Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: garyh@crash.cts.com (Gary Hipp) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: SUFFERING Message-ID: Date: 19 Nov 90 08:38:50 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA Lines: 24 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article ASC105@psuvm.psu.edu writes: Allen Cheung discusses two of the several forms of suffering; persecution and disease. >.... Of course, sinning can cause sickness too. But sinning is also >being out of God's will by giving a foothold to Satan. Sinning can block >the healing of a Christian. Once the Christian gets right with God he can cast >off the disease in the Name of Jesus. This has always been an interesting topic for me and having read your post and the responses that followed, I would like to add my opinion, but I would like someone to answer my questions first so that I understand what you are saying. Is the doctrine you are proposing saying that all disease is due to Satanic causes? If a Christian is "right with God" that he can "In the name of Jesus" cast off the disease and be rid of it? If the Christian is not cured of the disease, is it because of lack of faith? still not right with God? still some sin known or unknown blocking the way? What is the reason that solid non-sinning Christians still suffer from diseases even after claiming healing in the name of Jesus. Thanks for your response.