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    If God Is SOVEREIGN Why Is The World in such a Mess ?

    Because God has delegated His authority to the church.If we do not exercise our authority in Him, God cannot, and will not override that ignorance. The book of Acts records only one instance of prayer for the sick. The healings were made by commands in the Name of Jesus not prayer. If we don't exercise our authority God's sovereignty becomes merely a useless doctrinal statement to be used to ease our conscious of it's spiritual laziness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LionHeart View Post
    Because God has delegated His authority to the church.If we do not exercise our authority in Him, God cannot, and will not override that ignorance. The book of Acts records only one instance of prayer for the sick. The healings were made by commands in the Name of Jesus not prayer. If we don't exercise our authority God's sovereignty becomes merely a useless doctrinal statement to be used to ease our conscious of it's spiritual laziness.
    You've spoken the truth, there!

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    Acts 19:11*Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,*
    12*so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.*

    There were no commands made in the above.

    Prayer for the sick :

    James 5:14-16 Is anyone among you*sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the*sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess*your*trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

    Lets not focus one method to the expense of others that are equally biblical.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    Acts 19:11*Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,*
    12*so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.*

    There were no commands made in the above. There are NO prayers offered here. I was speaking of the Book Of Acts only !

    Prayer for the sick :

    James 5:14-16 Is anyone among you*sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the*sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess*your*trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

    Lets not focus one method to the expense of others that are equally biblical.
    Book of Acts Colonel.

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    Lets not focus on the book of Acts as a source of correct doctrine and practices, at the expense of the other parts of the Bible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    Lets not focus on the book of Acts as a source of correct doctrine and practices, at the expense of the other parts of the Bible.
    Colonel, I don't think you even read the opening post completely. You just automatically start typing your objections frantically. So Colonel it's the sovereignty of God and healing and authority.

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    No, I read every word.

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