Then He commanded them that they should tell no one. Is that something for the faith healer?

[Br. Bear]

@Waggles

Greetings,

Again there comes across spite against the Spirit-filled churches that do indeed have wonderful testimonies to healing

I must let you know that you are totally wrong.

It can be easy to mis-understand another on internet forums, much like it can be in real person. But i forgive you, so don't panic.

My thoughts were more along the lines of, why spend so much time talking about the things you claim and present as truth for all others here to believe or not, zealously repeating yourself on your doctrinal position, when you ought really be out there and reporting back to us that we might
a)believe
b) rejoice and give praise

not necessarily in that order, and 'believe' for those who do not, as yet.

I suppose it is a case of, show me your faith by works rather than repeating words that become something only visible on a screen.

My post to you was and still is, an encouragement to you to go to... and get doing... there are so many who need to hear and could do with a healing in the process! to the glory and praise of God. And plenty who read these forum pages who could benefit eternally from hearing the wonderful things that God is still doing.

examine your interpretation of my communication, perhaps, and maybe seek someone with discernment (as per 1Corinthians 12)
Also, do you actually 'move' in gifts of healings... now, these days.... and if so, please tell us about it when you do.


Bless you ,,,,><>

 

[Br. Bear]

@Waggles

Greetings,

I realise you posted after quoting our Sister in Christ @watertolive but would like to 'jump in' here.

Testimonies To Real Miracles

Read hundreds of first hand accounts of how the power of God is changing lives all over the world.​

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 11:5

Nick, I didn't see "hundreds" but admittedly, i did not count all of them.
A handful, given the deployment of your regiment , coupled with the constant claims to the doctrine of your choice, amongst "millions and millions" BUT, still a wonderful read of lives healed of all manner of complex issues. Thank you for sharing.

Are you able to go out and report back to us, to testify what the Lord is doing in your life by your hands with His Spirit?

I think our Sister was encouraging you to go and come again, telling us the wonderful news of even more lives saved and some healings and miracles to spur us all on... not seeking a sign but wanting to join in celebrating the power of the Gospel, today [and tomorrow and tomorrows to come].
There are very few as enthusiastic about healings and miracles being something that happens today that come and join in at TalkJesus as you are, so asking one such as you is only reasonable.


Perhaps I am missing something?
I know there are masses of very needy {physically} people who would really have better lives if they received healings(s) and yet we hardly hear of such things occurring... perhaps they are all told to keep it to themselves, as per the OP ??

Are you able to heal folk, out and about, or do they have to 'come and get it' Or are they all fit and not in need of a touch from the Master's hand where you live?
I recall a chap who was healed for a few years from a very serious car accident, who went into hospitals and caused a commotion. It was exciting stuff.
Even better is when people come to the knowledge of eternal life in Christ and are brought from darkness into light!

I encourage you to go out,as you remind us that you believe we should.


Keep us informed, please.

Jesus is the Lord


Bless you ....><>


ps, perhaps re-read what watertolive wrote...?

Testify...!
Why do you not testify?

you might find those few words full of encouragement

 

[watertolive]

within the spirit-filled church - Pentecostal churches.

No man made house is spirit-filled unless He comes in with the believer.

 

[watertolive]

One time i was at a tent revival.
It was closing alter call.
We stood with hands in the air and eyes closed.
I began to feel something like rain on my hands and face.
I felt wet.
My clothes were beginning to feel soggy, like I was wet.
I reached and touched my face cause I felt water running down my face.
Yep, my face felt wet to the touch.
I opened my eyes...
I saw a white rain falling underneath that tent.
Now, in the spiritual, I was soaked to the bone, WET.
But in the physical I was bone dry.

Guys it was so amazing.

All praise glory and honor be unto God. Amen

 

[Br. Bear]

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh; and having an high priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised ) and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:19-25

 

[Waggles]

No man made house is spirit-filled unless He comes in with the believer.

the body of Christ is not a man-made house.

 

[Waggles]

Are you able to go out and report back to us, to testify what the Lord is doing in your life by your hands with His Spirit?

Sure ... sharing testimonies is an important part of preaching the gospel and sharing the good news about Jesus.
On the day that I was baptized in the Holy Spirit with the Bible evidence of speaking in tongues I was immediately healed and set free from decades long addictions to cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and shooting up amphetamines.
Without withdrawal pangs nor pain nor stress. Instantly healed in a moment of time.
Jesus went on to heal my kidneys which were bleeding (my urine was the colour of instant coffee) - I prayed about my kidneys and it was all good the next morning when I went to the toilet.
God healed my mind from drug induced psychosis - I was seeing things and also having conversations with people who were not really there. The Holy Spirit over a short time gave me a sound mind.
Jesus healed my soul, healed my heart, healed my mind, healed my body, healed my life.
The gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit transformed my life from being a drug addicted petty criminal junkie into a functional citizen who could work and feed his family.

That was 26 years ago and over that time I have laid hands on many people (from my children to strangers) and prayed for healings.
Not all prayers are answered instantly with a demonstrable healing, but many are.
But I do not argue the point - I pray over and with people for healings and blessings because that is faith in God.
I am not always able to lay hands on people because they are elsewhere from my location - but the prayers of a righteous person avails much - and many people in our church have been raised up through the
combined prayers (and sometimes fasting) of the saints.

While Pentecostal churches do have many many testimonies to healings and miracles it is not a 100% success rate and some saints do die from their illnesses, and also from old age.
And yet we rejoice in the passing of a saint who has kept the faith and endured until the end for great will be their reward when they rise up when the last trumpet sounds and are transformed in the twinkling of an eye.

 

[watertolive]

the body of Christ is not a man-made house.

That's what I said.
You like to fight, don't you?
Not with me.

All praise glory and honor be unto God. Amen

 

[Br. Bear]

All praise glory and honor be unto God. Amen

amen

 

[th1bill]

Waggles, I was filled with Ruah at 16 til Midnight on 1/1/90 but do not believe the manifestations you seem hard put to sell here. My only question to any of the Bennie Hinn and Group followers is why are you, all of you, not emptying out the Hospitals by curing them?

 

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Subject Heading:- Then He commanded them that they should tell no one. Is that something for the faith healer?​

"Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” Mark 7:31-37

Jesus is presented with a deaf man with a speech impediment and a request to heal him. Now this guy is somehow treated differently from most other healings. Hitherto healing was instant but on this occasion Jesus makes a bit of a meal of it; it's like He performs a minor operation on the man so instead of Jesus just saying, be healed, He puts a finger in the patient's ears and spits and uses His spittle by touching the guy's tongue with it and says 'Ephaphatha' which translates, be open. Then immediately the man can hear fine and he talks normally. This is similar to John 9:1-7. So why is it that this man's condition seemed a bit harder for Jesus to heal than say the Centurion's servant who was close to death but was healed at a distance Luke 7:1-10? When I'm lifting weights at the gym, they tell me not to jerk the weights but lift them slowly to get maximum benefit. In the same way, Jesus is showing total control over illness, He can heal instantly or slowly. He doesn't need a sledge hammer to crack a nut!

But why does Jesus time and again, instruct the recipients of miracles to stay quiet? Wouldn't it make more sense if miracles were broadcast far and wide to the glory of God?

Jesus was never a good showman. Notice, right at the beginning, Jesus took the man aside from the multitude. Why? Miracles were performed more out of love for the patient than as a publicity stunt. There were exceptions, John 9:1-7. There are similarities between these two miracles; neither were instant results. In the John 9 miracle, Jesus makes a clay from His spittle. It's likely that He did that to wind up the Pharisees, knowing that they'd view this making clay on the Sabbath would bring condemnation from the Pharisees for breaking their mad regulations, which clearly had no scriptural authority. That was a fringe benefit, the real reason he healed this man was out of love for the man.

Questions from this miracle-

Is there a place today for high publicity healing services?
Was there ever an instance of the sufferer falling over in the Spirit?
Was there ever recorded offertory bags being passed around after the miracle?
What's the difference between Acts 3:6-16 and Matthew 7:22?

' Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
" Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father do:
for what things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth Him all things that Himself doeth:
and He will shew Him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.
He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent Him... "'
(John 5:19-23)

Hello @Andyindauk,

The 'words' and 'works' spoken and performed by our Lord Jesus Christ are those of God the Father.

* Those whom God, in Christ, healed, and were told not to make it known, were told so, because it was imperative that all that should happen to and through the Lord Jesus Christ was in accord with the Father's will, and in His time. All was done that the prophecies of the Old Testament should be fulfilled precisely as foretold. So it was imperative that the enemies of our Lord should not act against Him, until the time of God's choosing, this necessitated, occassionally, a certain amount of secrecy.

'Now I say that Jesus Christ
was a minister of the circumcision
for the truth of God,
to confirm the promises
made unto the fathers:'
(Rom 15:8)

* No comparison can be made between the miraculous healings performed by our Lord, and those things done in His Name today.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

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Subject Heading:- Then He commanded them that they should tell no one. Is that something for the faith healer?​

Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” Mark 7:31-37


Jesus is presented with a deaf man with a speech impediment and a request to heal him. Now this guy is somehow treated differently from most other healings. Hitherto healing was instant but on this occasion Jesus makes a bit of a meal of it; it's like He performs a minor operation on the man so instead of Jesus just saying, be healed, He puts a finger in the patient's ears and spits and uses His spittle by touching the guy's tongue with it and says 'Ephaphatha' which translates, be open. Then immediately the man can hear fine and he talks normally. This is similar to John 9:1-7. So why is it that this man's condition seemed a bit harder for Jesus to heal than say the Centurion's servant who was close to death but was healed at a distance Luke 7:1-10? When I'm lifting weights at the gym, they tell me not to jerk the weights but lift them slowly to get maximum benefit. In the same way, Jesus is showing total control over illness, He can heal instantly or slowly. He doesn't need a sledge hammer to crack a nut!

But why does Jesus time and again, instruct the recipients of miracles to stay quiet? Wouldn't it make more sense if miracles were broadcast far and wide to the glory of God?

Jesus was never a good showman. Notice, right at the beginning, Jesus took the man aside from the multitude. Why? Miracles were performed more out of love for the patient than as a publicity stunt. There were exceptions, John 9:1-7. There are similarities between these two miracles; neither were instant results. In the John 9 miracle, Jesus makes a clay from His spittle. It's likely that He did that to wind up the Pharisees, knowing that they'd view this making clay on the Sabbath would bring condemnation from the Pharisees for breaking their mad regulations, which clearly had no scriptural authority. That was a fringe benefit, the real reason he healed this man was out of love for the man.

Questions from this miracle-

Is there a place today for high publicity healing services?
Was there ever an instance of the sufferer falling over in the Spirit?
Was there ever recorded offertory bags being passed around after the miracle?
What's the difference between Acts 3:6-16 and Matthew 7:22?

Mark 7:31-37 - John 9:1-7 - Luke 7:1-10
1) Is there a place today for high publicity healing services?
2) Was there ever an instance of the sufferer falling over in the Spirit?
3) Was there ever recorded offertory bags being passed around after the miracle?
4) What's the difference between Acts 3:6-16 and Matthew 7:22?

(2)
Hello again, @Andyindauk,

In answer to your questions, listed above:-

1) No, I don't believe there is.
2) No, I don't believe there was.
3) No.
4a) Acts 3:6-16 shows the disciples fulfilling their ministry, as, 'them that heard Him,' see Hebrews 2:3-4:-

'How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation;
which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord,
and was confirmed unto us by them that heard Him;
.. God also bearing them witness,
.... with signs and wonders,
...... and with divers miracles,
........ and gifts of the Holy Ghost,
.......... according to His Own Will?
(Heb 2:3-4)

* This, like every other, 'sign, wonder and miracle,' was performed by God through the Twelve: as a witness to the fact that the ministry of the Twelve was ordained by, and operated in accord with, His will and by His power.

4b) By contrast, in Matthew 7:22, these men's miracles and signs, though done in the name of Christ, were self-appointed, unlike the ministry of the Twelve. Yet, though that was the case, the name of the Lord Jesus was honoured, and the miracles performed. Yet these men are denied the eternal security and blessing that the Twelve would enjoy, as those who were God appointed: for they did not do the will of the Father (v.21), but their own will, for their own glory. The will of the Father was to believe on Him Whom He had sent. This it would seem they did not do, otherwise they would have been received.

Just thoughts.
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[PloughBoy]

Subject Heading:- Then He commanded them that they should tell no one. Is that something for the faith healer?​

(2)
Hello again, @Andyindauk,

In answer to your questions, listed above:-

1) No, I don't believe there is.
2) No, I don't believe there was.
3) No.
4a) Acts 3:6-16 shows the disciples fulfilling their ministry, as, 'them that heard Him,' see Hebrews 2:3-4:-

'How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation;
which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord,
and was confirmed unto us by them that heard Him;
.. God also bearing them witness,
.... with signs and wonders,
...... and with divers miracles,
........ and gifts of the Holy Ghost,
.......... according to His Own Will?
(Heb 2:3-4)

* This, like every other, 'sign, wonder and miracle,' was performed by God through the Twelve: as a witness to the fact that the ministry of the Twelve was ordained by, and operated in accord with, His will and by His power.

4b) By contrast, in Matthew 7:22, these men's miracles and signs, though done in the name of Christ, were self-appointed, unlike the ministry of the Twelve. Yet, though that was the case, the name of the Lord Jesus was honoured, and the miracles performed. Yet these men are denied the eternal security and blessing that the Twelve would enjoy, as those who were God appointed: for they did not do the will of the Father (v.21), but their own will, for their own glory. The will of the Father was to believe on Him Whom He had sent. This it would seem they did not do, otherwise they would have been received.

Just thoughts.
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[Waggles]

Waggles, I was filled with Ruah at 16 til Midnight on 1/1/90 but do not believe the manifestations you seem hard put to sell here. My only question to any of the Bennie Hinn and Group followers is why are you, all of you, not emptying out the Hospitals by curing them?

1: I am not selling any products here - I merely uphold scripture that believers - true worshippers - who are baptized in the Holy Spirit shall speak in tongues.
Speaking in tongues is a spiritual language for our praying in the Holy Spirit directly to God.
Speaking in tongues is the Bible evidence of baptism of the Holy Spirit.
1Cor 14:2 For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

2: I am not a follower of U.S. charlatans and money making business people disguised as preachers - who are known to manipulate "healings" for financial gains and ratings.
As for emptying the hospitals that is not how the gospel works.
Jesus did not empty the hospitals and did not heal every single blind person nor raise all the dead - Jesus dealt with individuals who had faith and who's testimonies would spread the gospel.
John 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.
3 In these lay a multitude of invalids - blind, lame, and paralyzed.
5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
Note that jesus healed one blind man out of the multitude of invalids at the pool of Bethesda.

If on a Sunday meeting when people come up to the prayer line for healing and there was a 100% healing rate from every ailment and disease
would people come to the meetings to hear the gospel and to believe? Or would they come simply to get healed and return back to their worldly lives?
Even when Jesus did his mighty miracles in public, people who saw him perform such often did not believe.
Smith Wigglesworth and other early Pentecostal preachers (1890s ➙) had enormous divine healing meetings wherein thousands were healed, but most returned to their worldly denomination churches
where there is no power of God nor his signs following. These people could have received the indwelling Holy Spirit, but they choose to be satisfied with just a healing.
John 6:23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves."


Mark 16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Here Jesus stresses the necessity to believe and to become a disciple then afterwards would come the God given signs of the Holy Spirit in a believer (a true worshipper).
Note also that Jesus our God of salvation states emphatically that believers would speak in tongues - Jesus did not say that some believers would and some would not.
The book of Acts confirms this.

PS: I received the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues when I was 11 years of age way back in 1966. Not in a church hall but in our loungeroom at home.

 

[B-A-C]

My only question to any of the Bennie Hinn and Group followers is why are you, all of you, not emptying out the Hospitals by curing them?

I can't speak for Bennie Hinn. But I have seen people get up out of wheelchairs and walk.

Mat 13:54; He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
Mat 13:58; And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

But even Jesus didn't heal everyone around Him.

John 5:3; In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters;
John 5:4; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.]
John 5:5; A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
John 5:6; When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He *said to him, "Do you wish to get well?"

It says in verse 3 here that there was a "multitude" of sick, blind and lame people. Why didn't Jesus heal them all?
It also says that Jesus knew this one man was in this condition for 38 years. Why didn't He heal him before this?

Sometimes, the sickness comes from God Himself.

1Cor 11:28; But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
1Cor 11:29; For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
1Cor 11:30; For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.

.. and finally, sometimes when we ask God to heal, or remove an affliction.. the answer is "no".

2Cor 12:7; Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!
2Cor 12:8; Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.
2Cor 12:9; And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

 

[Andyindauk]

I can't speak for Bennie Hinn. But I have seen people get up out of wheelchairs and walk.

Mat 13:54; He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
Mat 13:58; And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

But even Jesus didn't heal everyone around Him.

John 5:3; In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters;
John 5:4; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.]
John 5:5; A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
John 5:6; When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He *said to him, "Do you wish to get well?"

It says in verse 3 here that there was a "multitude" of sick, blind and lame people. Why didn't Jesus heal them all?
It also says that Jesus knew this one man was in this condition for 38 years. Why didn't He heal him before this?

Sometimes, the sickness comes from God Himself.

1Cor 11:28; But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
1Cor 11:29; For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
1Cor 11:30; For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.

.. and finally, sometimes when we ask God to heal, or remove an affliction.. the answer is "no".

2Cor 12:7; Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!
2Cor 12:8; Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.
2Cor 12:9; And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

Let me say that I AM NOT SAYING that God cannot or does not use His unlimited powers in miraculous ways to bring about divine and miraculous healing any more, nor am I saying that the age of miracles has passed. No.

What I am questioning is the 20th and 21st century phenomena of faith healing evangelistic mega publicity events; I'm asking that in the days of the church's infancy in the book of Acts where miracles were more commonplace, nowhere was God's power of healing used as an evangelistic hook to draw people in. Rather, the Apostles preached the Gospel of repentance and the need to follow and know Jesus.

So when I see billboards and social media ads for forthcoming miracle healing services, I'm wondering is this in keeping with the Spirit of the early church and the Gospels? When I watch YouTube videos of miracle healing campaigns, I'm often left thinking that this is all about glorifying the showman guy at the front. The whole carefully planned and choreographed service to me seems so un-Christlike, un-Peterlike and unPaullike. The most important part of the service is the offertory bags at the end.

I'm reminded of Philippians 1:15 or even Matthew 7:22-23 and Mark 13:22.

I'm interested to hear your views.

 

[B-A-C]

I'm reminded of Philippians 1:15 or even Matthew 7:22-23 and Mark 13:22.

First of all, I agree with you. There are certainly charlatans out there.
I have no doubts about that at all. But I would say this about every denomination, not just faith healing denominations.

Php 1:15; Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will;
Php 1:16; the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;
Php 1:17; the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.

The Bible even says there will people like this. I see where Bennie Hinn's net worth is $70 million (US)

Matt 7:21; "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
Matt 7:22; "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
Matt 7:23; "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

This is a different situation. Jesus isn't saying "Depart from me" because they did miracles and cast out demons. Jesus says Satan never casts out his own demons.
He is saying "Depart from me" because they are "worker of iniquity" or people "who practice lawlessness". It's great if you're doing miracles and casting out demons,
but if you're still living in sin... Jesus is giving a warning here.

Mark 13:22; for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, even the elect.

No doubt this will happen, and is already happening. But that doesn't mean everyone doing miracles is a false prophet.
Mark 16:17; "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
Mark 16:18; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."

John 14:12; "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.
1Cor 12:7; But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
1Cor 12:8; For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
1Cor 12:9; to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
1Cor 12:10; and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
1Cor 12:11; But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

 

[th1bill]

I can't speak for Bennie Hinn. But I have seen people get up out of wheelchairs and walk.

Mat 13:54; He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
Mat 13:58; And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

But even Jesus didn't heal everyone around Him.

John 5:3; In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters;
John 5:4; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.]
John 5:5; A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
John 5:6; When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He *said to him, "Do you wish to get well?"

It says in verse 3 here that there was a "multitude" of sick, blind and lame people. Why didn't Jesus heal them all?
It also says that Jesus knew this one man was in this condition for 38 years. Why didn't He heal him before this?

Sometimes, the sickness comes from God Himself.

1Cor 11:28; But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
1Cor 11:29; For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
1Cor 11:30; For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.

.. and finally, sometimes when we ask God to heal, or remove an affliction.. the answer is "no".

2Cor 12:7; Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!
2Cor 12:8; Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.
2Cor 12:9; And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

I and six other men prayed a grapefruit sized cyst away and I know an English Missionary thuat has raised two lives from their ambulance stretchers and another man in the local area has been prayed back to life. Just the same we quietly go about doing YHWH's work as He requires. Did you not read Yashua directing His followers to tell no one. We must never puff ourselves up.

 

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@Andyindauk,
4) the difference between Acts 3:6-16 and Matthew 7:22?

Hello there @Andyindauk,

I just want to thank you for your question (above), for in answering it the Lord gave an understanding of Matthew 7:22, which I needed. I had asked the Lord to enable me to understand it, and in comparing those two portions of Scripture He has graciously done just that (see replies #31 and #32).

Within the love of Christ our Saviour,
our Lord and Head.
Chris

 

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* This, like every other, 'sign, wonder and miracle,' was performed by God through the Twelve:

Acts 6:8; And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

Acts 15:12; All the people kept silent, and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul as they were relating what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

Luke 10:17; The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name."

Acts 21:10; As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Does "the twelve" include only Judas, or only Paul?

Mat 10:1; Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
Mat 10:2; Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Mat 10:3; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Mat 10:4; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

Mat 10:5; These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;
Mat 10:6; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Mat 10:7; "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Mat 10:8; "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.