Lets get one thing straight people: When Jesus said to go heal people, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE APOSTLES !
When he said to go preach the gospel: HE WAS TALKING TO ALL CHRISTIANS !!
If it were otherwise, every Christian would have the power to heal, not be hurt by poisonous snakes, etc. Any one who believes otherwise is a heretic. The Holy Ghost sends conviction of sin and repentance.
Benny Hinn and his ilk are actually fooling millions and making millions off of people that should know better. He has not 1 verified healing !
The Charismatic movement has really destroyed so much credibility in modern times.
I’m gonna turn you over to God, you’ve perverted the scriptures and nothing I say will turn you from your vindictive mission to cause argument and strife. I’ve presented this article and it will stand on it’s own merit. If you choose not to believe, that is your choice, but I want you to know that time is running out. That is evidenced by the increase of miracles among other things. But God can and will reach you...I will pray for you kingpins.
Satan uses God's Word more than most Christians. He causes people who have false beliefs and are going after riches to muddy the waters so that real belief in God's willingness to still preform miracles will be thrown out by people who are disgusted with the phony. Many Charismatics are often loaded with false doctrines, adhering to few Biblical foundational doctrines, running on their emotions and very confused and confusing but that doesn't mean that the real kind of faith that God uses to effect true miracles doesn't exist today. Jesus Christ is the same today as he was yesterday.
The Bible doesn't mention much about most of the Apostles and what they did. It does mention both Paul and Peter raising the dead. Stephen was not an Apostle but he did miracles. Paul was not one of the twelve as Mathias took the place of Judas and Paul raised the dead and did miracles. For those who deny miracles today they are playing it safe because then they will not have to try to have the kind of faith that God can use to do a miracle through. It is definitely the easy way out and requires no risk nor failure.
Jesus said that he that believeth on Him would not only do the same works that He did but greater. He did not say he that believeth and is an Apostle but merely "he that believeth". He also said that "as your faith so be it unto you". This means that if you don't believe you will not see things that can come about only by grace through faith in Christ. But conversely it also means that if you do you will.
If you decide that most all that Jesus said only applied to the disciples because he was speaking to them, often answering their questions, then you are to be considered most unfortunate and sad. What Jesus said almost always for all who had "ears to hear".
\ Jhn 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Jhn 14:11 Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
Jhn 14:12 ¶ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Jhn 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].
Every Christian is a saint according the bible, the apostles were just as human as you and me, you obviously don’t know the bible as well as you say you do. This story nonwithstanding, in Jesus name, anything is possible, you need to have faith.
It says in Matthew 28:16 that Jesus was talking to the eleven disciples. And yes, I'm aware of other passages in the letters of Paul that talk about sharing your faith, so you don't have to quote them for me. But, in this passage, Jesus is speaking specifically to his eleven disciples.
I have personally seen healing from AIDS, Kidney Cancer, and food barely sufficient for 80 children feed 275 abundantly. You are sounding like the Pharisees that deny God in good works and hint of evil in miracles. Are there charlatans out there? You betcha. But God’s power remains unchanging.
Thanks for being so terminally WRONG.
It helps people put your UnBiblical silly notions more in their proper place.