"And declared to be the son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." Romans 1:4 KJV
"and he was shown to be the son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 1:4 NLT
For a long time I have wondered if evangelicals, by professing that Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, have used this as an excuse for why God does nothing today. Of course Christ healed the sick, he was God. And since Acts tells us that the original apostles also followed in Christ's footsteps, the evangelicals agree that only the first apostles could do what Acts plainly says that they did. So today, God is on vacation, or on an extended sabbatical, resting from all of his work in raising Jesus from the dead?
As I was reading in the NLT this morning, it looks like it says that Christ was proved to be God when the Holy Spirit raised him from the dead. That means that Jesus is alive today, and that he is active today. The missing ingredient today is faith.
" And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.' Mat.13:58 KJV
"Nevertheless when the son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:5 KJV
What I am saying is that it is human nature to cover up our unbelief by twisting the scripture to fit our experience. If you are prayed for and do not get healed, it is easier to believe your experience than it is to believe God.
Take this as wisdom from someone who has been around a while. People who refuse speaking in tongues and who quench the moving of the Spirit are full of unbelief, no matter how much they witness and preach. You will notice that evangelicals believe that anyone can be saved, but that healing and miracles do not happen. God can save you, but from then on you are on your own.
" For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar" Romans 3:3-4 NKJV
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