Someone asked why do some Christians treat other Christians with physical problems as second class citizens of heaven? Do the sick lack faith, have hidden sin, etc.?
I have seen the same thing at work in a few other Christians. By no means are they the majority, except in some churches. There are many reasons why people do not have the healing they need. In a fully functioning church with all the gifts in manifestation and a heart of compassion I believe there would be many more healings in the church. Either the gift is missing or there is a lack of compassion, that creates the atmosphere for denial.
I find it peculiar that people lay the blame for someone not being healed at the feet of the hurting. Jesus himself told the people around him that they were off the mark when he said that they would take up this proverb against him… “physician heal thyself!” It seems we too have people going about saying the same thing to the hurting. Physician heal thyself… have we forgotten that Jesus is the great physician. If there is something blocking the healing it is up to the church to intercede on their behalf. But, without the gifts in full manifestation… only the easy ones are healed. You know, not the severity of the problem but those with no blocks to hinder.
In the end it is the grace of God not a formula nor the spouting of words spoken in presumption.
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