Comments for Pass The Toast

Comment on Comfortable Words by Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:32:17 +0000

There is some good discussion and Christian overviews with reference to Eckhart Tolle’s book, “A New Earth” at the following links that are worth checking out….

http://prolepticlife.wordpress.com/

and

http://bcooper.wordpress.com

Comment on Comfortable Words by manofgod777

manofgod777 — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:42:05 +0000

Wonderful site brother! Good prose in your poetry.
If you love reading the true meanings of the KJV
(as your work shows) then I invite you to visit:

Beacon Of Truth http://www.truth-witness.com

I will return and read more of your posts!
Bless you brother………………ManofGod

Comment on God’s Correction by Neil

Neil — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:18:25 +0000

I’ll go along with much of what you say, Deborah, but I must part company with you if you asserting in your second paragraph that no Christian who is living a faith-filled life will ever remain in sickness or ill-health. Yes, God still heals today - I have experienced his miraculous healing in my own life on more than one occasion - but he doesn’t heal everyone who seeks healing, no matter how great their faith or the faith of those praying for them, and no matter how much they “name it and claim it”. My own wife, who is one of the most saintly and faith-filled Christians I have ever met, has had MS for the last 30 years, despite her receiving healing ministry on numerous occasions over the years from gifted servants of God. And to fail to acknowledge that God’s healing now is in part rather than universal, even among Christians, is to fail to recognise that God’s kingdom is both now but also not yet. The healings that do take place are signposts to a sick-free future that has not yet arrived and will not arrive until Jesus comes again.

Comment on God’s Correction by Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:33:56 +0000

Satan was given permission by God to afflict Job as he did. He was used for God’s purposes. Peter was afflicted by Satan, through God’s permission. We all fall into Satan’s hand, by God’s permission. It is our humility and willingness to receive the truth, as did Job, that brings us out of it and preserves us from it. [2 Tim. 2:26]

Likewise, I agree : sickness and disease were no part of God’s original creation, and they have no part of His new creation. Therefore if you are suffering sickness or disease, you are in neither one. You are still biding in your old creation.

For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. If we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. [1 Cor. 11:30-32]

That was the point that I was making.

Comment on God’s Correction by Neil

Neil — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:26:02 +0000

Thank you for your comment, Deborah, but are you not missing the point when you say that Job was stricken with boils? Job 1.12 makes it clear that Job’s boils, like the rest of his ordeals, were not the work of God but the work of Satan. What I was trying to say is that sickness and disease are never an instrument of discipline and correction in God’s hand. He hates sickness and disease. As you rightly say (and as Jesus amply demonstrated) he is the great healer. Sickness and disease were no part of God’s original creation and they will have no part in his new creation (Revelation 21 and 22).

Comment on God’s Correction by Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:36:18 +0000

It is good to hear that there are those who recognize that God does discipline His children.

However, when you speak of the issue of sickness and infirmity, you have forgotten that Job was also stricken with boils, as part of the same lesson and issue.

Sickness and disease are also part of God’s judgment against all that abides in the flesh, as per the curses of Deuteronomy 28, and for the same reasons.

God will judge the world. Those who cleave to the world, even though they call upon the name of Christ will still reap the judgments that come upon the world. See 1 Corinthians 11:28-30.

We get sick, because we still cling to the Egypt that is our old man, our old nature. Sickness and disease belong to that nature. Light, health, vitality and joy belong to that which is of the new man. Cleave to your old man, and you will reap the fruits of a judged and condemned Egypt. Cleave fast to the Lord, in Spirit AND IN TRUTH, and your old man will be conformed, and you will escape the judgments of Egypt.

Play with the gods of Egypt, and you will be shown how powerless they are to save you. That is what we need to learn about sickness and disease. As the Lord has said:
I AM the God that healeth thee, no one and nothing else. He is the Great Physician, that casts our devils and heals BY HIS WORD. If we do no hear and receive His words, if we do not thereby receive His judgments concerning our ways and understandings, we will reap according to that which we have sown.

Comment on Friends in High Places by Denise & Rob Miller

Denise & Rob Miller — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:15:11 +0000

Hi, Neil! We appreciate your support of Mercy Ships! We’ve been crew for over 5 years now and are currently crew of the M/V Africa Mercy. Rob serves in Engineering and I serve in Staff Development (training). Your support is encouraging to us and we know you’ll be seeing some wonderful friends from Liberia greeting in Heaven! May God bless you abundantly as you serve and trust in Him! Thank you so much, Neil!
God’s blessings,
Denise and Rob Miller
http://mercywatch.blogspot.com

Comment on Friends in High Places by tyronebcookin

tyronebcookin — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:01:12 +0000

Thank you! And kudos’s to you for your years of support!

Comment on Friends in High Places by Neil

Neil — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:03:21 +0000

Thank you for your response, Tyrone. I have been a supporter of Mercy Ships’ wonderful work for several years now and, in order to bring that work to the attention of more people, I have just added a link and a video entitled ‘Mercy Ships’ under Crumbs. May the Lord continue to bless you in all you do.

Neil

Comment on Friends in High Places by tyronebcookin

tyronebcookin — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:42:47 +0000

Thank you for your money to Mercy Ships…I work as the Chief Cook/Galley Manager on board the Africa Mercy docked in Monrovia Liberia.

http://tyroneandstephanie.com/blog