Post from Cows Chewing Grass on Depressions Thread

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MaggieMye

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Jhn 9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Understand here that the people of Israel UNDERSTOOD that SIN CAUSE SICKNESS
Jhn 9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Jesus inform us that THIS MANS CONDITION (as opposeed to the ill conditions of ALL men) was caused BY GOD so that HE/JESUS could manifest the Glory of God to the people and they would know that He was among them.
I take this to mean that it's not a sin to be "sick". It is not sin TO BE sick (unless you choose to STAY SICK), but sin CAUSES sickness. I did read the first page and I liked juliet's comparison of depression to some of the sentiments expressed in the psalms. It really does give one the impression that whoever was writing that stuff was feeling quite down. If you are going to join into a debate, you should read the entire thread so you can know what has been said so as to not have us going round in circles AGAIN. Thanks!
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cows_chewing_grass

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If you are going to join into a debate, you should read the entire thread so you can know what has been said so as to not have us going round in circles AGAIN. Th
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yes I know you are right and trust me my face is red but I hope you will excuse my short cutting on this occasion and please let me know if I have indeed caused you to repeat yourself unnecessarily.

Understand here that the people of Israel UNDERSTOOD that SIN CAUSE SICKNESS
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Yeah I think I understand that. That is the reason the question was asked in the first place (i.e. who sinned that this man is sick).

Jesus inform us that THIS MANS CONDITION (as opposeed to the ill conditions of ALL men) was caused BY GOD so that HE/JESUS could manifest the Glory of God to the people and they would know that He was among them.
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You could be right about that, but on the other hand maybe not, too. Either way, I think it is compelling evidence to indicate that sickness is not necessarily the result of sin.

It is not sin TO BE sick (unless you choose to STAY SICK), but sin CAUSES sickness.
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In some cases I think you are probably right. For example, someone who chooses to sleep around and ends up with some kind of STD. However, you state that "sin causes sickness" as though it is an absolute truth ( if that was not your intention please do let me know), whereas we just saw at least one case where Jesus himself said that sin did not cause the sickness. Perhaps you can further clarify your position on this.
 
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