Cancer Treatment Options Forum - July 24th, 2011 - 12 Comments
Does a cancer patient's positive reaction to radiation and chemotherapy constitute a 'miracle' for christians'?
Can some ‘christians’ just ignore the hard work and dedication of researchers, doctors, nurses, radiation therapists, etc. and attribute a positive reaction in a cancer patient to ‘god’, ignoring the fact that without chemo and radiation the patient would die?
@moth…Surviving cancer is positive. All the rest is irrelevant.
@pastors.. prove it.
@moth.. I’m an old guy (Vietnam vet). I’ve already been through chemo, surgery, and radiation.
Nobody has a positive reaction to radiation and chemotherapy. Your body will encounter irreversible damage once you’ve gone through chemo. But if the cancer cells die along with your vital cells, then it’s worth it.
There have been people who have had their cancer cells disappear without reason. Many Christians attribute this to their deity. There probably is a much better method in dealing with cancer but we haven’t figured it out.
edit: You haven’t seen the therapy many patients have to go through for life after chemo.
NO!!
DING DONG!!
God gave the knowledge to the researchers, doctors, nurses, radiation therapists, etc. So yes, we would KNOW of the miracle of medicine and God’s place in that miracle.
Are you asking leading questions for a reason or are you just an unhappy person.
It can indeed. God often works through health professional and treatments, and many times, He heals directly.
@asker: There are many medically documented case histories of those who have been healed through medical treatment and by God directly. Kathryn Kuhlman’s excellent book I Believe in Miracles contains numerous examples as do the other two books in her miracle series.
My brother (Muslim) is a fuc*ing douchebag. He believes God saves people and Doctors are simply mediators…
Short answer, no.
A miracle is defined as an un-explainable event which is statistically impossible.
Believe it or not, your basic Christian does have a healthy respect for medical science and science in general, but you’ll always get that one nut who ruins their reputation
If the patient survives it proves that God exists and if he dies it proves that God exists.
No, but through the grace of God a patient can find the strength to continue in the face of adversity..
No. A miracle by definition is an event for which there is no possible natural cause.
It can depending upon the circumstances. Healing itself is a miracle. The surgeon merely binds the wound. God alone heals it. Also, you will never know whther it was the prayer that healed or the treatment.
Neither Chemo nor Radiation are cures for cancer. To beat cancer, of which there are absolutely no known cures in medical science, is a miracle. Chemo and Radiation tx works sometimes but not always….
No snappy comebacks??
I see someone gave me a thumb down….am I wrong? If so, let’s shout from here around the world, "There is no need to donate for cancer research anymore! THEY HAVE FOUND A CURE!!!!"
No, I’m not wrong…
Yes, it is a miracle. Miracles do not have to be unexplainable. They just have to be a wonderful work of God. God normally moves through human actions. It’s very rare for him to act directly.
Those who insist on something being unexplainable for it to be a miracle, are simply denying all miracles. Even if they can’t explain one, they can hold out hope that someone in the future will.