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1 | deeds of the law | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 56928 | ||
'Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty, and shall bear his punishment.' Now that is pretty disheartening :(. My question is, was this under the law? If so, haven't we been redeemed from the curse of the law? (Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: Gal 3:13). Another question: How do we reconcile the following scriptures? For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Romans 2:13 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Romans 3:20 Thanks in advance to those who will respond. Abba Father Bless... |
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2 | verify statement | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 57271 | ||
I was in a bible study a few years ago and the author of the book we were studying made this statement: Ministries that preach about money take in the most money. (not an exact quote). here it was stated 'yet they themselves the teachers of WoF live strictly off those that listen to them'. Does anyone know if and where the above statements can be verified as being true? Thanks in advance to those who may respond... :) |
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3 | oops! another question :) | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 57272 | ||
What exactly is Word of faith? And if Acts is the pattern for the church, why do we even have demoninations? Again, thanks in advance to those who may response :) |
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4 | HI EdB | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 57318 | ||
Hi EdB Thanks for responding. I must say that it would take awhile to find all the local pastors 'that speak most about money'! LOL That would mean I would have to visit each local church several times and compare one with another. Then I would have to observe each congregation to compare them with their pastor. WHEW! That could take a long time. I think my own pastor would wonder where in the world I am each Sunday. :) (this paragraph was typed in humor) But I will share this. My pastor has an SUV, a Mercedes and I believe he still has a pickup truck. His wife has a Toyota (not the Camry, but the other one (the name escapes me at present) ). He wears nice suits and his wife dresses nice also. I've never seen his house and never looked up his local property tax records. But I do have his address and phone number and can find his home if I choose to. Our congregation is a mixture. We have state workers, lawyers, doctors, professors, teachers, business owners, college students. And comparing the members of the congregation with the pastor, I see equity for the most part. Now... :) No, my church is not labeled WoF. In fact, we are labeled 'Baptist'. My pastor usually picks a passage of scripture and preaches on it and I don't recall the last time he preached specifically on the subject of money other than reading a scripture(usually Malachi 3:8-10) at offering time. My pastor is paid thru tithes given by the congregation, so I guess he too lives off what is given by his listeners. Given the following scripture, is it wrong for 'preachers (to) live off what is given by their listeners'? Gal 6:6 Let him who receives instruction in the Word [of God] share all good things with his teacher [contributing to his support]. Amp Those who are taught the word of God should help their teachers by paying them. NLT Oh and please... please... please I beseech anyone who may raise a brow at the number of autos my pastor has... please... please... please I humbly beseech you: I can not and will not defend why he should or should not have them, so please, if you have a problem with it, just leave a scripture reference and I'll pass it along :). Whew! How did this post get so long?!! Abba Father bless and keep you... :) |
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5 | scripture reference... | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 57348 | ||
Good Morning EdB! Thanks for responding... When you said 'the scripture God’s owes no man', I thought of Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. KJV He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done. NIV He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will repay to him. Amp One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his good deed. NTL Can you point me to 'the scripture God’s owes no man'. Thanks again for taking the time to response. Abba Father bless you... |
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6 | Cult by God's definition | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 57351 | ||
Good Morning Brother Tim May I ask you if you know if we have a biblical standard by which to determine if a group is a cult or not. I ask because another sister and I looked up 'cult' in the Webster's dictionary and to be perfectly honest, we both felt that we(believers) could be define as a cult if you use Webster's dictionary. My goal is to allow the Word of God to be the final authority. So, have you come across any scriptures that you believe can help us identify a 'cult'? One scripture that I consider is I John 4:1-3. Thanks so much for your response. Abba Father Bless you... :) Sister Meredith |
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7 | Psalms 14 and Romans 3 | Ps 14:5 | mbooker | 59368 | ||
In Rom 3:10-12, Paul was quoting Psalm 14:1-3. In v11, Paul says 'there is none that seek after God'. Is this quote in another passage of scripture? In v10, Paul says there is none righteous. Who is the generation of the righteous in Psalm 14:5? Thanks in advance to those who may respond... :) Abba Father Bless... |
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8 | Psalms 14 and Romans 3 | Ps 14:5 | mbooker | 59370 | ||
In Rom 3:10-12, Paul was quoting Psalm 14:1-3. In v11, Paul says 'there is none that seek after God'. Is this quote in another passage of scripture? In v10, Paul says there is none righteous. Who is the generation of the righteous in Psalm 14:5? Thanks in advance to those who may respond... :) Abba Father Bless... |
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9 | Healing in Death | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 39057 | ||
I have a question to an answer I saw posted to 'Divine Healing'. It was stated 'One more note. For the Christian, I believe the ultimate healing takes place when we enter His presence for eternity, either by death or upon His return. There are times where we pray for healing, and the Lord answers it by bringing that person home.' I have hear this before but it was said 'Their healing came when they died'. My question is are there accounts in scripture where our Father or our Lord Jesus answered someone who was asking for healing with the answer of death. I have read through the gospels and saw where many came to Jesus with a physical sickness/ailment or even death (Jarius and the Centurion) and Jesus granted them what they ask for in this life time. So, for me to believe that our Father answers his child's request to be healed here on this side of heaven (it is possible that some who are dealing with sickness may want to go one and be with our Father) with death, I would have to see in HIS Word (what I must base my faith on) where He has answered that way. So far I have only seen where HE and Jesus healed and the people still lived. Thanks and may our Father's peace to unto you all. |
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10 | the question again | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 39090 | ||
Blessed Greetings to you Mommapbs!! I do understand that "while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord... willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord" (II Corinthians 5:6b,8b) and I know that death to the child of God means to be 'present with the Lord' :) We, as children of the Most High have been delivered from the bondage that comes from fear of death (Hebrews 2:14-15). I too praise GOD that 'yeah though I walk through the valley of the SHADOW of death, I will fear no evil for He is with me'. However, :), I am looking for scripture that shows the answer to a request for healing is death. The bible tell us that death is the last enemy (I Corinthians 15:26) and Jesus said 'The thief comes not but to steal, to kill and to destroy but He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly' (John 10:10). And that is one reason I have a hard time accepting the idea that GOD uses death to heal us. I do believe it is our Father's will for us to be healed (Psalm 103:3, Isaiah 53:5, Acts 10:38, I Peter 2:24, II John 2) and all the promises of GOD in him are yea and in him Amen (II Corinthians 1:20). So given these scriptures, if God indeed says 'no' to a request for healing or if the answer to that request is death, I need to have scripture to confirm that. Looking forward to your response. Grace be multiplied to you! |
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11 | David's account | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 45247 | ||
Hey there Mommapbs! I know it's been a long time but I did want to get back with you on the accound of David. I went and read 2 Sam 12. Proverbs says 'Death and life are in the power of the tongue' and in v.5, David pronounces death to the man in Nathan's story. In v.13 Nathan told David that the LORD had put his sin away and he would not die. 'Howbeit, because by this deed, he gave great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child born shall surely die'. v.16 says David 'besought GOD for the child'. It does not tell us in this verse what David asked of GOD. After reading v.22, I will say that I make the assumption that David asked for the child to live. Now, let me go back to v.14. The LORD's judgment had already been given: 'the child also born unto thee shall surely die'. In this case, David had GOD's word on the matter. In our case, as born again believers and children of Jehoviah, the LORD that heals thee. What word from HIM do we have on the matter of physical healing? Thanks again for listening and may our Father richly bless you as you dwell in the secret place of The Most High. Your sister in Christ! |
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12 | Me again | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 45276 | ||
It's me again! :) I did think of Moses when I wondered about David 'changing' GOD's mind about the child. But with Moses, didn't he ask GOD to remember Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the covenant he had with them? I now wonder if David had prayed as Moses and found a covenant promise to stand on, if the LORD would have repented. 'There are so many that we are lifting up before the Throne of Grace for physical healing, and the healing we ask for doesn't come' Right away, I ask, if 'the prayer of faith shall heal the sick', why didn't this prayer of faith(your statement above) heal the sick? When I ask this question, I am not questioning GOD's sovereignty. I am simply relying on the truth of his WORD because He said what ever He says, he'll do and whatever He purposes, He will bring to pass(Isaiah). I want to be a student of my Father's Word and for me that means asking questions when something I see does not line up with what the WORD says. So do you know of scriptures that may be a prerequisite to 'the prayer of faith shall heal the sick and the LORD shall raise him up'? Also, if I ask anything according to his will, he hears me and I know I have the petition I have asked (I John 5:14-15). So, I guess the first thing we need to know is if it is GOD's will for us to have physical healing. Would you agree with that? Again, thanks for listening and if I'm getting on your nerves :), I understand. I can be a pest sometimes! :) Oh and by the way, currently, I am not interceding for anyone for physical healing, but I do believe that it is His will for us to be healed physically in this life(not by death) as well as the next. And if what I believe is wrong, I need to have my mind renewed and that's what I'm after. I once heard someone say that those that disagree with you do you the most good. They force you to go to the WORD and you will either find error or confirmation in what you believe. Grace and Peace be multiplied to you. |
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13 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 45317 | ||
Just one point I'd like to address. The thorn in the flesh that Paul had to deal with. Are you saying it was some type of sickness? He said it was a messenger of Satan. I read a book dealing with 'the thorn in the flesh' issue. In the book, the author went thru scripture and found instances where the term 'thorn in the flesh' was used and if I'm not mistaken, they referred to a person or a people. I will try and get the book and pull out those scriptures. Well maybe two points I'd like to address. If we always pray 'if the LORD wills', can we ever pray according to I John 5:14-15. Thanks again. Yours in Christ |
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14 | 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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15 | 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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16 | May I ask | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 46129 | ||
'I just hope for their sakes that the Lord doesn't give them a big dose of reality' What would that big dose of reality be that would shatter our ('those that get off on this healing kick') faith. Thanks for answering. |
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17 | Many headed, no faith | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 46130 | ||
Are these many who are healed who have no faith in the Bible? Thanks |
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18 | 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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19 | After reading about Naaman | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 46261 | ||
Greetings Mommapbs I went and read about Naaman: II Kings 5:1-15 'Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. And the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman's wife. Then she said to her mistress, "If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy." And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, "Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel." Then the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. Then he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, Now be advised, when this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy. And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me." So it was, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Please let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel." Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha's house. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean." But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, "Indeed, I said to myself, "He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.' Are not the Abanah[1] and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage. And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, "Wash, and be clean'?" So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. And he returned to the man of God, he and all his aides, and came and stood before him; and he said, "Indeed, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; now therefore, please take a gift from your servant."' Naaman did believe or have faith in what the little maid from Isreal said about the prophet in Samaria being able to heal him of his leprosy, didn't he? Otherwise, why did he depart to Isreal? And even before he was healed, he said 'Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his GOD, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper'. That sounds a lot like the woman with the issue of blood to me. He did believe there was a GOD in Isreal at this point, didn't he? After he got healed of the leprosy, he said 'Behold, now I know that there is no GOD in all the earth, but in Isreal'. Though he may not have submitted himself to the GOD of Isreal before his healing, he nevertheless believed that the GOD of Isreal existed. After he was healed, then he proclaimed that the GOD of Isreal is the only GOD there is (now that makes me want to shout!!). The Bible says in the mouth of two or three witnesses let every word be established, so do you know of any more scripture passages that show someone who did not have faith to get healed be healed? What I want to do is read it in context and see what circumstances where involved. Thanks again and Abba Father bless you always!! |
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20 | Question | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 46268 | ||
'However again I believe it has to serve God’s purpose to heal them. Each healing in the Bible had a purpose. All showed the glory and power of God. In the New Testament most were to validate either Jesus or his apostles' I have a few questions. 1. We still have sick people in the world as they did in the gospels accounts. If the purpose of the healings showed the glory and power of Abba Father, does scripture say we can no longer see the glory and power of Abba Father thru healings like the ones performed in the gospels? 2. If most of the healings were to validate Jesus and his apostles, is it unscriptural for Jesus to be validated today thru signs and wonders (which include healing)? Some may never read the bible, so why can't we be living letters(doing signs and wonders) and maybe, just maybe, they will believe on our Father because of those signs and wonders. |
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