Church today.Rom 12:6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith.I percieve that your stream of ministry does not teach or believe in miracles or the gifts of the spirit. Im ok with that as I dont expect all to believe the Word as I do.The most important thing is that your a believer who is walking with the Lord. Van | ||||||
2 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | hopalong | 187184 | ||
Dear Roy, I understand and I appreciate your staunch defense of Pentacostal doctrine. For over a decade I held to the same teaching that you are espousing. It takes a great deal of faith to see many of the same people respond to the call to come forward for healing...to see them limping down the aisle, time and time again, and to watch them limp back to their seats. One young lady (whom I will never forget) had a severe problem with her legs, nevertheless, despite her faith, and the faith of those who prayed and laid hands on her, her healing never happened, in that she struggled back to her seat with no visable improvement. The last time I saw her, she was limping back from the altar when she fell and struck her head on the rail of a wooden pew. It broke my heart. Dear friend, tell me...how often have you witnessed healing services where all who went forward were miraculously healed? 2 Cor 12:8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 2 Cor 12:9 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 2 Cor 12:10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. Hopalong |
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3 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | royalone | 187214 | ||
Never been where all were healed but have seen some.Actually some happen outside of services.Im sure God has reasons why your friend was not healed but that does not mean that we shoud give up and not pray, because Gods word is true. I did not know Im defending pentacostalism..I got radically saved in a Charasmatic church which has similar doctrines.My passion has re-emerged in the last few yrs due to spending time with a few friends who seek Jesus presense for long periods of time.He speaks to us,leads us in prayer for others,reveals his word which becomes alive inside.To spend quality time in his presense empowers me,draws me closer than ever before.I pray that the Lord will restore your faith in him alone. Van |
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4 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 187216 | ||
Van, Would you please explain to the forum what you mean by this statment? "I pray that the Lord will restore your faith in him alone." Steve |
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5 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | royalone | 187221 | ||
It sounds like you were so discouraged (broken hearted) I think you said concerning your friends lack of healing by leaders. I may be wrong but it sounded like you no longer believed in healing from what you saw and experienced.I would not presume that your faith in him has languished.I just wanted to encourage you that all healing does come from faith in relationship to Jesus.I meant no offense. | ||||||