I watched in frustration the item on Campbell Live last night concerning the uproar created by the church displaying a billboard that said “Jesus Heals Cancer”. As I listened to the discussion and the church’s response two things struck me: The first was the lack of pastoral concern the church had with regard to those facing loss through cancer. I would never deny the healing that comes through Christ but I believe we need to be very cautious and compassionate in how we express that. We do not control the healing, we do not control God to suggest otherwise is hurtful. What does this message “Jesus heals Cancer” suggest to those who are not healed?
The second thing was in the discussion with the consumer advocate that suggested “sensible people wouldn’t believe it “ The whole discussion of the billboard was based on the premise that it was a false claim and the most important question seemed to be could the church be forced to remove it because it was false advertising. I wonder how Jesus would fair in this day and age with some of the claims He made.
The second thing was in the discussion with the consumer advocate that suggested “sensible people wouldn’t believe it “ The whole discussion of the billboard was based on the premise that it was a false claim and the most important question seemed to be could the church be forced to remove it because it was false advertising. I wonder how Jesus would fair in this day and age with some of the claims He made.
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