Christians, why won't god heal amputees? Does he like watching people suffer?

Question

Let's look at your own book of mythology shall we?
In Matthew 7:7 Jesus himself says the following;
Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

No conditions, no warnings, no limits.
Here is another;
Mark 11:24 says;
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Again, there are no conditions or limits. Just ask and you get your wish.
So, if this is the case, why has there NEVER been an amputee healed? Not so much as a finger replaced with prayer?
Why do you think that is?

Marysia,
Way to duck the issue there babe. Next time try answering the question. Or is changing the subject all you have?

marshwiggle,
do you have any evidence to suggest that someone has been healed of an amputation? You'd think that someone would have said something about it. even once. but no, not one single solitary case exists.

Eagle,
Nice attack there sparky. In lieu of anything intelligent to say, you resort to grade 4 tactics. Hardly surprising since the average 4 year old could, and probably does, outsmart you on a daily basis.
Oh and way to duck the issue too, coward.

Chris K,
So, according to you, there hasn't been a single, solitary amputee with "faith"?
Yeah, good answer moron. Pull the other one...

whewalt,
Oh, so you won't "spoon feed" me yet you won't show me where I erred huh?
Could that be because you know I'm 100% correct, but your too intellectually stubborn to accept the truth?
Yep, that's got to be it.

Answer 1

You'll NEVER get a straight answer out of any of the Fundies.

Answer 2

Read the book, The case for Faith. It has the perfect answer for you. In the Bible, a soldier's ear got cut off and Jesus healed it. All of the verses you have said are indeed true. You just don't recieve as you would necessarily expect.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bare. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
-1 Corinthians 10:13

There's no pain too great that can't be handled in this world with God. Amputees may suffer but they recieve so much more. A missing limb is nothing compared to losing your entire body to sin. And who are you to tell what God should or should not do?

Here's a little story for you:

There's a bear that gets trapped in a bear trap. A person finds that bear and feels sympathy towards that bear. The person tries to relieve his pain by using tranquilizer darts. The bear believes that he is being attacked and tries to fight back. And in order for the person to get rid of the bear trap, he has to loosen the spring by pushing into it so it digs into the bear more but in doing so, he can get rid of the bear trap from him. The bear screams out in pain and tries to attack him. The bear does not realize that the person is trying to help him. That is how most people are with God. You think that he is hurting you. You think that by him not healing your disability means that he enjoys your suffering. You think that God is trying to hurt you yet he only does it to help you. A man can lose his arm, leg, or finger. But in doing so the man may recieve a blessing that he never knew he wanted. He could be blessed with something such as a better job, better living conditions. Maybe not. Losing your spirit for an eternity is something no one can handle. Suffering is something that we can. God loves us and we don't realize it and we end up cursing him for that. It's a shame that you wrote this question already knowing that you are going to reject any answer that rejects your views. Asking this question was pointless because you don't expect any answer that you will accept. I've spent this time answering this for you but you reject it from the beginning. I can't help you with that. But this is my answer for your question.

Answer 3

There are two points here:

1] That you see 'no conditions' in a cursory reading of a handful of verses does not mean that is a correct conclusion. Your textual analysis is flawed by adapting a fundamentalist protestant approach. In your case it is purposeful as a tool for propaganda and not real study. Your answer will come with further study on your part [no, I won't spoon feed you]. There is an underlying consistency.

2] The necessary corollary of 'freedom of the will' is the possibility of evil. It is a hard saying but true that in this life there is suffering. It is understood to be an existential condition. It is the price that is paid for liberty of the will.

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Yoda Green,

Your sarcasms is as stale as your opinions about Christianity. You clearly need new material for both! I was wrong about one thing, spoon feeding is too much for you . . . you need a bottle.

Answer 4

So, by your logic, because we have people who are sick then there must not be a God.

Does this mean that if there were no sickness in the world, then there MUST be a God?

The fact is that Adam and Eve were the only people created with TRUE free will. To make a long story short, they chose DEATH. This means they chose a life of sickness, death, misery etc.

This is the world we live in. Yet God so loved us that He provided a way out of this world of misery, so that when we die, we may live eternally with Him in total bliss.

So while we cannot escape this life of misery on Earth, we WILL live in eternity in perfection.

Answer 5

Well, Marysa's answer is part of the issue. And there are conditions, warnings, and limits; read and reflect on the other parts of the Bible.

See you're quoting one part of the Bible; you may have over looked the part about carrying your own personal cross. I am Catholic and I believe that suffering and pain are part of being alive. If everything was perfect in the world, what would we have to work for?

Answer 6

Religious people!! feel free to use this excuse I just made up >>>>

Amputees have sinned the unforgivable sin, and thus were amputated in the first place, which serves as a marker for people who wont be healed.

Of course they could be healed, but they were amputated in the first place because their sin was so bad that God wont ever chose to heal them, which is why youve never seen one grow back a limb.

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Like that one?

Answer 7

for the same reason God did not spare His only Son from pain & suffering - because He loves us.

we all have a path in life, that path is chosen long before, what we choose to do along the way will make or break us - some things we decide for ourselves, some things are just accidents and some things are done unto us by others.

life was never meant to be easy, life is to be what you make of it.

Answer 8

Hmm..good question. But God isn't a genie. It isn't just "I want this!" and God says, "Okay!" and *poof!* You get your wish.

I know this is an incredibly trite and cliched phrase, but God has His reasons for everything. Why didn't he heal my mom of breast cancer? Or my great-grandfather's amputation in his early 20's? Or my friend who died in a car accident? There's no answer to these questions, and I won't know until I get to Heaven. But I do know that God is all-powerful, all-loving, and all-knowing. So I figure He knows better than I do about what's good for me and my life. It takes faith to trust a God I don't understand, but that's what faith is all about.

So, to try and directly answer your question, I don't know why God doesn't heal them. Maybe He's trying to get them to learn to depend on Him rather than themselves. Or maybe He will use them to bring others to Him. Who knows?

Answer 9

Seem no one dare to answer your question. What could be the reason?

-camouflage cynism?
-brilliant question?
-dumb question?

Why need one when surgeon had an answer for that. Nah, not a good answer.

Well I guess,don't have answer right now. But I know what you are up.

Answer 10

After the reserection those who are born again will be made perfect in the sky. Stop trying to find reasons to not believe and start counting your blessings.

Answer 11

Lack of faith, besides does it say the amputee will be healed on earth? You do have a point though, he specially resists curing numb-skulls.