One can only feel sorrow for Demos Shakarian, Founder and Leader of
The Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International.  For years
he has taught the erroneous charismatic doctrine that healing for
the body is included in the atoning work of Christ -- that a believer
may always obtain healing for their body just as an unsaved person
may obtain salvation by coming to Christ.  But in 1984, Shakarian
suffered a stroke which paralyzed his left side and now, two years
later, he is forced to accept God's sovereignty and admit that God
will heal him IF that is God's purpose.  Shakarian admits that his
physical affliction has caused depression at times and that a "lot
of people in the fellowship can't understand why God hasn't healed
him since so much of his ministry over the years has focused on
healing."

   The Apostle Paul learned that God doesn't always heal His children,
His servants.  Often He uses the "thorn in the flesh" to demonstrate
His grace and strength.  Read 2 Corinthians 12:7-10.  God can heal
anybody, anytime.  But it is not always God's will to heal everybody,
everytime.  Those who teach otherwise are unscriptural in their
ministry, and will experience the same disillusionment of many in the
FGBMFI.

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