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It's those who wish to |
Shut you out that create so many hoops to jump through. Did Jesus heal on a contingency basis? That is, before touching them, did he make certain what exactly their doctrinal stance was? No. Jesus healed people that didn't even want to be healed. The only time he asked what somebody thought, he answered, in so many words, "Hey, that's not bad!" | |||||||||||||||
From the feature story this summer on the Voice of the Martyrs web page: What kind of faith in Christ could exist for a new believer who didn't have shelves of books, concordances, music, and numerous Bible translations? What kind of faith grows in those who cannot read one page of any translation and are beaten for speaking about Jesus at a "kindergarten level"? Have we forgotten that the Word existed before the world began? (Jn 1:1) Would a simple verbal transmission of the Word be enough to hold a bare-bones, isolated faith for believers who are literally spit upon by their own families?" | ||||||||||||||||
From Romans chapter 10: |
But the righteousness based on faith says, Do not say in your heart "Who will ascend into heaven?" (that is, to bring Christ down) or "Who will descend into the abyss? (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? The word is near you, on your lips, and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. It's not so complicated. | |||||||||||||||
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