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NASB | James 1:5 ¶ But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:5 ¶ If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him. |
Subject: Wisdom - Salvation in Christ? |
Bible Note: mommapbs First I did not write that it was quote from John MacArthur. Yes I think God uses the results, consequences or trials as you called them of our sin confessed or unconfessed to teach us truths we need to learn. Unbelief is a trial we all experience at times in times of our life. When we are given serious bad news usually it causes us to question nearly everything. However I think how we handle that doubt depends on whether we really trust God or are double minded. I once knew a man that was diagnosed with cancer. The really sad part of this story is that at his age the cancer could have been controlled and he would be able to live out the rest of days of his life with little or no complications. He refused all effort to control his cancer. His testimony was he was healed. However a week later I heard him testify that the barley green he was drinking was overcoming the cancer. To me that was double minded. I know he was rush at least once to the hospital in unbearable pain from the cancer that he would have never had to experience had he simply followed his doctors orders. I’m not sure he learned anything from that but I did. I learned God will not share his glory with anyone or even Barley Green. I also learned that if medical science has something to offer we should take advantage of it. God can still heal us while we are taking medication to control our disease. I also learned not to be so bull headed as to put myself into painful situations when God provides a way around it. EdB |