[Faith-talk] ABout healing

Mon Sep 12 22:25:03 UTC 2011

oh so true
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Mentink" <mentink at frontiernet.net>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] ABout healing


> Amen, Gregg. And, please remember that God is sovereign, and so is His 
> grace.
>
> We need to believe the whole Bible, not just select parts that prove one 
> or two particular points we want to emphasize. Signs and wonders, yes; but 
> not for all of us in the way we wish or think might be.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Linda
>
> At 05:15 PM 9/11/2011, you wrote:
>>Hi Joshua,
>>Let me start by affirming my belief that God can and does heal people in 
>>miraculous ways.  With that said, I take serious issue with your statement 
>>that God is not glorified through blindness.  Such a statement limits 
>>God's power and belittles blind people.
>>
>>One of the most powerful messages I find in the Bible is that God works 
>>despite, and through human weakness.  Sometimes he heals, makes strong, 
>>and overcomes human weakness.  But other times, he uses those things 
>>people think are weak or foolish, and his power is revealed to be all the 
>>more strong.  Reread 1 Corinthians 1 and 2 Corinthians 12 for a start. 
>>Many argue that the thorn in Paul's flesh in 2 Corinthians 12 was some 
>>kind of physical disability.  Paul makes it clear that whatever the thorn 
>>was did bring God glory though.
>>
>>For years I  prayed for physical healing of my eyes.  I still believe God 
>>can do that if he wants to.  But I had an experience that changed my 
>>understanding of God working through my physical weakness.  3 years ago I 
>>travelled to a country in Central Asia to work with children with 
>>disabilities for a month.  The country is quite hostile toward Americans 
>>and christianity.  However, my blindness was a key that opened many doors 
>>to connect with people I might not have otherwise met.  Because I was 
>>blind, people got over their hatred for Americans and approached me to 
>>find out why a blind man had travelled so far to their country.  This led 
>>to several redemptive conversations.  The children with disabilities had 
>>never been exposed to a successful adult with a disability, and so my mere 
>>presence and existence gave them hope for their own lives.  I was 
>>overwhelmed because my greatest tool overseas was my blindness.  God had 
>>equipped me perfectly to reach out to people whom others c
>>  an not reach.
>>
>>Don't stop praying for healing, just make sure you are reading all of your 
>>Bible.  God heals people in miraculous ways and is glorified.  He also 
>>equips people to live despite disability or "weakness" which also gives 
>>him glory.  I suspect that most of us on this list fall into that second 
>>category.  Don't be so quick to dismiss the idea that God can use our 
>>blindness to bring about his kingdom.
>>
>>God bless,
>>Greg
>>On Sep 10, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:
>>
>> > Jesus said, that greater things, shall we do, in his name.
>> > When the church walks into the power, and anointing, God has for us,
>> > we will see an increase, in signs, wonders, and miracles.
>> > This anointing isn't just for preachers, (Oral Roberts, Katherine
>> > Kullman, Franklin Walden, Lee Stoneking, etc,) but it's for anyone,
>> > that believes.
>> > Read Mark 16:15/18 again.
>> > Do you believe?
>> > Then, these signs shall follow you.
>> > You've got to have the Holy Ghost in you, and it must come upon you,
>> > (Acts, 1:8,) for that to happen.
>> > This Gospel must be preached, with signs following, as the apostles 
>> > did.
>> > "If we want, what the apostles had, we must do what the apostles did,"
>> > (Pastor Steve Gray.)
>> > BTW, I don't believe, that my blindness is because of a lack of faith.
>> > Jesus told the blind man, that his was so that God could be glorified.
>> > He's not glorified in blindness, but rather our healing.
>> > Notice, Jesus healed him.
>> > If I never receive my sight, I'm okay with that, but I'm believing
>> > that I will, as a sign to those Jewish men, I refered to, in the other
>> > thread.
>> > Blessings, Joshua
>> >
>> > On 9/10/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >>    Joshua, just out of curiosity, does it say this in the Bible?
>> >> And what importance does Katherine Kulman have, to say this?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Joshua Lester
>> >> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 2:30 PM
>> >> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> >> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] ABout healing
>> >>
>> >> There is coming a time, before the coming of the Lord, when everyone,
>> >> will be healed, in a church service.
>> >> I'm refering to physical healing.
>> >> This was prophesied, by none other than Katherine Kulman.
>> >> Blessings, Joshua
>> >>
>> >> On 9/9/11, Gerardo Corripio <gera1027 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> HI listers: As I understand it (relating to the incident of the
>> boy in the
>> >>> wheelchair being able to walk) God heals us though maybe not in ways 
>> >>> we
>> >>> understand. I say this because I've always wanted to be a medical 
>> >>> doctor,
>> >>> but because of blindness wasn't able to accomplish the career 
>> >>> studying
>> >>> instead Psychology. Yes I managed to finish and graduate, but still 
>> >>> felt
>> >>> an
>> >>> emptiness of not being able to study medicine.
>> >>>
>> >>> The years went by, and a bad experience of the director not wanting 
>> >>> me in
>> >>> a
>> >>> postgrad course of psychology brought me to study Reiki,
>> therapy having to
>> >>> do with energy and hands on. Thus I understand that though I wasn't 
>> >>> able
>> >>> to
>> >>> study medicine, God has given me (and is still giving me) ways to
>> >>> compensate
>> >>> for this, thus healing the sense of loss of not being able to study a
>> >>> given
>> >>> career. Am I on the right track?
>> >>>
>> >>> Gerardo
>> >>>
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