Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, ...
I'm sure you would agree that most Christians are ignorant of God's ways and of His word.
I can tell you first hand that most on this sight reject simple truths, as you see me doing. But that is not the truth.
I am one of a few who have put just about all my beliefs and doctrines on trial, without any bias or leanings, to find and know the truth. I have sought God sincerely, with a pure heart to know the truth. I have publicly apologized for any errors on my part and changed what I believed on the spot, right then and there. I don't hold my doctrines dear to me, as most on this forum do. I hold the truth dear, and I form my doctrine on what God has shown me through His Spirit. I cannot say the same about most here on CC.
I do not regard anyone's teachings until I see it lining up with the word of God according to my very limited knowledge and understanding of His word and how His kingdom operates.
As the word of God says, God's people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge because they have rejected knowledge. Which translates to ignorance.
Another biggie is that most THINK they believe, or have faith, but they don't.
Most hope or wish God will heal them, but it is not faith.
Another is that most don't know what the will of God is for their healing.
If you don't know what the will of God concerning your healing, then you CANNOT have faith for it.
If you are praying, "lord, if it be your will...", forget it, nothing will happen. There is absolutely NO faith in that prayer.
Another is that most don't know how faith works.
Most want God to heal them. They don't know that God has already done so when they prayed. Most are still waiting for Him to do it because they still feel the same.
They are waiting for God to do the work BEFORE they believe it is done. Faith believes BECAUSE it is written, not because you FEEL better. If you feel better first, then what do you have to believe for. You are putting the cart before the horse.
Hope thinks it will be done some day in the future, faith thinks it's done NOW.
Another is that most don't believe what is written, AS IT IS WRITTEN.
Another is that most don't know that the word of God spoken in faith or the word of faith IS the power of God.
Another is that most don't know that you have to see it and have it BEFORE you actually see it, feel it, or have it.
Another biggie is that most don't know that a Christian has to, in most cases, repent of their sins, IN ORDER TO BE HEALED.
Most think forgiveness is automatic. If it was, then God wouldn't have told us to repent and confess our sins SO THAT WE MIGHT BE FORGIVEN of our sins and CLEANSED of all unrighteousness. If it were automatic, we wouldn't have to confess our sins to be forgiven of them.
Another is that most don't know to send the word of God for their healing as God did.
Not only is the word of God the power of God, but the word of God is what does the healing or deliverance. Therefore, we must send God's word that deals with healing.
Most don't know that their sickness is caused by a demonic spirit, and sometimes needs to be removed or cast out before they can be healed. But in most cases the spirit is there BECAUSE OF the person's sin or that of their parents, and cannot be removed until they are forgiven of their sin that caused it to be there in the first place.
God does not say, no, to His children who prayed in faith, standing on His word.
He just doesn't hear the prayer of the sinner.
If you know that He hears you, then you would know that you have the petition you requested.
ALL of God's promises in Christ Jesus ARE YEAH AND AMEN.
Do you see a, no, in there anywhere?
Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mat 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mat 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Mat 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Doesn't the word of God say, "EVERYONE" that asks, receives, and to them who ask, that the thing they ask for SHALL be given to them? If you believe what is written and put your faith in God doing just that, it will be done for you. God guarantees it. And neither can He lie. The problem is, most don't believe it.
Is healing a good thing or an evil thing?
Let me ask you this.
Is sickness a good thing or and evil thing?
So if you think healing is a good thing, then the word of God says that God wants to and will give you the good things you ask for. But Mk 11:24 says to believe you have received the thing you asked for WHEN you prayed, not after it manifests.
As for Paul's infirmity of the flesh, dare I say he too was ignorant of what to do about it.
And no, God did not tell him, no, suffer or put up with it.
What God did was give him the answer to His question.
The word of God says that we are saved by the grace of God through faith because we cannot do it ourselves. In and of ourselves, we are not righteous enough, nor do we have the power or ability to give ourselves eternal life or to go to heaven.
But, by the grace, through His Spirit, we are righteous enough, because of His righteousness in us, and we have eternal life, because we have His life in us, and so on. All because of the sufficiency of His grace to do so.
So if God's grace was sufficient for us to get saved, to have eternal life, through faith, then God's grace was sufficient enough for Him to deliver and heal Paul from the spirit causing the infirmity of the flesh.
Jesus never sent out His disciples telling them to ask God to cast out spirits. He told them to do it in His name. For they came back saying that all the spirits were subject to them through His name.
Paul was to do the same, and the grace of God would have been sufficient enough to take care of Paul's weakness or inability to remove the messenger of satan.
In other words, in James 4:7, God tell us to resist the devil with His word. Or to put it bluntly. You cast the thing out with my word.
As for my learning, I must first see something worth learning before I would consider it. And frankly, I get far more from the Spirit of God than I do from anyone on this forum. But as I mentioned in post 52, I did see something that I didn't see before, and it was because of what was written by reneweddaybyday.
I'm sure you would agree that most Christians are ignorant of God's ways and of His word.
I can tell you first hand that most on this sight reject simple truths, as you see me doing. But that is not the truth.
I am one of a few who have put just about all my beliefs and doctrines on trial, without any bias or leanings, to find and know the truth. I have sought God sincerely, with a pure heart to know the truth. I have publicly apologized for any errors on my part and changed what I believed on the spot, right then and there. I don't hold my doctrines dear to me, as most on this forum do. I hold the truth dear, and I form my doctrine on what God has shown me through His Spirit. I cannot say the same about most here on CC.
I do not regard anyone's teachings until I see it lining up with the word of God according to my very limited knowledge and understanding of His word and how His kingdom operates.
As the word of God says, God's people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge because they have rejected knowledge. Which translates to ignorance.
Another biggie is that most THINK they believe, or have faith, but they don't.
Most hope or wish God will heal them, but it is not faith.
Another is that most don't know what the will of God is for their healing.
If you don't know what the will of God concerning your healing, then you CANNOT have faith for it.
If you are praying, "lord, if it be your will...", forget it, nothing will happen. There is absolutely NO faith in that prayer.
Another is that most don't know how faith works.
Most want God to heal them. They don't know that God has already done so when they prayed. Most are still waiting for Him to do it because they still feel the same.
They are waiting for God to do the work BEFORE they believe it is done. Faith believes BECAUSE it is written, not because you FEEL better. If you feel better first, then what do you have to believe for. You are putting the cart before the horse.
Hope thinks it will be done some day in the future, faith thinks it's done NOW.
Another is that most don't believe what is written, AS IT IS WRITTEN.
Another is that most don't know that the word of God spoken in faith or the word of faith IS the power of God.
Another is that most don't know that you have to see it and have it BEFORE you actually see it, feel it, or have it.
Another biggie is that most don't know that a Christian has to, in most cases, repent of their sins, IN ORDER TO BE HEALED.
Most think forgiveness is automatic. If it was, then God wouldn't have told us to repent and confess our sins SO THAT WE MIGHT BE FORGIVEN of our sins and CLEANSED of all unrighteousness. If it were automatic, we wouldn't have to confess our sins to be forgiven of them.
Another is that most don't know to send the word of God for their healing as God did.
Not only is the word of God the power of God, but the word of God is what does the healing or deliverance. Therefore, we must send God's word that deals with healing.
Most don't know that their sickness is caused by a demonic spirit, and sometimes needs to be removed or cast out before they can be healed. But in most cases the spirit is there BECAUSE OF the person's sin or that of their parents, and cannot be removed until they are forgiven of their sin that caused it to be there in the first place.
God does not say, no, to His children who prayed in faith, standing on His word.
He just doesn't hear the prayer of the sinner.
If you know that He hears you, then you would know that you have the petition you requested.
ALL of God's promises in Christ Jesus ARE YEAH AND AMEN.
Do you see a, no, in there anywhere?
Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mat 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mat 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Mat 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Doesn't the word of God say, "EVERYONE" that asks, receives, and to them who ask, that the thing they ask for SHALL be given to them? If you believe what is written and put your faith in God doing just that, it will be done for you. God guarantees it. And neither can He lie. The problem is, most don't believe it.
Is healing a good thing or an evil thing?
Let me ask you this.
Is sickness a good thing or and evil thing?
So if you think healing is a good thing, then the word of God says that God wants to and will give you the good things you ask for. But Mk 11:24 says to believe you have received the thing you asked for WHEN you prayed, not after it manifests.
As for Paul's infirmity of the flesh, dare I say he too was ignorant of what to do about it.
And no, God did not tell him, no, suffer or put up with it.
What God did was give him the answer to His question.
The word of God says that we are saved by the grace of God through faith because we cannot do it ourselves. In and of ourselves, we are not righteous enough, nor do we have the power or ability to give ourselves eternal life or to go to heaven.
But, by the grace, through His Spirit, we are righteous enough, because of His righteousness in us, and we have eternal life, because we have His life in us, and so on. All because of the sufficiency of His grace to do so.
So if God's grace was sufficient for us to get saved, to have eternal life, through faith, then God's grace was sufficient enough for Him to deliver and heal Paul from the spirit causing the infirmity of the flesh.
Jesus never sent out His disciples telling them to ask God to cast out spirits. He told them to do it in His name. For they came back saying that all the spirits were subject to them through His name.
Paul was to do the same, and the grace of God would have been sufficient enough to take care of Paul's weakness or inability to remove the messenger of satan.
In other words, in James 4:7, God tell us to resist the devil with His word. Or to put it bluntly. You cast the thing out with my word.
As for my learning, I must first see something worth learning before I would consider it. And frankly, I get far more from the Spirit of God than I do from anyone on this forum. But as I mentioned in post 52, I did see something that I didn't see before, and it was because of what was written by reneweddaybyday.
