The point of the example given in Hezekiah's case, a physical ailment healed with medicine is to lead into other situations of the time.
All cases of epilepsy from that time throughout the time of Christ and the Apostles were considered as demon possession. Even if they weren't healed they were considered demon possessed. It obviously was a wrong diagnosis. Now the occasional one was caused be demon possession, just as other occasional infirmities were caused by demon possession, but not the majority of any one infirmity.
Perhaps the man running naked in Garden of the Gadarenes had schizophrenia. Jesus cast the demons out of him and he sat clothed and in his right mind. But today the experts would have said that he was a classic example of a schizophrenic. Jesus cast the demons (more than one) out of him. Would you be willing to do that kind of spiritual warfare? Just confessing sin is not good enough to engage battle with demons. What would be your remedy there? Or you just wouldn't show compassion on such an individual?
All your "remedies" point to the saved only. You have no answer for the unsaved for whom Jesus had great compassion. And "leading them to Christ" is not always the answer. The problem of their condition, what is causing the sin problem must be dealt with first. Sometimes it may be demon possession, but often it is masked by something different.
Who Has A Mental Illness???
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by HAMel, May 15, 2012.
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The only cure for sin is confession and forsaking, not masking the sin with a drug.
Watch the videos;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohpN2iZTUg
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Watch the videos;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohpN2iZTUg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcuhhJ1BaMk
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Just so we are both understanding the full meaning of your statement, what Scripture do you propose to post to back up that statement?
Be certain and sure that the Scripture you post states that sin is "cured" by confession and forsaking.
1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Proverbs states that confession of sin will bring mercy.
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Duh! That is what I said!
Conclusion: FAL has no compassion for the lost.
Jesus had compassion for the lost. Jesus healed the man demon-possessed in the Gadarenes. FAL has no solution. He is callous, doesn't care, cruel, heartless to these people, and couldn't care less if they go to hell. He has not remedy for their condition. He cares even less about the Great Commission. This is the answer you give to me, correct? But Jesus had compassion unlike FAL
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This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
envy, [fn] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.
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Watch the videos;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohpN2iZTUg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcuhhJ1BaMk -
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No doubt I will never get an answer. -
Watch the videos;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohpN2iZTUg
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Your self-decieved, self-righteousness is epic.
You need to repent and also apologise to those here whom you've done to what now you claim is offensive to you. -
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And I am tired of the whining, too. Get a life folks. If you post xyz about yourself, you have to be open to criticism.
This isn't nursery school -
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