Could It Be that It Was Wrong Theology , Not God , That Failed You ?
Michael Brown
Can you relate to this personally ? You found yourself in a crisis . You or someone you loved needed a miracle . So you prayed . You believed . You stood firmly on God ’ s promises . You felt sure that He would come through . But He didn ’ t . The answer never came . The breakthrough never materialized . The healing never happened . God failed you !
At least , that ’ s what you concluded . Either the God of the Bible wasn ’ t true , or there was no God at all . And that was the end of your spiritual story . You could never believe the same way again .
But could there be another possibility ? Could it be that God didn ’ t fail you at all ? Could it be that it was faulty theology that failed you ?
Let ’ s say you were taught that , as a follower of Jesus , you had authority over demons and disease , quoting numerous passages in support ( see Luke 9:1 ; 10:19 ; Matt 10:1 , 8 ). Let ’ s say you were also taught that if someone did become sick , then the prayer of faith offered by the elders would make that sick person well ( James 5:14- 16 ). The same one who forgives all our sins heals all our diseases .
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