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shibboleth:
Acts19:11-12 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul. So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Of all the scriptures quoted by faith healers, this is one of their favorites. IHandkerchiefs are offered in many different colors and sizes. But the faith healer always makes a pledge that something wonderful will happen to you if you just call and leave your address so it can be sent to you. I realize the scriptures are misused to make money off of unsuspecting people.
My question is, how do we apply this scripture spiritually? What are the special miracles by the hands of Paul spiritually? And what is the significance of the handkerchiefs and aprons. I found no help from any communtraries I looked into. The word handkerchief is used only in this verse, so I have no clue how to understand these verses.
Anyone have any insight into their meaning?
Daniel:
shibboleth,
This is a great question, hopefully the Lord willl give some insight here, I don't have any :oops: When I looked up the verse you posted, I was drawn to the word "special". I know what Strongs says it means but it can't be right :?:
Does anyone know what that word means? Theres two definitions by it. I'll be curious to see what others add here.
Daniel
JesusOnly:
Besides, powerful deeds, not the casual kind, God did through the hands of Paul (Concordant Literal Translation)
mighty works also -- not common -- was God working through the hands of Paul (Young's Literal Translation)
And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul (Darby)
Them be other translations of that verse.
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The only thing that comes to my mind is the example of the men who tried to mimick Pauls power by casting out demons (keep reading the text)
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
lol. Can you imagine? Adjuring Paul's Jesus!! Read on....
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
They could name Paul and the Lord he served...but, oh oh
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Their nakedness was revealed and wounded (shamed?)
Hmm...I would conclude that the real power of Jesus is revealed in servant who knows him by experience and not by some other means.
Even the unusual way it happened through Paul shows it may not be necessarily through word or deed...the power just flows!!
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
gmik:
I would love to know any spirtual application. I sent away one time :oops: - for a prayer cloth-point of contact- they said it would help your faith if you touched it or put it under your pillow. I mailed it to my sister in law and it never arrived-she never got it. I thought it might help her cancer. I was sincere but had no clue as to any deep meaning. It is in the Bible, the preacher said it, so there- I bought it. My sister in law did eventually pass away from the cancer. Of course I went into guilt thinking if only I had sent her another cloth. Thank God, I see now that it is all God and his timing and purpose.
Mystikalman80:
I submitted twice.
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