Well, the Apostles were given the ability to heal. It was all about the initial starting of the Church. Of course, the original Apostles are gone now, so I suppose that's why we don't see the healing like we saw in the Bible.
You ask a very good question.
Yesss!!
i'm glad you said the Apostles, please allow me to share with you what God has revealed to me, you might already know it or not lol
Luke 14 " 25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sistersyes, even his own lifehe cannot be my disciple. 27And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."
Jesus didn't just stop at the 12 diciples, he intended that those who have accepted him to become a deciple... but it costs
Matthew 7 "13Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
Alot of people have read this verse, but have not REALLY read it, FEW will find the way... Few means FEW.. how many christians are in the world?... alot... but the path that is talked about here is beyond religion, it's outside religion.. it's a different path than most take..
Acts 1 4On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
The Holy spirit is not recieved as soon as your saved, it's a process, we get a part of the holy spirit in us, but not the FULL spirit... but is it possible to be embraced with the full spirit?... the church claims anyone who is saved has the holy spirit in them, people listen more to man than God, thats why there are none that are TRUE believers of God.. not being a christian, or a muslim or any other religion
Acts 2 "1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them."
The diciples that were with jesus had to go through trials, falls, pain, and so much more before they recieved the Holy ghost... one may say that
"well they didn't recieve the holy ghost sooner because Christ was not yet risen", but i think the story of jesus and his deciples is like a guide for us, it's to show how we are to walk, how we will fall but get up, and those who still have faith and listen to GOD will be given the spirit, it's a process. For man baptize with water, but it's God who baptizes with the spirit... people have to understand salvation is free, but to be Gods deciple you have to pay a cost... Lose EVERYTHING, people have not left everything...
The rich young man
Mark 10 "17As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 18"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is goodexcept God alone. 19You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother."
20"Teacher," he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy."
21Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
22At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"
24The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
26The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be saved?"
27Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."
28Peter said to him, "We have left everything to follow you!"
29"I tell you the truth," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fieldsand with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life. 31But many who are first will be last, and the last first."
Why did the deciples see it as impossible?... what jesus said shocked them because jesus meant what he meant when he said LOSE ALL, but he adds that those who wish to follow him cannot do it on there own, it is impossible, but with God he makes it possible. So many of us today think we know everything, or that we are good in our spiritual walk, but alot of us have opened the door for jesus (salvation), but have just sat there, GO AFTER CHRIST, exchange air, for the breath of God, the spirit is real, and the more you move towards God, the more the spirit Grows in you, but your senses will tell you no, people will tell you no, your flesh will war against you, satan will try and stomp on you before you do it, but thats why verses like this pull us through...
2 Corinthians 5 "6Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7We live by faith, not by sight."
I pray to God, and for everyone that we push foward because we are all called, but few accept the call... there is levels beyond what we are on right now, Satan is the father of lies he disguises him self in light to fool the nations... if God said that many will be decieved then we really need to take that in
"many will be decieved"... God never intended for religion for it is not ONE with him, religion separates Gods people, it sets people against each other... God is outside religion, you don't need to go to a church to be saved, you don't need to go to another person to hear God, you don't need to get truths from another NOT EVEN MY SELF.. don't even listen to what i say ask God to speak with you, read Gods word knowing he will reveal what you don't udnerstand, Don't read the bible with another person interpitation leading you. Ask God to be your teacher and he will lead you, beyond what you can imagine.. We can recieve the Full Holy ghost, it's just no one wants to pick up there cross and go where no man has gone...
P.s don't let me full you, i don't speak like i have acomplished this, i am probaby the least among everyone, lol i suck at being his servent but i never give up, and he has not given up on me... trust me once u step out of the lies and start going after the truth, you will go through some serious storms
, satan will have legions of demons on you, he will try to crush your soul at any cost, he will try to stomp on your will to hold on, but if you get through the storms o man lol... you will see God in you, you will feel the spirit ACUALLY FEEL HIM
.. it's not a feeling you had before.. it's a brand new thing
Ok, this is where I don't see it the way you do. The reason why those believers (that believed before Jesus ascended) didn't have the Holy Spirit is because they had Jesus. The Holy Spirit was sent to be with Christians (after Jesus' ascentions) because Jesus was not going to be there any longer.
