Disability Theology and Pentecostalism
In today’s video, I interview Dr. Amos Yong from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. I ask him about key themes in disability theology and how disability theology might speak to Pentecostalism.
Tag Archives: suffering
Myth #4: “The Spirit-Filled Life = Success and Victory”
Some people believe the myth that those who are really Spirit-filled will always experience victory. This belief is a cousin to the idea that if you have enough faith you will always experience health and wealth. Just as faith doesn’t guarantee a life free of […]
Shouldn’t Faith Always Result in Healing?
(Including a list of some books on a theology of suffering)
Some people argue that “the New Testament always shows healing and never shows someone asking for healing and leaving still sick.” The Bible, however, includes examples of people who were not healed. Paul himself was not always healed. Paul himself was not always healed. He reminds the Galatians that “it was because of an illness […]
Why are Some People NOT Healed?
Why do some people get healed immediately after prayer, but others never get healed, even after praying for a long time? The short answer is, we don’t know why God chooses to heal some, but not others—at least not for each individual case. Hence, I’m hesitant to ever answer the question beyond this. While there […]