Sounds like it’s really important to you to know for sure whether something is true or not. Is that coming from the way you were brought up, or some experience, or is it just an important piece of who you are as a person, or something else? Tell me about that.

I can’t see where Paul mismatched scripture in his replies. Each one that he stated is included in the Bible that I have. Can you give me specific instances and proofs where he mismatched? That would be helpful to me. I know there is one scripture that I try (notice I said try) to apply to my life each day. Philippians 4:13 states, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” The problem is that I too often get caught up in the affairs of the day and miss the opportunity that God has put in front of me where He wants to do something through my availability to Him.. He is the one who does the work not I, God just wants us to be faithful and He will do what He wants , when He wants and in His way and time.
Blessings, Rod

I think often about the man at the pool of Bethesda in John 5:3-4 “Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.” When this scripture is read and taught on there are many things that come out of it – but seldom have I heard a teaching (answers) as to why did Jesus only heal the one man, the man that had laid by the pool for 38 years desperating wanting to be the first into the waters when they were stirred so that he could be healed. Why not the other blind, lame and paralyzed individuals laying by the pool that day? Did Jesus heal them and the scripture just not speak of it or did He not? I have to say I don’t know. But I do know that one option is that He only healed the one.

Why does God do the things He does? Can any one of us answer that question? Personally I can’t understand a love that is so strong that someone who send their only Son to take my punishment and die for my sins in my place. But I am so glad that He did.

I don’t know why God sends us where He sends us. Some he sends to mission fields abroad – some he sends to mission fields in our workplace, our neighborhood, our area hospitals, etc. Just because in the interview Karin speaks of a mission field God sent her too doesn’t mean that He isn’t sending folks to other mission fields mentioned in some of the comments above.

In Luke (4:17- 21) Jesus states:
17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

Jesus futher tells us in John 14:9-14
9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. 12I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Seems to me that He is telling us that with faith we should be doing what He was doing. So again, loads of questions – but not all the answers. The only thing I know for sure it that I don’t stand much of chance of really displaying the love of Jesus to others if I’m not in relationship to Jesus and if I’m in relationship I don’t need to know all the answers I just need to follow where He directs me. He’s a big God and He does have all the answers, it’s just my job to trust in Him and believe what He has told me.

Thanks Karin for your leadership, transparency, insight and willingness to show the love of Jesus in all aspects of your life!

Peggy

This is why we try and point believers to the highest places of Faith, while meeting them at the level they are at, fully recognising that is we ourselves were walking at Jesus’ level we would be far more effective at helping others to “get there” in their battles/illnesses.

So we fast and pray to grow ourselves, and rejoice over every “Win” where the devil doesn’t get to Rob someone, and use every “loss” to pursue the Lord more so it doesn’t happen next time.

The Father’s expressed will is to heal. He has chosen to limit himself to work through us (the body of Christ, corporately AND individually). It is simply true to acknowledge that we (collectively) didn’t have what was needed to get a particular battle won. We have access to everything we need through the Spirit, but just couldn’t get it together in this case.

Blame = NONE. Responsibility to press in closer to Him so we do better next time = all of us.

Also, consider where the point of view of a capricious God who chooses some to heal and not others leads – a very Greek view of God. How does this encourage Faith in believers? How can they trust a cruel God who behaves in this way? It contravenes everything Jesus demonstrated when he walked the Earth, and declared: “If you’ve seen me you’ve seen the Father.”

The Lord gave me a picture tonight that may help. You needed to bridge a chasm in a short time to save someone’s life. You know how to build the bridge, but in the time available you don’t have time to gather the materials AND build the bridge.

If you have spent the time gathering the materials beforehand, you can do the task in the necessary time.

Therefore, prayer – spending time with Him, learning to hear his voice better, knowing His heart more closely, and becoming more equipped for the situations we are going to have to face.

Blessings,

PauLD

So in your understanding, it’s kind of like God wants to heal people, but the Devil wants to prevent that from happening, and we are somewhere in the middle trying to hinder the Devil and help out God? And if we don’t quite get that middleman thing right, it’s totally fine to blame the devil, but we most certainly mus’n't blame God? Am I hearing you correctly?

There is NO condemnation. But I have seen Raf get specific Words of Knowledge as to why an illness came on a person that leaves them stunned (us too), and the fruit is repentance and healing. Isn’t that straight New Testament?

My issue is the: “Oh it didn’t happen therefore God mustn’t want to do it” argument, which is just NOT Biblical.

Your friend needs ministry to break off the guilt – that is fairly easy to do, and will set her free.

PaulD

I wonder why some interpret these videos as “promotion” of a certain message? I simply want to present a point of view and stir up dialog. Oddly enough (as Karin is aware) I don’t necessarily agree with Karin’s point of view, yet I wanted to interview her because I thought it would stir up some interesting conversation. Do you (everyone) think that presenting a particular point of view denotes “promotion” in our culture?

Wow. What I hear you saying to my friend, who still struggles with guilt, is “Well, it *is* your fault your three year old brother died.”

This message is beyond unpalatable to me. It pretty much makes it impossible for me to hear anything else you have to say.