Even Jesus couldn't heal everyone

[samuelofisrael]

Originally Posted by Petrus50

Jesus healed everyone He laid hands upon.

Mark 6:5

King James Version (KJV)

5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

Problem is: those that refused to go to Jesus didn't heal.That simple. Anyone stating that Jesus never healed everyone where He laid His hands on is taking of the Word of God.

Very , very dangerous stuff.

It is indeed dangerous. Such error limits the Power and the Sovereignty of God.

The "free will" issue falls at the feet of the Apostle Paul in his former "unbelief" and alleged "free will" when he was struck down, blinded for a season and then, gloriously converted to Yeshua Messiah.

There is no "could not" [in context] with the Healing Power of Yeshua else there is a corner of humanity God cannot see nor invade. Men imagine this scenario but Scripture does not concur.

If God waited for man to "decide" and "accept" Him [Yeshua] we all would still be in unbelief/sin and death. Had it not been for the names placed in the Lamb's Book of Life ere the world began, we should have no present hope.

No doubt William Branham had a modicum of sincereity but his exegetical abilities were serverly challenged as the years progressed. He clearly was not a Bible Teacher and if a "prophet," what do we say concerning at least three, "thus saith the Lord" utterances that never came to pass?

The best I personally see in terms of manifested ministry was: an evangelist who arose in the Post WW2 era wherein a host of others also arose and ministered. William Branham was noted primarily for what they called "discernment" but in fact may have been the manifestation of the "word of knowledge." And even here it proved out as defective in more than one case.

So what is all the excitement about?

People who have been duped into a cult. Believing all claims without careful study of the isssues and the many statements in which only he was present.

"angelic visitations?"

Possibly so but that is not unique with William Branham. What teaching follows the claims?

God alone is the Judge at the Last Day but we are to be discerning concerning the teaching of Scripture. And here is where the Great Divide occurs.

Shalom.