Do you believe that gift of healing is a spiritual gift that a believer can have? Why or why not?
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Yes, definetly. The Bible proves it and besides that I have seen healings in my own life as well. I have seen a lady in our church be healed from cancer. all you need to do is ask God. Pray about what He wants you to do and just go with it. Don't worry about what anyone else will think, He will be there to catch you if you fall.
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You may want to read the book of James, he addressed this nicely to the congregation. Salvation is indeed a gift, however we demonstrate our faith by our works, that is why James says that "faith w/o works is dead". I would suggest reading the book of James, he talks about this in depth.
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Hi! Anything is possible with LOVE and INTENTION. When there is intention to help/heal others through LOVE, the energy is channeled in miraculous ways. The person/thing being prayed for, uses the energy whichever way they see fit. We are ALL ONE. We are ALL connected through SOURCE and we are ALL part of SOURCE. What is prayed to (names)or how, doesn't matter because GOD is the very essence of unconditional LOVE. We are ALL united through this LOVE/GOD. When we LOVE through unconditional LOVE/GOD, we are already honoring the greatest gift of GOD/LOVE by being a vessel of DIVINE LOVE for GOD/LOVE.\n\nwww.profiles.yahoo.com/urloveurloved
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It is called DISCERNMENT! It is a God given gift!
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By one of the gifts from God that is called, "Discerning of Spirits"\n\n1 Cor. 12.10\n\n\nAlso, we can "Test Everything", by comparing what is being said with "The Word Of Truth", "The Bible".
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Here is what the Adventist web site says:\n\n"18. The Gift of Prophecy:\nOne of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and was manifested in the ministry of Ellen. G. White . As the Lord's messenger, her writings are a continuing and authoritative source of truth which provide for the church comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. (Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 12:17; 19:10.)"
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I was once at a church that was very non-traditional, but the Holy Spirit was ever present.  A friend was suffering from a cracked vertebrate and had to wear a back brace for the last year.  The priest had layed hands on her and she was healed in Jesus' name.  She walked out of the church and did not have to ever wear the back brace again.  My advice to you would be do not go to the church and expect physical healing, but a spiritual healing.  Eternity is forever.
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Some people think spiritual gifts are natural gifts given spiritual power and put into the service of God; others think spiritual gifts are separate from natural gifts.  I don't know which is true.  However, the Bible does mention spiritual gifts in several places in the New Testament: 1 Corinthians 12 and 14, for instance.\n\nYou can discover your gifts by trying several activities at church (and elsewhere) and seeing what you're good at.  You can ask God to show you.  You can practice several gifts and see if they come.  You can also take written tests that indicate what your spiritual gifts are.  You can also look at your natural talents, tendencies, and personality.\n\nPut "spiritual gifts test" in a search engine and you'll find quite a few websites!\n\nTo answer your specific questions:\n\nDo you think they are real? Yes.\nHow do people get them?  From the Holy Spirit, and developed over time through prayer, ministry, activity, and learning.\nWhen we are saved are we automatically equipped with them? I think so.  I've been told that all believers have at least one spiritual gifts.  Think of the Parable of the Talents, although that parable may not be explicitly about spiritual gifts.\nHow do you feel about the gifts of discernment or discernment of spirits? Do you think that legit or no? Yes, but be careful here.  Some people think they are discerning spirits when they're really acting out of their own preferences or biases.  For example, I heard a story a couple of decades ago that Believer A told Believer B that her household had a Spirit of Art and to get rid of her paintings (by other artists, not her own).  Believer B did so, and later regretted trashing such valuable artwork.  Apparently Believer A had a bias against art, as quite a few ultraconservative believers do.
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Yes, many times.  One instance, my grandmother, a devout Christian prayed for a man that was scheduled to get his leg removed in just a few days.  When he went back to get it done, it was no sign of the disease.  She also was diagnosed with diabetes and took medication for a while, she prayed and said she was healed.  It is the first time I had ever known my Pop to question her, but my aunt and Pop insisted she go to the dr. for tests.  There was no diabetes.  Our church regularly had "healing meetings".  Everyone laid hands on the sick one.  Lots of people were healed, this was not publicised, nor exhorted to everyone. It was taken for granted that He could and would.  God was continually praised for our blessings.  Faith healings do work.  I have witnessed so many miracles, simply from being with faithful, humble people that knew God is the ultimate healer. His miracles are still everywhere today.  Ask in faith and you shall receive.  The meek and humble will inherit the Kingdom of God.
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One time on a camping trip, a witch and I created a psychic link which allowed us to keep tabs on each other without needing those family band radios.\n\nPersonally, I do spiritual healing with singing bowls. I play the bowl in someone's hand, and feel the vibrations as they extend through the person, and can tell them where the vibrations are and what they're doing.\n\nI used to work with a Reiki master who could tell people many details about their lives while we were doing our energy work. Very specific things\n\nI have never heard anyone say, "I really shouldn't have trusted my gut instincts."
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I've never encountered a negative spiritual gift, I can't even imagine what this would be.\nIf you are spiritually gifted, then it's a good thing, but if you're uncomfortable then you just aren't ready to see it or develop it. Don't ignore the fear you feel, it's a way to tell you "not yet" if that makes sense. But at the same time, don't think that there is anything wrong with you, or it's negative in any way.
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Yes.  It can also be a very spiritual experience.  They are, after all, God's creatures.
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It is only God that can give gifts that will stand the test of time. His gifts are eternal.We should not be chasing and acquiring worldly gifts for they are vain.
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I believe there are people who have had a spiritual experience who brought them to the God of their understanding, and there are those who haven't. Some who haven't just go to church and say they believe because it's the polite thing to do. Others who practice their religion (any religion) do it because they've had a personal experience that they can't prove to no one but themselves. They can't prove it to a non-believer any more than a non-believer can prove to them that the believer's experience was B.S. \n\nSo it's a draw.
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I think that maybe God is saving that level of healing or miracle for a time right before the tribulation, as a last sign of His power.\n\nMany people have wondered about this subject, even those with the gift of healing, but I do not know of any one receiving an answer.
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I don't think it can be miraculous, unless you're referring to their attitude in religion. I would tell them to let God and Jesus enter their life, to accept God, and to call on His angels. I would tell the person to think positive and make the most of your life to pay it forward, to accept the good, bad and ugly days that are colored black, white or shades of gray.
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The Healing of the Soul thru The Lord Jesus is  real among those who have experienced it.\nChristian have compassion toward the human beings of the world that have a sick soul that need to have the medicine to cure it.Why not tell your brethren the humansabout that medicine!\nThe response of some people is that they do not believe that their Soul has the sickness of Sin?