Yeshua healed by forgiving sin (that is what he said himself), and after doing so he said “Go and sin no more.”
I'm not saying that's wrong. I'm saying that, using that line of reasoning/logic/Scripture/thinking, then all people who confess, repent, and are 'sanctified' should be disease-free. They are not. Are there other variables that I need to consider? Because I've done "all of the above," and I still have this herniated lumbar disc that hurts like the dickens sometimes. :-)
I suspect we'll never see eye-to-eye on this, so we may need to just agree to disagree.
Some take the promises of scripture that apply to the kingdom of God, that are directed toward our spiritual self that is reborn in christ’s likeness... and apply those promises to our physical carnal humanity.
>> “ then all people who confess, repent, and are ‘sanctified’ should be disease-free. They are not.” <<
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I don’t know how to show you, but that statement is quite wrong.
Very few professing Christians have achieved sanctification.
Most think that recviting the “sinner’s prayer” does all that needs to be done. That simply is not so.
Anyone that has chronic disease has sanctification issues that need to be addressed. The path is first pray to be shown your sins, then confess and repent of them, then permanently remove them from your life. It can be a slow process for some, or a near instantaneous one for others.
If you want to understand this thoroughly, get Henry Wright’s book, “A More Excellent Way” and read it. I reccoment beginning with the testimony section in the back of the book. Real people confessing what they have gone through is an eye opener.
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