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Why is it that if we can't see it, we can't believe it sometimes? Why does our faith seem to hit a brick wall on certain subjects? That said, why do we believe we're saved?! We can't physically SEE our salvation...
That said, we believe because the Word says we are--through faith. Nothing new here. Same old cob-web-covered concept.
My wife is teaching a class this Sunday on 'Telling Yourself the Truth' (from the book of the same name). She uses these two illustrations: broken mirror--your reflection isn't accurate; and broken window--what you see through it isn't accurate.
PLEASE don't throw things at me when I say this: I can see that God has allowed for BOTH opinions to exist in reference to the healing. I can see that both sides can--and do--scriptually support their opinions. Can you see this too? God is all things to all men. As deep as we dig in life, there He is.
Please don't cop-a-tude here...
Now, to that let's add this simple analogy: When we look in our broken mirrors and through our broken windows, what we see is NOT accurate. Yes--you've heard that one before too. We are broken people and we see ourselves and our circumstances inaccurately if we trust what our eyes see.
We believe we're saved without seeing our salvation physically. Why can't we believe we healed without seeing it physically? Those who believe that Word supports this view have made a choice to trust the Word because it doesn't matter whether we can see the healing or not--we trust God, not our own eyes. It matters whether we walk in healing here, yes, but it DOES NOT matter in reference to whether we actually have it. It cannot be used as proof and does not apply as proof. This appears to be the ultimate illustration God has for us of belief and faith in His Word. *Stepping out in faith when you can see that your foot is supported is not stepping out in faith. The Word says we have it--so we do. We believe that seeing ISN'T believing when we, broken people, are looking at ourselves in the mirror or at our circumstances in the world. Broken people wind up with a broken view.
This is why we must view everything we see through the Word. If we see in the Word that is says we're healed, we ARE, whether it appears that way or not.
The Word repairs the broken glass and allows us to see in truth.
That said, we believe because the Word says we are--through faith. Nothing new here. Same old cob-web-covered concept.
My wife is teaching a class this Sunday on 'Telling Yourself the Truth' (from the book of the same name). She uses these two illustrations: broken mirror--your reflection isn't accurate; and broken window--what you see through it isn't accurate.
PLEASE don't throw things at me when I say this: I can see that God has allowed for BOTH opinions to exist in reference to the healing. I can see that both sides can--and do--scriptually support their opinions. Can you see this too? God is all things to all men. As deep as we dig in life, there He is.
Please don't cop-a-tude here...
Now, to that let's add this simple analogy: When we look in our broken mirrors and through our broken windows, what we see is NOT accurate. Yes--you've heard that one before too. We are broken people and we see ourselves and our circumstances inaccurately if we trust what our eyes see.
We believe we're saved without seeing our salvation physically. Why can't we believe we healed without seeing it physically? Those who believe that Word supports this view have made a choice to trust the Word because it doesn't matter whether we can see the healing or not--we trust God, not our own eyes. It matters whether we walk in healing here, yes, but it DOES NOT matter in reference to whether we actually have it. It cannot be used as proof and does not apply as proof. This appears to be the ultimate illustration God has for us of belief and faith in His Word. *Stepping out in faith when you can see that your foot is supported is not stepping out in faith. The Word says we have it--so we do. We believe that seeing ISN'T believing when we, broken people, are looking at ourselves in the mirror or at our circumstances in the world. Broken people wind up with a broken view.
This is why we must view everything we see through the Word. If we see in the Word that is says we're healed, we ARE, whether it appears that way or not.
The Word repairs the broken glass and allows us to see in truth.