Here's what I find disturbing. These people put their full trust in God, and it didn't work. I don't see how they can be criticized one iota, by people who say they believe the Bible is inspired and infallible. Did God promise to heal or not? Does anyone here
really believe all the healing promises?
James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
That's a promise. Most Bible-believers that I know will freely admit that, even joyfully claim it, cling to it.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Preachers love to stress "we are". We are
already healed, they say! Just have to accept it, they say. Um, well, no. If you are sick, you are sick. You are not healed "already". You may be healed at some point in the future, but you are not already healed, now.
Some people say if circumstance doesn't agree with scripture, scripture is right and circumstance is wrong. Some people need a reality check. Circumstance (reality) is what it is. If your theology doesn't line up with reality, you should get a new theology.
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