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*Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.*Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.*Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.*No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Corinthians9:24-27&version=NIV
It is written, and it is true, sin can cause illness, but never think illness is solely caused by sin. Even our Lord pronounced one person's affliction as not being caused by his sin nor the sin of his predecessors, rather it was for teh glory of God..read it in the accounts of what our Lord did when He first came to us to save us. We are never to judge by appearances rather we are to judge with right judgement. If we cannot do the latter we should keep silent on any subject until we are given by the Holy Spirit to understand.
Blessed be all who call upon Jesus Christ for all.......amen.
Blessed be all who call upon Jesus Christ for all.......amen.
My pastor gave a sermon last week on this very topic. He mentioned that God never curses or punishes with pain or illness (that's reserved for later), but does bless people with spiritual gifts. I played in a band in college and lost all high freq hearing in my left ear when my earplug popped out during a song and I happened to be right next to the pa speaker. My cousin told me a girl gave him genital herpes but like someone else posted here that was his fault for not wrapping his johnson. He's a christian also and told me after he prayed a few weeks later the sores went away but I think that would have happened anyway. Bottom line is the bible tells us that when you see a rainbow that means God will never flood the Earth again (although he will replace it with fire according to my pastor).
I have an aunt, rip, and when I first met her I though she was the nicest adult I had ever met. I was about seven and she was about 20. As I grew older I came to understand she was what we then called mentally retarded. Retarded, if you look up the etymology, is not a detrimental term. Anyway, she is no longer with us, but she was always the nicest adult I ever know with the mental advancement of a four-year-old, and I am blessed to have shared part of her time here in this age. Our heavenly Fadther always does what is good, so trust Him, not the reasoning of the flesh.
I have witnessed healings, and on occcasion I have been used for this as an instrument availed to God's Holy Spirit, so I know healing is still with us, albeit it is not common everywhere, but with the faith ful it is.
Now I am old with certain normal or ordinary conditions the come with age. I praise God and thank Him for everything. It is so good and rewarding to thank Him even or especially when we do not understand because eventually we see good come from everything. Too bad we do not have the total wisdom of our Father, for then we we see the goodness every instan. We are feeble in that regard. God bless all in Jesus Christ, amen.
I have witnessed healings, and on occcasion I have been used for this as an instrument availed to God's Holy Spirit, so I know healing is still with us, albeit it is not common everywhere, but with the faith ful it is.
Now I am old with certain normal or ordinary conditions the come with age. I praise God and thank Him for everything. It is so good and rewarding to thank Him even or especially when we do not understand because eventually we see good come from everything. Too bad we do not have the total wisdom of our Father, for then we we see the goodness every instan. We are feeble in that regard. God bless all in Jesus Christ, amen.
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I believe God judges people based on how we treat the poor, the sick, the disabled, the grieving.
Thank you for quoting that verse, I was thinking about it too and I do believe many people suffer not because of their sins or their parents (generational curses have been done away with like animal sacrifices..see it in the Bible when God tells Israel about Not using the parable of sour grapes...God says each man will be judged for his own sins.) People suffer because we live in a fallen world and also so that when they are healed we can see God's glory and grace revealed.
Eventually everyone will be healed and given new bodies and God will wipe every year from our eyes. Oh that we might all keep that Holy promise close to our hearts. Gtg.
Thank you for quoting that verse, I was thinking about it too and I do believe many people suffer not because of their sins or their parents (generational curses have been done away with like animal sacrifices..see it in the Bible when God tells Israel about Not using the parable of sour grapes...God says each man will be judged for his own sins.) People suffer because we live in a fallen world and also so that when they are healed we can see God's glory and grace revealed.
Eventually everyone will be healed and given new bodies and God will wipe every year from our eyes. Oh that we might all keep that Holy promise close to our hearts. Gtg.