From: "Jeanette" <Jeanette@truthsearcher.co.uk>

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 20:08:00

To: <WalterMartin@mail.serve.com>, <suprdave@lightspeed.net>

Subject: WM: RE: Word Faith teaching

Jeanette previously wrote:

>>if He says "No, I don't want to remove that "thorn in the flesh" in this life - but my grace is sufficient for you"?

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>God always heals! Maybe not in this lifetime.

Thank you, then we are in agreement on this. Sometimes, God does *not* heal

in this lifetime.

Dave wrote:

Also, the thorn in the flesh Paul spoke of were messengers of Satan who came to harass him. It was not sickness that Paul faced. Please do not interpret into the Bible what is not there.

I'm not - the fact is, we are not told specifically what the "thorn" was -but what we are told quite clearly, is that Paul asked, three times that it be removed, and God said no, not yet. That is the point - God does not always take sickness and trouble away from us in this life, but He *does* give us grace to cope with it.

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Dave:

>May I ask "faithful to what"? I believe He is faithful to what He promised in His Word. What do you mean?

Faithful to His Word and to His own nature. He has given promises, which He cannot break, and He *is* truth, so He cannot lie!

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Dave:

>Is that a typo? What does "imo" mean?

Sorry, Dave - imo means "in my opinion".

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Dave:

>Read II Cor.1:20 - you said that God sometimes says "no". Please read that verse.

I think I should rephrase what I said. God can heal. God promises to heal, but God sometimes says "not yet".

Good discussing this with you Dave!

Jeanette:-)