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Hi 1still_waters,
This is a major issue and one that needs addressing. This is a very brave post. I will speak from my experiences and how I feel. I hate those teachings where "faith" is yelled out and priests shout at Christ fearing He is deaf. This causes so much hurt and destroys immature faith, which is many of us. I was once taken to an international forum preaching on raising the dead and these people were raised and this led them to believe they had a ministry in raising the dead. They recommended digging up graves and "practicing" on dead bodies.
I hurt my leg, Achilles tendon and was in pain and inconvenienced. I asked Jesus if my sins had been forgiven. The reason I asked this is because scripture tells the story of Jesus saying, "which is easier to say, your sins are forgiven or get up and walk" and the man took up his mat and walked, healed. To my heart He said my sins had been forgiven. I then asked why I was sick. To my heart He said "direction" One Word. I am still appreciating the depth of this Word. Does God "keep" us. If we live in the kingdom of God He does. How do you imagine He "keeps" us. Jesus took our illnesses. Jesus was a sickly person. Jesus did not wave a magic wand and zap illness. He took our illness. Jesus is still healing. If He lives in us and we in Him and He is still healing then we too share in His sufferings. Jesus was perfected through suffering. Jesus wasn't born perfect, Jesus was born sinless. Jesus learned and was perfected through suffering. Jesus is interested in our Eternal Life. If He needs to cut off our right hand or take out our right eye to "keep' us He will. His focus is our Eternal Life.
What can we do. Forgive others. Do you have any unforgiveness in your heart. How can God forgive us if we ourselves can not forgive others. If this is a problem Pray for a new heart, the heart of a young child. Not judgmental, not worrying about clothes or the next meal, just totally trusting in their "parents' to provide. We need to grow into that as well, trusing, (belief) in Jesus.
If you leg falls off, GIVE THANKS, whatever happens, GIVE THANKS. Give thanks give thanks give thanks. If you are in His hand, Give thanks.
love in Jesus
ed
This is a major issue and one that needs addressing. This is a very brave post. I will speak from my experiences and how I feel. I hate those teachings where "faith" is yelled out and priests shout at Christ fearing He is deaf. This causes so much hurt and destroys immature faith, which is many of us. I was once taken to an international forum preaching on raising the dead and these people were raised and this led them to believe they had a ministry in raising the dead. They recommended digging up graves and "practicing" on dead bodies.
I hurt my leg, Achilles tendon and was in pain and inconvenienced. I asked Jesus if my sins had been forgiven. The reason I asked this is because scripture tells the story of Jesus saying, "which is easier to say, your sins are forgiven or get up and walk" and the man took up his mat and walked, healed. To my heart He said my sins had been forgiven. I then asked why I was sick. To my heart He said "direction" One Word. I am still appreciating the depth of this Word. Does God "keep" us. If we live in the kingdom of God He does. How do you imagine He "keeps" us. Jesus took our illnesses. Jesus was a sickly person. Jesus did not wave a magic wand and zap illness. He took our illness. Jesus is still healing. If He lives in us and we in Him and He is still healing then we too share in His sufferings. Jesus was perfected through suffering. Jesus wasn't born perfect, Jesus was born sinless. Jesus learned and was perfected through suffering. Jesus is interested in our Eternal Life. If He needs to cut off our right hand or take out our right eye to "keep' us He will. His focus is our Eternal Life.
What can we do. Forgive others. Do you have any unforgiveness in your heart. How can God forgive us if we ourselves can not forgive others. If this is a problem Pray for a new heart, the heart of a young child. Not judgmental, not worrying about clothes or the next meal, just totally trusting in their "parents' to provide. We need to grow into that as well, trusing, (belief) in Jesus.
If you leg falls off, GIVE THANKS, whatever happens, GIVE THANKS. Give thanks give thanks give thanks. If you are in His hand, Give thanks.
love in Jesus
ed