Thread: Apostle David E Taylor raises woman from dead thru Facebook messenger

Originally Posted by fuego

authority is released with words

Yes, and since you can get someone healed thru words of prayer and not even be there with the one for whom you are praying... why is it so outlandish to think you could pray (declare, command) words of faith and expect God to raise someone from the dead?... and then text what you had already said out loud?

God is moved by faith and faith filled words / actions are the result of being filled with the faith of Jesus Christ... it's His faith, and it's His will that satan's stealing / killing / destruction be opposed.

I think we should give thanks that the person is alive again. They don't have to be dead for hours... if the heart quits beating for a few moments, they're dead!

Originally Posted by Farm Truck

Yes, and since you can get someone healed thru words of prayer and not even be there with the one for whom you are praying... why is it so outlandish to think you could pray (declare, command) words of faith and expect God to raise someone from the dead?... and then text what you had already said out loud?

You could. But if I'm remembering the story correctly that's not what it said. We're discussing how it is portrayed, not what might have happened.

Originally Posted by fuego

Exactly. That's why I discounted it. If he just typed something, well authority is released with words, not typing. Although, just giving them the benefit of the doubt, if she actually read the post it could have generated the faith in her to be healed. But since she was dead I assume she didn't read it. :)

There are stories from John G Lake's ministry where they prayed and took authority over sickness in a different country or area and the person was healed. Typing something may function as expressing a command, just like audible words do. So the story isn't impossible in principle. That doesn't mean that one has to believe it, just because.

Originally Posted by Colonel

Typing something may function as expressing a command, just like audible words do. So the story isn't impossible in principle.

Maybe so, but I don't see it supported anywhere in scripture. Nobody wrote something (which would be the equivalent of typing) and the other person was healed in the Bible.

Originally Posted by fuego

Maybe so, but I don't see it supported anywhere in scripture. Nobody wrote something (which would be the equivalent of typing) and the other person was healed in the Bible.

But they did write something and send it by letter and things happened as the letter was read to the congregation. The handkerchiefs is a more concrete example. If by handkerchief or letter, then why not by text message ?

Originally Posted by Colonel

But they did write something and send it by letter and things happened as the letter was read to the congregation. The handkerchiefs is a more concrete example. If by handkerchief or letter, then why not by text message ?

A handkerchief is a physical object which literally absorbed the power of God from Paul's body. So that is apples to rocks comparison.

A letter READ is speaking the word. It wasn't written and caused anything to happen in and of itself until it was read, or spoken out loud.

You can't give me an equivalent example from the Word. But keep trying. :)

Why would I keep trying ?

Originally Posted by Colonel

Why would I keep trying ?

You wouldn't in the face of the lack of evidence on your part from the scriptures. Smart man.

Also, I don't discount somebody reading a text or post and that text or post generating faith in their heart and producing results for them. This woman was dead. She couldn't have done that.

I don't really care enough about the details to argue about it.

God's word always accomplishes what it's sent out to accomplish.

I don't see how a text read out loud (the anointing healing word released into the atmosphere) any different than reading a bible verse aloud or say using a prayer cloth that's supposed to have a healing anointing prayed into it?