CDCS RESEARCH Kevin Simon , 12pm- 6:42 pm   1/9/2023
 UPDATED (New section toward bottom of page) 1/27/2023, 8:40pm

17 ACADEMIC points
Outline: "PRAYER OF FAITH"

"Our 'prayer of faith' Is a prayer to restore Confidence In Christ's gift of Eternal life"
                                                                         

I woke up this morning with these truths impressing on me out of the blue and I had to write it out.

Using the two-column approach we have developed, we can examine the genuine pursuit of healing and the valid concerns that may arise. If these concerns are based on a foundation of faith in things other than the teachings of scripture or if they are influenced by beliefs that discourage living in accordance with Christ's desires, we risk drifting into a broken reality and the negative consequences of living apart from God. Alternatively, if we live our lives based on incorrect assumptions about who God is, we may also experience difficulties. James's letter on healing emphasizes the importance of surrendering our challenges and trusting in God's sufficiency and authority. As we face obstacles and challenges, we can trust that God is at work and promote His healing to live in our identity in Christ, relying on His promises and provisions." 

         Q&A

Is forms of sickness why we need God's fulness and redemptive power?

Is sicknesses a  sign of unregenerated values not under God's authority or provision? 

Are spiritual infirmities an extension of the improper methods or a life of fear handling our burdens outside of God's fulness and qualification through His anointed church authority?

Is our call for confidence to be restored then has to be on these concerns- "not what a vain person demands from God and does so with idolatry to misuse and break away from qualification of divine power?

Can healing be found where there is an abundance of a lack or reverence or lack of reasonable agreement?  

There is something apart from us at work and we are outside of God's desires if we are letting things get out of hand, away from us where there exists- unmitigated challenges becoming a definition of our spiritual life rather than committing them to God.
WE respond with James' response: "Is there anyone among you sick"?

While we are called into spiritual authority to make things right before God, we also have a bright promise in James's question:

"In relation to the 'people of God,' we see unhealthy conditions or unfortunate circumstances are reflected as a present part of the body of Christ. Not withstanding, to any participation with a sin or moral failing is no exception. But here, He is identifying a position of faith of dependence on God leading to a 'next level' already building upon, and addressing our christian identity in practical challenges. This is a classical example of, "We are not leaving anyone out of God's promise," approach. 

 "When it comes to addressing physical suffering in the church, it is important to center our approach around our identity in Christ and our qualified standing before God. This not only draws us closer to God and empowers our faith, but it also helps to strengthen us during times of crisis. It is important to recognize that if sin has taken hold in our pursuit of healing or trying to escape from a difficult situation in the wrong way, it must be identified and forgiven.

In fact, the sin of failing to fully commit our fears, struggles, and obedience to God's authority can be at the root of our need for forgiveness and healing. We must ask ourselves, why do we hold back or isolate ourselves? Why do we hesitate to bring our battles and weaknesses before the church corporately?
Could it be that we are hiding a sin or motivation that we are unwilling to give up? If we are willing to fully confront and surrender our struggles to God, we can experience the fullness of His healing power and live out our identity in Christ, even in the midst of health-related issues. The same faith that brings us to God must also be the foundation for addressing physical needs that seem impossible to solve in the natural. If we will base our continued faith on what God says is right, complete, and represents His perfect image in our lives, we can trust in His sufficiency and authority."

                 Remarkably if sin has taken hold of a person in the pursuit of trying to heal themselves, or get out of the circumstance in an incorrect manner, we see this being identified in the context and forgiven.
                   
          In fact, the sin of failing to commit our fear, our struggle and delaying our obedience to God's authority, is the foundation of forgiveness affecting the sickness in this passage. "Why did you hold back, keep isolated or on the defense- why do we announce the invitation corporately? Are you hiding your battle? Is this a hidden sin a motivation to keep the physical weakness from the church? Are you willing to give it up and hit it head on on all fronts?

A person responds to the call of confidence in these battles, after removing any other focus, cause or hopes for a cure and still commits all hope that the foundation of the problem God is able, He is enough. Surrendering to God is living in identity in Christ even with health-related issues.

KEVIN SIMON, CDCS RESEARCH.

Column 1: Themes and subjects that are often mishandled or misused

Misconceptions about the prayer of faith 
Challenges or obstacles that can hinder our understanding and experience of healing
Challenges and obstacles that hinder genuine healing

• The role of faith in healing and restoration
• The importance of aligning with the complete work of Christ in New Covenant
• The role of church authority and eldership in the healing process
• A lack of understanding of the foundation of healing
• A narrow focus on physical healing rather than spiritual restoration
• Seeking strength in external sources rather than in Christ and His provision through the church
• A lack of humility and submission to Christ and His authority in the church
• "The prayer of faith is only for physical healing"
• "The prayer of faith is a formula or technique to get what we want from God"
• Lack of reverence or agreement with God's will
• Unmitigated challenges that define our spiritual life rather than being surrendered to God
• Focusing on things other than the inspiration of scripture
• Believing in contrary or discouraged thoughts that go against Christ's desires for us
• "The prayer of faith is only for those with strong faith or certain spiritual gifts"
  

Column 2: Themes and subjects that should be approached with a healthy perspective and mindset
Caution and discernment
Qualified power
Unified Agreement of what divine authority represents, and the proper roles
Church authority handles on these matters

• A proper understanding of our reconciled relationship with Christ and the completeness of His work on the cross
• A focus on both physical and spiritual restoration through faith in Christ and His provision
• A reliance on Christ and His strength, as well as submission to His authority and the authority of the church
• A humble attitude of seeking and committing to God's vision and provision for our lives
• The need for a proper foundation in understanding healing and restoration
• The importance of addressing the root cause of brokenness and sickness, rather than just the symptoms
• The role of humility and submission in seeking healing and restoration
• The prayer of faith is a prayer to restore confidence in Christ's gift of eternal life
• The prayer of faith is not just for physical healing, but also for the restoration of our broken faith and understanding of our place in God's promises
• The prayer of faith is not a formula or technique, but rather a humble act of committing to God's vision and the provision of Christ's presence through the authority of the church
• Living in our identity in Christ, even in the face of physical needs or challenges
• Recognizing that God is able and sufficient to bring about healing and restoration
• The prayer of faith is available to all believers, not just those with strong faith or certain spiritual gifts
• Submission to the authority of the church and the elders, and believing in the power of prayer offered in faith to bring about healing and forgiveness.
• Dependence on God and His promises, even in the face of seemingly impossible physical needs.
• Living in our identity in Christ, even when facing health-related issues, and maintaining the same faith that brings us to God to address those needs

Definition:

• The prayer of faith, as mentioned in James 5:15, refers to a prayer offered in complete trust and reliance on God, with the expectation that He will act in accordance with His will and His promises. It is a prayer that acknowledges our need for God's healing and restoration, both physically and spiritually, and seeks His intervention and provision.
• The "prayer of faith" refers to a specific type of prayer that is believed to have the power to bring about healing and restoration. According to James 5:15, the prayer of faith "will save the sick" and "the Lord will raise them up." This type of prayer is based on the belief that God is able to heal and restore those who are sick or in need, and that this healing is made possible through faith in His promises and provisions.
• The prayer of faith is a term used in the Epistle of James to describe a prayer that is offered in faith, with the belief that God is able to heal and restore. It is not a formula or technique, but rather a reliance on God's promises and the power of His presence. 

Citation: "Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven." (James 5:14-15)

           Examples:

• A person who is struggling with a chronic illness may pray a prayer of faith, asking God for healing and seeking His intervention in their situation. They may also seek out the prayers and support of the church community, recognizing that God works through the body of believers to bring about His purposes.
• A person who is struggling with a chronic illness may turn to the prayer of faith as a means of seeking healing and restoration. They may pray, "Lord, I believe that you are able to heal me and make me whole. I submit to your will and your provisions for my life, and I ask for your healing touch in Jesus' name."
• A person with cancer prays for healing, not just for the physical restoration of their body, but also for the restoration of their faith and understanding of their place in God's promises. They humbly submit to the authority of the church and ask the elders to pray over them, believing that the prayer offered in faith will bring about healing and forgiveness.
  
  

                          1. Sickness is why we need God's fulness and redemptive power

Misconceptions: "Believing that sickness is a sign of God's punishment or lack of favor"

2. The sickness is a sign of unregenerated values not under God's authority or provision.

Misconceptions: "Seeking healing or relief through means other than relying on God's power and provision"

3. Spiritual infirmity is an extension of the improper methods or living a life of fear handling our burdens outside of God's fulness and qualification through his anointed church authority. 

          
         Misconceptions: "Using spiritual practices or methods that are not grounded in biblical 
        truth"

       
Misconceptions: "The more trials and tests I have in my health is a sign God is preparing me for something Big"

4. Many misconceptions about the 'prayer of faith' are based on how much we suffer, or battle with health: We always see it as a spiritual sign of growth that we are being verified as people of God, or recipients of a breakthrough on the other side. We self-justify we are not getting answers to prayer when left to the mercy of problems without an end in sight. We lean on the information in our prayers as a sign God is getting at something or we can't receive favor or deliverance when New Covenant teaches us, "The situation is beyond ourselves or our own reach and God is actually saying, "Why are you acting like a victim in the storm? Who says you are defeated, trapped or broken as a result of the trial, and do you think I need to bring you to a breaking point to get you to look Christ-like? Those things are already brought under Christ feet in the presence of God. Don't be self-defeated misapplying the prayer of faith directing it away from the power you have in Christ already- "Which I already know you lack in yourself!"

In a practical sense, prayer needs to not be a reaction to negative problems, but an active rest in His presence to not be distracted, diluted or defeated, influenced or oppressed by the trials in prayer. WHY? 
"One of the misconceptions about 'the prayer of faith' is the belief that God allows or even causes sickness and suffering in order to prepare us for something big or to make us more Christ-like. This is a wrong approach to the prayer of faith because it suggests that God is not present in our suffering or that we need to undergo suffering in order to be qualified. In reality, Christ's sacrifice on the cross was sufficient for our salvation and we are called to trust in His promises and rely on His provision, rather than seeking deliverance from suffering as a means of spiritual growth or as a means of advancement or proof. Believing that suffering is a sign of God's punishment or lack of favor is an unhealthy perspective that can lead to cycles of co-dependency and spiritual weakness, causing us to become reactive to spiritual warfare instead of standing firm in faith."

EXAMPLE: Uncertainty creates 'prayer teams' in churches making unqualified statements as they lay hands on you, saying, "IF... It's God's will this happens for you, you will be healed. God will meet your need on a certain condition or requirement? In Christ, He is obligated to stand along side you with the keys of power in your faith- you've already made the step of faith to approach the church, to accept a place of genuine reverence, and commit the matter (of such kind) into His hands. You are doing God's will. It's expressly the other party that must be in agreement: or they need to be put aside from an 'altar team' and start fasting before they make statements.

Misconception Perspective: 
"God will meet with us in our breakthrough after tests break us to pieces- now He has something to fix."

"Its a trophy for 'enduring this season' making our claims for spiritual progress."

"The only way I knew I was called of God, and why you should listen, is what I went through to get to this point"

See how contentions in unbelief form in our relationship to prayer the more our reforms, and pleas fail before God? We are being set up for failure misapplying the prayer of faith. Therefore, we misapply our sickness, problem or circumstance where God isn't working or needing our attention. You should have the Witness of His presence with power if you are living in an anointed prayer life, given to God, apart from yourself. You will endure trials, and evidence Christ-likeness as a result of that order, not because you are forcing it to happen.

We Explain this here:

"As much as we fall into spiritual traps to end time deceptions, the greatest tool of incompleteness the enemy passes to us like a 'good virtue' thinking we are 'doing good' to keep us from God's fulness, is to use prayer in a broken methodology apart from New Covenant identity of Christ- and outside the heart of God! 

"Themes and subjects that should be approached with a healthy perspective and mindset: Our freedom in prayer is a healthy perspective in our identity in Christ. 

Our call for confidence to be restored in our gift of eternal life in Christ has to be founded on these concerns. "The premise of sickness to healthy living ratio isn't a missing link of struggle, but an abundance of a grip of control over fear/reaction to giving up toward God's promise as we accept his hand of mercy over those battles; self-forgiving places we want to condemn ourselves for not being Christ-like, or outside of Christ for not being healthy."

Common misuse of the prayer of faith is "a vain person demands from God but does so with idolatry to misuse divine power."

The true 'man of God' has a healthy, reverential approach in prayer to take into consideration every trial without the trial being a consideration of a failing grade before God; We are without fault or shame in the presence of God regardless of stage, season, process we are in. God is revealing Christ in us to reveal Himself and empower us to live in faith through problems no matter how minor or severe. We are not to be the cause or source of what deviates from the voice of God as we receive in prayer. We are to be consistent in a knowledge of God that brings power. He is keeping us from drifting into those stages that break our testimony, and into the love of God!

Failing to discern what we are dealing with can cause extended seasons of inconsistency in our perspective away from true revelation, and we ending up striving to get out of our inner failings in unbelief wondering why our prayers aren't working. Opposite a complete faith!"

New Covenant Truth: Root of our healing in the Gospel.

 A. Healed expectations
 B. Restored confidence in their standing position and worthiness: 
 C. Qualified power in agreement with God's perspective: 

 SUMMARY:

Misuse of prayer of faith as a means to demand from God and misuse divine power
This misuse of the prayer of faith reveals a lack of understanding of the New Covenant and the proper way to seek God's power and provision. ROMANS 1:25

Vain and self-serving motives in prayer
Those who misuse the prayer of faith may also lack a genuine relationship with God and a desire to submit to His will and authority. 2 Thessalonians 2:11

Idolatry in seeking personal gain rather than seeking God's will
Misusing the prayer of faith by demanding from God with idolatry and a desire to misuse divine power is a common error. EPHESIANS 4:25

Seeking to control or manipulate God's power for personal gain
Instead of seeking to manipulate or control God through prayer, we should approach Him with humility, submission, and a desire to align our will with His.
CDCS RESEARCH, Kevin Simon.

I was overwhelmed and brought to tears seeing many people introduced to our site, not because of ourselves, but how much care and love God wants to demonstrate in such dark times He "is still moving, and working"

The Prayer of faith" is our most profound work we placed on our site. People are drawn to it across the map. God's mission directly for the church to be grounded in our true calling is first found here. Only then can you start addressing the other matters, topics and focuses.

"Qualified prayer is Christ's earthly ministry birthing those gospel advancements in the heart of His people with a genuine cry of passion" in which most our christian beliefs are founded upon. 

"Our platform is founded upon positions of prayer Christ gave us as an example of acting in good faith toward the mission of the church."
Our ministry is based on this passage:

  HEBREWS 5:7 (KJV),
"Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered
up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to
save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 
Simplified, (NIV)

HEBREWS 5:7,
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.

The eventual prayer of dependency birthing deeper growth and abiding in Christ is first built on the intense desire to reverence His presence, to live in divine order, and establish unity in our home testifying of His fulness in a non-self serving way. Then agree on the matter in which we learn to hate evil, and love what is right. 'Maturity and 'advancement' in handling prayer as a biblical mandate to honor God is founded here. The Scripture tells us Christ despised the shame, did not 'strive' in the manner to bring us into His righteousness, and held an intense heart toward what was crushing us in our human struggle. Jesus understood what is keeping us from Him- is our incompleteness before the Law, and our striving to fix ourselves in unbelief. And instead of letting us fall prey to our accusers in our pain, failure and inability where we actually needed Christ the most; tax collectors, women caught in adultery, and social undesirables identified with Christ. He did so with us in qualified prayer to defeat that shame in our separation from God, and His witness over us to identify us as His people, was in light of our worst fears, brokenness and defeats as a 'lost' person.

When He told Pontius Pilot, "I am the Son of God," when grilled, and probed as an evil doer toward the law- His answer was a committed plea, " I will never back down to represent the people I came to save." The people worth saving may continue living against Me, and never care what I am doing today, but its with them in mind, I pray for them to receive what I am doing here as an act of faith I mean business in prayer to bring them into New Covenant truth. Jesus showed reverence to His own eternal plan to resolve His suffering on answering mankind's most fated question- to heal and restore the crimes done against Christ's innocence, against virtue and against creation, and offer equal pardon and fellowship upon repentance of faith in Christ's redemption to all who witness the eternal value of Christ's representation of us in that court."

He wasn't answering to men in power to get along; Jesus wasn't reactive, and didn't need to defend Himself. It was to commit Himself to the mission for 'you' and I, to pardon, justify and redeem us with His power. If He denied He was those things in divine plan, we don't have a place in His presence to pray with agreement today. Prayer is the great calling of a sanctified, redeemed and set apart people of God who know true power is not of ourselves. We have confidence in His gift of eternal life when we see nothing is separating us from God.

We need to remember our witness in prayer is a commission of divine power to associate with Christ's ministry in our lives directly, and that prayer is just as qualified, required and definitive in drawing closer to what God says is right, true and correct.

                                  "The most christ-like thing you can do, in light of salvation, is not rid yourself of every problem or circumstance by a set of self-created righteous values making everything right, forcing God to be more favorable to you, and you never trip up having the most impeccable day being 'perfect'... but to know everything is right before God and that is "why I pray". "I'm in the 'peace' of Christ." I'm praying in agreement to the very Word of God if I'm praying in qualified New Covenant promise; I pray because it is an act of God's drawing of divine strength, His sovereignty at work, to build by faith upon the completeness of Christ and not on my own will or abilities. He stands with you with heart provision to uplift you in your most trying time."

We see an agreement of God working in that witness of power He lavishes over us when we enter prayer knowing its through the power of His name, and without shame, we have an open heaven because of Christ going on trial for us- His prayer of faith granted us a position in Christ to dwell in those fulfillments and promises of God over prayer.  

~CDCS RESEARCH, Kevin Simon