Some Charismatics are influenced by Kenneth Hagin or the type of thought found among some Pentecostals of the decades prior to Hagin's ministry who had this idea that God never does anything 'bad' especially if it involves making people sick.
Kenneth Hagin had a little booklet that referred to someone who said that a certain Hebrew grammatical feature could be translated as 'allowed' or caused. Without checking to see if every case of God executing wrath, vengence, or causing sickness involved this gramamtical feature, Hagin theorized that all such cases were cases of God 'allowing' judgment.
It doesn't make much sense if you look at certain passages. For example, we see in the Bible that God blew the Red Sea down on the Egyptians.
Exodus 15
10 But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
Whether God 'allowed' Himself to blow, or caused himself to blow the water on the Egyptians, He did it. You can't blame the Devil for it.
Lots of Charismatics and Pentecostals love the verse that says, "I am the God that healeth thee." It's a great verse. But lets look at the first part.
Exodus 15
26 He said, If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.
(NIV)
According to this verse, who brought the sicknesses on the Egyptians. The Lord God did it. Whether He allowed Himself to bring the sicknesses on the Egyptians or 'caused' Himself to do it, He did it. The Hagin allowed versus caused thing doesn't work with this verse.
Kenneth Hagin had a little booklet that referred to someone who said that a certain Hebrew grammatical feature could be translated as 'allowed' or caused. Without checking to see if every case of God executing wrath, vengence, or causing sickness involved this gramamtical feature, Hagin theorized that all such cases were cases of God 'allowing' judgment.
It doesn't make much sense if you look at certain passages. For example, we see in the Bible that God blew the Red Sea down on the Egyptians.
Exodus 15
10 But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
Whether God 'allowed' Himself to blow, or caused himself to blow the water on the Egyptians, He did it. You can't blame the Devil for it.
Lots of Charismatics and Pentecostals love the verse that says, "I am the God that healeth thee." It's a great verse. But lets look at the first part.
Exodus 15
26 He said, If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.
(NIV)
According to this verse, who brought the sicknesses on the Egyptians. The Lord God did it. Whether He allowed Himself to bring the sicknesses on the Egyptians or 'caused' Himself to do it, He did it. The Hagin allowed versus caused thing doesn't work with this verse.