[Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

[RJ Sandefur]

Unforchantely, that is all to comon place. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul" <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness


> I've an answer to this problem about the church pitying us because of our 
> blindness, and I read this statement many years ago in a book about blind 
> welfare from the RNIB.  The main reason, as I and the author of the book 
> see it, is that there is yet no practical substitution to the human eye. 
> For some deaf and hard of hearing people there is the cochlear implant and 
> for people who have lost limbs or arms there are artificial ones which, 
> although naturally not like the originals in their totality, nevertheless 
> work to some extent.  Unfortunately even in my church, even though they 
> don't pity me, no one will invite me over to their place for a meal and 
> some good conversation.  This happened after our Thanksgiving Day service, 
> and I pray it won't happen after Christmas Day services either.  Hope that 
> was an adequate explanation.  Paul
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:53 PM
> Subject: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
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>
>> Dear list, First, as someone wi!th a doctorate in theology, I must say 
>> I've not seen anywhere in scripture Christ refur to blindness as 
>> something to be looked upon as evil, and yet, the church tens to pity us. 
>> I've not seen this in my own church thank the Lord, but I know some of 
>> you have. God allowed to be blind, and I don't need some faulse teacher 
>> to tell me to claim my healing, just so they can bum money off me
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