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BOOK REVIEW  Book Title : HEALING Author: SMITH WIGGLESWORTH Pages: 207 LESSON 1: 1. It is a blessed thing to learn that God's Word can never fail. Never listen to human plans. God can work mightily when you persist in believing Him inspire of discouragement from human standpoint.  2. God can never bless exaggeration. Don't tell stories except the way it happened.  3. There is power in Jesus Christ and His wondrous name to transform anyone, to heal anyone.  4. The Lord Jesus Christ is always wanting to show forth His grace and love inorder to draw us to Himself. God is willing to do things, to manifest His Word, and let us know a measure of the mind of our God in this day and hour. 5. Everywhere there is power in the name of Jesus Christ, God can save to the uttermost.  #TheMessenger #BookReview #Healing  #smithwigglesworth

The church in Macedonia was exhibiting clear acts of grace which they received from God, in finding it essential and of utmost priority to make provisions for the church in Jerusalem even when they did not have much. 2 Corinthians 8:1 [AMP]: Now, brothers and sisters, we want to tell you about the grace of God which has been evident in the churches of Macedonia [awakening in them a longing to contribute] They were in a season of their lives where they suffered a great distress whose culminative effect led to financial hardship, yet their joy was not diminished even in their poverty.  2 Corinthians 8:2 [AMP]: for during an ordeal of severe distress, their abundant joy and their deep poverty [together] overflowed in the wealth of their lavish generosity. This overflowing joy within them, gave them the mentality to look beyond the surrounding circumstances that have befallen them, to see the need to make provisions for others. Their circumstance defined poverty, but they did not allow...

 The second epistle by Paul the Apostle to the Corinth church, starts with his usual signature salutation and a recognition of the saints at Achaia. 2 Corinthians 1:1 [AMP]: Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, and to all the saints (God’s people) throughout Achaia (southern Greece). Achaia is located in the southern part of Greece which has Corinth as its administrative capital, and also the church in Corinth was planted by Apostle Paul and his companions - Silvanus and Timothy. 2 Corinthians 1:19 [AMP]: For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but has proved to be “Yes” in Him [true and faithful, the divine “Yes” affirming God’s promises]. In his second letter to the church at Corinth, Paul the Apostle gives a good report about the liberality of the ch...

 The sinner who was acquitted of his or her sin, has no more charge against him or her, because the law can no longer be applied to him or her based on the fact that he or she has obtained righteousness by grace through Jesus Christ. Romans 8:33 [33]Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. The one who attempts to condemn the acquitted, has to deal with Jesus Christ Himself, Who has made the acquitted right with God, Who [Jesus Christ] also makes continual intercession [ an advocate] for the acquitted. Romans 8:34 [34]Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. The justified, who was once a sinner and a captive of the law through the flesh, operated below the glory of God. Romans 3:23 [23]for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Furthermore, after being freely justified by God through Jesus Christ, the acquitted was taken from the p...

 In the previous part of this series, we looked at two dimensions of God's love which has to do with reconciliation and pardon of sin. However, in continuation of this series, we would be looking at yet another dimension of God's love which is justification. 3. Justification: For a man to be justified, two conditions must be met which are; 1. The provisions of the law must be sufficiently applied and satisfied. 2. All pending debts must be cancelled or written off. The law demands justice, and sin demands it's wages which is death, hence for justification to take place, these two conditions must be fulfilled. The law is made for a sinner, for without sin the law has no application. 1 Timothy 1:9 [9]knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1 Timothy 1:10 [10]for fornicators, for sodomites,...

Part 4 takes a step by step breakdown in dealing with the intricacies of what God did for mankind through Jesus Christ. A careful read will expound your knowledge, giving you a deeper insight of how much God loves mankind by revealing His Son to us. John 3:16 [16]For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. The love of God is the revelation of Jesus Christ, Who came to do the following in the life of mankind; 1. Reconciliation with God: Mankind was in enmity with God because the nature of the first Adam after the fall was no longer in consonance with the nature of God. This led to a mix match of nature where you have a holy and righteouss God, with a sinful and an unrighteous man. Romans 5:12 [12]Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— The original nature of the first Adam who was created in thesame na...

Have you ever seen a death row inmate waiting for the day of his execution? There is no hope of living beyond the set date of his execution unless he is pardoned by a higher authority of the state or country, who might be a governor or president. The law demands that he dies and the law is justified to take his life because he owes a debt to be paid for his sins. Romans 6:23 [23]For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. This was the scenerio mankind found himself after the fall of the first Adam in the garden, which led to the introduction of sin, not just as an act, but a nature.  Romans 5:12 [12]Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— The nature of man was altered because the first Adam was created in perfection, but when he disobeyed God, he lost that state and nature of innocence and perfection, hence taking up the nature of sin [ a s...