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Can We Anoint Garments to Perform Miracles Like Paul Did?

No! Or let me say, God can do anything but we had better cling to the word.

In Acts, we see that handkerchiefs from Paul’s body were brought back to the sick and SPECIAL MIRACLES were wrought by Paul to heal and cast out demons. The key words are: SPECIAL MIRACLES, and BY PAUL.

“Special” here, is meant to convey that this was isolated. It was a special event for a very singular purpose and not a general, doctrinal truth at all.

Can God do this again? Yes. He can do anything. Can we as believers just do the same thing because Paul did it? Absolutely not.
The power of healing and the casting out of demons, is in Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit within a believer. It is not in a garment of any kind.

We are warned in the Bible not to try to re-produce a work previously done by God just because God did it that way before. That is called strange fire and two men were killed instantly by God for doing that. God rarely works the same way twice. This is to distinguish Himself from man so we can exalt Him, and know that He is sovereign.

We are also warned to examine and test the spirits to make sure they are from God. The test is never to see if the thing worked. It might work and still be of the devil because he also can perform signs and wonders. He is a supernatural being, remember.
If an angel of light comes to you and presents something to you that is against the word then reject it. In Ezekiel, we see that many women in Israel were superstitious and engaged in things like this and kept doing it because it worked. They even said, we will keep doing it because when we do we are blessed.

God tells us though that He allows them to become even more steeped in their superstitions by making the things work. Be careful! God is not mocked. He absolutely will give a corrupt heart that goes after other gods (superstions are other gods) more and more reason to get more and more corrupt.

He lets idol worshipers have their idols and cling more and more to them. He gives them over to a debased mind. Evidently He knows there is no possibility of that person following Him. They love evil instead, so He lets them have the evil they love so much.

A good result does not mean that the thing that is done, is right. Satan can do marvelous things.

The only way to tell is to receive with a ready spirit then go see what the word of God has said about it.

In this case, The word says that these were SPECIAL MIRACLES, from Paul’s hand. Period.

Praying over garments to go do the work of God is against scripture. Don’t do it or follow it unless God has most definitely ordered it. It is strange fire if He hasn’t.

God says in Isaiah, woe to you who are covered with any covering that isn’t my Spirit.

Preach the gospel. This is power unto salvation… and healing and all manner of miracles. Preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified.