Now here is an answer from a religious nut who does not even know what he's reading. God did not tell Paul NO in that verse at all...Again you spread doctrines of demons preacher4truth. God told Paul very specifically how to take care of the problem, which by the way was revealed here too. What did God say?! He said "My grace, (My empowering PRESENCE) Is enough to do the job. All Paul had to do then was to speak to the problem and it would be gone.
Of course with your religious know it all attitude, you will fight that. Stop listening to doctrines of demons son, and start listening to the Word.
Well denadii, that makes all the difference in the world. The Apostle Paul went about it in the wrong way by not speaking properly to the problem and following the advice of your mentors.
Faith Is a Force
As is implied by the title "Word-Faith," the supporters of this movement believe that faith works like a mighty power or force. Through faith, we can obtain anything we want -- health, wealth, success, whatever. However, this force is only released through the spoken word. As we speak the words of faith, power is discharged to accomplish our desires. Hagin's theme, as found in his booklet
How to Write Your Own Ticket with God, can be summarized as follows (
Christianity in Crisis, pp. 74-75):
In the opening chapter, titled "Jesus Appears to Me," Hagin claims that while he "was in the Spirit" -- just like the apostle John on the Isle of Patmos -- a white cloud enveloped him and he began to speak in tongues. "Then the Lord Jesus Himself appeared to me," says Hagin. "He stood within three feet of me." After what sounded like a casual conversation about such things as finances, ministry, and even current affairs, Jesus told Hagin to get a pencil and a piece of paper. He then instructed him to "Write down: 1,2,3,4." Jesus then allegedly told Hagin "if anybody, anywhere, will take these four steps or put these four principles into operation, he will always receive whatever he wants from Me or from God the Father." That includes whatever you want financially. The formula is simply: "Say it, Do it, Receive it, and Tell it."
1. Step number one is "Say it." "Positive or negative, it is up to the individual. According to what the individual says, that shall he receive."
2. Step number two is "Do it." "Your action defeats you or puts you over. According to your action, you receive or you are kept from receiving."
3. Step number three is "Receive it." We are to plug into the "powerhouse of heaven." "Faith is the plug, praise God! Just plug in."
4. Step number four is "Tell it so others may believe." This final step might be considered the Faith movement's outreach program.
Kenneth Copeland states the faith formula this way: "All it takes is 1) Seeing or visualizing whatever you need, whether physical or financial; 2) Staking your claim on Scripture; and 3) Speaking it into existence" (
Christianity in Crisis, p. 80).
Yea denadii, Paul did not "visualize" or use the force of faith to get healed so he had to settle for God's impotent grace huh? You want to know why none of this surprises me? Guess?
IN GOD THE SON,
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