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AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 115:3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. |
Subject: Healing |
Bible Note: Hypocrites in the Church do not disprove the enabling power of God to live godly. That history shows dark times when christians persecuted Christians does not disprove the existence of God. In the same way, although there have been or are those who have not presented the doctrine and practice of healing in a positive and Biblical light, that does not mean that healing (as Jesus and the apostles practiced it) is not for today. Allow me to respectfully submit that I do not see where the Bible portrays Jesus' power to heal as "incidental to his mission." Healing was essential in identifying Messiah. When asked if he were the Messiah, Jesus told them to look at his credentials. What were his credentials? Healings (Luke 7:22)! Jesus quoted from Isaiah 35:5 and 61:1, which gave the description of Messiah; this was how the Jews would be able to identify the true Messiah, by these "signs and wonders" performed. If Hank's assertion is true (and I believe it is) that the healings were in order to "authenticate who He was, the Messiah," how could they be "incidental"? To answer Jason's questions: 1. We don't have the same power because we do not believe that God desires to heal. Where there is doubt of God's will, faith is uncertain. 2. As a consequence of unbelief, we do not ask for healing: "you do not have because you do not ask" (James 4:2). 3. On the whole, the teaching about healing is misunderstood, many times taught with an apparent erroneous emphasis, and poorly put into practice. 4. Concerning your grandmother, my question is, when is it ever wrong to pray for God to heal the sick? |