Again, James 5 is an application that Paul said and provided more instruction in the church setting found in 1cor chapters 12 through 14. But if you follow James chapter five, which I agree with and do each Sunday, we have seen God heal cancer, Liver diseases, and many other sicknesses.
BUT let's look at James Chapter five
James 5:13-18
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone among you sick?
Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. (If you don't pray in faith, is it safe to say nothing will happen? )
And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
(Do you confess your sins to people so that you will be healed? When read in context, there is more to using oil from the text.)
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
Please remember you said James 5,
Now, many times, those like you say,
"Show me that James 5 is not for today! "
James Five States:
- If you are suffering, Let HIM pray
- If you are cheerful, LET HIM sing psalms.
- If you are sick, LET Him call for the elder of the church and LET THEM PRAYER OVER HIM, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord and the PRAYER OF FAITH( no power in the oil) WILL save the sick and the Lord will raise him up.
So, in your church, when you call for the elders, anoint with oil, and pray over that person in faith, are they healed? If they are not, why not? According to James 5, that is supposed to happen. The Lord is supposed to raise HIM up. Why would the Lord have you call for the elders, anoint with oil, and pray in faith to not save the sick and be raised up? I'm all ears.
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if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
5.Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
WOW!!!!! Confess your sins to one another and PRAY for one another so that you may be healed.
Does that happen in your church, sir?
Finally :
6. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
I will break it down for you, sir,
If you don't pray in faith, if you don't call for the elders,and if you don't forgive and if you don't live a righteous life and confess your sins
The oil doesn't work; people won't be saved, healed, or delivered. If you follow "James Chapter FIVE" and those things don't happen when you do them
You're the issue, NOT GOD.
Please note James Chapter FIVE is conditional. IF you read it in context, sir,