This is a short list of scriptures about three topics: Healing, Strength/Energy, and Relationships/Anger. Great for printing out and putting on the walls in your house so your home can be filled with the Word of God! Be blessed with these great scriptures!!
Healing
Matthew 8:16-17
When the evening was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
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.
1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.
Acts 10:38
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
John 10:10
The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
1 John 3:8
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Galatians 3:13-14
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Psalm 68:19
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.
Psalm 107:20
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Energy/mind
Psalm 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 3:5
I laid me down and slept; I awoke; for the LORD sustained me.
Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.
Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.
Joshua 14:11
As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
Psalm 18:32
It is God that girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect.
Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 Peter 1:4
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature.
Ephesians 6:10-11
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Relationship/Anger
Philippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Ephesians 4:31-32
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
Philippians 2:14-15
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;
Colossians 3:12-13 (WNT)
Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own people holy and dearly loved, with tender-heartedness, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
bearing with one another and readily forgiving each other, if any one has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also must forgive.
2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
Be blessed with these, my friends! Share this with anyone you can! It's an awesome tool to fill your home with scriptures and make it a safe-haven for you and your family!
Your brother in the Way,
-Brad
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Saving Family
You AND your family will be saved
There’s something that has been laid on my heart recently concerning the burden of a man’s family. Can I believe God for my whole household to be saved when not all members are saved? Can my household believe together in agreement about the Word of Jesus Christ? Can we all be filled with the Holy Ghost and with power together, in one accord, to accomplish the works of the Great Commission?
As I thought on this, the Lord led me to what’s called the “Precedent Setting Passage.” Or basically it’s the first time something is mentioned in the Bible that sets the precedent for every other time it is mentioned in the scriptures.
There are two precedent setting events in the Bible in relation to entire families believing together; one Old Testament, one New Testament. Let’s look first at the Old Testament reference – one of my favorite books in the Bible, Genesis.
Short version; God says He’s going to bring a flood on the earth, and picks Noah out of a world that had only wicked thoughts continually (Genesis 6:5). So we read the faith-building statement in Genesis 6:18:
“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.”
I could camp on how God said “You will come into the ark,” and how that signifies God was waiting for them inside the ark, but that’s for another time. For this study, we need to look at Genesis 7:1,4-7,10:
“And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.”
I put some emphasis in there to show a couple things. We know that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17), so we can conclude that Noah had faith and believed God (Hebrews 11:7).
But what of his family? It seems from this passage that they simply followed what Noah did without question. But let’s put ourselves in their shoes.
His wife probably said something like, “Really, Noah? It’s going to ‘rain’ as you call it? What’s rain? What’s a flood? Nothing like that’s ever happened before! And we’ve been in this boat for seven days without anything happening!”
After all, these people were humans just like us (except they lived A LOT longer than we do). But Noah believed God. So what I see happening here is that Noah’s belief was so strong and so led by the Spirit of God that his whole family caught on to it, and God saved all of them. Therefore, one man’s belief brought his whole household into salvation! Amen!
Let’s look now at the New Testament and see what we find as the precedent-setting event. In John’s Gospel the 4th chapter, Jesus comes back to Cana of Galilee and is met by a nobleman. This man’s son was sick in his house at Capernaum. Now while writing this study, I discovered something awesome: Cana of Galilee is about 10 miles from Capernaum, which if you walk that distance by foot, it’ll take you a while to go that far! This man had a strong faith in Jesus, and he walked 10 miles or more just to receive a word from the Man he had only heard about!
Anyway, this man tells Jesus of his sick son, and asks Jesus to come and heal him. Jesus responds by saying “Go your way, your son lives.” What is even more awesome is the man’s recorded response, this is in John 4:50 – “And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.”
Are you seeing the pattern I’m seeing? A Word from God is given, the people believe the Word given to them, and it produces results. But look at verses 51-53:
“And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.”
Again we see this man’s belief was so strong that it influenced his entire household! The miracle of his son being healed was because of his belief in Jesus’ word, then that healing brought his family into belief in Jesus and His words! Are you seeing this?
Did you receive a word from God about your family? Are there members of your family that aren’t saved? Be hopeful! Look to God and He will give you comfort and peace about your family members!
Now this isn’t something to base a doctrine on, but it certainly is encouraging! From what I know about my dearly beloved Father, He LOVES when His children believe Him and have faith in His Word, because when we do, He ALWAYS moves on our behalf! And it’s not because He does what we tell Him to – far from it! He does what HE SAID He would do! Are you catching this?!
Faith in God’s Word works, every time. Not only does it work, but faith in God is contagious! We’ve seen in the Bible the two precedent-setting events that I believe can still apply to us today. If God gives you a word concerning anything, when you believe it with all your heart, your family WILL see your faith working and grow closer together as they are brought into that faith with you!
I love you all, and am believing God with you for mountains to be moved in your family!
Your brother in the Way,
-Brad
There’s something that has been laid on my heart recently concerning the burden of a man’s family. Can I believe God for my whole household to be saved when not all members are saved? Can my household believe together in agreement about the Word of Jesus Christ? Can we all be filled with the Holy Ghost and with power together, in one accord, to accomplish the works of the Great Commission?
As I thought on this, the Lord led me to what’s called the “Precedent Setting Passage.” Or basically it’s the first time something is mentioned in the Bible that sets the precedent for every other time it is mentioned in the scriptures.
There are two precedent setting events in the Bible in relation to entire families believing together; one Old Testament, one New Testament. Let’s look first at the Old Testament reference – one of my favorite books in the Bible, Genesis.
Short version; God says He’s going to bring a flood on the earth, and picks Noah out of a world that had only wicked thoughts continually (Genesis 6:5). So we read the faith-building statement in Genesis 6:18:
“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.”
I could camp on how God said “You will come into the ark,” and how that signifies God was waiting for them inside the ark, but that’s for another time. For this study, we need to look at Genesis 7:1,4-7,10:
“And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.”
I put some emphasis in there to show a couple things. We know that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17), so we can conclude that Noah had faith and believed God (Hebrews 11:7).
But what of his family? It seems from this passage that they simply followed what Noah did without question. But let’s put ourselves in their shoes.
His wife probably said something like, “Really, Noah? It’s going to ‘rain’ as you call it? What’s rain? What’s a flood? Nothing like that’s ever happened before! And we’ve been in this boat for seven days without anything happening!”
After all, these people were humans just like us (except they lived A LOT longer than we do). But Noah believed God. So what I see happening here is that Noah’s belief was so strong and so led by the Spirit of God that his whole family caught on to it, and God saved all of them. Therefore, one man’s belief brought his whole household into salvation! Amen!
Let’s look now at the New Testament and see what we find as the precedent-setting event. In John’s Gospel the 4th chapter, Jesus comes back to Cana of Galilee and is met by a nobleman. This man’s son was sick in his house at Capernaum. Now while writing this study, I discovered something awesome: Cana of Galilee is about 10 miles from Capernaum, which if you walk that distance by foot, it’ll take you a while to go that far! This man had a strong faith in Jesus, and he walked 10 miles or more just to receive a word from the Man he had only heard about!
Anyway, this man tells Jesus of his sick son, and asks Jesus to come and heal him. Jesus responds by saying “Go your way, your son lives.” What is even more awesome is the man’s recorded response, this is in John 4:50 – “And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.”
Are you seeing the pattern I’m seeing? A Word from God is given, the people believe the Word given to them, and it produces results. But look at verses 51-53:
“And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.”
Again we see this man’s belief was so strong that it influenced his entire household! The miracle of his son being healed was because of his belief in Jesus’ word, then that healing brought his family into belief in Jesus and His words! Are you seeing this?
Did you receive a word from God about your family? Are there members of your family that aren’t saved? Be hopeful! Look to God and He will give you comfort and peace about your family members!
Now this isn’t something to base a doctrine on, but it certainly is encouraging! From what I know about my dearly beloved Father, He LOVES when His children believe Him and have faith in His Word, because when we do, He ALWAYS moves on our behalf! And it’s not because He does what we tell Him to – far from it! He does what HE SAID He would do! Are you catching this?!
Faith in God’s Word works, every time. Not only does it work, but faith in God is contagious! We’ve seen in the Bible the two precedent-setting events that I believe can still apply to us today. If God gives you a word concerning anything, when you believe it with all your heart, your family WILL see your faith working and grow closer together as they are brought into that faith with you!
I love you all, and am believing God with you for mountains to be moved in your family!
Your brother in the Way,
-Brad
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
ALL that Was Accomplished on the Cross
Well it’s been a month now since we’ve left Mechanicsburg, PA and began to root our lives in Tulsa, OK. In the process of establishing our lives out here and our new church (RHEMA Bible Church), we’ve been given some wonderful, powerful, and life GIVING revelations about what it means to be living in the era of redemption, under the Blood Covenant that God made with us through Christ’s death and resurrection on the cross. There are many things I could write and share with you regarding my thoughts, but the one thing that continues to surface in conversations, debates, and disagreements is the topic of healing.
It all started with us posting a changed lyric to a worship song being and now it has grown into a volley of scriptures, interruptions, and at times some pretty hurtful words. As a result of this past month, I have felt led and Brad has encouraged me to write down some of my thoughts and responses to the various conversations that have been happening among us. Therefore, I think it is time for us to review exactly what was accomplished when Christ was crucified on the cross and the Victory of his resurrection.
We all agree, and is the foundation of the Christian faith, that Christ’s death was and is the only key to our salvation (John 3:16). Other verses that are often used to support this believe are those found in “The Romans Road” scriptures:
1) Romans 3:22-24 (Righteousness Through Faith)
2) Romans 5:6 (Christ Died for Sinners)
3) Romans 10:9-10 (Confess With Mouth – Believe in Your Heart = You are Saved)
I do not know of any Believer who disputes, denies, or disqualifies any of these verses and subsequent acts of faith, on our part, to become a Child of God. Look at 2 Corinthians 5:21:
“God made him who had no sin to sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
We have to be righteous, free and forgiven from sin, in order for God to even consider us worthy of being his son or daughter. The cross cleaned us up so that we would be presentable and acceptable to God. Salvation is the result of our decision, made in faith, to believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, that he died, and rose from the dead. There is no other evidence or first hand experiences of this event other than the Word of God. As brother Kenneth E. Hagin, “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it.” AMEN!
Now onto another accomplishment/victory that occurred on the cross for us that we all seem to believe and fully support. Christ’s death and resurrection from the cross overcame and conquered death. 1 Corinthians 15:54:
“Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where O death, is your victory? Where, O death is your sting?”
Also, one of my favorite verses that describes the totality of God’s victory over death, Colossians 2:13-15:
“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
This is where we are taught about the receiving the gift of eternal life. We are invited to spend our eternity with Christ because of his death and resurrection on the cross. Christ experienced death FOR US, so that we would not have to (Romans 6:23) Again, we can apply John 3:16. It’s a pretty undeniable fact that most Believers agree with. We believe that it was because of Christ’s death and resurrection on the cross that we have been spared the wages of sin = an eternity in hell, separation from Christ, death. Rather we are given the promise of an eternity in heaven, with Christ, with life.
However, the most debated and criticized aspect of what God accomplished through Christ on the cross is an extension of Christ overcoming death…Christ overcoming sickness and disease as well. The two most clearly and simply articulated verses, 1 Old Testament and 1 New Testament, that define Christ’s victory over sickness and disease are as follows:
Isaiah 53:4-5:
“Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
AND….1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.”
If we think through what untreated sickness and disease would most likely lead to, we would all agree that we could die. So if God overcame death through Christ’s death and resurrection on the cross, and furthermore if God specifically and intentionally says in the above 2 passages that we ARE and HAVE BEEN healed, why do so many of us disagree about this?
Who when contemplating whether or not to give their lives to Christ was told that,
“Well God may or may not make you sick, cause you hardship, give you a disease, but don’t worry he is doing that because he loves you and wants you to learn something,”
would actually take the leap of faith to offer their lives, heart, soul, and bodies to him? What is so attractive about that? Even non-believers live and believe like that. No, when we choose to accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we do so because we know and believe in our hearts that God is a GOOD God who loves us, saves us, redeems us, prospers us, protects us, and defends us from evil…from death.
I don’t want to digress too far into other scripture that talk about God’s goodness to us, His blessings to us for obedience, but a key verse that a lot of Believer’s memorize and recite, Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
God could not have said that unless he could do this and intended to do so for EVERY believer (He does not show favoritism – Romans 2:11). So my friends, back to the victory that occurred on the cross.
#1 – Christ died so that our sins would be forgiven
#2 – Christ died to overcome death so that we may have eternal life
#3 – Christ died so that we could claim healing over any sickness or disease that we may
experience
Believing and teaching 2 out of 3 of these scriptural accomplishments on the cross does not present the whole and accurate story of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. This, I believe, is one of the enemy’s traps and distortions that he has infected the Church with. He is trying to divide us with those who believe that God allows/causes sickness or disease for a purpose or reason with those who believe that God does not create, author, or prescribe evil things, which includes sickness and disease, but rather offers us the cure and solution for them = healing as a result of the blood shed from His son.
Furthermore, you who are parents…would you intentionally place your child’s hand on a hot stove so that they would experience pain so that you had an opportunity to teach them the lesson not to touch hot stoves? Or would you let your child go out and cross a busy street, them get hit by a car, so that they experience pain, so that you could teach them to look both ways before they cross the street? NO!!! So why do so many Believer’s believe that God would do the same thing? Why do we believe that God wants to teach us a lesson by causing us harm when all the lessons that we need to know are presented for us, simple and pain free, in the Bible?
I will sum up my post with a scripture that finalizes everything for me as to the source/cause of death and the source/cause of life, John 10:10:
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
So ask yourself…was something good taken from me or destroyed that was not a result of my disobedience? If so it was the thief, otherwise known as Satan. Was something given to me that was a blessing of fullness or abundance, joy and peace? If so then it was God.
Thank God for ALL that He accomplished through the death and resurrection of His son Jesus on the cross. Thank God that we can live in complete victory over our sins, death, and sickness. AMEN!
With Love,
~Tina Fleisher~
It all started with us posting a changed lyric to a worship song being and now it has grown into a volley of scriptures, interruptions, and at times some pretty hurtful words. As a result of this past month, I have felt led and Brad has encouraged me to write down some of my thoughts and responses to the various conversations that have been happening among us. Therefore, I think it is time for us to review exactly what was accomplished when Christ was crucified on the cross and the Victory of his resurrection.
We all agree, and is the foundation of the Christian faith, that Christ’s death was and is the only key to our salvation (John 3:16). Other verses that are often used to support this believe are those found in “The Romans Road” scriptures:
1) Romans 3:22-24 (Righteousness Through Faith)
2) Romans 5:6 (Christ Died for Sinners)
3) Romans 10:9-10 (Confess With Mouth – Believe in Your Heart = You are Saved)
I do not know of any Believer who disputes, denies, or disqualifies any of these verses and subsequent acts of faith, on our part, to become a Child of God. Look at 2 Corinthians 5:21:
“God made him who had no sin to sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
We have to be righteous, free and forgiven from sin, in order for God to even consider us worthy of being his son or daughter. The cross cleaned us up so that we would be presentable and acceptable to God. Salvation is the result of our decision, made in faith, to believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, that he died, and rose from the dead. There is no other evidence or first hand experiences of this event other than the Word of God. As brother Kenneth E. Hagin, “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it.” AMEN!
Now onto another accomplishment/victory that occurred on the cross for us that we all seem to believe and fully support. Christ’s death and resurrection from the cross overcame and conquered death. 1 Corinthians 15:54:
“Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where O death, is your victory? Where, O death is your sting?”
Also, one of my favorite verses that describes the totality of God’s victory over death, Colossians 2:13-15:
“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
This is where we are taught about the receiving the gift of eternal life. We are invited to spend our eternity with Christ because of his death and resurrection on the cross. Christ experienced death FOR US, so that we would not have to (Romans 6:23) Again, we can apply John 3:16. It’s a pretty undeniable fact that most Believers agree with. We believe that it was because of Christ’s death and resurrection on the cross that we have been spared the wages of sin = an eternity in hell, separation from Christ, death. Rather we are given the promise of an eternity in heaven, with Christ, with life.
However, the most debated and criticized aspect of what God accomplished through Christ on the cross is an extension of Christ overcoming death…Christ overcoming sickness and disease as well. The two most clearly and simply articulated verses, 1 Old Testament and 1 New Testament, that define Christ’s victory over sickness and disease are as follows:
Isaiah 53:4-5:
“Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
AND….1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.”
If we think through what untreated sickness and disease would most likely lead to, we would all agree that we could die. So if God overcame death through Christ’s death and resurrection on the cross, and furthermore if God specifically and intentionally says in the above 2 passages that we ARE and HAVE BEEN healed, why do so many of us disagree about this?
Who when contemplating whether or not to give their lives to Christ was told that,
“Well God may or may not make you sick, cause you hardship, give you a disease, but don’t worry he is doing that because he loves you and wants you to learn something,”
would actually take the leap of faith to offer their lives, heart, soul, and bodies to him? What is so attractive about that? Even non-believers live and believe like that. No, when we choose to accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we do so because we know and believe in our hearts that God is a GOOD God who loves us, saves us, redeems us, prospers us, protects us, and defends us from evil…from death.
I don’t want to digress too far into other scripture that talk about God’s goodness to us, His blessings to us for obedience, but a key verse that a lot of Believer’s memorize and recite, Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
God could not have said that unless he could do this and intended to do so for EVERY believer (He does not show favoritism – Romans 2:11). So my friends, back to the victory that occurred on the cross.
#1 – Christ died so that our sins would be forgiven
#2 – Christ died to overcome death so that we may have eternal life
#3 – Christ died so that we could claim healing over any sickness or disease that we may
experience
Believing and teaching 2 out of 3 of these scriptural accomplishments on the cross does not present the whole and accurate story of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. This, I believe, is one of the enemy’s traps and distortions that he has infected the Church with. He is trying to divide us with those who believe that God allows/causes sickness or disease for a purpose or reason with those who believe that God does not create, author, or prescribe evil things, which includes sickness and disease, but rather offers us the cure and solution for them = healing as a result of the blood shed from His son.
Furthermore, you who are parents…would you intentionally place your child’s hand on a hot stove so that they would experience pain so that you had an opportunity to teach them the lesson not to touch hot stoves? Or would you let your child go out and cross a busy street, them get hit by a car, so that they experience pain, so that you could teach them to look both ways before they cross the street? NO!!! So why do so many Believer’s believe that God would do the same thing? Why do we believe that God wants to teach us a lesson by causing us harm when all the lessons that we need to know are presented for us, simple and pain free, in the Bible?
I will sum up my post with a scripture that finalizes everything for me as to the source/cause of death and the source/cause of life, John 10:10:
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
So ask yourself…was something good taken from me or destroyed that was not a result of my disobedience? If so it was the thief, otherwise known as Satan. Was something given to me that was a blessing of fullness or abundance, joy and peace? If so then it was God.
Thank God for ALL that He accomplished through the death and resurrection of His son Jesus on the cross. Thank God that we can live in complete victory over our sins, death, and sickness. AMEN!
With Love,
~Tina Fleisher~
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