Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"
First, it is not according to what we percieve as good, but what God percieves as good. It is good for me to be cured of CF? I say no. Or do you not know that God's power is perfected in weakness? (2 Corinthians 12:9) What is my goal on this Earth? To live a long life, or to bring people to Christ? If, by having CF God's power is perfected through me, thereby bringing others to Christ, then why would I pray to have CF taken from me? God can add or take away from my life whether I have CF or not, so what difference does it make to my own life? To the lives of others, however, my CF amplifies the light which God shines through me.
On the other hand, if I did pray for a cure to CF, do I have in mind the things of God, or of myself? Therefore, it is a contradiction for me to say I have faith in God, and yet desire the things of this world.
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Matthew 21:21 "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Again, if I have faith, then the things I ask for will be the things of God, and not of this world. For, if I ask the things of this world, then how can I have faith I will recieve it, knowing it is not the will of God? Even if I believe I have faith, it is a deception, for true faith comes only from God.
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John 14:12-14 ""Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son; if you ask anything in my name, I will do it."
And this one only supports what I have been saying before.
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"Now I have no faith, but would ask that those of you who do to pray that all suffers of Cystic Fibrosis in the world be instantly cured and that their faulty genes be corrected. Succeed, and there is a fair chance that you will convert many non-believers."
Wrong again. Miracles are not a reason for faith, but rather faith the reason for miracles. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=19&threadid=9620&enterthread=y">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...did=9620&enterthread=y</a>
Additionaly, history has shown that it is when times are most desperate that conversion to Christianity increaces, not when things take a turn for the better. For, when life is good, what reason is there to turn to God? But when we have hit rock bottom and have nothing else to count on, it is then we are most likely to rely on God.
Finally, someone did give an example of someone being healed of CF (whether it is true or not, I don't know; I accept it as a possibility), but it was met only with skepticism. Even if there was someone you knew personally who had been cured, would you then accept it as a miracle, or pass it off as a hoax or misunderstanding? Others have told of miracles and the only response was, "That has nothing to do with CF." What, then, is the point of this thread?
Black Chameleon, do not think because I humor you that I am fooled by your deceit. I have known since you first posted in the religion board that your only purpose here is to drag Christianity through the mud. Drag all you want, for you are only providing me with an opportunity to spread the word of Christ.
