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I was in a small group and asked questions about this scenario about healing (adhd):

What if someone has adhd, which turns out to make traditional school incredibly difficult for them. God leads them into law enforcement instead, where their adhd actaully helps (in having hyperviligance and fast adaptability).

Isn't this a (rather visible) scenario where God would allow adhd?

Their answer: "Well God can take what the enemy meant for evil and turn it for good, but it doesn't mean that God allowed the officer to have adhd. God placed him there because of his character and that he was called to it, not becasue of his sickness. Knowing God's promise for healing is one of the basic things you need to know. 'By His stripes you are healed'. Why would he have died for us then?"

I think about people with nonverbal autism, people confined to wheelchairs, etc. other physical diabilities or chronic diseases - and it doesn't make sense why people think healing is promised on this side of eternity. Needless to say that shouldn't stop us from praying for healing, but it can definitely hurt people because of the implications (not enough faith, God is not sovereign, etc.). It also doesn't make sense because everyone gets sick will die (even old age is just an accumulation of bodily failures). So how/why would they believe that?

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u/Gullible_Sign_3788 — 17 days ago

I was in a small group and asked questions about this scenario about healing (adhd):

What if someone has adhd, which turns out to make traditional school incredibly difficult for them. God leads them into law enforcement instead, where their adhd actaully helps (in having hyperviligance and fast adaptability).

Isn't this a (rather visible) scenario where God would allow adhd?

Their answer: "Well God can take what the enemy meant for evil and turn it for good, but it doesn't mean that God allowed the officer to have adhd. God placed him there because of his character and that he was called to it, not becasue of his sickness. Knowing God's promise for healing is one of the basic things you need to know. 'By His stripes you are healed'. Why would he have died for us then?"

I think about people with nonverbal autism, people confined to wheelchairs, etc. other physical diabilities or chronic diseases - and it doesn't make sense why people think healing is promised on this side of eternity. Needless to say that shouldn't stop us from praying for healing, but it can definitely hurt people because of the implications (not enough faith, God is not sovereign, etc.). It also doesn't make sense because everyone gets sick will die (even old age is just an accumulation of bodily failures). So how/why would they believe that?

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u/Gullible_Sign_3788 — 17 days ago

I'm at a church that teaches this, and I just realized how wrong they are, but I don't know how to dodge their logical tactics and clarify verses that supposedly support what they're saying.

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u/Gullible_Sign_3788 — 23 days ago

I’m currently trying to transition out of a church I thought was good, but soon learned of these terms called the ‘prosperity gospel’, ‘word of faith gospel’, ‘health and wealth gospel’ and I don’t agree with it.

But I have close friends there. Should I try to convince them of the truth? Or let it be? They’ve been there their whole life (I had just tried it out every so often for the past 4 years, but seriously attending for 6 months)

If you have brought anyone out of it, how did you do it?

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u/Gullible_Sign_3788 — 24 days ago

I’m currently trying to transition out of a church I thought was good, but soon learned of these terms called the ‘prosperity gospel’, ‘word of faith gospel’, ‘health and wealth gospel’ and I don’t agree with it.

But I have close friends there. Should I try to convince them of the truth? Or let it be? They’ve been there their whole life (I had just tried it out every so often for the past 4 years, but seriously attending for 6 months)

If you have brought anyone out of it, how did you do it?

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u/Gullible_Sign_3788 — 24 days ago

I’m currently trying to transition out of a church I thought was good, but soon learned of these terms called the ‘prosperity gospel’, ‘word of faith gospel’, ‘health and wealth gospel’ and I don’t agree with it.

But I have close friends there. Should I try to convince them of the truth? Or let it be? They’ve been there their whole life (I had just tried it out every so often for the past 4 years, but seriously attending for 6 months)

If you have brought anyone out of it, how did you do it?

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u/Gullible_Sign_3788 — 24 days ago