Biblical Facts on Divine Healing
 

“People will object to and resist the teaching on Divine Healing, but will go to doctors for medical healing.”

“If God uses sickness for His purpose and to ‘teach’ us, why do we go against His will and seek treatment?"

Biblical Facts on Healing
• God's will is for us to expect to receive divine healing every time.
• We are commanded to heal all of the sick; we do not need a special "leading or unction."
• Every believer is already an "heir" of all the authority he needs to minister healing.
• All believers can minister healing effectively; some have specialized gifts of healing.
• God's desire is to heal all of our diseases just as He forgives all of our sins.
• Jesus never asked Father God to heal anyone, He commanded healing and deliverance.
• Jesus healed thousands at a time without requiring them to repent or believe first.
• Great faith is not necessary or the key to receiving divine healing from disease.
• The disciples did not "intercede" for healing; they commanded spirits of infirmity to leave.
• Our traditions about healing have hindered us from demonstrating the power of God.
• Unconfessed sins may make people sick but they do not keep them from being healed.
• Jesus healed them all, regardless of their level of faith, if they wanted to be healed.
• Jesus never tried to find the root cause of the illness or the sin that "opened the door."
• Jesus was never prevented from healing due to the sin of their ancestors.
• Jesus taught the disciples to command spirits of infirmity to leave rather than to intercede.
• We are commanded to lay hands on the sick.
• The commandment to heal the sick is sufficient without a rhema word for each person.
• Healing sometimes takes time to manifest, while miracles are usually instant.
• Healing for every illness has already been provided in Christ beating at the whipping post.
• God is an equal opportunity healer and is never the cause of a delay of healing.
• God never causes illness to teach us a lesson; it is never His will for us to be sick.
• We are to command the power of God without picking and choosing who is worthy.
• We have authority to cast out even the devils that people think they want to keep.
• Signs and wonders follow our belief vs. we wait for a new command every time.
• The Holy Spirit, in me, is always instantly available to destroy the works of the devil though me.
• God will heal through any believer, because it is not about us, but about His goodness.
• Every believer is God's child, man's servant and the devil's master.
• We don't beg God for healing; we proclaim freedom for the captives or prisoners.
• There is no one who is so bad that God will not heal them.
• The main hindrance to receiving healing is - believing that there are hindrances to healing.
• Because Christ is in me, I already have all the power and anointing that I will need.
• God's anointing which abides within me, is always ready to heal and is always on.
• Sickness is the devil's work and Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.
• We must exercise our authority, refusing to receive spirits of infirmity back again.
• Returning to sin can enable spirits of infirmity to come back on us.

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How, then, do you reconcile your statement with such scriptural passages as Job 33:19-22 or Psalm 119:67?

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Hilarious.

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Why is God's desire to see people saved, healed and delivered funny to you?

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Your questions are good ones and representative of questions we receive often. I will address them in order. The subject of the “sufferings of Job” comes up in almost every seminar we do on healing. It is one of the largest and strongest “sacred cows” in the list of objections to divine healing. First of all we have to look at a few facts:

1) The Book of Job is the oldest book in the Bible, and was certainly written before the giving of the Law. Job was most probably a contemporary of Abraham, prior to Abraham’s covenant with God. Regardless, we can be certain of his historical existence from the references in Ezekiel 14:20 and James 5:11.

2) Because of these facts, we can be certain that Job did not have a covenant with God. He most certainly was not under the same covenant we have today.

3) It is not Job who is speaking in Job 33. This is the continuation of Elihu’s discourse begun in chapter 32. Nothing in these verses indicate that God was the cause of any form of illness or sickness. None of the Hebrew words in this passage have any reference to physical illness.

4) We find clearly stated in God’s response to Job’s ‘friend’s,” “After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”

5) The truth about Job was that all of the affliction he endured was a direct result of the oppression of satan. God was not "using sickness to teach Job a lesson." This is a tradition of man (doctrine of demons), that has absolutely no scriptural basis. In fact, Psalm 103:10, says of God that, “He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.” Only a few verses earlier we are told, “The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for ALL that are oppressed.” (Ps 103:6) In the end,

6) The ultimate truth about Job is found in Job 42:10, 13: “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” And “So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. He had also seven sons and three daughters.” Those are the verses you never hear and yet they alone represent the truth concerning what God did to Job. Ultimately we are told that, “Job died, being old and full of days.”

As for Psalm 119:67? It says: “Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.” There is much that can be said here. It is a mistake to use this verse in reference to healing or physical illness. This is a common error that is simply not supported by the text. The Hebrew word rendered “afflicted” in the KJV is found in Strongs’ #H6031, ‘aw-naw.” It means “oppressed” or “self-afflicted,” and has no reference at all to sickness.

As we have already seen in Psalm 103: the Lord executes righteousness and judgement for ALL that are oppressed. He is hardly the oppressor! In fact, we are told in the very same chapter, the truth of God’s will concerning healing.
Psalm 103:1-4—“Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;”
Why are we so willing to accept the one and not the other? They are almost always found together.

I am reminded of another passage. This one in the New Covenant, the “better” one, “based upon better promises.” Acts 10:38 (KJV)—“ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing ALL that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”

Sounds like to me that even under the New Covenant, during this Church Age of grace, satan is still the oppressor and God stili executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

Thanks for your questions. I hope this helps somewhat. I realize that our approach is quite a departure from the traditional model of intercession or prayer for the sick. The people who are using this approach and understanding of Biblical Divine Healing are experiencing dramatic results, all over the world.

Nowhere in scripture are believers’ told to pray for the sick. What they are told, is that “they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” (MK 16:18). It’s simply a matter of taking God at His Word and acting as if it were true and meant what it says.

The only hindrance to divine healing is that you believe there are hindrances to healing.

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It's not.

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Bro Yates,

I see in scripture that Elishah died of a sickness, that the three Hebrew boys NEVER prayed for deliverance, nor did Daniel. Sometimes life happens that God completely allows - no, I'll go further than that - is the will of God. This includes sickness, persecution, etc.
I have seen wreckage aplenty from this "brand" of word of faith.
Your teaching lays the blame of non-healing (and other negative events) on the "lack of faith", what you call hindrances to healing, when you are really PRESUMING that it is God's will to heal each and every instance:foottap.
I'll be polite: what are you smoking? :foottap
The OVERWHELMING majority of humanity diagnosed with cancer are NOT - I repeat NOT - miraculously healed
Your doctrine teaches that there is what I'll call a faith "power level" that believers can and should have. We can even move a literal mountain if we had it! .
I have to say that if your teaching was biblical then every believer would be healed NOW.
EVERY believer in Jesus Christ has given their lives and souls to him by FAITH. There is no greater demonstration of faith!
Your doctrine provides more guilt than grace in the hearts of those that may not be healed.

I am curious to know what causes you to believe that YOUR prayers for someone's healing according to YOUR desires constitute God's will?

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Wow! That is sure a strong response! I am familiar with it by now and yet the people continue to get healed. First of all let me say a couple of things at the outset. This is NOT my doctrine. Neither am I "word of faith," although I did read somewhere that it is "the word of faith, which we preach." Nor do I go about blaming people who are not healed for not having enough faith. Jesus never did that. His disciples never did that.

While it is true that all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. (2 Ti 3:12), it is merely the result of our stand for Christ in an increasingly evil world, not because God desires it. The late Leonard Ravehill, the great man of God, who wrote the classic, "Why Revival Tarries," once said: "All you have to do is decide to walk a little closer to God and you'll be criticized more in the church than in the tavern down the street." Unfortunately the greatest resistance to this message comes, not from lost, worldly people. It come from the Church. It comes from people, that as the Apostle Paul said, "have a form of godliness, but deny the POWER thereof."

Let me ask you to consider something. Do you believe that it is the will of God for people to be saved? Almost every Christian accept that it is not the will of God that ANY should perish but that ALL come to repentance. Do you believe that? I am certain that you do because you can read it in your Bible in 2 Peter 3:9. And yet even though it is clearly the will of God Himself that all come to repentance, many will not and as a result will spend eternity separated from Him.

The very same Bible that promises us Salvation from our sins, in the very same verses ensure us of the absolute will of God concerning healing. i will mention but a few:

Psalm 103:1-3--Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not ALL his benefits:
Who forgiveth ALL thine iniquities; who healeth ALL thy diseases;

As I said above, why is the Church so willing to fight and even die for the belief in one and yet so equally prepared to fight against the other? And yet both are clearly proclaimed by the same passage. Let's look at a few more:

Isaiah 53:4,5--4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Once more, in the same passage we find God dealing both with our sins and our healing. The Hebrew word for "Peace" carries the meaning of health and healing. You can prove that easily. This verse is familiar to most Christians as is it's companion verse in 1Pe 2:24--"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."

The Prophet Isaiah looking forward to the cross proclaims our freedom from sin and sickness. Peter, looking BACK at the cross also proclaims our sins and sicknesses equally dealt with. Again why are we so willing to accept the truth of the one and yet so quick to reject the other?

And just to make sure we don't miss the absolute truth and full impact of these parallel passages, Matthew records the following in his Gospel: "And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."

I could continue on in this fashion for pages, but these verses speak for themselves. This is not, as you wrote, "MY doctrine," it is the clear and indisputable teaching of Scripture. I "presume" to believe in God's will for healing for the same reason you "presume" to know His will for Salvation; because it is what you have learned from your study of Scripture.

I never said there were hindrances to healing. What I said was that the only hindrance to healing is the fact that you believe there are hindrances to healing.

I would like to share more with you on this subject but time does not permit, I must get ready for Church. Please allow me to continue at a later time. Just let these Scriptures sink in they pretty much speak for themselves. i bless you in the Lord and look forward to continuing our discussion.

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So, Dr. Yates, what is your track record for healing? Is it 100%?

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Nope! Not even close. Still too much of me in the way I would guess. But, since adopting our current approach over the more traditional approach, it has gone from less than 10% to around 60 or 70! The ministries bringing this message of Biblical healing are seeing multiplied thousands of healings and miracles worldwide.

What I find most remarkable though? If you read through the four Gospels and the Book of Acts, every bit of resistance directed at Jesus and His disciples came from the established religious tradition of His day. Not only that, but it was this very issue that brought the greatest attack. Seems not much has changed in the last 2000 years. It's not the unsaved people of the world that fight to stay sick, it's the Church that attacks this message.

It's also interesting to note that the greatest effectiveness of this message happens overseas. The western religious mindset is so entrenched in unbelief that it would rather argue about the Word of God than to walk in it. You preach this overseas and they come by the thousands and leave healed. The Gospel still works where it is presented in it's true form and received with gladness.

The Apostle Paul reminded the Church at Corinth: "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." (1Co 2:4, 5) he told the Church at Rome, before his death that, "Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ." (Rom 15:19)

Jesus sent His disciples out to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and to heal the sick. Before He ascended, He promised that believers would lay hands on the sick and they would recover. (MK 16:18).

Under the Old Covenant, we read: "He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." (Ps 107:20) His very name Jehavah-rapha means the Lord our healer. Healing is part of the very nature and character of God and exemplified by the ministry of Jesus and His followers. Today we have a New Covenant. It is a "better covenant" based upon "better promises."

Unfortunately, today we pick and choose our way through the Bible. We believe certain scriptures and reject others. apparently, the message of healing is one we reject the most, even though it was provided for us on the same basis as salvation. If we treated the subject of salvation in the same way we treat healing, very few would ever be saved. The inescapable truth is that the Gospel preached in the absence of the manifestation of signs and wonders, in particular healing, simply isn't the Gospel of the Kingdom. What we have today is "another Jesus" and a "different Gospel."

By the way, what is your record regarding healing the sick?

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Oh, touche! :lol

OK, but seriously, my record is close to 100%, I suppose. Medication, IV fluids, TPN, transfusions, surgery, etc. (paid for by my insurance) healed my son. It's just under 100% because, among other things, of my brother's death: prayer didn't work (and neither did his medical care, not that that had anything to do with me).

Now, as for your 60-70%, am I correct in assuming that this record applies only to miraculous healings? If so, that's a very impressive record. You should get a CNN news crew to follow you from room to room at your local hospital. Oh, CNN wouldn't do that, being so ungodly and liberal and stuff? OK, Fox News, then. ;)

Now, I have a question for you, given the connection you have made between salvation and healing: what is the chance that you will go to heaven when you die?

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100%-- thankfully that is still based on His finished work.
I am very sorry about your brother. That sucks!

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Forgive the repetition of some of my earlier ideas in this article from my ministry blog. It deals with the issue at hand and provides an effective starting place for those seeking to learn more about this vital issue. I welcome your honest questions and will do my best to answer them from scripture. As for the objectors and critics, you're welcome as well. You provide me with the opportunity to deal with the most common arguments against healing and knock over a few "sacred cows" in the process.

The Healing Ministry of Believers

It is important for us as believers to realize that healing was provided for us on the very same basis as forgiveness of sins and salvation. Healing is in the atonement. Divine healing was promised to us by prophecy in the very same verse that declares our salvation.

Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

You can see clearly in this passage, the twofold aspect of our redemption—our healing was provided by Jesus beating at the whipping post and our freedom and forgiveness from sin was provided by His death on the cross.

The prophetic fulfillment of this promise was foreshadowed by Jesus’ earthly ministry:
Mat 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
Mat 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

We as believers can minister healing to others with the same confidence we present the message of salvation. We do not have to pray for some special anointing, as we already have the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Nor do we need a special leading or “word” from God. While some do ,in fact have a “Gift” of healing, we as believers simply need to recognize and acknowledge that healing is part of our purpose and calling.

Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mar 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mar 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

We have a commission to minister the Gospel to the world and the whole Gospel message includes the reality of Divine Healing. The Apostle Paul made this clear in his letter to the Romans.

Rom 15:19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

The Gospel presented without signs and wonders, is NOT the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We need to adjust our thinking and realize that this ministry is our responsibility, and is not to be limited to some sort of “professional clergy.” Our pastors are given to us for the purpose of traing and equipping US to do the work of the ministry.

Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Eph 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Not only do these verses make it clear that we as believers are the ones responsible for the ministry of signs and wonders; they also emphasize that the five-fold ministry will endure until the coming of Christ at which time we will be perfected.

We see the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy in Peter’s letter to the Church:
1Pe 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

We can go forth in confidence bringing the full Gospel message of salvation, healing and deliverance. This is not only our privilege, it is our responsibility. We are accountable to God for what we do with our Great Commission. We can no longer sit by and leave this to others. It is time for saints to rise up and take our place in the world with the message and ministry of reconciliation.

2Co 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

What does that ministry consist of?
1Jn 3:8 ... For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Notice that it doesn’t say Jesus came to destroy the devil. It says His focus was on the works of the devil. If we as believers are here to continue the ministry of Jesus, then this should be our focus as well.

The key lies in the word salvation itself. If we are indeed to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom in the power of the Holy Ghost, the indwelling Christ, an understanding of the meaning of the word “salvation,” becomes helpful. One scholar writes; “The Heb. And Gk. words for salvation imply the ideas of salvation, healing and deliverance.”

Salvation of the Spirit is what we normally think of as being “saved” from our sins.
Salvation of the Soul is what we term deliverance, and
Salvation of the Body is physical healing.

For those of you interested in learning how to minister more effectively in the area of Divine Healing, please accept my invitation to visit the following link and listen as we teach others, in depth, the Biblical basis for the ministry of healing and how to greatly enhance the results of your own personal ministry.

http://www.jglm.org/index.php?option...=60&Itemid=161

Healing was put in your Bible for a reason. What better way to introduce people to the saving grace of Christ Jesus?

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1. "It is important for us as believers to realize that healing was provided for us on the very same basis as forgiveness of sins and salvation."

2. Your track record on healing is 60-70%.

3. You think you have a 100% "track record" on your personal salvation.

For some reason, you know you a) have understood correctly the instructions for salvation (even though there is much disagreement on this among believers), and b) have followed those instructions sufficiently. You somehow know that you will not be among the believers who Jesus said will think they were saved but were not.

That's amazing! How did you do that?

By the way, saying that salvation is "based on His finished work" could also be said of healing. You have said the are both "in the atonement."

And I bet you won't see the problem, here!

Thanks.

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And how 'bout that walk through the hospital? Send 60-70% of the critically ill patients home! And put it on Fox News!

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Let me share with you the Mission Statement of Miracles in Action:

"The mission of Miracles in Action is to boldly proclaim the Apostolic Message, teaching believers everywhere the True Nature of God, as well as who they are in Christ-equipping them with the knowledge necessary to live a life characterized by righteousness, freedom and true spiritual power, while exercising their God-given authority and dominion and operating fully in their Covenant responsibilities, rights and privileges."


The problem seems to be that there is much we still don't fully understand about what it truly means to be "In Christ." The New Creation places us into a completely different kingdom and totally new relationship with God. We have been taught the traditions of men, that make the Word of God of no effect, for so long, that there is much to unlearn before we can begin to walk in the truth/light.

Divine Healing is indeed provided for us on the same basis as our Salvation. But, just as with salvation, we must factor in the "human element," We are fallible people trying to make our way as best we can. Instead of the truth of the Gospel of the Kingdom, we have been fed religious garbage for years. Many of us are just beginning to understand the realities of the New Covenant. With greater light come greater ability to walk in that light. (Much can be said here, but you can find most of it on our website and blog, found below).

As for the Salvation question? That's a different matter entirely. We can and do understand the truth about that. Jesus was very clear in His teaching on this subject and we have many examples left for us in the pages of scripture.

Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Acts 2:38 is the comprehensive answer to any inquiry about New Testament conversion, expressing in a nutshell the proper response to the gospel.

John 3:3,5; Acts 2:38; it's just not that complicated.

I do recognize "the problem here." It's that we all, myself included, have much to learn, and even more "flesh" to get out of the way.

Please go back and study the article above on The Healing Ministry of the Believer. Take the time to visit the website link and listen to some of the teaching. I guarantee, it will revolutionize your understanding about what it means to be a New Creation. And if you haven't yet experienced the reality of the New Birth and the fulness of His Spirit, I invite you to do so at your first opportunity.

I hope this will help to answer at least some of your questions. I wish there was another venue for us to share on. There is much that can be said on this topic and many more related to walking as Sons of God, in the power of His Spirit.

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God can heal...but there are times He says no..consider all the people who lived among the Israelites who had Leprosy

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Yes! But don't get caught up in confusing Old Covenant reality with our rights and privileges (responsibilities too!) in our New Covenant.

Hebrews 8:6 (KJV) But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

We have promises under the New Covenant that the Israelites did not have.
But even the Children of Israel spent 40 years in the wilderness with not a sick one among them!

The question is not whether or not God can heal, or if He sometimes says "No." Remember:

2 Corinthians 1:20 (KJV) For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

If we can begin to understand even the basic content of those two verses our effectiveness in ministry will increase dramatically. The problem is we do not understand who we are In Christ and who He is in us.

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Like I said. Hilarious.

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Healing seems to not be all that common among Christians, or at least as common as it should be, but as one who has been healed more than once by the power of the Christ I can testify to the truthfulness of it.

But, I've also prayed fervently for the healing of others, and myself, and nothing happened.

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I am not claiming (here) that God doesn't heal at all, ever. That claim is not necessary for the doctor's "logic" to be hilarious.

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Ok. :)

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You'll let us know when Fox News will run your story, won't you, Doc?

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I have heard many, perhaps hundreds of testimonies of people who have been healed through the demonstration of the Spirit of the Lord. And many on the other end, who have prayed, like Paul, for a healing (spiritual or physical), and found the Lord saying... my grace is sufficient for thee.

So we have to understand that God is all in all. He has the ultimate supreme right and ability to decide when, where and how His healing mercies will flow.

Why did Jesus not heal Paul of his "thorn in the flesh"? Because it was given to him that he should not glorify in his own accomplishments above measure. It was something given to him by the Lord to keep him humble.

I've heard many people tell of being healed of one thing or another, but that they still suffered from a certain ailment that never could be completely removed from them, and they believe the Lord left it there for a reason and for a purpose. Who are we to question the mind of Jesus?

I do believe that we can trust in the Lord for our healing both spiritual, and physical. He is the Great Physician. Doctors are just men trying to "practice medicine". They continue to learn, and understand the human body and all its intricacies. But only Jesus, our Great Physician completely understands and knows all these things. Jesus is not practicing medicine, He IS the physician.

That being said, we must be led by the Spirit in ALL things. If we pray for healing, and we have not found it, if we have sought it carefully with all faith, and have cleansed our hearts of any unforgiveness or hidden sins, and have done all on our end we can do, then we must rest in Jesus and continue to trust him. For one thing we know, is that unless the resurrection takes place while we are still alive, the other alternative is that our bodies will die a death from an illness, injury or accident.

I believe healing is indeed an intricate, necessary and absolute part of the gospel message. However, if a healing does not take place, then one must continue to worship Jesus, and praise Him, and when He so desires, there may come a time that unexpectedly we receive our healing.

We cannot order the Lord around and expect Him to do things at our beck and call. All things must be done asking for His perfect will. Yet, we can have faith and believe - even for those who have no faith. The gospel message does include healing as well as salvation. But we have to understand that Jesus holds the ultimate keys, and it is in Him that we must trust completely to have the final say in all things.

Just some of my thoughts. I guess we are all entitled to our opinions on this matter :)

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This is precisely why this teaching is so important. We simply must begin to educate believers and help them understand who they are In Christ and what is available to them under the New Covenant.

Our ineffectiveness in this area is a direct result of our ignorance of the Bible teaching on this subject.

We are warned in Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

The results of our impotence in this area is all around us. We must begin to turn the tide by study and education on what the Bible truly teaches concerning Healing.

Visit us at jglm.org and find out what we are doing in our own little way to help.

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Exactly what "logic" are you referring to. Do you have anything specific to say? Vague posts such as this do nothing to advance the discussion.:blah

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Does the Virgin Mary have anything to do with spiritual/physical healing?

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:jaw

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No.

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Already posted specifics. Here there are again:

1. You said: "It is important for us as believers to realize that healing was provided for us on the very same basis as forgiveness of sins and salvation."

2. You said your track record on healing is 60-70%.

3. You think you have a 100% "track record" on your personal salvation.

Nothing you said fixes the problem. Everything you said about healing that attempts to explain why it doesn't always happen could be applied to salvation as well.

You said the teaching on salvation is clear. If it's clear, then why isn't there agreement on what it is? Even the OPs here at AFF argue about it all the time.

You talk about the "human element" getting in the way of healing. But it doesn't "get in the way" of salvation?!

When God "says no" to a healing request, he presumably has a good reason, right? What makes you so sure he won't have a good reason for saying no to you on judgement day?

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John 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

1Jn 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

1Jn 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.



Your problem stems from a simple lack of faith in the truth of God's Word. Your very questions betray you.

Matt 22:29 Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.


Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God.

I will merely tell you what I tell my students. Read the Bible. Read it slowly. Read every word. Read it as if you are seeing it for the very first time. Then act like you believe that it is true and means what it says. When you come to something you don't like, don't pretend that its not there. Follow that simple advice and your questions will answer themselves.

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Mary was just as human as you or I. She needed Salvation just as we do. She plays no part in our Salvation or healing. To believe otherwise is idolatry and false worship!

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Larry my friend one of the few things we agree.:thumbsup

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Are there people who think they know God's voice, but don't?

Are there people who think they are saved, but are not?

Are there people who misunderstood the Bible's instructions for salvation?

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Depends on who you ask.:laffatu

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Timmy, if I didn't know you better, I would think you were a 6-year-old with question after question after question after question after question after question......

Answers seem to make no difference, you just keep asking question after question after question after question.... :lol

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Are you happy with the doctor's answers?! :lol

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Christ is the only Great Physician in my way of thinking. We can put the Lord Jesus in a box, and think we've got it all figured out, lock, stock and barrel, but Jesus doesn't live in those kind of boundaries.

We can look to human intellect and human reasoning as much we want to, but in the end, Jesus has the final say on all things, and HE can break His own rules at any time. I always keep that in mind when dealing with these kind of issues.

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That's cool. I guess you disagree with Dr. Yates, then. He knows that he knows that he knows. Apparently. :lol

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You ask:
Are there people who think they know God's voice, but don't?

Are there people who think they are saved, but are not?

Are there people who misunderstood the Bible's instructions for salvation?

Of course there are! The question is, are you one of them? You don't have to be. You can KNOW Him, Timmy. He is faithful and true. Don't be like the man in I Timothy 6:4, 5-- who: has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth,

I said to you before and I'll repeat it hear:

John 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

1Jn 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.


It's not about those "other people" who think they hear God's voice but don't. It's not about those who "think they are saved, but aren't and it's not about those people who "misunderstand."

It's all about you Timmy! He died for YOU! His sheep hear His voice and follow Him. They trust in Him because they know their Shepherd. They KNOW they have eternal life.

Are you one of His sheep Timmy? Do you hear His voice?

It's not about me Timmy. It's all about you!