By HIS Stripes, We are Healed!

...and we haven't even gotten to the subject of "crack babies" or "fetal alcohol syndrome"...

 

LadyEagle---what do you propose we do??

Your stupid buddy,
Brother David

 

I loves ya, my feathered cousin.

We trust God and lean on, cling to, and claim by faith Romans 8:28. No matter what. No matter the outcome. (If I didn't have Romans 8:28, I would go nuts.) Amen?

 

I personally believe that if a sparrow cannot fall without God knowing it and if God has the hairs on our head numbered then Why would God not care about our sniffles?

 

With all due respect Dr. Bob,
Would you like for me to pray that you get an illness for God's glory?
If I thought that sickness could bring glory to God I would call the Elders of the churcha and ask them to annoint me with oil and ask God to give me an illneess.

 

Let me clarify the above post.
I do think that there are attitudes that sick people have that can bring glory to God.
The sickness itself is not a source for bringing God glory.
Sickness can expose the heart of a person wheither it is good or bad.

 

Atestring---that isn't what the good doctor is implying---he isn't implying that we should GET an illness so the glory of God can be seen. Rather as a whole---these earthen vessels we possess are finite---gonna die one day. The heart malfunctions primarily due to some sort of breakdown---same way with cancer---cell falfunctions and goes haywire----strokes, accidents, etc.------limit our lives to the finite while in these earthly vessels.----when illness comes(such as in the case of Lazarus) or Peter's Mother-in-law) or whoever else----that illness was there----developing as a result of the finiteness of our bodies! Jesus comes along and takes the illness and uses it to show how the glory of God is seen----kinda sorta gives us a preview of what Heaven will be like----ever thought how we will be "kept alive" throughout all Eternity??? Simply by the word of God! He's gonna speak life to me throughout all eternity!

Anyway, some of the "Name it claim it" stuff we see on TV-----you come down with a Cold---you should speak to that Cold and tell it to "Be gone!"----when all along God also designed our bodies to produce anti-bodies and the function of White and Red Blood cells---that when we do come down with a cold-----it'll run its course in 5-10 days--with the blood cells producing anti-bodies and white blood cells fighting the invasion of foreign cells--same with a fractured arm or cut on the leg----we bandage it up and let the Red Blood cells begin producing colagulation agents to creat a "clot" and stop the bleeding---or whatever---

Does that make sense?? The good doctor ain't saying we are NOT to pray for the Cold virus---neither is he saying we are to PRAY something BAD to happen to us---simply because we want to SEE the glory of God.

 

Was the works of God revealed in Him while this man was sick or when He was healed?

 

Both! While he was sick---it shows that the man despirately NEEDED God----when he was healed it showed that he did have an encounter with God. He needed the glory---he got the glory! See?

 

Me, too! Diane! Me, too!(a figure of speech that says I agree with you!)

Brother David

 

Don't get me started.

I have this argument constantly with WoF folks and, to a man, they completely ignore the fact that the preceding verses that set the context for this passage make it clear that it's talking about "transgressions" and "iniquities", not sickness.

 

Jesus was the lamb slain before the foundation of the world.
Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin.
Jesus Had to die to pay the dept for our sins otherwise nobody could be saved.
Jesus took the wounding and the chastisement for our peace and our iniquities and transgressions.
The stripes were for our healing.
I believe that means physical healing.
Jesus cared about the sickness of our bodies, otherwise He would not have healed the sick in His ministry. He would have only forgiven sin.

 

The perfect healing is when a saint goes to be with the Lord...that's what I've heard said.

But it is true.

God chooses whom and for what purpose He will heal someone. I've seen Him heal. I've seen Him choose not to heal. Who am I but a lowly worm who knows that whatever blessings I may have all come from His Loving Hands. And even the hardships, too, when I thought my heart & spirit would break - He will never give us more than we can bear. And Romans 8:28 is still true.

 

I agree that when a saint goes to be with the Lord that is a great thing. It is also wonderful when a saint is healed here on the earth.