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To: Terriergal

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Luk 4:17 "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."

He came to heal the brokenhearted, to set at liberty those that are bruised. Those are felt needs.


571 posted on 01/12/2006 12:43:43 PM PST by blue-duncan
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To: blue-duncan

No, he came to fulfill the scriptures - those are mini-parables for salvation. Regaining sight, being set free, restored hearing. Those are spiritual ills.

His entire ministry was about salvation and the repentance of sin. Nothing more, nothing less.

The unsaved cannot fathom that they even need salvation unless the Lord sees fit to reveal that truth to them. They're looking to have physical needs filled, not spiritual.


573 posted on 01/12/2006 12:48:16 PM PST by ItsOurTimeNow ("Hail Him who saved you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of All")
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