Jesus
Christ, impressed by a demonstration of faith, reveals his authority
to forgive sins by healing a paralytic.
Today,
reply is on the divine use of the present global health crisis and
covid-19 for divinity to become further acknowledged by mankind.
Properly understood, GOD has exalted authority and sovereignty over
Creation through both the easy and difficult aspects of life that men
will encounter. Divinity is not seeking a new name, or broader
reputation as the creator or the destroyer of corona virus. Mature
Christian believers will hold that GOD is not required to demonstrate
his divinity and dominion over mankind by responding to every
condition, or instance of trouble and human circumstance. Consider
again Daniel 3: 13-21, King James Version (KJV): 13 Then
Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before
the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it
true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor
worship the golden image which I have set up? 15 Now if ye be ready
that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall
down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye
worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a
burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver
you out of my hands? 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered
and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to
answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we
serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he
will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be
it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor
worship the golden image which thou hast set up. One of the fighters
in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion &
Spirituality who uses the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information
shared) posted the following:
Why
won't Jesus protect everyone in church from Corona virus?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Again there was a day when the sons of God came to
present themselves before the LORD, and Satan
came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest
thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From
going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou
considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the
earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and
escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although
thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. And Satan
answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea,
all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine
hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to
thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold,
he is in thine hand; but save his life. So went Satan forth
from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with
sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. And he took him
a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity?
curse God, and die. But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of
the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand
of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin
with his lips. (Job 2: 1-10, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Testing That Nourishes Growth (04/21/2020); They
Which Are Called (04/09/2020); The Place Of Meeting (04/08/2020); A
Habitation of Spirit (04/05/2020); Endure Trials Through Faith
(03/31/2020); On Behalf Of Others (03/26/2020); The Challenge of
Covid-19 (03/22/2020)
“Anonymous”,
it is not a new thing that mankind has to exist enduring the threat
of death; and, given the possibilities of rebirth and resurrection
from the dead, it is not necessary that everyone escape having to
conclude their mortality by death. The operations of death, divine
law, self-will, and sin have not been eliminated from the earth by
GOD; and they continue to serve as sacred devices that make visible
spirit substance and process that are inseparable aspects of divine
fullness (we also say, divinity; the Godhead; the Father, the Son,
the Holy Spirit). Divinity even has appeared on the earth using
human flesh and life process as an anointed evangelist and healer
(Jesus Christ) to clarify the multiple expressions of dominion,
personhood, power, eternal purpose, and sovereign will that are being
put forth by GOD. Included are focus on the duration of existence
among humanity, the joining of mankind within the oneness without
sameness that is shared among the Godhead, the fulfillment of divine
Creation through sacred law and judgment, and the manifesting of
otherwise hidden aspects of divinity through prophecy and Revelation.
Divinity may exist and reside within the consciousness and self-will
(willpower) of Created beings and living creatures. Also, the living
may be directed and guided through fresh endowments of spirit matter
imparted from the makeup of GOD. Believers are granted opportunities
to undergo permanent change where they rely on sacred knowledge
rather than secular knowledge, and they become transformed
using divine tools, rather than finite human tools such as intellect,
logic, philosophy, and science. The focus for believers must go
beyond good and bad behavior, sin, and the flesh. We are to exist as
companions to immortal, incorruptible, GOD who will remain immutable
and invisible. Consider again the following that uses language from
the Bible and a selection from the music ministry of Dr. Charles G.
Hayes & Warriors:
(1.)
Mark 2: 1-12, King James Version (KJV): 1 And again he entered
into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was
in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together,
insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so
much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And
they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne
of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press,
they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it
up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 5 When
Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy
sins be forgiven thee. 6 But there was certain of the scribes
sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why doth this man
thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? 8 And
immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned
within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in
your hearts? 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,
Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy
bed, and walk? 10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath
power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 11 I say unto
thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (2.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRoe3iExVjU. Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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