Thank you, sister. That was exactly my point. You just made the point more clearly, and with fewer words, than I. As I stated, sure, sickness sometimes is due to matters of the heart (sin, unbelief), but not in every case. Sickness happens to everyone as a result of Adams sin. Through his rebellion, sickness became a part of life. It seems strange to me that the when the subject of sickness is discussed or written about, the emphasis is placed on the cause of, and not so much on the cure of, sickness. I do believe God has the power to heal. I have seen that power manifested many, many times, and am believing for it now. Instead of looking for who or what to blame the sickness on, we just rest in the assurance that our God is able to do abundantly and exceedingly above what we are able to ask or even think. My prayers are with you.
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Originally Posted by Margies3
OneAccord,
I am glad that you wrote that letter to the author of the tract you read. When I hear or read things that say that the cause of sickness/illness/accidents are because of a lack of faith in the life of the one who is afflicted I get very upset. My husband suffered a ruptured aortic aneurism May 13, 2006. That aneurism certainly was NOT because of a lack of faith on his part or any or ours. Nor was it a result of sin. Or anything else.
Ok, maybe it was the result of sin. But not in the way that some would think. It was the result of ADAM's sin. Because of the sin in the garden and all the sin that has followed after that, human beings will be afflicted with things like disease and sickness until Jesus returns. It's just a fact of life.
From the day we are born, we all begin dying. It's just the way we are made. No one gets out of this life alive.
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