Can you come up with another reason outside of the "He works in mysterious ways" response? Because then I would be compelled to ask, "Why all the secrecy?" To test our faith? Heck, He puportedly rubbed our collective noses in the "fact" of his existence about 2000 years ago. What, did he take an extended vacation in the Andromeda Galaxy? Maybe He lost interest in us?
2006-08-13 18:11:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hey Obi Wan -- that's pretty awesome! Wow. Just like Forrest Gump. I'm impressed.
2006-08-13 18:35:00 · update #1
Another reason why agnostics like myself doubt his existence. Were we put here to suffer? The 6 month old african child dying of sickness, was this god's plan? When a man gets AIDS thru blood transfusion, does praying help? When Hiltler killed millions of jews, was this what he wanted? After all, werent they the chosen people? Yet when an athlete does something incredible or makes the winning play he/she thanks god...pleeez
2006-08-13 18:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by thrustable 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
God does still heal the crippled and maimed. The problem is that people who seek healing often give up because of waiting. I was born with twisted ankles as a child. At the age of 3 I could not run or walk properly. I had to crawl everywhere. My parents bought me these specialized boots which were supposed to straightened my ankles. These boots were horribly painful on my feet. I kept taking them off. However, I had saved grandparents who came up from Arkansas. They prayed over and anointed my ankles and they were straightened miraculously. Over my life time, I have seen many such miracles. The reason you do not hear about alot of crippled people being healed is that the devil fights against the news getting out. But yes God does still heal and sometimes there is a season that you have to wait for to get your healing. Sometimes it takes years for that season to come around.
2006-08-14 01:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by super saiyan 3 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God does not have it in His purpose at this time to heal ailing humans on Earth, Christian or otherwise. When His son came to Earth, however, he did perform many miracles, and these were just a foregleam of what was to happen in the future. The Bible promises that God will heal all infirmities in the future, as well as cure poverty, hunger, and death (Isa 35:5,6; Rev 21:3,4).
2006-08-14 01:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by da chet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give you a response from personal experience. Cancer has taken every woman in my family; I was diagnosed with cancer 3 years ago. At the diagnosis, there were no tears, no anxiety, no fear. I simply said, 'alright..what's next?' That same no-fear attitude stayed with me throughout surgery, intensive chemo and long-term radiation. Whenever asked how I felt, the answer was (and is) 'I am so thoroughly blessed!'
It stays with me now, despite frontal lobe damage from the chemo. The latest diagnosis is MS.
You see, being a Christian does not exempt us from the trials and tribulations of this world; Satan is in charge of this world. What Faith gives us is a realization that what happens to our earthly bodies does not truly matter because they are finite. Our focus is on our spirit, our soul. That is the part of us that was made in God's image and the only part of us that will go with us to His realm.
God does not promise us a life lived for Him will be easy; He only promises us that it will be worth it.
2006-08-14 01:22:18 · answer #4 · answered by ax2usn 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know why not, but I had to say that believing that the handicapped remain handicapped because they didn't/don't believe enough in Christ is just plain mean. Horrible, even.
Maybe when Jesus was talking about having faith enough to move mountains in order to be cured, he was speaking metaphorically. Maybe having faith in God despite having a handicap is in a way being freed from it. Believing that you are more than your handicap, you're more than your illness, and not allowing yourself and/or your faith to be limited by it... maybe that's what he meant by being "cured" of it.
2006-08-14 01:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by Banba 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it... What with the Christian rationale, are there really any "crippled" Christians? In other words, IF they were true Christians, they wouldn't be crippled, now would they? Oh yeah, I believe in God alright, just not in all of the different ideas and beliefs that others have concerning God.
MY God is Good; is YOURS?
2006-08-14 01:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by coorissee 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus said if you had faith as small as a mustard seed then you tell this mountain to throw itself in the sea. Maybe the crippled do not have enough faith in God. But it is for a higher purpose. God knows best.
2006-08-14 01:16:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He does ive seen some healed. I have a friend who broke her arm in 2 places we had a healing service at our church and it was healed that nite. my friend had went to the emergency room the day before the healing after the healing she went to the doctors they about fell over! lol praise God she brought the X rays to the church to show everyone the before healing and after healing it is amazing. Dont ever doubt the power of Gods loving hands. Keep praying.
2006-08-14 01:20:40 · answer #8 · answered by Tammy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well eagleflyer you certainly got a lot of nutcases crawling out of the woodwork with your question.
The thrust of their argument seems to be that suffering is good so they must be ecstatic over the situation in Lebanon and it could be the reason why all those good christian american soldiers tortured the inmates in Abu Ghraib - they were obviously bringing them closer to jesus.
2006-08-14 01:59:37 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He heals some crippled Christians, and he doesnt heal others.
If he chooses to not heal someone, he gives them the strength to go through life with the handicap.
E.g., Joni E. Tada... her handicap has helped her to influence millions of people for Christ.
Cordially,
John
2006-08-14 01:14:47 · answer #10 · answered by John 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋