Subject: Divine Healing? |
Bible Note: Dear Jesified, I do believe that Christ heals. All healing is a gracious work of the Almighty. I also believe if a person does not have faith, he may not expect to recieve anything from God; without faith it is impossible to please Him.But, from where do those who have faith recieve it? Afterall, all good things come from God. I am a member of the prayer chain at my church. It is wonderful to see our prayers answered and most of the time the answer is yes. But they are not always answered in the way we expected them to be and sometimes folk are not healed and even die. What then are we to believe; certainly it is not God who has failed. Why did God not stretch forth His hand to heal? Was it because the person lacked faith, or the prayer chain folks lacked faith; was there unconfessed sin involved? I don't know the answer to these questions. But I do know that God is soverign over all things that occur. If this was not true, then we could not believe Romans 8:28: "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." All things! That would include sickness; accidents; even death. Because I was a pentacostal for many years and became disillusioned by it's theology, I have a tendency to jump on doctrines like healing too quickly. Your question to me about the relationship of Isaiah 53 and Matthew 8 made me stop and re-examine what I believe. I kidded you about "seeing your prof", but wound up seeking information myself. A lesson in humility. God willing, we can continue our discussion after I have boned-up on the topic a lot more than I have. God Bless, John |