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Re: Gleanings from the "Gospels" [message #11710 is a reply to message #11709]

Fri, 21 August 2015 12:13

Gary
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How many times do we see in scripture a person needing healing and we find that demonic activity is behind the affliction?

Here is a picture of a woman who was bound for 18 years of her life was bent over and could not raise herself up. Such a horrible condition that she had to go through. If this same case was around today we would find there is nothing medical science could do except maybe give her some opiate type of medication to help with pain. In fact no matter what medical science would try would be to no avail, Why?, because their dealing with a "spirit of infirmity".

Evil Spirits can only be removed by faith in God, His word and by acknowledging our authority that was given at the cross through Jesus Christ.

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10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” 13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

15 The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

What a response, the ruler of the synagogue became indignant.

If we see anything in the gospels it is the fact that the Pharisees had high regards for not breaking the Sabbath. It became a major sore spot for them whenever they see Jesus doing the works of God on this day.

What is interesting is, here is a man going around and performing obvious miracles right before their eyes, and they could not see or discern what was taking place.

In almost every case it was over breaking of the Sabbath that became the great stumbling block.

Again we see in scripture:

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14 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. 2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

4 But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. 5 Then He answered them, saying, “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6 And they could not answer Him regarding these things.

They had no answer to give Him.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Gary

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