Amen.

Sharon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: spiritual abuse


>     Hi Everyone,
> I absolutely believe in the phenominon ofspiritual abuse.  I have seen
lots
> of it in many
> areas.
> I don't know that I want to share my story, because it opens up a big can
of
> worms.  However, God told me I had to forgive those preachers which were
> thinking they could heal me, in order to put another notch in their gun
> belt, so-to-speak.
>
> The major problem with all this, is that the devil has been trying to work
> overtime in our lives against any belief in healing.
> Let's look at this strictly from a logical point of view.
> 1.  Jesus healed blindness and many other disabilities. 2.  He told his
> disciples to heal the sick, raise the dead etc. 3. He told his disciples
> that they would even do greater works than he did.
> Now here is the questions we all must answer.
> Where is it in the bible that Jesus said that all healing and signs and
> wonders, and gifts of the spirit would cease after the book of Acts and
the
> early church?
> Well, there is no such scripture.  That doctrine is a doctrine of man and
of
> devils.
> Therefore, everyone, inspite at the abuse we have all suffered under the
> hands of well-meaning, and not-so-well-meaning preachers, yet, healing and
> everything else God promised in His word, is for today.
> The Devill has used all this garbage we have gone through, to discourage
us
> into believing that there is no healing or baptism in the spirit, or
> anything else.
> Now, though I believe in healing, I believ contrary to the healing
> preachers, for the Lord heals, not the preachers.  So I prefer to leave it
> in the Lord's  hands, and in his timing.
> Nevertheless, know that God is greater than our experiences, whether they
be
> bad or good.  And we can trust our Lord to do what he purposes to do in
our
> lives, no matter what the doctrines of man might be.
>
> Vinny
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:52 PM
> Subject: Re: spiritual abuse
>
>
> > Kerri,
> >
> > The bottom line is, your parents loved you enough to try and do
something.
> > Abuse?  Not really.  The lies you believe, on the other hand, are
getting
> in
> > the way of your life and relationship with the Lord.  Those types of
> > experiences just add fuel to the fire.  There are lies that just need to
> be
> > cleared up is all.  Jesus knows how to do that very well.  You did the
> right
> > think by bringing it up because that is what echurch is all about.
> >
> > Phil.
> >
>
>