SIGNS AND WONDERS
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As I understand it for anyone, if they have faith in God it will happen. Faith doesn't question, It just does. When I have prayed for someone and they get healed, I just know that is what is going to happen.
A 4 Y.O. doesn't delve into the theology of it. They put their faith into action and lo and behold what they were expecting happens. If you doubt, it is very likely nothing happens. These four-year-olds prayed because they expected something to happen because they had seen miracles happen before so to them it was an everyday occurrence and there was nothing in their theology that said a 4 y.o could not pray for a miracle.
I am sure it helped growing up in an environment where miracles were the norm, not the exception.
A 4 Y.O. doesn't delve into the theology of it. They put their faith into action and lo and behold what they were expecting happens. If you doubt, it is very likely nothing happens. These four-year-olds prayed because they expected something to happen because they had seen miracles happen before so to them it was an everyday occurrence and there was nothing in their theology that said a 4 y.o could not pray for a miracle.
I am sure it helped growing up in an environment where miracles were the norm, not the exception.
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What Paul told Timothy is irrelevant to my story of what happened in Burundi. In every situation that I have read about where miracles do happen, I have read that some miracles do not happen. God is sovereign so he decides who gets healed and who doesn't. It is not for me or anyone else to question why that is the case.
Jesus healed many, many people, but there were some people he did not heal. Work that one out.
Jesus healed many, many people, but there were some people he did not heal. Work that one out.
Jesus healed all those that came to him . He wasn't forcing the healing . His ministry was to demonstrate he was who he said he was . To Israel . They should have recognised the signs .
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20¶When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
21And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
22¶Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
23And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
luke 7
20¶When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
21And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
22¶Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
23And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
unfortunately it often gets taught in Christendom that we may not have enough faith to be healed . Or that someone is hindered by lack of faith.
Mark 6 gets used as a example as if the reason he could not do miracles at certain times was because of their unbelief.
4¶But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
But notice the point isn't about lots of people coming to Jesus. Only a few CAME ,and those few that CAME , were healed ,because Jesus laid his actual hands on them . Meaning only a few CAME to Jesus. And notice they are healed immediately and its nothing to do with an amount of faith they did or did not have. The Point is about only a few came to Jesus as apposed to in other places many CAME . It s not saying lots of people came but only the ones who had lots of faith were healed . In certain towns ect he was not seen with honour .
Mark 6 gets used as a example as if the reason he could not do miracles at certain times was because of their unbelief.
4¶But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
But notice the point isn't about lots of people coming to Jesus. Only a few CAME ,and those few that CAME , were healed ,because Jesus laid his actual hands on them . Meaning only a few CAME to Jesus. And notice they are healed immediately and its nothing to do with an amount of faith they did or did not have. The Point is about only a few came to Jesus as apposed to in other places many CAME . It s not saying lots of people came but only the ones who had lots of faith were healed . In certain towns ect he was not seen with honour .
I believe God have a reason why He make miracle. I listen a lot of testimonies from Indonesian Muslim, come to Christ because miracle. I know healing miracle not always happen, up to the Lord.
If every time miracle healing happen, we never die, if one kill apostle, God rise Him, than Paul still with us now.
Miracle have reason, and I believe the reason is to make us believe in Jesus so we save.
After we save, is better for us to die and go to heaven than we always heal and never die.
There is a time for us to die and be with Jesus.
If every time miracle healing happen, we never die, if one kill apostle, God rise Him, than Paul still with us now.
Miracle have reason, and I believe the reason is to make us believe in Jesus so we save.
After we save, is better for us to die and go to heaven than we always heal and never die.
There is a time for us to die and be with Jesus.
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Jesus and the apostles ministry was Jewish and to Jews. The bible says ' Jews seek after a sign ' . God's dealing with the Jews has always been through signs . Think moses ect . Jesus confirms his ministry to the Jews with signs and miracles. Jewish signs and miracles. Not one miracle or sign he did was random or arbitrary. Gentiles are not given signs and miracles as confirming the message . Jews everytime .
Again, your conclusion is incorrect because you are not applying sound hermeneutical methods. I suggest you take a class or read a good book on the subject.
God's dealings with the Jews included signs but was never limited to signs. Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar were gentile kings, but God showed Himself to them through signs. Those events trump your position. Nothing in Scripture states or clearly implies that Gentiles are not given signs.
Paul did indeed write, "The Jews look after a sign". However, right after that, he wrote, "but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block". In other words, God doesn't respond with signs just because Jews want signs. Maybe instead of taking isolated verses out of their context in order to support your position, learn how to take the words of Scripture in their context and you will have some hope of drawing sound conclusions.
God's dealings with the Jews included signs but was never limited to signs. Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar were gentile kings, but God showed Himself to them through signs. Those events trump your position. Nothing in Scripture states or clearly implies that Gentiles are not given signs.
Paul did indeed write, "The Jews look after a sign". However, right after that, he wrote, "but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block". In other words, God doesn't respond with signs just because Jews want signs. Maybe instead of taking isolated verses out of their context in order to support your position, learn how to take the words of Scripture in their context and you will have some hope of drawing sound conclusions.
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Faith also asks God for and believes HE can. Why does sign & wonders happen and why they happen today is seen in the word of God.
Mark 16:20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
“The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.” – Acts 15:12
Rom 15:19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
The Living God does them because a dead god can't. The very works God does testifies to HIM as being alive!
Mark 16:20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
“The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.” – Acts 15:12
Rom 15:19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
The Living God does them because a dead god can't. The very works God does testifies to HIM as being alive!
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here we go again
yeah yeah yeah blah blah blah
let's all remember you do not believe the gospels, book of Acts and a few more books, have anything to say in the present tense to us dummies here
oh maybe here and there Jesus said something relevant, but of course we have that lovely saying far too many deceived folks like to mouth:
'not everything Jesus said is to us, but everything is for us'
and of course, there is no doctrine to be found in Acts because it is only a history
believe much? I don't think so
for those with tender ears, please forgive my sarcasm but this lie going the round in Christian circles is straight from ...not heaven
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