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261 | Healing by Strips physical or not | 1 Pet 2:24 | Radioman2 | 82544 | ||
2. Healing...a gracious privilege [Note: The following is a direct quote from: (www.ag.org)] Divine Healing: The Privilege of All Believers [Part 2] Great faith then receives healing through the simple Word of the Lord. But Jesus did not turn away from those who had little faith or weak faith. Those who are sick often find it is not easy to express faith, and Jesus did a variety of things to help them. Some He touched (Mark 1:41; 8:22), took their hands (Mark 1:31; Luke 14:4), or laid His hands upon them (Mark 6:5; 8:25; Luke 4:40; 13:13). Others He helped by a variety of acts, some of which called for faith and obedience on their part (Mark 7:33; 8:23). Others found that to touch Him or His garments helped them express faith (Mark 3:10; 5:28; 6:56; Luke 6:19). Peter’s shadow had the same effect for a time (Acts 5:15). So did the handkerchiefs and work aprons from Paul’s tent-making shop (Acts 19:12). The faith, however, had to be in the Lord, not in the means used to help them express their faith. This seems to be the reason for the great variety of means used, lest people get their eyes on the means rather than on God. In the same class is James 5:14, which instructs the sick to call the elders of the church to anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. It is not the oil (a symbol of the Holy Spirit) that brings the healing, but the prayer of faith. The promise "anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing" is closely connected with prayer, asking in Christ’s name (John 14:12—14; 16:23,24). His name, however, is the revelation of His character and nature. We have that in us only if we abide in Christ and His words abide in us (John 15:7). Then our will lines up with His, and we can ask what we will, and it shall be done. Some have tried to limit healing (especially the promise of Exodus 15:26, the covenant of healing or health) to Israel. But the healing of the centurion’s servant and the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman show that healing is the privilege of Gentiles also. In fact, there is healing for those who desire it and will respond to Jesus, even though He has not yet dealt with their sins (as in the case of the impotent man at the Pool of Bethesda, John 5:2—9,14). Others have tried to set divine healing in opposition to or in competition with the medical profession. This need not be so. Physicians through their skills have brought help to many. It is true that the Lord is the Great Physician. It is also true that the Bible condemns King Asa because "in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians" (2 Chronicles 16:12). But Asa had already sought for help from Syria in an act of unbelief and disobedience when he refused to rely on the Lord (2 Chronicles 16:7). The emphasis is not that he sought physicians (which in this case may have been heathen physicians), but that he refused to seek the Lord. It is evident that the physician had an honorable place in Israel (Jeremiah 8:22). Jesus also presented the medicinal use of oil and wine by the Good Samaritan in a favorable light (Luke 10:34). When the woman with the issue of blood was healed, we are told she "had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse" (Mark 5:26). If it was wrong for her to go to physicians, this would have been the perfect place for Jesus to have said so. But He did not. Instead, He accepted the faith she now expressed and commended her for it. Even today God has performed many miracles for those given up by doctors. ( . . . ) We recognize that there have been abuses today. But we must not let that cause us to retreat from a positive proclamation of the truth of the Scripture. The apostles were able to say, "What I have I give you" (Acts 3:6). Gifts of healings are among the variety of gifts and manifestations of the Spirit set in the Church as the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:4—11,28—30). Like the other gifts, these seem to be administered through members of the Body for the edification of those who need them. (Just as the word of wisdom does not make a person wise, the gifts of healings do not make people healers. Rather as a fresh word of wisdom is given for each need, so a fresh gift of healing is given by the Spirit for each individual sickness.) ( . . . ) In humility we recognize that we do not understand all that pertains to divine healing. We still see through a glass darkly. We do not understand why some are healed and others are not, any more than we understand why God permitted James to be martyred and Peter delivered. Scripture makes it clear, however, that our part is to preach the Word and expect the signs to follow. ____________________ [Note: Edited due to space limitations. The above is a direct quote from: Assemblies of God Beliefs: Divine Healing (http://ag.org/top/beliefs/position_papers/4184_healing.cfm#top)] |
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262 | Healing by Strips physical or not | 1 Pet 2:24 | Radioman2 | 82541 | ||
1. Healing...a gracious privilege - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Just as salvation is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8), so all God’s blessings and gifts are ours by His grace or unmerited favor. We do not earn them. We do not deserve them. "No one in the New Testament demanded healing. People came to Jesus beseeching Him. They did not look on healing as their right, but as a gracious privilege extended to them." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [Note: The following is a direct quote from: Assemblies of God Beliefs: Divine Healing (http://ag.org/top/beliefs/position_papers/4184_healing.cfm#top)] Divine Healing: The Privilege of All Believers [Part 1] Just as salvation is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8), so all God’s blessings and gifts are ours by His grace or unmerited favor. We do not earn them. We do not deserve them. No one in the New Testament demanded healing. People came to Jesus beseeching Him. They did not look on healing as their right, but as a gracious privilege extended to them. As the privilege of believers, the promise of healing does not rule out suffering for Christ’s sake and the gospel’s. We are expected to be prepared to follow His example (Hebrews 5:8; 1 Peter 2:19,21; 4:12—14,19). Nor are we to look to divine healing as a substitute for obedience to the rules of physical and mental health. Jesus recognized the need of the disciples to get away from the crowds and rest awhile (Mark 6:31). Jethro saw that if Moses did not delegate some of his responsibilities to others, he would wear away (Exodus 18:18). Neither is divine healing a means of avoiding the effects of old age. Moses did retain a clear eye and his natural strength until the day of his death (Deuteronomy 34:7). But this privilege was not granted to King David (1 Kings 1:1—4). The gradual breakdown of old age, pictured so graphically in Ecclesiastes 12:1—7, is the common experience of believers as well as unbelievers. Healing is still available to the aged, but the part that is healed usually continues to age like the rest of the body. We do not yet have the redemption of the body. Even we who have the firstfruits of the Spirit groan and travail in pain like the rest of creation, waiting patiently for the fulfillment of our hope (Romans 8:21—25). No matter what we do for this body, no matter how many times we are healed, if Jesus tarries we shall die. However, the Bible does not tell us this to discourage us, but to make us realize that we must encourage and cultivate our life in the Spirit, for the Spirit quickens (resurrects), and that is our real hope (Romans 8:11). In fact, even though outwardly one is perishing, inwardly one is being renewed day by day (2 Corinthians 4:16). Actually it is this inner renewal that makes us best able to have the faith to claim the privilege of divine healing. To the woman healed of the issue of blood, Jesus said, "Your faith has healed you" (Mark 5:34). Paul at Lystra, when he saw that the hearing of the gospel had brought faith to be healed into the heart of a cripple, commanded him to stand up (Acts 14:9,10). The inner renewal of the mind (Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:10) is seen also in the great faith of the Roman centurion who recognized the authority of Christ’s word (Matthew 8:5—13) and the Syrophoenician woman who believed that even a crumb would meet the need (Mark 7:24—30; Matthew 15:28). That divine healing comes through faith is further confirmed by the fact that unbelief hindered its reception at Nazareth (Mark 6:5,6) and at the foot of the Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:14—20). There Jesus indicates the necessity also of expressing faith by praying and fasting (Mark 9:29). Prayer is one of the chief means of healing in the Old Testament. Many of the Psalms include prayers for healing. Many of the prophets prayed for the healing of others. James 5:15 promises that the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise them up. ____________________ To read more go to: (http://ag.org/top/beliefs/position_papers/4184_healing.cfm#top) |
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263 | William Marrion Branham - Prophet of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82538 | ||
'Branham taught that the Word of God was given in three forms: the zodiac, the Egyptian pyramids, and the written scripture. (1) He said that anyone belonging to any denomination had taken "the mark of the beast". (2)' - - - - - - - - - - - - - [Note: The following is quoted from (www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b05.html)] William Branham (1909-1965) Overview A self-proclaimed prophet, Branham became a major influence in the Latter Rain Movement. In his teachings on Joel 2:23, he defined the "latter rain" as the Pentecostal Movement of his day. Branham proclaimed himself the angel of Revelation 3:14 and 10:7 and prophesied that by 1977 all denominations would be consumed by the World Council of Churches under the control of the Roman Catholics, that the Rapture would take place, and that the world would be destroyed. He died in 1965, but many of his followers expected him to be resurrected, some believing him to be God, others believing him to be virgin-born. Branham's influence has continued in many churches where his prophecies are considered to be divinely inspired. His teaching on the power of the spoken word has been a characteristic of later revivalists. Kenneth Hagin identifies Branham as a prophet. Branham taught that the Word of God was given in three forms: the zodiac, the Egyptian pyramids, and the written scripture. (1) He said that anyone belonging to any denomination had taken "the mark of the beast". (2) He denied the Trinity, calling the Trinitatian doctrine "of the devil." Now don't get excited. Let me say this with Godly love. The hours approached where I can't hold still on these things no more... Trinitarianism is of the devil. I tell you that - Thus saith the Lord. He insisted that believers baptized by a Trinitarian formula should be baptized in the name of "Jesus only." His doctrine of the "serpent's seed" taught that Eve's sin involved sexual relations with the serpent. Some humans are descended from the serpent's seed and are destined for hell, which is not eternal, however. The seed of God, i.e., those who receive Branham's teaching, are predestined to become the Bride of Christ. There are still others who possess free will and who may be saved out of the denominational churches, but they must suffer through the Great Tribulation. Al Dager notes: In spite of his apparent humility and consecration, Branham had great difficulty controlling a strident, hateful attitude toward women. In his own poor English, transcribed from a sermon, Branham stated, "But I remember when my father's still up there running, I had to be out there with water and stuff, see young ladies that wasn't over seventeen, eighteen years, up there with a man my age now, drunk. And they'd have to sober them up and give them black coffee, to get them home to cook their husband's supper. Oh, something like that, I said, 'I...This was my remarked [sic] then, THEY'RE NOT WORTH A GOOD CLEAN BULLET TO KILL THEM WITH IT.' That's right. And I hated women. That's right. And I just have to watch every move now, to keep from still thinking the same thing." (3) (Albert James Dager, Media Spotlight Vol 7., Nr.2 April - June 1986) Branham's popularity was due mainly to his ability to discern people's illnesses. Also, many healings took place at his meetings, but not as many as were claimed. (4) While Branham's services were powerful - "...a legend unparalled in the history of the charismatic movement" (5) - some question the source of his healing power: Years ago (William Branham) told his interpreter, Pastor Ruff, "If my angel does not give the sign, I cannot heal." Ruff noticed several features of spiritism in the work of Branham, and therefore stopped working with him. These "angels" of whom (Harry) Edwards and Branham spoke are evil spirits masquerading as angels of light. As in many areas of the occult, we are here reminded again that the devil appears as an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14) Another evidence is the fact that neither Edwards nor Branham were able to perform cures when faced with born-again Christians who had committed themselves to the protection of Christ. In the case of Branham, I have experienced this myself. When he spoke in Karlsruhe and Lausanne, there were several believers among the audience -- including myself -- who prayed along these lines: "Lord, if this man's powers are from You, then bless and use him, but if the healing gifts are not from You, then hinder him." The result? On both occasions Branham said from the platform, "There are disturbing powers here. I can do nothing." To read more and for footnote references and other resources, go to: (http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b05.html) |
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264 | What benefit does Paul afford the Jews? | Rom 3:1 | Radioman2 | 82343 | ||
Romans 3:1-2 (ESV) Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? [2] Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. |
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265 | balderdash is a lame answer | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82324 | ||
What is the meaning of "balderash"? Look it up in the dictionary. (Go to: www.m-w.com/) With what am I disagreeing? I am disagreeing with your entire post. |
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266 | What was the apostles doctrine? | Titus 2:1 | Radioman2 | 82180 | ||
This does not exactly answer your specific question, yet the following Scriptures emphasize the need for the teaching of "sound doctrine". 1Ti 1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; Titus 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: The King James Version (Authorized) |
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267 | Interpret this verse. | Hos 6:2 | Radioman2 | 82116 | ||
To God a day is *AS* a thousand years; but a day *IS* evening and morning -- 24 hours. A day is the time of light between one night and the next; the period of rotation of a planet (as earth) or a moon on its axis; the mean solar day of 24 hours beginning at mean midnight. 2 Peter 3:8 (ESV) But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Psalm 90:4 (ESV) For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. Genesis 1:5 (ESV) God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. The concept of one day as a thousand years has been misused to justify all kinds of nutty and false teaching regarding creation and other subjects in which time is a factor. |
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268 | HUNGER OR THIRST MATTHEW 5:6 | Matt 5:6 | Radioman2 | 82106 | ||
Righteousness defined. In the Bible righteousness simply means uprightness and right standing with God; conforming to God's will in purpose, thought, and action. AMPLIFIED Matthew 5:6 Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied! [Isa. 55:1, 2.] AMPLIFIED 1 John 3:10 By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ). |
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269 | are we born with sin? | Ps 51:5 | Radioman2 | 82051 | ||
"they go astray as soon as they are born" King James Version Ps 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. NASB Psalm 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth. AMPLIFIED Psalm 58:3 The ungodly are perverse and estranged from the womb; they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. NLT Psalm 58:3 These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way. |
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270 | did cain marry his sister? | Genesis | Radioman2 | 82049 | ||
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271 | pagan influence? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82017 | ||
"It is the way of the cults to reduce biblical truth to make God comprehensible and understandable by their minds. To this end, they subject God's word to their own reasoning and end in error." - - - - - - - - - - - - What is the Trinity? [The following article is a direct quote. For the source of the quote, see the end of this post.] The word "trinity" is a term used to denote the Christian doctrine that God exists as a unity of three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of the persons is distinct from the other, yet related in essence. Each is divine in nature, but each is not the totality of the Godhead. Each has a will, loves, and says "I", and "You" when speaking. The Father is not the same person as the Son who is not the same person as the Holy Spirit who is not the same person as the Father. Each is divine, yet there are not three gods, but one God. There are three persons individual subsistences, or persons. The word "subsistence" means something that has a real existence. The word "person" denotes individuality and self awareness. The Trinity is three of these, though the latter term has become the dominant one used to describe the individual aspects of God known as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Included in the doctrine of the Trinity is a strict monotheism which is the teaching that there exists in all the universe a single being known as God who is self-existent and unchangeable (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8). Therefore, it is important to note that the doctrine of the trinity is not polytheistic as some of its critics proclaim. Trinitarianism is monotheistic by definition and those who claim it is polytheistic demonstrate a lack of understanding of what it really is. The Trinity God is three persons Each person is divine There is only one God. Many theologians admit that the term "person" is not a perfect word to describe the three individual aspects/foci found in God. When we normally use the word person, we understand it to mean physical individuals who exist as separate beings from other individuals. But in God there are not three entities, nor three beings. God, is a trinity of persons consisting of one substance and one essence. God is numerically one. Yet, within the single divine essence are three individual subsistences that we call persons. Each of the three persons is completely divine in nature though each is not the totality of the Godhead. Each of the three persons is not the other two persons. Each of the three persons is related to the other two, but are distinct from them. The word "trinity" is not found in the Bible. But this does not mean that the concept is not taught there. The word "bible" is not found in the Bible either, but we use it anyway. Likewise, the words "omniscience," which means "all knowing," "omnipotence," which means "all powerful," and "omnipresence," which means "present everywhere," are not found in the Bible either. But we use these words to describe the attributes of God. So, to say that the Trinity isn't true because the word isn't in the Bible is an invalid argument. Is there subordination in the Trinity? There is, apparently, a subordination within the Trinity in regard to order but not substance or essence. We can see that the Father is first, the Son is second, and the Holy Spirit is third. The Father is not begotten, but the Son is (John 3:16). The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father (John 5:26). The Father sent the Son (1 John 4:10). The Son and the Father send the Holy Spirit (John 14:26; 15:26). The Father creates (Isaiah 44:24), the Son redeems (Gal. 3:13), and the Holy Spirit sanctifies (Rom. 15:16). This subordination of order does not mean that each of the members of the Godhead are not equal or divine. For example, we see that the Father sent the Son. But this does not mean that the Son is not equal to the Father in essence and divine nature. A wife is to be subject to her husband but this does not negate her humanity, essence, or equality. By further analogy, a king and his servant both share human nature. Yet, the king sends the servant to do his will. Jesus said, "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me" (John 6:38). Does this mean that the one sent must, therefore, be of different nature than the one who sent him? Of course not. To read more go to: (www.carm.org/doctrine/whatisthetrinity.htm) |
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272 | pagan influence? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82016 | ||
Yeah, God was influenced by pagan mythology. Before that He was not sure who He was or what He should do. NOT! This and all your other questions have been repeatedly asked and answered. Use the forum Search function to look it up. |
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273 | John 17:3 | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82014 | ||
This and all your other questions have been repeatedly asked and answered. Use the forum Search function to look it up. | ||||||
274 | John 20:17 | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82012 | ||
No, it does not make 2 gods. It makes one God. One God, three Persons. Not one God, one Person. And not two or three gods. This and all your other questions have been repeatedly asked and answered. Use the forum Search function to look it up. |
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275 | The exaltation of Jesus | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82010 | ||
Stuff and nonsense! This and all your other questions have been repeatedly asked and answered. Use the forum Search function to look it up. |
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276 | John 20:17 | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82008 | ||
No, it does not make 2 gods. It makes one God. One God, three Persons. Not one God, one Person. And not two or three gods. This and all your other questions have been repeatedly asked and answered. Use the forum Search function to look it up. |
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277 | john 7:16 | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 82005 | ||
This and all your other questions have been repeatedly asked and answered. Use the forum Search function to look it up. | ||||||
278 | Why is "forty" such a common number? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 81996 | ||
'Matt 12:40 *three days and three nights.* Quoted from Jon. 1:17. This sort of expression was a common way of underscoring the prophetic significance of a period of time. 'An expression like "forty days and forty nights" may in some cases simply refer to a period of time longer than a month.' (MacArthur Study Bible, p. 1415, Word Publishing, 1997). |
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279 | Why do we pray if God already knows all | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 81994 | ||
Prayer does not change God. Prayer changes us. One reason we are to pray is to remind ourselves that God is sovereign and not we ourselves. |
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280 | Are habitual sinners still Christians? | 1 Cor 6:11 | Radioman2 | 81990 | ||
Are HABITUAL sinners still Christians? If they claim to be Christians, yet continue to live in the life of sin, are they still a Christian? [9] No one born of God makes a PRACTICE of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. [10] By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not PRACTICE righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. 1 John 3:9-10 (ESV) (Emphasis added.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 John 3:6-10 (Amplified) 6 No one who abides in Him [who lives and remains in communion with and in obedience to Him—deliberately, knowingly, and HABITUALLY] commits (practices) sin. No one who [HABITUALLY] sins has either seen or known Him [recognized, perceived, or understood Him, or has had an experiential acquaintance with Him]. 7 Boys (lads), let no one deceive and lead you astray. He who practices righteousness [who is upright, conforming to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action, living a consistently conscientious life] is righteous, even as He is righteous. 8 [But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done]. 9 No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and HABITUALLY] practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God. 10 By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ). (Emphasis added.) |
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