Jesus helps us according to what we ask of Him.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Honza

I think Jesus mentioned that He gives us what we ask for.

I thought I would bring into the conversation ...Jesus was very clear when he said ,"Say to the mountain...'
Notice he did not say, "Ask me to move the mountain, ask my Father to move the mountain,
ask the Father in my name to move the mountain ..."

You want cancer gone? Say to the cancer, "Be gone".
That's the message I get.

[The Cobbler's Apprentice]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Oh, sorry, I see Cobbler does, also!

Distinguished long ago in a book I read by John Hicks, a Christian theologian. The distinction has stayed with me, evolved.

Faith "lets go and lets God". Belief clings, identifies with, can even be used/seen to "justify" oneself, therefore in effect denying Grace, gift.

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

I thought I would bring into the conversation ...Jesus was very clear when he said ,"Say to the mountain...'
Notice he did not say, "Ask me to move the mountain, ask my Father to move the mountain,
ask the Father in my name to move the mountain ..."

You want cancer gone? Say to the cancer, "Be gone".
That's the message I get.

And you got the message right, but you must firmly believe that your body, which is made up of the eternal energy that has neither beginning or end, and which has become this universe and all herein, which includes your body, will begin to work on that cancer and devour it.

So, don't say to the cancer, 'Begone', but ask the eternal, through Christ, to begin working on removing the cancer.

Romans 1: 18-23; God's anger is revealed from heaven against all the sin and evil of the people whose evil ways prevent the truth from being known. God punishes them, because what can be known about God is plain to them, for God himself made it plain. Ever since God created the world, his invisible qualities, both his eternal power and his divine nature, have been clearly seen; they are perceived in the things that God has made. So those people have no excuse at all! They know God, but they do not give him the honour that belongs to him, nor do they thank him. Instead, their thoughts have become complete nonsense, and their empty minds are filled with darkness. They say they are wise, but they are fools; instead of worshipping the immortal God, they worship images made to look like mortal man, etc.