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Posted on 02/14/2012 4:00:49 PM PST by pastorbillrandles
Benny Hinn used that line often that its the persons faith that is weak if there is no healing. If that person came with respect for Hinn and believed he was indeed of God being told that can shake their faith especially if they are a new Christian.
>>Did he become a Christian thru her ministry?<<
As I remember it no. I believe he saw her first in 1974 when she did meetings in Israel. He followed her back to the US and continued to follow her until her death in 1976.
One of the main reasons many people interpret Paul's thorn in the flesh as a sickness is because of the use of the word "infirmities." Yet the word "infirmity" is not limited to sickness. The word literally means "lack or inadequacy." It was used that way in Romans 8:26 when it referred to not knowing how to pray as we should. The NIV translates this word as "weakness" not sickness.
The Lord didn't remove Paul's thorn because Jesus didn't redeem believers from persecution. In persecution, the Lord doesn't deliver believers; He strengthens them to be able to bear all things, thereby bringing glory to Himself.
The Lord was telling Paul that when he gave up, then the Lord took over.
Your "paraphrasing" is a little off. The quote said:
But even then, Satan had to secure permission from God, which would indicate that Satan and his demons have no power to inflict illnesses in the ordinary course of events. To treat illnesses on the basis of a demon needing to be expelled from a particular organ, as Wimber taught, is an idea derived from pagan religious cults and/or the priestcraft of Rome, not from the Bible. Believers will certainly do battle with the wiles and temptations wrought by Satan, "but nowhere in the New Testament is temptation resisted by a process of commanding demons to loose their hold or leave a Christian's mind or body. Satan is resisted by being denied success in the temptation. Or if he mounts an attack of depressive suggestions, he is resisted as the believer strives to keep hold of the comfort and promises of God's Word" (Masters, p. 92). (http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/wimber/general.htm
There are several people who have followed up on the healings claimed by Kuhlman and have exposed them as fake or at least psychosomatic. Conesus is more along the lines that she was a separatist. One of the hints when listening to a so called faith healer is the glory they give the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit always put Jesus first and gave glory to Him.
I concluded that the link itself was unreliable, so I didn't bother reading about Wimber.
Ergo, I still know nothing (nor care much) about him.
Cheers!
Why tell me - I never said that "excuse".
That is putting yourself in the position of judging God and your fellow believer based on outward appearances, something we are not to do.
Watch yourself there! I see it is you that is judging and going on a rant of what I never said!
Do you know what kind of damage can be done to a person's walk with Christ, particularly a baby Christian, when they are told that they don't have enough faith? That is absolutely inexcusable.
Didn't Jesus talk about the mustard seed, the smallest of seeds and moving mountains? So why crumble what man says? Where is your faith in what God said?
Did someone tell you that it's easy sailing as a Christian? When you suffered what Paul suffered, then we can talk.
..and I guess that means Timothy had a thorn in his stomach...pnsn, at some point you need to believe God means what He says and says what He means. That He does what He does, when He wants, and WHY He wants. He does the things He does for HIS purposes, not ours. Faith KNOWS this. And accepts it, knowing it is for HIS GLORY. EVERYTHING is for His Glory. Strengths, weaknesses, sufferings, victories, safety, in peril, rich, poor, faith remains unwavering.
Okee, dokee. Nevermind. :o)
What? Why, according to your beliefs, did Paul suffer? Lack of faith? Not praying hard enough, long enough, loud enough? No one to lay hands on him? From what you've been saying, Paul suffered needlessly. All he had to do is have faith that God would relieve him from his suffering. And it would have been answered.
First, it is wrong to think that someone can be healed solely on the faith of another. Jesus couldn't heal all those He wanted to heal in His hometown of Nazareth Mark 6:5-6 because of their unbelief Matt 13:58, not His.
Also, it sometimes takes time to receive a healing. This verse didn't say that Trophimus stayed sick. He may have but he may have just had a little difficulty receiving his healing and Paul didn't have time to wait on the manifestation. It's possible that Trophimus was healed and caught up with Paul or ministered in some other way.
It's also possible that Trophimus just quit believing God so Paul decided to leave him there sick. There are other possibilities, but there is no reason to interpret Paul leaving Trophimus sick at Miletum, as some indication that God doesn't want us to be healed. You can, though, if it makes you feel better.
PNSN(in this thread post #639):
AMEN!!! INDEED they ARE!!! But those who don't believe will never receive healings, etc.. They will get what they believed for.
If you have "never said that excuse", then what HAVE you been saying all this time?
In post #801, you said, "I was healed by my faith." So, do you believe a person's faith is what heals their sicknesses and those who are not healed do not have enough faith? This dialog started out disputing that certain people today have the gift of healing from the Holy Spirit. You seemed to be arguing FOR that position. No one is "ranting", just trying to pin down what your point really is. So far you have been as clear as mud.
pnsn, you are quickly twisting yourself into a pretzel of explanations to try to explain away the clear meaning of God’s word. Very close to defending something that is indefensible. Prayerfully study God’s word of truth.
All he had to do is have faith that God would relieve him from his suffering. And it would have been answered.
Suffering persecution is not sickness - surely, you know that.
Thanks for your concern - but I believe HIM. Go have a pretzel on me.
So you believe GOd will heal your sickness, with enough faith, but not your other sufferings?
Yet Paul DID get martyred didn't he? As did ALL the apostles, except John - though they certainly tried to do him in several times. Whatever the "affliction" Paul suffered - and many theologians believed it was an eye problem - he learned a lesson IN FAITH when God did NOT take it from him. I highly doubt this affliction was persecution as he had already experienced some and knew he had much more to suffer for the name of Christ. He would not have prayed for God to give him a cushy life free from persecution. In fact he said he knew what it was like to abound and to be abased and the lesson he learned was that in whatever state he was, therewith to be content. What kind of witness would it have been for Paul to be asking God repeatedly to take away persecution from him when people all around him were suffering it, too?
You 'seemed' wrong again!
No one is "ranting",
LOL!!!!!
just trying to pin down what your point really is. So far you have been as clear as mud.
Clear as mud to you? Well it can stay that way for you. Some more for you to sling.
He already did and please, read the Word, as it is very clear about persecution.
REALLY?
I don’t know where you got that notion about folks think they can say only good things.
Oh, perhaps from a SCRIPTURE about
speaking only
whatsoever things be lovely, of good report etc.?
LOL.
The FR Religion forum !!!!TRADITION!!!!
is to throw dozens of buckets
of rocks, first, middle, last and always.
Say positive things only when absolutely forced to.
Impressive.
NOT.
CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE? Making up stories to "prove" your point. There was another FReeper who recently went through this. "Maybe it was this, or maybe it was that. But it CERTAINLY wasn't what God said it was. Because that doesn't match what I believe."
Deny the truth and defend the deceit. It seems to be the new craze with some.
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