Aug 29, 2011

Faith and Prayer

Do you have faith the size of a mustard seed?

No?  Then why are you preaching to me?

Yes?

Do you believe that you can move a mountain?  Do you believe you can pray for and receive healing?  Even if 2 or 3 are gathered in the name of Christ?  My friend's dad cut off the tip of his thumb with a skill saw.  Will you sincerely pray that his thumb would be restored to its original condition? 

When you get sick, do you stay home and pray, or go to the doctor?  If you need surgery, will you take anesthetics, or will you pray for the pain to be suppressed?  If you discover that you have cancer, will you pray, or will you go to the doctor, or both?  If you could only choose one, which would you choose?

If I put myself in all of the situations above, and I pray to Zeus instead of Jesus, will you expect my outcome to be any different than yours?  Will Zeus make me well?  Will he restore an amputated thumb?  Will he cure cancer?  What is the difference between praying to Zeus or Jesus?  Which of the situations above would yield a different outcome when praying to Jesus instead of praying to Zeus?  Will either Jesus or Zeus outperform a doctor?  Have you personally known of anyone who has had an amputated limb restored, or cancer cured by prayer alone?