Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!van-bc!ubc-cs!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!wuarchive!rex!ukma!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mchamberland@violet.uwaterloo.ca (Marc Chamberland) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Two kinds of faith Message-ID: Date: 12 Dec 90 03:47:39 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Waterloo Lines: 31 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , vm0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Vincent Paul Mulhern) writes: > 1. When did Jesus EVER say to somebody who sought healing from him, >"It's not my will to heal you?" > 2. When did Jesus say, "God allowed you to have this sickness so >you can develop perserverance and develop your faith." > 3. When did Jesus ever allow or condone sickness? > With regard to question 3, see John 9:1- : And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents, BUT THAT THE WORKS OF GOD SHOULD BE MADE MANIFEST IN HIM. This man, nor his parents had any responsibility for his blindness. In fact, God created him in this state. But, there was a purpose. Jesus was definitely glorified through this situation. Also see John 11:4, regarding the death of Lazarus: ...This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God.... Here again, Jesus was glorified through this event. Though I believe in many cases, sickness is caused by sin and disobediance, this is not a blanket fact. If a Christian is sick, they should ask the Lord why He allowed it to happen. Marc Chamberland