On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:11:47 -0400 "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
The passage in question, Michael, was Mark 4:35-41, esp. 40b.I am not one to believe that God always takes us literally. What I mean is that when I use the idiom, "this cold is killing me," I am not under immediate threat of God killing me with the cold. I am merely stating that this cold is causing me misery. Many, however, will teach that whatever comes out of our mouths will cause either blessing or curse and that every word is monitored by a cruel God who looks for ways to punish the slightest slip of the tongue.jt: Hi again Slade; I don't know about others but we do need to watch what comes out of our mouths as we have another Kingdom watching and waiting for a doorpoint of entry into our lives and God will not keep them out, this is our responsibility.In like manner, I do not believe that rock-solid faith is necessary for healing or for the miraculous to occur. If that was true, then only those with the Gift of Faith would see such things. I know some people who have seen miraculous things happen in their lives and their response is often, "I can't believe...," which is nothing more than an idiom that something unexpected happened that still causes the head to reel. Therefore, granite like faith is not necessary to see the blessings of God.jt: I have no idea what "granite like faith" would look like but nowhere in scripture do I see God blessing unbelief and doubt. Even Jesus Himselfcould do no mighty works in his hometown because of their unbelief.In like manner, I know God sent me to sit at the feet of Godly men to learn how to properly divide the Word of Truth so as not to fall victim to false teachings and the charisma of cultic leaderships. Last year, nary a storm came to threaten my spiritual utopia, but this year, the atmospheric activity has been rather high. Four threatened evacuations (two actual evacs) thus far, and the season is not even half over. Do I worry about my instructors, my schools, and the books I require for scholastic study and ministry study in the future? Well, yes I have. In the first Evac, I carried my Targums, one of my favorite 96-year-old Bibles, my Young's Analytical Concordance, and my computer (with all my work thus far) in the evacuation. The second time, I merely took my computer tower.Then, the Mark passage. I know God has brought me up out of the land of cult-like teachings to a land flowing with Spiritual meat and honey. I know He has been true to His promises, not only to me, but to all my fathers before me (i.e., Avraham, Isaac/Yitzchak, Jacob/Yaakov -- ed. note: I sometimes have to edit my words so please forgive me). I have the absolute, concrete facts in front of me. I walk in the footsteps of Godly men who took God by the hand and allowed Him to lead them as well. They held onto the same concrete [historical] facts I grasp. This faith is concrete and real. There is nothing blind about it. I can point to many situations in my life where God steered things to perfectly mold to my needs within His purposes. Since He's done this in the past I KNOW without a shade of doubt that this pattern will continue. This is faith -- and in the face of possible danger, destruction, and death, I hold onto the promises of God that He will see me through them all so I can accomplish the task He has assigned to me and that He has given me the strength and the faith to do.I know I am called according to His purpose because God's promises are the only surety in existence and His word is better than gold, even fine gold. --sladeamen & amen jt-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of michael douglas
Sent: Monday, 13 September, 2004 17.33
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Eye of the StormMichael D: Hey Slade, I am happy to hear that something shared on the 'weather management theme seemed to benefit you (I am assuming that you're not pulling our legs). Do you care to give some insight into the passage you're referring to. This may be a bit of a selfish request, but just a hint that someone may have been able to lay hold on some of what I have been sharing gives hope that I have not 'laboured' in vain on this issue.Incidentally, twice I tried to give an account of God's miraculous deliverance from Ivan for Trinidad, and to a lesser extent Tobago, as requested by Izzy. I did so on Friday night, and also today, and neither shows up on TT. I might try one more time on that one.
Slade Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I would like to thank Michael Douglas for a small Biblical passage he mentioned in one of his last Weather Management emails.I also would like to provide you all a small look at Hurricane Ivan the Terrible... http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.htmlMay God continue to provide his protection for those under it's "eye."-- slade
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