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281 | Binding and Loosing. What is it? | Matt 16:19 | Scribe | 46941 | ||
OK that is the surface. But what about these statements.. Flesh and blood hath not revealed it to you but my Father in Heaven... That is spiritual... and then when Paul says to deliver such an one over to satan, well that statement alone opens up our minds to a whole panarama of spiritual truth about certain powers of darkness that are at work when the fallen unrepentant one goes outside of the fellowship of the church, hoping that by that means of the discipline of the havoc performed in his life as a result of having been made "exposed" to the devil that he will come to his senses and repent and be recieved back again. Of course it is spiritual and the whole reason we shun the Roman Catholic Approach to these passages is becuase we all saw how they removed the spiritual from them and applied them only to the idea of outward church government and used them as it were for all manner of abuse of civil/ecclisatical government over the private affairs of men. Now we have come along way since then and yet in some areas such as this one we still find little in the way of new understanding other than what the Catholics always said it meant. It is amazing how many commentaries still state that this passage means Jesus gave Peter the authority to rule the church in governmental decrees. | ||||||
282 | after death, right then, what? | Bible general Archive 1 | Scribe | 46913 | ||
This is a quote from Psalms Psalms 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. Proverbs 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell? See this concept is carried over by the words of Christ and Paul when it is mentioned again... John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Before the ascension of Christ no man had access to go to heaven when they died. They were held in Abrahams Bosom or Paradise, if they were righteous, then when Christ ascended and made the way..then men went up in his train. Now we also go there. |
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283 | after death, right then, what? | Bible general Archive 1 | Scribe | 46829 | ||
If Christ is now seated at the right hand of God and Paul says to depart from the body is to be with Christ then we must go to heaven. Then when the time is come, we will have our bodies resurrected. That is what it looks like to me so far. Until I see otherwise. | ||||||
284 | after death, right then, what? | Bible general Archive 1 | Scribe | 46816 | ||
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. If the dead in christ rise... and yet they come with Him when he comes,.. you have them both coming with him and their bodies rising.. The fact that their body rises does not mean thier spirit is in the underparts of the earth, it means their bodies are raised. Their spirit is with Christ from the time their bodies fell asleep and when Christ comes their spirit comes down with Him and their bodies are raised so that they are reunited with glorified bodies. also remeber Paul said.... Philippians 1:21-23 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Now if departing this life was not being with Christ as Paul said then it would not be far better. 2 Corinthians 5:6-8 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. If being conscious here is to be absent from the Lord, then being unconscious in sleep would be even more absent from the Lord, so that we would not long to depart and be with the Lord if indeed departing was not being with the Lord. May God Bless you in your study of His word. |
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285 | Binding and Loosing. What is it? | Matt 16:19 | Scribe | 46812 | ||
I do not understand your question. But I see something here about a person being given over to satan for the destruction of the flesh becuase he is not willing to repent. It is a spiritual subject. I see it as a spiritual matter. Not a mere outward governmental matter of certain ecclesiastical rules and regulations but the context in Matt 16 reveals that Jesus is talking about divine revelation, or "you did not get this from man but my Father in heaven revealed it to you" and so in Matt 18 it seems as though the same subject is being dealt with which is that if you send out the unrepentant man from the midst, there are certain spiritual forces that will be allowed to affect him. It is a mystery but I think that is what I am seeing. | ||||||
286 | How did prince of tyre become satan | Ezek 28:1 | Scribe | 46759 | ||
Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. The prophet is speaking of two things. He does address the king of Tyre but as he does he moves from the outward things we see and know such as the political affairs of men and into the spiritual "behind the scences" things, that of the powers of darkness that are using wicked kings for the plans of the prince of darkness. So as satan is called the prince of this world by Jesus Christ our Lord, and as Paul says that we wrestle not against flesh and blood but spiritual wickedness in high places, we understand that the powers of darkness are behind many things even if the men being used do not believe in such things. Remember also the angel Gabriel telling Daniel that he was sent to Daniel 21 days prior but the prince of persis resisted him and then Michael came and helped him. In that passage it is obvious that the prince of Persia he is talking about is not a man, for no man can resist and angel who are greater in power and might, but either satan or a fallen angel of great powers in the spirit realm but not greater than Michael. |
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287 | prediction of death of jesus | Ps 16:10 | Scribe | 46756 | ||
Psalms 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Also read all of Psalm 22 |
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288 | What is "perfect" in 1 Cor. 13:8-12? | 1 Cor 13:12 | Scribe | 46753 | ||
1 Corinthians 13:10-12 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. The context makes it clear that it is talking about when we see Him face to face. Now whether it is talking about when you die and go to be with Him or when He comes again to wrap everything up and usher us into that eternal reality of the Hope we have is a question, but I think it is more likely that Promise of eternal perfection of the restoration of all things that Paul is speaking about. He is saying it as if everyone knows what he is talking about based on well established theology which would not be death so much as it would be the eternal promise of Glory in Christ. Now here is something that those who would try and fit the writing of the Bible into this passage. "Now we know in part." Paul the Holy Spirit inspired writer knows only in part. By the time John finished Revelation Paul was dead. And so Paul did not find the promise of knowing all things or the "then face to face" at the completion of Revelation becuase he was not here. As wonderful and perfect as the Scriptures are, we still know in part. And what we do know causes us to look longingly for Him to come and make us to know all things in Him. God Bless you as you Study His Word. |
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289 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46557 | ||
All that you have stated is true that is what I normally see when I hear my brothers and sisters in the Charismatic church praying and binding and loosing. This is why I do not have a problem with the application they use of binding and loosing. If they are praying for someone to be free from the bondage of anything and they are praying that God will bless them with His liberty and they are full of the Love of God and Faith by being filled with the Spirit, it does not matter much the exact words they are using. If they are saying binding and loosing then I do not really care. But if that is what these verses mean I can not see it. Becuase I do not see Paul or others ever praying that way. It seems to me that there is an authority given to saints from these verses but my understanding cannot seem to get it. I see that if I pray for the brother to be free from alcohol and I pray that this brother be holy and know that power of Christ that is in him as a result of faith that I am accomplishing the same thing in the spirit realm that the brother who says I BIND, and I Loose thinks he is doing. I only see satan addressed a few times and told get behind me or the Lord rebuke you and it never seems to be while the saint is praying as I see it done so often by the charismatics. Don't get me wrong I believe in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit for the Church as defined in the NT but I don't see an example of saints addressing satan in one breath and praying to the Father in another while in coorporate prayer. As a matter of fact this sort of bothers me. However I do not think God is limited by such things, He still hears the heart and faith of the praying saints that are doing this. I think praying "God grant thy children boldness" is scriptural but then in the next breath saying "We bind the spirit of fear" seems somewhat senseless. If it causes the saint to have faith I suppose it has value, but where can I see in the scripture that saying "I bind the spirit of fear" does anything that "God grant me boldness" has not already accomplished. If the binding and loosing verses mean what the charismatics think, then I want to do it. If the authority that is given to saint when Jesus says whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven (and I do not see the greek saying "must already be bound in heaven") is an authority that is over the powers of darkness which would fit the often mentioned promises of Christ to the believer then do I exercise it in instances of say demon possession, casting them out? WOW! I just had a revelation! Jesus was talking about binding the strongman. In that context he was saying He was greater than the devil, and John repeats this when he says Greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world. I think I am seeing it as I write these words. This has to do with a legal battle. The devil is the accuser. The power the devil has is legal the devil can do things or is allowed to do things through legal accusation. We can bind his access to a heavenly realm or courtroom of accusation. WOW!!! Consider the story of Job. Consider the passage about satan being cast down in Rev not allowed to accuse the saints before God (some heavenly level). We can file motions as it were to keep the devil barred from entering in the courtroom to accuse a brother that has sinned against us? I think there are things going on in the spirit realm that we effect in prayer and intercession even if we do not use the words binding and loosing. And also there is something to the context about kicking out the one that will not repent. So when he goes out from the church after given every chance the Lord lets satan do things to his life that he was once protected from with the hope that the brother will repent and come back having been disciplined by the misery of sin. The spiritual darkness that want to destroy may be held back not by his past relationship with God but on our account that walk with God, so when we tell him go out of the church and do not comeback until you are ready to repent only then can the powers of darkness do what they want with him. This is very sobering. |
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290 | Binding and Loosing. What is it? | Matt 16:19 | Scribe | 46553 | ||
I have read the verses you posted and I am still wondering about the correct application. So far from reading the binding and loosing verses I would have to conclude that Jesus is giving the saints some sore of authority. | ||||||
291 | Different "classes" within Heaven? | Rev 4:4 | Scribe | 46481 | ||
Revelation 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. Revelation 4:6-7 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. Revelation 5:8-9 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; From the above passages we have the 4 beasts and 24 elders singing the same song.... Both groups say they are people delievered from every nation tribe and tongue, So we know that it is symbolic, that they are more than four in reality and more than 24 and that the numbers here speak of theological symbolism of such things as I will not go into in this post. Therefore if they are both redeemed saints and we know they are becuase thye say they are and we know they knew who they were. Then we should notice that they are seen as having seperate offices. Now either they have seperate offices as a matter of position in heaven as it relates to rewards, or it is only a representation of the same people who serve in both offices in heaven as the Lord Wills such as a rotating priesthood. I have not read Stanleys book and I would hope that the teaching is that the saint is eternally secure but the fornicator and drunkard, etc, that is living that way when he dies will not inherit eternal life. I never know any more what people think or mean when they say eternal security. The passage in I Cor 3 the context is that Paul and Apollos and any other minister of the Gospel and yes that includes all saints in some capacity, will have thier teachings and ministry works tried by fire, and some things because they are not of the Spirit of God and Lead by the Spirit of God that we did in the Name of God yet we were sincere and did not mean to be wrong, we will find those thing go poof in the fire of His Glory and the things that were truly lead by God and Of His Spirit are eternal diamonds and yield eternal rewards. This passage has nothing to do with christians who don't get victory over things like fornication in this life. Read it yourself and forget what you have heard and see if you do not see that the context is about what a minster preaches not about sinning. See that the wood hay and stubble are things that PAUL Apollos or any minister might Preach and teach. A good example would be a UPC minister who spends a lot of time trying to convince people to baptized over again in the "Name of Jesus" becuase the minister said the Father SOn and Holy Ghost. This minister will still go to heaven if that he believes in Christ and all, but all that time trying to get christians rebaptized will go poof in the fire of His Glory and only those that were born again as a result of his preaching the Gospel and that sort of thing will remain. |
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292 | Binding and Loosing. What is it? | Matt 16:19 | Scribe | 46476 | ||
I am interested in your thoughts on binding and loosing. Is it as my charismatic friends understand it, to bind and loose spiritual powers as it were or is it about forgiveness. Or is it both. Does it have to do with asking the Lord to forgive a person that has wronged you adn thus giving that person a greater chance of salvation? So that when a saint prays and intercedes and asks the Lord to save and deliver people they are loosing, and if they hold someone accountable for their wrong doing they are binding? Or is it that of saying "I bind the spirit of alcohol" and such like that I often hear, but do not see an example of in the scripture. I am interested in scriptural dialog about this. Thanks | ||||||
293 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46475 | ||
I am interested in your thoughts on binding and loosing. Is it as my charismatic friends understand it, to bind and loose spiritual powers as it were or is it about forgiveness. Or is it both. Does it have to do with asking the Lord to forgive a person that has wronged you adn thus giving that person a greater chance of salvation? So that when a saint prays and intercedes and asks the Lord to save and deliver people they are loosing, and if they hold someone accountable for their wrong doing they are binding? Or is it that of saying "I bind the spirit of alcohol" and such like that I often hear, but do not see an example of in the scripture. I am interested in scriptural dialog about this. Thanks | ||||||
294 | where does peter say | Matt 16:28 | Scribe | 46473 | ||
Matthew 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 2 Peter 1:16-18 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. Notice what Peter says..."when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, " so it is beyond dispute from the mouth of Peter himself that Peter understood Jesus as meaning that the event of the transfiguration of Christ is what it will be like when Jesus comes again. |
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295 | is this a second coming verse | Matt 16:28 | Scribe | 46346 | ||
it is in reference to the going to the mount of transfiguration and being glorifed in front of Peter james and John. We know that it is for sure beyond any question or dispute becuase Peter said that he saw the power of the coming of the son of God when on the mount and then said we would all partake of the same glory at his coming. So yes it is a promise of what all saints that are ready will experience at the coming of the Lord. Not a dissapearing from view but a glorification. |
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296 | Two different groups of 144,000? | Rev 14:1 | Scribe | 46345 | ||
Or as the 4 beasts that have the face of man, lion, ox and eagle are in the throne and coming out of the throne and the 24 elders around the throne all say they are from every tribe nation, people and tongue, thus making it clear that the 4 creatures is a message and not meaning 4 special creatures, and the number 24 is a message and not just 24 special people, then it stands to reason that the 144000 number and the tribes named is a message and not just 144000 special males jews. This fits into the whole truth stream of Dan, and Rev and so I take it as symbolic of a greater truth. | ||||||
297 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46207 | ||
I understand your skepticism as a result of an unscrupulous or even false prophets that will continue and increase in these last days. However let us consider the Word of God as our only rule of faith and practice as it pertains to doctrine of healing. Now we see Jesus the apostles and non apostles such as Phillip, and others doing signs and wonders, never bringing glory to themselves but to the name and faith of Jesus Christ. Never once did they say this will only last until the John writes Revelation so to say so is a guess on our part and not a word from the Lord. We see in the scripture God's method was to use men to lay hands or other acts of faith. Stacking them up like cord wood? I don't know about that but I do see in the Bible that they gathered along the way so that just Peter's shadow passing by would be a point of contact for them and did the Glory go to Peter? Well the catholics would say so but we know better, the glory always went to Christ. We see Paul having handkerchiefs (sweat cloths) taken from his body and used as pointd of contact , points of faith so that those that touched them were healed. Why does God need laying on of hands from a man or a cloth or a shadow of a man to heal? He chose to use man to minister the things of God. The man is not the power the Lord is. God chose to use praying as a means of obtaining from God what we desire. Doesn't God know what we need before we ask? Yes but he still waits for us to ask in faith before He gives it. God has chosen the foolishness of preaching the Gospel to save them that believe. Can God save a man without another preaching to him, sure but somewhere along the way even if it is from the bible alone, someone preached. That God chooses laying on of hands or other such means, yes even prayer cloths or shadows passing by to heal the one with faith in Christ is not for us to complain about. God knows what He is doing. If you are following the pattern of the Word then you can have faith for laying on of hands, a shadow of a faith filled man passing by or even cloths sent from his body in faith. If you are making up your own ideas how can you have faith for that? The Holy Spirit is always speaking faith, never does the Holy Spirit say doubt. If doubt comes into our minds it is not the voice of the Spirit. Is there a precedence of New Testament stories of peoples being healed alone with no point of contact from other believers? Maybe you can find one somewhere but is not the obvious pattern that of "faith to faith?" Even as I write these words I pray that there will be someone somewhere in all the world that will begin to believe God as never before and that my faith will affect their faith and that we may be comforted together by the mutual faith of both them and I. May God Bless you in your Study of His Word. |
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298 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46199 | ||
Continued from previous post Consider the parable of the widow and the unjust Judge, it is in this context that Jesus said when the Son of Man returns will he find faith on the earth. The answer to most scholars is that of a negative. No. Well some yes but not as it should be. Few will have this faith of this widow that keeps coming back and will not be denied what is hers. I see this as very pleasing to God. Let the theologians that know more than you tell you that God expects us to go by the word today and does not need to manifest miracles, as these signs were only for confirming the message of the apostles until the word of God was written (howbeit they had the scriptures always) Let the doubtful and fearful and unbelieving think what they will, but be different in these last days and declare that you will be a believer in God and His power on earth and not just in Heaven. Be different and say God you are no respector of persons and you change not, if faith moved you then then faith will move you today. I will cryout to God to recieve healing, wisdom, spiritual growth, and all things I need for life and godliness and I will not be denied, even as this widow would not be denied and you asked when Jesus comes again will He find such a one. I would have you say, here am I Lord, find me!! What do you think it is more pleasing to God to say I believe! or I doubt. It is always God's will to bless the beleiver, even when it was not the plan of God to send Jesus to any but the lost sheep of the House of Israel the woman that came to Him said Truth Lord but the dogs eat of the crumbs, as if she was saying You are so Great I only need a crumb and my daughter will be healed. And what was the answer of Christ to her? Was it "it is not the will of God" for in all truth it was not at this time the will of God. But Faith moved God to grant it anyway!!! Oh my dear brothers and sisters, let not your faith be quenched by the sad stories or soft words of well meaning but carnal thinking man. Rise up in faith and lay hold if it were on just the hem of His garment and you shall be healed. May God Bless you in your study of His Word. |
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299 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46198 | ||
Continued from previous post Believing in the Bible stories of how people were healed who had faith in Christ to heal them during his ministry on earth and afterwards in the stories in Acts and other passages does not mean a saint will never get sick. There must needs be sickness that healing be manifest. If there were no sickness there would be no need for healing. But now we see sickness and therefore we still need healing. When that which is perfect is come and we see him face to face in our bodily resurrection then we will have perfect health and there will be no more need for healing. It is pleasing to God for a handicapped person to give their whole heart to Christ and be content to serve Him in their bodily infirmity. It is not Pleasing to God to blame bodily infirmity on God. It is Pleasing to God to have faith. It is never pleasing to God to say God Can't Heal today. God is not limited by any so called "dispensation" a theologian tries to construct. And I am glad for that. How many miracles would have been left undone if God listened to the theologians that we have left the despensation of miracles behind. If you do not believe in healing for today it does not mean you are not saved or cannot be saved. Howbeit I do not see how a saved saint can limit the Grace and Power of God and think to themselves "God is not willing to heal" and think that they are not possibly at some fault in thinking so. It only takes a casual reading of the Gospels to see that a lesson seems to be repeated over and over again, "Have Faith in God" and in nearly every account the lesson is "having faith in God to do the impossible" Calm the stormy wind with His Word, Open blind eyes that were blind from birth, heal the incurable leper whose flesh was already gone, heal a lame man lame forty years whos legs were not doubt atrophied, Raise the dead and reverse the effects of rigormortus, And such things were not only done by Jesus but he sent the apostles to do the same, and not the apostles only but we see even men such as Phillip the evangelist and one of the seven deacons who reveal the qualification of these signs and wonders in that it was said they were mean full of FAITH and the HOLY GHOST. And all this agrees with Mark 16 of which some would like to rip from the pages of their bibles but nevertheless it remains to this day.. "these signs shall follow them that believe.. they shall lay hands on the sick and the sick shall be healed." Yes God can heal a wheel chair bound person today and it does not matter if her legs are atrophied by disuse any more than it did when Peter said.. silver and Gold have I none but such as I have give I thee, in the name of Jesus Rise up and walk!" But when Jesus comes back will He find faith on the earth? Or will he find a church that has constructed religous sounding nice explanations about why we should not have faith for such things today. A people that will say they have faith in a God who is far off and of whom they do not expect anything today is lip service and demonstrates no faith at all. It is one thing to say God if it be they will heal me one day in the future. It is another to go out on a limb and say I believe I receive RIGHT NOW and expect something to happen. But then what if I don't get it? you say? This is not the kind of faith that recieves healing. The faith that recieves from God is the faith that will not be denied. Continued on next post |
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300 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46197 | ||
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST But then what if I don't get it? you say? This is not the kind of faith that recieves healing. The faith that recieves from God is the faith that will not be denied. Consider the parable of the widow and the unjust Judge, it is in this context that Jesus said when the Son of Man returns will he find faith on the earth. The answer to most scholars is that of a negative. No. Well some yes but not as it should be. Few will have this faith of this widow that keeps coming back and will not be denied what is hers. I see this as very pleasing to God. Let the theologians that know more than you tell you that God expects us to go by the word today and does not need to manifest miracles, as these signs were only for confirming the message of the apostles until the word of God was written (howbeit they had the scriptures always) Let the doubtful and fearful and unbelieving think what they will, but be different in these last days and declare that you will be a believer in God and His power on earth and not just in Heaven. Be different and say God you are no respector of persons and you change not, if faith moved you then then faith will move you today. I will cryout to God to recieve healing, wisdom, spiritual growth, and all things I need for life and godliness and I will not be denied, even as this widow would not be denied and you asked when Jesus comes again will He find such a one. I would have you say, here am I Lord, find me!! What do you think it is more pleasing to God to say I believe! or I doubt. It is always God's will to bless the beleiver, even when it was not the plan of God to send Jesus to any but the lost sheep of the House of Israel the woman that came to Him said Truth Lord but the dogs eat of the crumbs, as if she was saying You are so Great I only need a crumb and my daughter will be healed. And what was the answer of Christ to her? Was it "it is not the will of God" for in all truth it was not at this time the will of God. But Faith moved God to grant it anyway!!! Oh my dear brothers and sisters, let not your faith be quenched by the sad stories or soft words of well meaning but carnal thinking man. Rise up in faith and lay hold if it were on just the hem of His garment and you shall be healed. May God Bless you in your study of His Word. |
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