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21 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | inmyheart | 90689 | ||
Please use Scripture as to why I'm way out of line! God bless |
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22 | Without Christ, is one really living? | Ps 124:1 | inmyheart | 90686 | ||
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23 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | inmyheart | 90680 | ||
HEALING IN THE ATONEMENT Even in our world of advanced medical technologies, there are many diseased individuals living all around us. Many of them suffer constant pain, and some of them do not have the ability to even perform the most ordinary tasks. There are others who endure lesser sicknesses, but the pain and inconvenience are just as real. It is natural for the Christian to ask whether God has provided any relief for such individuals. Some say that God decides whom he may heal on a case-by-case basis, that he may heal some but not others, and that he has good reasons for doing so in each instance. I will argue that according to the Scriptures, it is God’s desire for every Christian to be healthy. I base this assertion on what the Bible reveals to us concerning the nature of God and the atoning work of Christ. I will show that these two elements are the basis for faith in receiving healing. The Source and Origin of Sickness. In a very real sense, all sickness began because of sin. Physical death itself had started because of the sin of Adam: "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned" (Romans 5:12). Many individual instances of sickness had occurred since then as a direct result of specific sins. For example, after having healed a man who "had been an invalid for thirty-eight years" (John 5:5), Jesus said to him, "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you" (John 5:14). Although sickness itself had started due to Adam’s transgression, this is not to say that every instance of sickness is due to a specific sin that the individual has committed. In John 9, when Jesus and his disciples came across a man blind from birth, the disciples asked, "Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" (v. 2). Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned" (v. 3). In other words, not every instance of sickness can be traced back to a particular sin. However, even if a particular instance of sickness is the direct result of a sin that one has committed, the word of God says that there is forgiveness for such a one. James 5:15 says, "The prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven." We should be careful before determining the spiritual reasons for someone’s sickness. There are a number of reasons and it may not be a sin, so do not judge a person base on limited and inaccurate information. The person may not have sinned. He may have contracted the sickness and allow it to remain due to lack of wisdom or ignorance of the Scriptures, or some other reasons. God bless |
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24 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | inmyheart | 90525 | ||
"F.P. prayed over him, then informed me that my boy's healing would progress as my faith grew. That annoyed me, and I've since discovered the falsity of that presumption." Fred Price made a true statement, why didn't you pray for your sons healing? You went to F.P's service and you come out pointing fingers! You don't mention if your son ever received his healing, did he? God bless Phil.4:8 |
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25 | Look to Jesus not problems, be healed! | John 3:14 | inmyheart | 88777 | ||
Thank you for your respnose. "Our position on healing is ALWAYS that God’s healing will manifest in us by his stripes, by faith regardless of anything else." AMEN! God bless |
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26 | Look to Jesus not problems, be healed! | John 3:14 | inmyheart | 88776 | ||
EdB Well, I can agree that no matter what method was used to stone Paul, he was left for dead, as the Word says. As for the rest of your post, you and I have dialoged on this topic. God is not ashamed to be called our Healer! God bless |
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27 | Look to Jesus not problems, be healed! | John 3:14 | inmyheart | 88645 | ||
The Scriptures reveal to us that physical healing has been provided for the believer through the atoning work of Christ; however, there are those who reject this view and contend that it is not God's will to heal everyone, even those who come to Him in faith. One argument these people use is that the apostle Paul himself had suffered numerous illnesses, implying that if such a one as the apostle Paul failed to receive healing, then it is only normal for many ordinary believers to remain ill. If it was not God's will to heal the apostle Paul, then it may not be God's will to heal us. I will present some of the biblical passages often used to "prove" that Paul was a sick man. I will argue that these passages in fact demonstrate the tremendous healing power of God at work in Paul's life. His life and experiences provide us with reasons to believe God for healing, not the other way around. Paul's infirmities. "Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it has been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me" (Galatians 4:13-15). This biblical passage is often quoted as a proof that Paul was sick and that healing is not for everyone (or for nobody at all). Even if Paul was sick (which he was not, as we shall see), that does not prove anything about God's will in the area of healing until we also take into the account the direct statements in the Bible concerning healing. Abraham, David, Solomon, and other righteous characters in the Bible had more than one wife, and from these examples, some have concluded that God allows a man to have more than one wife at the same time. However, when we take into account the direct statements from the Bible (as oppose to the implications derived from people's actions and experiences), we understand that God's will is for a man to have only one wife. In the same way, Paul's experiences prove nothing unless it is consistent with the direct statements of the Bible. Verse 13 says, "ye know how through the infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first." Paul visited Galatia "at the first" in Acts 14. The Bible says Paul went into Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. The province of Galatia contained Pisidia and Lycaonia, and therefore the towns of Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. So Paul first visited Galatia in Acts 14. What happened to Paul in Acts 14? He was stoned: "And there came thither, certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he has been dead." In those days, they dug holes in the ground outside of the city. Whenever they were to stone someone, they would push the victim into the hole. Then, a crowd would gather around the hole and throw big rocks at the person's head, until they were certain that it was completely crushed. From biblical evidence, it seems that Paul was actually dead. The timing would be about 14 years before he was to write 2 Corinthians, which would make Acts 14 the time when he died and temporarily went to heaven to see the visions mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. Then what happened? God raised Paul from the dead right on the spot and Paul marched right back into the same city! This is why Paul had an "infirmity of the flesh" – His skull had been crushed and he was walking around looking like that. So, instead of disproving the biblical teaching on healing, this passage in Galatians demonstrates God's supernatural healing and resurrection power. Paul was walking around supernaturally with this and many other injuries. Priase God! |
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28 | More about the 3rd commandment please? | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 85651 | ||
Debbie, Thank you for your comments. I believe the majority of us have struggled with this and Romans 12:2 refers to renewing our minds, but as our minds are being renewed this is what we are to think on: Phl. 4:8, Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things. God bless you |
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29 | In the book of Matthew, who are the goat | Matt 24:1 | inmyheart | 84964 | ||
Sure you are! The last I heard, you were on missionary. Joe from the other web site informed me of your status. I'll be looking forward to your input. God bless 1Cor.2:5 |
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30 | Family Values Acts 18, where?? | NT general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 84751 | ||
Thank you for your comments. God bless you as we assemble before God's Throne to worship Him! God bless 2Tim.2:15 |
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31 | dealing with a nonbeliever sister | John 13:35 | inmyheart | 84748 | ||
Free Thinker Will you go for Deuteronomy 30! I was a non-believer too! We all were born this way, Rom. 3:23. God has done all He is going to do, the rest is up to us. The Word of God reads in 1Cor.1:18 "For the message about Christ's death on the cross is non-sense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God's power." (Good News Bible)...and finally, reading 1Cor.2:1-5, "When I came to you, my friends to preach God's secret truth, I did not use big words and great learning. For while I was with you, I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially His death on the cross. So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled all over with fear, and my teaching and message were not delivered with skillful words of human wisdom, but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit. Your faith, then, does not rest of human wisdom but on Gods's power." God bless you Free Thinker, God really loves you. John 3:16. |
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32 | What is the CJB translation? | 2 Corinthians | inmyheart | 83922 | ||
I appreciate your follow through. No, I do not have that translation, I use the KJV, NIV and the Amplified. Continue in your posting and be a blessing! God bless |
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33 | Sanctified or not | Rom 12:2 | inmyheart | 83782 | ||
Asis You get a AMEN! In the process of renewing your mind, we are to renew our thoughts also: Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, THINK on these things. God bless |
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34 | Tongues?Ecstatic Utterances or Languages | 2 Corinthians | inmyheart | 83709 | ||
Scribe Greetings to you! It's been a while since I've seen you post! I hear you were about our Father's business. Please get back to me, I have some study material that you may be interested in concerning topics from the other web site, if you have a e-mail, let me know. Once again, welcome back, and continue to be a blessing to others. God bless |
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35 | cristian can i bieng a man look | NT general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 83676 | ||
Sammy Thank you for your response! "A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Proverbs 11:25 (NIV) God bless |
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36 | Is sickness from satan? | Job 2:7 | inmyheart | 83570 | ||
Norrie, Maybe that testimony was for yourself, but I know the feeling. I find that using Internet Explorer eliminates loosing type material when you have to use the "back" feature. I can't tell the number of times this has happened to me. Don't give that lying devil any credit, "For all things happen together for the good....to them who love God and are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 Continue to be a blessing to others! God bless |
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37 | Is sickness from satan? | Job 2:7 | inmyheart | 83324 | ||
mommapbs Greetings and blessings to you. Thank you for your reply. "Don't you think we forget about the permissive will of God at times?" Yes, and thank you for the scripture, AMEN! Have a blessed day! 1 Corinthians 2:5 |
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38 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 83321 | ||
Justme You stated to Imf, "I believe God wants me to be a wise steward, and live simply. We strive to be simple and with that there is a joy and an abundance of all we need. I keep saying this but it bares repeating, there is a big difference in needs and wants." Simply saying, it not about striving to be simple, so that we can have joy and abundance of all we need, how about the needs of others? If we are going to extend our hands to others in need, don't you agree we need more than enough? I'm not speaking of being greedy, we need the wisdom of God to handle the wealth of God! My point is, God has His people in the valley's and at the top of the hill, but we all have a higher standard of living, than those of the world. "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Eph.3:20-21 (NIV) |
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39 | Is sickness from satan? | Job 2:7 | inmyheart | 83299 | ||
mommapbs Paul's thorn. "...There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me…" (2 Corinthians 12:7). This verse is frequently used by ministers to prove that sickness can be the will of God, and that Paul was sick. First of all, even if Paul was sick, it is no proof that it was the will of God. David committed murder and adultery – was that the will of God? Judas betrayed Jesus – was that a moral act? Just because someone in the Bible did something does not automatically make it right. Even Satan is in the Bible. You have to read the implied principles from the experiences of biblical character as well as the directly stated principles in the Bible. Nevertheless, Paul was really a solid proof of the supernatural healing power of God – even in his experience. Many Christians have been deceived in this area. Notice Paul says he had "a thorn in the flesh." The words "scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes" in Joshua 23:13 are used to describe people; the words "thorns in your sides" in Judges 2:3 are also used the same way. Since when did it become a sickness? Paul was simply using an expression commonly used in those days. When you say, "Tom is a pain in the neck," you are talking about a person that bothers or annoys you, not a sickness. To further confirm that, Paul says the thorn was "a messenger of Satan." This tells us it was a person or demon, and that he was from Satan, not God. What Paul experienced was most likely persecution from people (inspired by Satan). Most of them followed Paul around to preach circumcision to the people right after Paul leaves a city. Some even reacted to Paul's preaching with physical violence. This is why the evil spirit or "messenger" was a "thorn in the flesh," or a "pain in the neck." You need to know the truth about the biblical passages that have been used to preach sickness. Many times those passages are some of the greatest proofs for healing. Some of them prove neither healing or sickness – just the need for wisdom. For example, if the Bible says that someone accidentally fell off a building and died, does that prove sickness, or that it is not God's will to heal and protect? No, it proves the need for wisdom and caution. By the way, this happened and Paul resurrected the dead man by the power of God (Acts 20:9-12). mommapbs, the above is from a previous post, I believe the thread was on healing. It's been some time since I come across one of your post! I enjoy your input, always refreshing. God bless |
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40 | Posting a privilege, not a right | 1 Cor 16:14 | inmyheart | 83293 | ||
Radioman2, I took the time to review the Terms of Use and found no statement "Posting to the forum is not a right; it is a privilege. To abuse it is to lose it." However, I did find in part the following; You must abide by the following rules in connection with your use of the Forums: * Limit content that contians known denominational biases that produce potential strife and undue conflict * You agree to interact with each other in a Christian spirit, with respect and grace. * You understand that the Forum does not provide the advantage of live, personal interaction. Therefore, the use of humor or extreme brevity in a written message could sometimes be misunderstood and, at times, cause frustration, discouragement or conflict with others and should therefore be avoided. * Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person. (Colossians 4:6) * You agree to post only messages that relate to the subject matter and intended purpose of the Forum as determined by Lockman. * You agree not to post, email or otherwise transmit any Postings that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable. Thanks for bringing this to our attention Have a blessed day! :-) |
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