Why doesn't God heal amputees?

[monkeypsycho62]

If prayer can supposedly cure cancer and other incredibly horrific diseases, why can't God, supreme creator of everything, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, simply give an old, kind-hearted, devout Christian man who had to have his legs amputated, his limbs back? It seems logical for an omnibenevolent being.

 

[heavensangelwv]

Are you suggesting that artificial limbs cannot be a blessing from God? Also, we are told that anything we ask in prayer we can have if we believe. However, we have to believe without doubt.

Matthew 21

21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

 

[Rut]

Are you suggesting that artificial limbs cannot be a blessing from God? Also, we are told that anything we ask in prayer we can have if we believe. However, we have to believe without doubt.

Matthew 21

21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

So do you mean that everyone that pray and not get her/his prayer answered have doubts when it`s about heeling.That I think are unfair.How can we tell people that.They maybe really believe.How can we judge them like this? Sorry about this but I always get so upset when I hear something like this
Remember the story about the male that was heeled but didn`t even know that was Jesus that was there = no faith.I tried to see if I could find it but I didn`t

 

[ContentInHim]

It's a mystery why some believers are healed and others are not. But believers will ALL be healed someday. Remember that to a believer, this life on earth is NOT all there is!

 

[Rut]

If prayer can supposedly cure cancer and other incredibly horrific diseases, why can't God, supreme creator of everything, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, simply give an old, kind-hearted, devout Christian man who had to have his legs amputated, his limbs back? It seems logical for an omnibenevolent being.

I agree with you.If you read the bible you can see that on that time everyone was heeled for example Luke 6:19

I don`t think these gifts are here today because the have done what they should have done.These gifts was given to give evidence that the christians was God`s people on that time but it not need to be done that over and over again 1 Corinthians 12:29 - 30, 13:8, 13

Another question I have always thinking about when it`s about heeling people are: Why can not the Christian today wake up the death like the did on that time?

 

[Rut]

It's a mystery why some believers are healed and others are not. But believers will ALL be healed someday. Remember that to a believer, this life on earth is NOT all there is!

I agree with you Isaiah 33:

24 No one living in Zion will say, "I am ill";
and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.

 

[SamanthaKing]

I believe God can do it, as the bible says all things are possible with God. My son who had severe deformities in his legs has been healed, so I know that all things are possible. As to why some are healed and some are not, I'm sorry I can't answer that.

 

[heron]

If God healed and fixed everything, then we would never be motivated to help each other.

Imagine if Christians avoided helping with medical research and inventions due to an exemption from suffering. "No need to develop better artificial limbs for someone else-- God's gonna take care of me."
Progress to help others would be slowed, funding would be reduced, and votes would be influenced by selfishness.

There would be a gaping rift between the Haves and Have-nots, faith-filled and faith-less.

I've gone overboard with my scenario, I know. But when I see people with a specific passion to help others, often it grew out of an experience where they saw and felt the injustices first-hand.

 

[Key]

If prayer can supposedly cure cancer and other incredibly horrific diseases, why can't God, supreme creator of everything, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, simply give an old, kind-hearted, devout Christian man who had to have his legs amputated, his limbs back? It seems logical for an omnibenevolent being.

Ever stop to think.. that maybe God took that limb for a reason..?

God Bless

Key

 

[Merlin]

On occasion, He has.
But it's rare.
It's awkward.
Imagine a limb growing back.
a 30 year old man with a small 3-month old's leg.
Even at 12 years of age, the leg is smaller and undeveloped.
It could take 18-20 years.
That's more crippling than no leg at all.

 

[Deren]

If prayer can supposedly cure cancer and other incredibly horrific diseases, why can't God, supreme creator of everything, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, simply give an old, kind-hearted, devout Christian man who had to have his legs amputated, his limbs back? It seems logical for an omnibenevolent being.

Why would an atheist care whether or not God did anything, given that he doesn't believe in God in the first place?

 

[SamanthaKing]

Why would an atheist care whether or not God did anything, given that he doesn't believe in God in the first place?

Goodness thats harsh.

 

[salida]

monkey---

God heals people and sometimes He doesn't. His long term goal is to help us to grow spiritually and get us ready for heaven. Yes, by His stripes we are healed spiritually.

Also, its all for Him and His Glory - sometimes this will entail not be healed. In not being healed and being a witness one can be more effective long term than if one was healed. God's ways are way above our ways.

 

[monkeypsycho62]

monkey---

God heals people and sometimes He doesn't. His long term goal is to help us to grow spiritually and get us ready for heaven. Yes, by His stripes we are healed spiritually.

Also, its all for Him and His Glory - sometimes this will entail not be healed. In not being healed and being a witness one can be more effective long term than if one was healed. God's ways are way above our ways.

God is supposedly all-powerful. Therefore, God can do anything, and regenerating a leg is trivial. God is perfect, and he created the Bible, which is his perfect book. In the Bible, Jesus makes very specific statements about the power of prayer. Since Jesus is God, and God and the Bible are perfect, those statements should be true and accurate.

God is supposedly all-knowing and all-loving. He certainly knows about the plight of the amputee, and he loves this amputee very much. God is ready and willing to answer your prayers no matter how big or small. All that you have to do is believe. He says it in multiple places in the Bible. If this amputee truly believed and has led a perfect, loving, extremely Christian life, God has no reason to discriminate against this amputee. If he is answering millions of other prayers every day, God should be answering the prayers of amputees too.

So basically, if God is how he is described, he should heal amputees. Yet there is NO record of anyone ever recovering a limb from prayer. And I'll bet there have been many devout Christians throughout history who simply wanted to be able to walk again. But were their prayers answered? No. This is unfair, and demonstrates that God either discriminates, doesn't care about us, or simply doesn't exist.

 

[monkeypsycho62]

On occasion, He has.
But it's rare.
It's awkward.
Imagine a limb growing back.
a 30 year old man with a small 3-month old's leg.
Even at 12 years of age, the leg is smaller and undeveloped.
It could take 18-20 years.
That's more crippling than no leg at all.

Sorry for the double post, but quoting is kind of awkward on here.....

If God is all-powerful, then he could regenerate a limb that is full-size like nothing..

And where are these accounts of people being given new limbs by God? You didn't provide any sources or anything.

 

[SNPete]

Why would an atheist care whether or not God did anything, given that he doesn't believe in God in the first place?

Goodness thats harsh.

It's not harsh, but rather an honest observation. Most atheists would reject God if they knew Him to be real. I have posed the question on forums and most atheists said they would reject God regardless. Sad, but true.

And monkeypsycho62, do bear in mind that God's behavior has nothing to do with the question of His existence. The only issue raised is "why?" To which I answer: I don't know.

 

[monkeypsycho62]

It's not harsh, but rather an honest observation. Most atheists would reject God if they knew Him to be real. I have posed the question on forums and most atheists said they would reject God regardless. Sad, but true.

And monkeypsycho62, do bear in mind that God's behavior has nothing to do with the question of His existence. The only issue raised is "why?" To which I answer: I don't know.

Well, that's a good reason for belief. "I don't know, so I will believe that there's an invisible man in the sky that will send me to everlasting torment and flame if I don't follow ten archaic rules. But he loves me!"

 

[Deren]

Goodness thats harsh.

Harsh? What's harsh about asking an atheist why he would care about something he says he doesn't believe in?

 

[Deren]

Well, that's a good reason for belief. "I don't know, so I will believe that there's an invisible man in the sky that will send me to everlasting torment and flame if I don't follow ten archaic rules. But he loves me!"

On the other hand, given that you already know it all, then once again, what's the point of you asking anything about that which you deny is real?

 

[OldChurchGuy]

If prayer can supposedly cure cancer and other incredibly horrific diseases, why can't God, supreme creator of everything, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, simply give an old, kind-hearted, devout Christian man who had to have his legs amputated, his limbs back? It seems logical for an omnibenevolent being.

You raise an excellent question to which there is no satisfying answer, from my perspective anyway.

Perhaps there is no God. Perhaps God is capricious. Perhaps there is an unknowable unfolding of people and events to which all of us play a role.

But, rest assured that if I ever get an answer, I will let you know.

Just out of curiosity, what prompted you to pose the question?

Sincerely,

OldChurchGuy