All things come to us by the work of the Cross when Jesus Christ was crucified. First Peter 2:24 tells us that Christ was put to death on the Cross and by His stripes we are healed. The price and the benefits of God are provided by the work of the Cross and the Gospel. Eternal life, provision, healing, peace, joy and all of the other benefits have been given to us freely. Jesus healed all people and all diseases whether they were believers in Him or not. This is a work of Grace and not of works. Jesus never told anyone that they had to do some kind of work like read this and pray this and you will have my promises.
Unfortunately there are many churches and ministries today that are teaching a works oriented gospel which is legalism. They have fallen from Grace and are trying to make perfect by using their flesh just like the Galatians. Paul warned them of their error and said that they were bewitched being deceived by the devil and doing the works of the law. These ministries began in the Spirit but now they are trying to make perfect by the flesh. The whole contrast in Galatians is not about law and grace (as to salvation) but being under laws instead of being in the Spirit and living by faith. You will limit your miracle power under the law. When you operate in the flesh then you are under the law and not the spirit. The flesh operates by rules and laws which void the Spirit. Those in the spirit follow Christ when He speaks and He produces miracles thru you.
For example: Jesus
never taught His disciples how to obtain the blessings of God by using a
system, principle, formula or technique. The disciples learned how to heal by
simply watching how Jesus healed the sick. Jesus healed by speaking or by
laying on His hands. Some people were healed by using their own faith but not
by doing any works to get healed.
The Bible teaches us
that God desires faith and not works for any of His promises. Teaching
principles of any truth is coming under the law which brings a curse upon your
ministry. The Gospel of Christ is not about us doing something to receive but
all about what God has already done so that we receive as a free gift. All
teaching should only be about what God has done for us and what He has given
us, which comes by the way of the Cross because the Gospel is the Power of God
and nothing else will save.
Jesus taught us a
lifestyle of having a relationship with the Godhead. We follow God by listening
to what He says. Salvation is by Grace thru Faith and not of works (Ephesians
2:8-9) this salvation covers the healing of our bodies. The only real
requirement to receive anything from God is Faith (Mark 5:36). Our obedience to
God comes out of our faith in what He tells us because we know that God loves
us very much and wants us to have a blessed life. We believe that God loves us.
God freely gives to us all things (John 8:32 & 1 COR 2:12). We ask God and
receive because we believe in Him.
Preachers need to minister
the work of the Cross to the individual and cease from works that put people in
bondage. The Bible states that the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable
(Rom 11:29). Even if a minister of God falls into a sin or teaches something
that is not scriptural accurate they will still be able to minister from their
gift to others. Recommendation: Change and be not entangled again in the yoke
of bondage.
The Bible exhorts us
to preach and teach the Word of God (2 Tim 4:2) and not our experiences because
some of our experience may not reflect the truth of God’s Word. When people
talk about their experience and tell their story, they may not have
understanding of what it means. It will take someone who has the gift of
discernment to explain the truth to the Church. Explaining what is truth and
what is error. May God open our eyes to the truth!
Bill Naugle
Mansfield, Ohio
Contact: gospelofchristservant@gmail.com
Website: https://christcrosscrucified.com/
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