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Acts 14:8-10

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:

The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

 

What is meant by "he had faith to be healed"?

How did Paul perceive this man had faith to be healed?

Is there any particular significance to the fact Paul spoke with a loud voice (Stand upright on thy feet.)?

What application can we draw from this passage for today?

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What is meant by "he had faith to be healed"?

How did Paul perceive this man had faith to be healed?

Is there any particular significance to the fact Paul spoke with a loud voice (Stand upright on thy feet.)?

What application can we draw from this passage for today?

 

Often times God chooses not to work powerfully in the absence of powerful faith.  Matthew 13:58, Matthew 17:20, Mark 9: 23-24, luke 8:50 etc. 

If this man had not believed the word that Paul was preaching it seem highly doubtful that the Lord would have moved Paul to heal him.

Paul may have perceived the mans faith to be healed in much the same way as any of us perceive things. The mans body language may well have made it evident that he believed. However, it is certainly also possible that the Holy Spirit guided Paul in this area and caused him to perceive something outside of what a ordinary individual would. Not unlike Christ perceiving when the woman with the issue of blood touched him(luke 8:46) or Paul himself perceiving that there was going to be a serious problem with the ship(Acts 27:10) that was later wrecked, evidently before God actually said anything to him about it. 

 

The primary reason for speaking with a loud voice was so that those nearby would be certain to hear and understand what was going on. John 11:41-43, Acts 7:60, Acts 16:28, etc.

I believe one of the modern day applications to draw from this example is that while there is a time to do things quietly and without fanfare, there are also times when it is appropriate for things to be done in a very public and open manner for all to see and hear. 

 

Edited by Seth Doty
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