Unpopular opinion -

[MatthewG]

Today many believe that certain things can be helped and healed by praying in Jesus name, from cancer, to other bodily injuries and problems, also disease.

As a Christian, it is wise to understand that death is going to come one day. There certain abilities that God has allowed man to have which how one provides to another individual using the hospitals, for surgery and those who are able to do majorly well in that field. I do not see anything wrong with praying for others, and praying for the Lord to help the doctors who go in to help a person out.

The greatest healing in my opinion is the one that has to deal with the individuals own heart, mind, will, and emotion by coming to Christ Jesus. In hope and assurance of the Gospel of Christ in one day, after having a spiritually filled life now on this earth, you will go on also to have a life with God, when you are resurrected by God and to me judged on ones faith in God and their love.

I just can’t seem to desire to bring forth a false hope to someone, we will keep praying for you and that you will get better and the. They do not just seems to me as that of false hope, is not being honest a better approach?

I’m not saying that God can’t heal, however; I believe there are some things that needs addressed by a doctor…. Have you never seen that scamming faith healers out there?

Remember this: regardless of you disagree with me. I love you either way. Jesus is our hope, nothing else is. He is our foundation, and he has had the victory. He is the healer of the heart, the mind, the soul. He is a great and awesome Lord to grow and get to know.

God bless you,
In Christ,
Matthew Gallagher

 

[FHII]

Good words Matthew. I don't know if what I am about to write is what you are getting at, but I think its close.

There is an old saying: Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die! Well, I get that... Death is a scary thing and I just had a potential death event about 5 weeks ago.

Likewise, no one wants to lose loved ones here on Earth. I certainly don't. But if we truly believe in the Paradise to come, and they prepared for it, we should not be sad. We of course, will be, and we are thought to be cold hearted if we show joy that our loved ones are finally free. I understand that too.

If anyone has spent time in New Orleans, they have a pretty peculiar tradition: the funeral march. Its solemn music followed by the most joyful dixie- style jazz you will hear! If I am correct, it follows that thought pattern.

Verses in Luke 5:19-25 come to mind. In short, folks asked Jesus to heal someone and because of their faith, Jesus forgave their sins. He didn't heal the man (at first). He later did when the Pharisees caused a ruckus over it. But the point I got is that Jesus saw it more important to heal his inner man than the outer man, though he did both.

In short, I have and will mourn the death of a loved one, and will miss them. But I believe God, and trust in him. In the mean time... I cherish the time I have with my loved ones, knowing it will be interrupted. My goal is to never say, "I wish I spent more time with them..."

 

[Raccoon1010]

Good words Matthew. I don't know if what I am about to write is what you are getting at, but I think its close.

There is an old saying: Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die! Well, I get that... Death is a scary thing and I just had a potential death event about 5 weeks ago.

Likewise, no one wants to lose loved ones here on Earth. I certainly don't. But if we truly believe in the Paradise to come, and they prepared for it, we should not be sad. We of course, will be, and we are thought to be cold hearted if we show joy that our loved ones are finally free. I understand that too.

If anyone has spent time in New Orleans, they have a pretty peculiar tradition: the funeral march. Its solemn music followed by the most joyful dixie- style jazz you will hear! If I am correct, it follows that thought pattern.

Verses in Luke 5:19-25 come to mind. In short, folks asked Jesus to heal someone and because of their faith, Jesus forgave their sins. He didn't heal the man (at first). He later did when the Pharisees caused a ruckus over it. But the point I got is that Jesus saw it more important to heal his inner man than the outer man, though he did both.

In short, I have and will mourn the death of a loved one, and will miss them. But I believe God, and trust in him. In the mean time... I cherish the time I have with my loved ones, knowing it will be interrupted. My goal is to never say, "I wish I spent more time with them..."

I've had the pleasure of spending time with loved ones before they die. And it has been a blessing. I also didn't get to spend too much time with my mother before she died and it was sad to me. I love her very much and hope she is with Jesus in heaven now.

 

[Raccoon1010]

Today many believe that certain things can be helped and healed by praying in Jesus name, from cancer, to other bodily injuries and problems, also disease.

As a Christian, it is wise to understand that death is going to come one day. There certain abilities that God has allowed man to have which how one provides to another individual using the hospitals, for surgery and those who are able to do majorly well in that field. I do not see anything wrong with praying for others, and praying for the Lord to help the doctors who go in to help a person out.

The greatest healing in my opinion is the one that has to deal with the individuals own heart, mind, will, and emotion by coming to Christ Jesus. In hope and assurance of the Gospel of Christ in one day, after having a spiritually filled life now on this earth, you will go on also to have a life with God, when you are resurrected by God and to me judged on ones faith in God and their love.

I just can’t seem to desire to bring forth a false hope to someone, we will keep praying for you and that you will get better and the. They do not just seems to me as that of false hope, is not being honest a better approach?

I’m not saying that God can’t heal, however; I believe there are some things that needs addressed by a doctor…. Have you never seen that scamming faith healers out there?

Remember this: regardless of you disagree with me. I love you either way. Jesus is our hope, nothing else is. He is our foundation, and he has had the victory. He is the healer of the heart, the mind, the soul. He is a great and awesome Lord to grow and get to know.

God bless you,
In Christ,
Matthew Gallagher

Yes doctors are inspired often and sometimes not so inspired. But generally are a blessing to us. God can also heal us as I have witnessed him do. He doesn't always heal us and when he doesn't doctors are there. We are truly blessed in these latter days I think.

 

[Rudometkin]

I’m not saying that God can’t heal, however; I believe there are some things that needs addressed by a doctor….

Deuteronomy 32:39
- See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

What can the doctor do that God isn't already behind?

2 Chronicles 16:12
- And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

It is always better to seek the Lord over the doctors. For good reason.

 

[amadeus]

@MatthewG Here are several scriptures regarding healing I gathered together some time ago for reference:

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;” Ecc 3:1,3

"See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.” Deut 32:39

"Is any sick among you? 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:
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him” James 5:14-15

"Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.” Matt 25:44-45

"Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.” Jerem 14:10-11

"Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.” Jerem 14:19-21

"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” Matt 21:22

"Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” James 4:2-3

"And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves” II Chron 14:2-3

"In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah” II Chron 16:1

"And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel” II Chron 16:7-11

"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.” Rom 13:1-2

"Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.” Jerem 30:10-15

"And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him” John 9:1-3

"When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.” John 11:4

"And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.” Matt 4:24

"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5

"Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.” Mark 2:9-11

"And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:” Mark 13:14-15

"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Mark 16:17-18

 

[Lambano]

Nevertheless, I will continue to pray that my friend be healed from her cancer - whether through the doctors and the chemo, or through direct intervention of God. I ain't picky.

 

[Invisibilis]

Facing death, while we still got time, ought to remind us of anything True we are still in denial about.

 

[Enoch111]

I just can’t seem to desire to bring forth a false hope to someone, we will keep praying for you and that you will get better and the. They do not just seems to me as that of false hope, is not being honest a better approach?

When you pray that someone be healed you are not giving them a false hope, nor a guarantee, since it is God who will either heal or not. All you are doing is telling that person that you will bring the issue before the Lord.

At the same time, when it comes to health and healing many people seem to forget that they are personally responsible to maintain their own good health (and many factors enter into that). When a person has a healthy immune system, many infections can be addressed by the body's immune system. In addition to that God has provided mankind with a wealth of natural remedies found in plants and herbs, and nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. For example quinine (from the bark of the Cinchona tree) is not only an anti-malarial, but it is also an antiviral. Thus we have HCQ (hydroxycroquine), and when HCQ and zinc are administered with azithromycin, you get an extremely effective and cheap remedy for the early treatment of coronavirus (and that is why is was suppressed by the medical establishment, along with ivermectin, in order to create a bogus pandemic).

Which brings us to the very sad and disturbing reality that the medical profession (by and large) failed to uphold their Hippocratic Oath ("do no harm") and did much harm over the last two years. Which means that trusting doctors and hospitals as people did in the past is no longer an option.

Again, the medical establishment in general is not standing up and speaking out about the great harm that is now being done to young children through masking, bogus vaccinations, and evil sexual education (including transgenderism). This harm is both psychological, mental, and physical. And it is deliberate since there is an agenda in place to destroy children because they are vulnerable and unable to fight back. This is the same Satanic tactic used by Pharaoh in the time of Moses and Herod in the time of Christ.

The Bible tells Christians exactly what to do when they are seriously sick. But few churches actually follow through on what is stated in James 5:13-15: Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? 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: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

 

[MatthewG]

To me the greatest healing is one of a broken heart and contrite spirit, God is near to them.

God can heal and burn a lot of darkness away, the warm and light founded in Christ who brings forth new life!

Docters are there to help as needed.

 

[MatthewG]

When you pray that someone be healed you are not giving them a false hope, nor a guarantee, since it is God who will either heal or not. All you are doing is telling that person that you will bring the issue before the Lord.

At the same time, when it comes to health and healing many people seem to forget that they are personally responsible to maintain their own good health (and many factors enter into that). When a person has a healthy immune system, many infections can be addressed by the body's immune system. In addition to that God has provided mankind with a wealth of natural remedies found in plants and herbs, and nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. For example quinine (from the bark of the Cinchona tree) is not only an anti-malarial, but it is also an antiviral. Thus we have HCQ (hydroxycroquine), and when HCQ and zinc are administered with azithromycin, you get an extremely effective and cheap remedy for the early treatment of coronavirus (and that is why is was suppressed by the medical establishment, along with ivermectin, in order to create a bogus pandemic).

Which brings us to the very sad and disturbing reality that the medical profession (by and large) failed to uphold their Hippocratic Oath ("do no harm") and did much harm over the last two years. Which means that trusting doctors and hospitals as people did in the past is no longer an option.

Again, the medical establishment in general is not standing up and speaking out about the great harm that is now being done to young children through masking, bogus vaccinations, and evil sexual education (including transgenderism). This harm is both psychological, mental, and physical. And it is deliberate since there is an agenda in place to destroy children because they are vulnerable and unable to fight back. This is the same Satanic tactic used by Pharaoh in the time of Moses and Herod in the time of Christ.

The Bible tells Christians exactly what to do when they are seriously sick. But few churches actually follow through on what is stated in James 5:13-15: Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? 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: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Thank you for sharing. God is a deliver and heals our afflictions, especially in sickness of the heart or mind. (Soul).

 

[farouk]

To me the greatest healing is one of a broken heart and contrite spirit, God is near to them.

God can heal and burn a lot of darkness away, the warm and light founded in Christ who brings forth new life!

Docters are there to help as needed.

@MatthewG Psalm 51.17:

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."

 

[MatthewG]

Good words Matthew. I don't know if what I am about to write is what you are getting at, but I think its close.

There is an old saying: Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die! Well, I get that... Death is a scary thing and I just had a potential death event about 5 weeks ago.

Likewise, no one wants to lose loved ones here on Earth. I certainly don't. But if we truly believe in the Paradise to come, and they prepared for it, we should not be sad. We of course, will be, and we are thought to be cold hearted if we show joy that our loved ones are finally free. I understand that too.

If anyone has spent time in New Orleans, they have a pretty peculiar tradition: the funeral march. Its solemn music followed by the most joyful dixie- style jazz you will hear! If I am correct, it follows that thought pattern.

Verses in Luke 5:19-25 come to mind. In short, folks asked Jesus to heal someone and because of their faith, Jesus forgave their sins. He didn't heal the man (at first). He later did when the Pharisees caused a ruckus over it. But the point I got is that Jesus saw it more important to heal his inner man than the outer man, though he did both.

In short, I have and will mourn the death of a loved one, and will miss them. But I believe God, and trust in him. In the mean time... I cherish the time I have with my loved ones, knowing it will be interrupted. My goal is to never say, "I wish I spent more time with them..."

Yes doctors are inspired often and sometimes not so inspired. But generally are a blessing to us. God can also heal us as I have witnessed him do. He doesn't always heal us and when he doesn't doctors are there. We are truly blessed in these latter days I think.

Deuteronomy 32:39
- See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

What can the doctor do that God isn't already behind?

2 Chronicles 16:12
- And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

It is always better to seek the Lord over the doctors. For good reason.

Facing death, while we still got time, ought to remind us of anything True we are still in denial about.

Thank you all for sharing.

 

[farouk]

When you pray that someone be healed you are not giving them a false hope, nor a guarantee, since it is God who will either heal or not. All you are doing is telling that person that you will bring the issue before the Lord.

At the same time, when it comes to health and healing many people seem to forget that they are personally responsible to maintain their own good health (and many factors enter into that). When a person has a healthy immune system, many infections can be addressed by the body's immune system. In addition to that God has provided mankind with a wealth of natural remedies found in plants and herbs, and nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. For example quinine (from the bark of the Cinchona tree) is not only an anti-malarial, but it is also an antiviral. Thus we have HCQ (hydroxycroquine), and when HCQ and zinc are administered with azithromycin, you get an extremely effective and cheap remedy for the early treatment of coronavirus (and that is why is was suppressed by the medical establishment, along with ivermectin, in order to create a bogus pandemic).

Which brings us to the very sad and disturbing reality that the medical profession (by and large) failed to uphold their Hippocratic Oath ("do no harm") and did much harm over the last two years. Which means that trusting doctors and hospitals as people did in the past is no longer an option.

Again, the medical establishment in general is not standing up and speaking out about the great harm that is now being done to young children through masking, bogus vaccinations, and evil sexual education (including transgenderism). This harm is both psychological, mental, and physical. And it is deliberate since there is an agenda in place to destroy children because they are vulnerable and unable to fight back. This is the same Satanic tactic used by Pharaoh in the time of Moses and Herod in the time of Christ.

The Bible tells Christians exactly what to do when they are seriously sick. But few churches actually follow through on what is stated in James 5:13-15: Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? 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: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

I see the 'Sun of righteousness (Who) shall arise with healing in His wings' passage in Malachi as referring mainly to moral and spiritual healing.

 

[farouk]

Malachi 4.2: "But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."

 

[Enoch111]

I see the 'Sun of righteousness (Who) shall arise with healing in His wings' passage in Malachi as referring mainly to moral and spiritual healing.

But James is speaking about physical healing.

 

[MatthewG]

Desire the under part of my knee to stop hurting, however due to lack of care and responsibility of my body it will weaken as time goes unless measures are taken care of to prevent worse damage.

God gives a person the spirit of man/woman, the soul (mind/will/emotion) thought spiritually dead to the things of God. God also gives the person a body.

Through out the course of a lifetime one free responsibility is given to you, whether realized at a young age or older, it is the only body you will ever have, until it is lied to rest, with your soul leaving going onward to God.

There are negative and positive consequences to the use of the soul (your mind/will/emotion), and flesh body that you move around in. Here in the earth.

There are also the same negative and positive consequences while on earth entering into the heavenly reborn again Christian: having the beatitudes to go through in which shows the grow of a Christian, even though a Christian can become poor in spirit even after having been a Christian for awhile.

The spiritual aspect of life is what the focus is of a Christian. Helping others if able to, even if it is shelter, food, clothing. Giving and providing hope in trusting God. Trusting Jesus and his promise. Hoping to be used by God for the good and benefit of others by the Holy Spirit.

Thank you, all for sharing, here are some more thoughts, doesn’t mean that I am right,

God bless you,
In Christ,
Matthew Gallagher

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Today many believe that certain things can be helped and healed by praying in Jesus name, from cancer, to other bodily injuries and problems, also disease.

As a Christian, it is wise to understand that death is going to come one day. There certain abilities that God has allowed man to have which how one provides to another individual using the hospitals, for surgery and those who are able to do majorly well in that field. I do not see anything wrong with praying for others, and praying for the Lord to help the doctors who go in to help a person out.

The greatest healing in my opinion is the one that has to deal with the individuals own heart, mind, will, and emotion by coming to Christ Jesus. In hope and assurance of the Gospel of Christ in one day, after having a spiritually filled life now on this earth, you will go on also to have a life with God, when you are resurrected by God and to me judged on ones faith in God and their love.

I just can’t seem to desire to bring forth a false hope to someone, we will keep praying for you and that you will get better and the. They do not just seems to me as that of false hope, is not being honest a better approach?

I’m not saying that God can’t heal, however; I believe there are some things that needs addressed by a doctor…. Have you never seen that scamming faith healers out there?

Remember this: regardless of you disagree with me. I love you either way. Jesus is our hope, nothing else is. He is our foundation, and he has had the victory. He is the healer of the heart, the mind, the soul. He is a great and awesome Lord to grow and get to know.

God bless you,
In Christ,
Matthew Gallagher

Excellent answer! God can miraculously heal, but until He does, He has given us the medical field as imperfect as it can be.

 

[BloodBought 1953]

Nevertheless, I will continue to pray that my friend be healed from her cancer - whether through the doctors and the chemo, or through direct intervention of God. I ain't picky.

The Promise Of God is , “ I am the God that healith thee”.....It is impossible for God to break a Promise......Some get there healing here—- others get that Promised healing “ over there”......regardless, the promise to heal is kept....I pray that your friends healing occurs here .....

 

[Desire Of All Nations]

Contrary to how you're trying to phrase your position, you are definitely saying God isn't capable of healing someone of cancer. If He could heal a leper, extend someone's lifespan, resurrect people from the dead, heal paralyzed people, and so on, why do you believe that He is so powerless that He can't heal someone of cancer? Either you believe God when He says He has the power to inflict or remove all diseases or you don't.

The gospel account of the woman with the blood issue shows that this woman spent every penny she had on doctors, and none of them were able to permanently rid of her of that problem. It wasn't until she went to Jesus and touched His clothes with living faith that she was healed. It's funny how a lot of "Christians" claim to believe in the Bible's authority and talk a good game about how much they supposedly trust God, but they refuse to even do what this woman did. It just goes to show that there is a lot more dead and worthless faith in Orthodox Christianity than living faith.