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What The Word Of God Says On Healing Matthew
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More good news! Do God still heal people today? I say a resounding "yes" to that question! It is very evident from the Word of God--the Lord heals and He still heals today. Throughout the Old and New Testaments we see miraculous accounts of healing. There are questions in the present day Church as to whether healing is part of the atonement on the cross by Jesus Christ. I find myself revising this page as my knowledge of the Word increases, or if I harbor uncertainty on the meaning of a specific scripture. However the question as to whether God still heals is one easily answered in the chapter of James: James 5:14-15 14 Is any
one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray
over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. The scripture above is in reference to believers, therefore I do not subscribe to the belief that healing is just to demonstrate the power of God to the non-believer. Also consider that God has endowed gifts of healing in the Church: 1 Corinthians 12:4-9 These scriptures above are unquestionably indicative of a God willing to heal, and pertain specifically to healing. We see in the Word of God many accounts of physical healing and accounts of mental healing. We see people petitioning the Lord directly for healing as well. Further down on this page is a listing of some healing scriptures. It is by no means an exhaustive list of all the healing scriptures. Going through the bible starting in the first book of Genesis, we see God has provided supernatural healing to His people. I believe it is His desire we walk in health. There is a false teaching that to receive healing once must plant a "seed"--a monetary gift towards what is usually the very ministry teaching such an assertion. I just recently read a good teaching, which asserts "seed" in the bible, stands for the Word, not money. There may be a time God tells you to plant a financial contribution--you should do so out of obedience. Looking over the New Testament miracles, I see no account of someone having to plant a "financial seed" to get healing, in fact I am unaware of it in the New Testament or Old Testament. There are however, accounts where the recipeint of healing had to perform acts of obedience. One account would be Naaman who was told by Elisha to dip himself in the Jordan river seven times to be healed of leprosy. Why? Because God commanded it of him. He is God, and He may command something which seems far out to the natural mind. But must you plant a monetary investment to get supernatural healing? Read the New Testament gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts) and see how many healed people gave Jesus or the apostles money before receiving their healing. None--no one- nada. The answer to this question is no--its not mandatory. Nor should the healing anointing be purchased, such a paying for a prayer cloth (Acts 19:12). Disgusting. If you need healing call out to Him today, and stand firmly on the Word of God. The link below will direct you to a page which goes into more depth concerning specific healing miracles accounted in the Word of God. *Click Here to read "Healing Miracles In God's Word".
James
5:14-15 Psalms 103:1-3
(NKJV) Psalms 30:2 (NKJV) Mark 16:17-18 2 Timothy 1:7
(KJV) Matthew 8:17
(NKJV) Some people believe Isaiah 53:4-5 refers to spiritual healing as oppose to physical. Others purport it refers to both. It is an issue I will have to examine studiously before reaching a conclusion, however the scripture is presented below: Isaiah 53:4-5
(NKJV) Another translation of Isaiah 53:4-5 from The Complete Jewish
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