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Just now, I dreamed... In my dream, I wanted to do a topical bible study on Healing. This was due to the fact that my whole family (my wife, my son and I) fell sick over the last days. !o when I woke up, first thing I did is to study about Healing.

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"ith characteristic realism the #ible accepts the prevalence in $od%s world of ill&health and affliction, although originally it had no place in $od%s plan, and declares that $od who made us is our only healer. The fact the !ord is our healer echoes through patriarchs, law history, psalms, and prophecy. 'salm () *(&+ traces among $od%s ,benefits, the separate stages of convalescence.
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That $od alone heals remains true even though human and traditional means are used. ,'hysicians, embalmed Isaac ( $en +)*- ), and apparently practiced in early Israel ( ./od -(*(0 )1 later both doctors and healing balm were associated with $ilead ( Jer 2*-- 1 cf. 3uke 4*- , 1 and probably5ark -*(6, 1 for familiar proverbs ). !irach 2*(&(+ praises highly, if defensively, the physician%s skill and prayerfulness when making diagnosis (contrast - 7hron (8*(- ). 'riests, too, as $od%s representatives bore medical responsibilities ( 3ev ( *-&4+ ), while prophets were consulted for medical advice and action ( ( 9ings (4*(& 1 (6*(6&-4 1 - 9ings 4*(2& 6 1 note - 9ings +*(& 1 note9ings -)*(&(( ). :aaman the !yrian vividly describes how a prophet was popularly e/pected to proceed ( - 9ings +*(( ). In :ew Testament times, Jewish e/orcists practiced, evidently with some success ( 3uke ((*(0 1 ;cts (0*( ), and 3uke became 'aul%s ,beloved physician, ( 7ol 4*(4 ).
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Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time re uired for embalming. !nd the "gyptians mourned for him seventy days. #$enesis %&'2()* #+I,* Is there no balm in $ilead> Is there no physician there> ?hy then is there no healing for the wound of my people> #Jeremiah @'22* #+I,* Jesus said to them, -Surely you will uote this proverb to me' ./hysician, heal yourself01 !nd you will tell me, .2o here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in 3apernaum.14 #5uke )'23* #+I,* 6n hearing this, Jesus said to them, -It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.4 #7ark 2'89* #+I,* In the thirty(ninth year of his reign !sa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the 56:2, but only from the physicians. #2 3hronicles 8;'82* #+I,*

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The 56:2 said to 7oses and !aron, 2 -?hen a man has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to !aron the priest or to one of his sons the priests, 3 and the priest shall eAamine the diseased spot on the skin of his body< and if the hair in the diseased spot has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous disease< when the priest has eAamined him he shall pronounce him unclean. ) But if the spot is white in the skin of his body, and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the diseased person for seven days< % and the priest shall eAamine him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days more< ; and the priest shall eAamine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased spot is dim and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean< it is only an eruption< and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 9 But if the eruption spreads in the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again before the priest< @ and the priest shall make an eAamination, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean< it is leprosy. C -?hen a man is afflicted with leprosy, he shall be brought to the priest< 8& and the priest shall make an eAamination, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, which has turned the hair white, and there is uick raw flesh in the swelling, 88 it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean< he shall not shut him up, for he is unclean. 82 !nd if the leprosy breaks out in the skin, so that the leprosy covers all the skin of the diseased person from head to foot, so far as the priest can see, 83 then the priest shall make an eAamination, and if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease< it has all turned white, and he is clean. 8) But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. 8% !nd the priest shall eAamine the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean< raw flesh is unclean, for it is leprosy. 8; But if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest, 89 and the priest shall eAamine him, and if the disease has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce the diseased person clean< he is clean. 8@ -!nd when there is in the skin of one1s body a boil that has healed, 8C and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a reddish(white spot, then it shall be shown to the priest< 2& and the priest shall make an eAamination, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean< it is the disease of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.28 But if the priest eAamines it, and the hair on it is not white and it is not deeper than the skin, but is dim, then the priest shall shut him up seven days< 22 and if it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean< it is diseased.23 But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil< and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 2) -6r, when the body has a burn on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a spot, reddish(white or white, 2% the priest shall eAamine it, and if the hair in the spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, then it is leprosy< it has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean< it is a leprous disease. 2; But if the priest eAamines it, and the hair in the spot is not white and it is no deeper than the skin, but is dim, the priest shall shut him up seven days, 29 and the priest shall eAamine him the seventh day< if it is spreading in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean< it is a leprous disease. 2@ But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread in the skin, but is dim, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean< for it is the scar of the burn.

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2C -?hen a man or woman has a disease on the head or the beard, 3& the priest shall eAamine the disease< and if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean< it is an itch, a leprosy of the head or the beard. 38 !nd if the priest eAamines the itching disease, and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days, 32 and on the seventh day the priest shall eAamine the disease< and if the itch has not spread, and there is in it no yellow hair, and the itch appears to be no deeper than the skin, 33 then he shall shave himself, but the itch he shall not shave< and the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days more<3) and on the seventh day the priest shall eAamine the itch, and if the itch has not spread in the skin and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean< and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 3% But if the itch spreads in the skin after his cleansing, 3; then the priest shall eAamine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair< he is unclean. 39 But if in his eyes the itch is checked, and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed, he is clean< and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 3@ -?hen a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots,3C the priest shall make an eAamination, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is tetter that has broken out in the skin< he is clean. )& -If a man1s hair has fallen from his head, he is bald but he is clean. )8 !nd if a man1s hair has fallen from his forehead and temples, he has baldness of the forehead but he is clean. )2 But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish(white diseased spot, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. )3 Then the priest shall eAamine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish(white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body, )) he is a leprous man, he is unclean< the priest must pronounce him unclean< his disease is on his head. #5eviticus 83'8())* #:S,*

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!t that time !biDah son of Jeroboam became ill, 2 and Jeroboam said to his wife, -$o, disguise yourself, so you won1t be recogniEed as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. !hiDah the prophet is there=the one who told me I would be king over this people. 3 Take ten loaves of bread with you, some cakes and a Dar of honey, and go to him. Fe will tell you what will happen to the boy.4 #8 Gings 8)'8(3*#+I,* The story of Elijah 89 !fter this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill< and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 8@ !nd she said to "liHDah, -?hat have you against me, 6 man of $od> Iou have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son04 8C !nd he said to her, -$ive me your son.4 !nd he took him from her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he lodged, and laid him upon his own bed. 2& !nd he cried to the 56:2, -6 56:2 my $od, hast thou brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I soDourn, by slaying her son>4 28 Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the 56:2, -6 56:2 my $od, let this child1s soul come into him again.4 22 !nd the 56:2 hearkened to the voice of "liH Dah< and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 !nd "liHDah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother< and "liHDah said, -See, your son lives.4 2) !nd the woman said to "liHDah, -+ow I know that you are a man of $od, and that the word of the 56:2 in your mouth is truth.4 #8 Gings 89'89(2)* #:S,* The story of Elisha 8@ ?hen the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. 8C !nd he said to his father, -6h, my head, my head04 The father said to his servant, -3arry him to his

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mother.4 2& !nd when he had lifted him, and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.28 !nd she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of $od, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 Then she called to her husband, and said, -Send me one of the servants and one of the asses, that I may uickly go to the man of $od, and come back again.4 23 !nd he said, -?hy will you go to him today> It is neither new moon nor sabbath.4 She said, -It will be well.4 2) Then she saddled the ass, and she said to her servant, -Jrge the beast on< do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.4 2% So she set out, and came to the man of $od at 7ount 3armel. ?hen the man of $od saw her coming, he said to $ehaHEi his servant, -5ook, yonder is the ShuHnammite< 2; run at once to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with you> Is it well with your husband> Is it well with the child>4 !nd she answered, -It is well.4 29 !nd when she came to the mountain to the man of $od, she caught hold of his feet. !nd $ehaHEi came to thrust her away. But the man of $od said, -5et her alone, for she is in bitter distress< and the 56:2 has hidden it from me, and has not told me.4 2@ Then she said, -2id I ask my lord for a son> 2id I not say, 2o not deceive me>4 2C Fe said to $ehaHEi, -$ird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet any one, do not salute him< and if any one salutes you, do not reply< and lay my staff upon the face of the child.43& Then the mother of the child said, -!s the 56:2 lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.4 So he arose and followed her. 38 $ehaHEi went on ahead and laid the staff upon the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, -The child has not awaked.4 32 ?hen "liHsha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.33 So he went in and shut the door upon the two of them, and prayed to the 56:2.3) Then he went up and lay upon the child, putting his mouth upon his mouth, his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands< and as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. 3% Then he got up again, and walked once to and fro in the house, and went up, and stretched himself upon him< the child sneeEed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 3; Then he summoned $ehaHEi and said, -3all this ShuH nammite.4 So he called her. !nd when she came to him, he said, -Take up your son.4 39 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground< then she took up her son and went out. #2 Gings )'8@(39* #:S,* The story of Elisha and Naaman +ow +aaman was commander of the army of the king of !ram. Fe was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the 56:2had given victory to !ram. Fe was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.KaL 2 +ow bands of raiders from !ram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served +aaman1s wife. 3 She said to her mistress, -If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria0 Fe would cure him of his leprosy.4 #2 Gings %'8(3* #+I,* C So +aaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of "lisha1s house. 8& "lisha sent a messenger to say to him, -$o, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.4 88 But +aaman went away angry and said, -I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the 56:2 his $od, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 82 !re not !bana and /harpar, the rivers of 2amascus, better than all the waters of Israel> 3ouldn1t I wash in them and be cleansed>4 So he turned and went off in a rage. 83 +aaman1s servants went to him and said, -7y father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it> Fow much more, then, when he tells you, .?ash and be cleansed104 8) So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of $od had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.

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The story of Isaiah and King Hezekiah In those days FeEekiHah became sick and was at the point of death. !nd Isaiah the prophet the son of !moE came to him, and said to him, -Thus says the56:2, .Set your house in order< for you shall die, you shall not recover.14 2 Then FeEekiHah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the 56:2, saying,3 -:emember now, 6 56:2, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in thy sight.4 !nd FeEekiHah wept bitterly. ) !nd before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the 56:2 came to him' % -Turn back, and say to FeEekiHah the prince of my people, Thus says the 56:2, the $od of 2avid your father' I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears< behold, I will heal you< on the third day you shall go up to the house of the 56:2. ; !nd I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of !ssyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant 2avid1s sake.4 9 !nd Isaiah said, -Bring a cake of figs. !nd let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover.4 !nd FeEekiHah said to Isaiah, -?hat shall be the sign that the 56:2 will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the 56:2 on the third day>4 C !nd Isaiah said, -This is the sign to you from the 56:2, that the 56:2 will do the thing that he has promised' shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps>48& !nd FeEekiHah answered, -It is an easy thing for the shadow to lengthen ten steps< rather let the shadow go back ten steps.4 88 !nd Isaiah the prophet cried to the 56:2< and he brought the shadow back ten steps, by which the sun KaL had declined on the dial of !haE. #2 Gings 2&'8(88* #:S,*
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Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the 5ord Jesus over those who were demon( possessed. They would say, -In the name of the Jesus whom /aul preaches, I command you to come out.4 #!cts 8C'83* #+I,*
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6rdinar* means of hea ing 'ere of most diverse 9inds. 4a m ( Gen 3E022 ) is thought to have been an aromatic resin (or <uice) 'ith hea ing propertiesF oi 'as the universa emo ient ( ,sa 107 )- and 'as sometimes used for 'ounds 'ith c eansing 'ine ( 8u9e 1#03D ). ,saiah recommended a fig pou tice for a boi ( 3+021 )F hea ing springs and sa iva 'ere thought effectua ( $ar9 +023 F &ohn 2 F%07-E ). $edicine is mentioned ( Prov 1E022 ) and defended as Gsensib eG ( /irach 3+0D). Wine mi"ed 'ith m*rrh 'as considered sedative ( $ar9 12023 )F mint- di - and cummin assisted digestion ($att 23023 )F other herbs 'ere recommended for particu ar disorders. $ost food ru es had both ritua and dietar* purposes- 'hi e raisins- pomegranates- mi 9- and hone* 'ere be ieved to assist restoration. 6ne e"traordinar* means of hea ing is recorded in 2 .ings D022-3E0 ! isha first ordered that his staff be aid on the inert bod* of a chi d- and 'hen that fai ed- he a* face to face upon the chi d unti 'armth and ife returned. Beverthe essordinar* or e"ceptiona - agent and method 'ere but channe s of divine hea ing'hich cou d operate efficient * 'ithout either ( 2 .ings 201#-1D ).
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!s they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from $ilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to "gypt. #$enesis 39'2%* #+I,* Mrom the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness= only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil. #Isaiah 8';* #+I,* 33 But a Samaritan, as he Dourneyed, came to where he was< and

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when he saw him, he had compassion,34 and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. (Luke 10:33 34! ("#$! %3 &e took the blind man b' the hand and led him outside the (illage. )hen he had spit on the man*s e'es and put his hands on him, +esus asked, ,-o 'ou see an'thing./ (0ark 1:%3! (23$! %3 4nd he took the blind man b' the hand, and led him out of the (illage; and when he had spit on his e'es and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, ,-o 'ou see an'thing./ %4 4nd he looked up and said, ,3 see men; but the' look like trees, walking./ %5 6hen again he laid his hands upon his e'es; and he looked intentl' and was restored, and saw e(er'thing clearl'. (0ark 1:%3 %5! ("#$! 7ne who was there had been an in(alid for thirt' eight 'ears. 8 )hen +esus saw him l'ing there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, ,-o 'ou want to get well./ 9 ,#ir,/ the in(alid replied, ,3 ha(e no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. )hile 3 am tr'ing to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me./ 1 6hen +esus said to him, ,:et up; <ick up 'our mat and walk./ = 4t once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. 6he da' on which this took place was a #abbath, (+ohn 5:5 =! (23$!
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,)oe to 'ou, scribes and <harisees, h'pocrites; for 'ou tithe mint and dill and cummin, and ha(e neglected the weightier matters of the law, Custice and merc' and faith; these 'ou ought to ha(e done, without neglecting the others. (0atthew %3:%3! ("#$!

The Healing Messiah. With this background, the prevalence of sickness in the ancient
world, it was natural that hearts should hope for a better future, when sorrow and sighing would flee away ( Isa 29:17 19 ! "#:1$ %& 'here is rabbinic evidence that so(e were looking for a )essiah who would heal the world*s sickness& 'he 'al(ud later preserves a(ong +signs of the )essiah+ the portrait of +one in the (idst of the suffering poor tending their wounds&+ 'his (ay look back for scriptural warrant to Isaiah*s picture of the ,ervant of the -ord who would bear our griefs and carry our sorrows& 'hat such a hope was current (uch earlier is shown by )atthew*s .uoting these words (in a variant version, /:17 % to +e0plain+ the healing (ission of 1esus& 2or )atthew understands "he took up our infirmities and carried our diseases" to (ean, not that 1esus was sick, but that he was concerned about the sick.-uke shows 1esus announcing in si(ilar ter(s the arrival of 3od*s kingdo(+freedo( for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed+ (the healing of society, -uke 4:1/ %& 5nd when the 6aptist, hearing in prison of 1esus* (inistry, sent so(eone to ask 1esus if he was indeed the )essiah, 1esus sent back the (essage, "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised 6lessed is the (an who does not fall away on account of (e+ ( )att 11:4 7 %& Christ's healing ministry was sufficient evidence that the king had co(e, and that the kingdo( of 3od was gracious and kind, not as 1ohn had foretold, a real( of a0e and flail, of fire and 8udg(ent, but of healing and liberation&,o concern for suffering and the i(pulse to heal beca(e vital ele(ents in 9hristianity& :n the disciples* first (ission they were charged to "heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons" ( )att 1$:/ %! visitation of the sick (always an obligation in 1ewish piety, ,irach 7:"#% was (ade an issue in the last 8udg(ent in 9hrist*s last parable ( )atthew 2#:"7 ! )atthew 2#:44 %& -uke, especially, e(phasi;es that 9hrist*s healing (inistry was far wider than the few (iracles described ( 4:4$ ! #:1# ! 7:17 19 ! 9:11 ! cf& )att 1#:"$ "1 ! )ark 1:"/ %& 5(ong 1esus* (otives, si(ple co(passion is (entioned nine ti(esan attitude rare when (ost sickness was ascribed to sin& 1esus never recoiled fro( disease or (ental illness, but touched lepers, allowed the +unclean+ to touch hi(, conversed with the deranged, spoke gently to those in distress who challenged hi(, and sprang to the defense of the (ai(ed or diseased who intruded into synagogues or wealthy houses& <e took great pains with a deaf (ute to establish co((unication! for a blind (an, whose wild e0cite(ent at cure could cause ridicule, he provided privacy! a young girl was raised fro( death

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without knowing it ( Mark 7:32-35 ; 8:22-26 ; 5:35-43 ). To Jesus' in!" the #ure o$ su$$ering took %re#e!en#e" re%eate!&'" o(er the )a**ath ru&es ( +uke ,3:,4-,7 ; ,4:,-6 ). -esi!es !e onstrating the nature o$ .o!'s king!o as hea&th-gi(ing" !own-to-earth" an! re&e(ant to the !ai&' %ro*&e s o$ the who&e %erson" an! the #o %assion o$ Jesus towar! or!inar'" un!er(a&ue! in!i(i!ua&s" the hea&ing ira#&es &e$t no !ou*t that a new %ower was at work in the wor&!" an! a(ai&a*&e through /hrist ( +uke 4:36 ; 5:,7 ; 6:,0 ). To those who wat#he!" the ira#&es !e#&are! that 1.o! was with hi 1 ( +uke 7:,6 ; 2#ts 2:22 ; ,3:38 ). Jesus' %resen#e %ro#&ai e! an! a#hie(e! (i#tor' a&rea!' o(er a&& !e oni# $or#es that !egra!e! an! tor ente! hu ankin!; the $rontiers o$ .o!'s king!o were *eing a!(an#e!" an! .o!'s wi&& was *eing !one. The $or s o$ Christ's healing" oreo(er" illustrated his redemptive mission, as bringing light to the blind soul, a kindling word to the deaf mind, sanity to the deranged personality, a lighter step to the lame spirit, a song to the dumb heart, calmness to the fevered life, and use again to the paralyzed will. There is no !ou*t that the healings were miraculous. The resurre#tion o$ Jesus akes a&& &esser ira#&es #re!i*&e *ut not e(er' /hristian #re!u&ous: 4ua&it'" oti(e" e(i!en#e" sti&& !e an! #onsi!eration. The .os%e& writers wou&! assu e that the .o! who a!e the wor&! is not $ettere! *' it" *ut $ree to a#t in an' wa' #onsistent with his #hara#ter an! %ur%ose. Yet Jesus continually "played down" his spectacular deeds. 5o theatri#a& $&ourish" no $i6e! %attern o$ a#tion or wor!s a!!e! !ra a to the hea&ing (e6#e%t" $or s%e#ia& reasons" in John 0). simple touch, a !uiet word, a command "to an evil spirit#, a "morning call" to a "sleeping" girl, a touch from behind himself, even an assurance from a distance was enough. ll is done naturally, informally, simply. nd Jesus set limits to his miracle$ministry. %e did not allow it to distract him from the preaching of the kingdom. &ometimes he withdrew to other places ( +uke 4:42-43 ; 5:,6 )" or #he#ke! enthusias with warning o$ a%%roa#hing !eath ( +uke 0:43-45 ). 7ower o(er s%irits is no true *asis o$ /hristian 8o' ( +uke ,3:23 ). .o!'s king!o #annot *e *ui&t on signs an! won!ers ( +uke 4:3-4; +uke 4:0-,2 ); a generation that !e an!e! 1signs1 was 1e(i&1in#a%a*&e o$ !is#erning .o! where(er an! howe(er he s%oke an! a#te!. The nee! was not $or (isua& e(i!en#e to ga%e at" *ut $or inwar! &ight ( +uke ,,:20-33 +uke ,,:32-36 ; 23:,-8 ). 5othing rese *&ing a #a %aign in(iting a&& #o ers to atten! an! *e hea&e! is re#or!e! o$ Jesus. 'ven with Jesus himself visibly present, no healing was possible e(cept "according to your faith" ( Matt 0:20 ); without faith, even Jesus "could not do any miracles" ( Mark 6:5-6 ). To !is#ourage the won!er-seeking e6#ite ent in .a&i&ee" he o$ten warne! the #ure! to *e si&ent" an! to aintain reser(e. 9et" in s%ite o$ a&& Jesus' a(oi!an#e o$ !is%&a'" 1the hea&ing Messiah1 &e$t e(er'where a !ee% an! &asting i %ression" sti&& %&ain&' (isi*&e in the .os%e& re#or!s" kin!&ing new hope for the afflicted an! a strong oti(e o$ active compassion in the #hur#h.

The Healing Church. :or" as the !is#i%&es share! the hea&ing work in the ear&ier 'ears" so
the #hur#h #ontinue! to !o so through the a%osto&i# age. 2&though our in$or ation is #on$ine! to 2#ts an! a $ew a&&usions in the ;%ist&es" we know o$ the hea&ing o$ a &a e an at the te %&e" o$ the si#k in the streets ( 2#ts 5:,2-,6 )" o$ the s%irit-%ossesse! in )a aria ( 8:7 )" o$ 2neas' %ara&'sis ( 0:33-35 ); o$ the raising o$ <or#as" the hea&ing o$ a #ri%%&e at +'stra" an! the s&a(e gir& at 7hi&i%%i. =e rea! o$ 1e6traor!inar' ira#&es1 at ;%hesus ( ,0:,, )" the restoration o$ ;ut'#hus at Troas ( 23:0-,2)" an! the hea&ing o$ 7u*&ius's $ather on Ma&ta. >n!ire#t&' we &earn o$ signs an! won!ers !uring 7au&'s issions ( ?o ,5:,8-,0 ; #$. 2 /o& ,2:,2 ;.a& 3:5 ). >t is e(i!ent that the gift of healing was by no means limited to apostles, but bestowed "as the &pirit wills" ( , /orinthians ,2:0 , /orinthians ,2:,, ). 2&though the %i#ture so %resente! is in#o %&ete an! uns'ste ati#" it is #&ear that the power to heal was neither universal nor constant, but spasmodic and occasional. 2n i %ression o$ sur%rise an! won!er" o$ so ething 1e6traor!inar'1 in!ee!" shows that hea&ing ne(er *e#a e #o on- %&a#e or auto ati#. <or#as !ie!. ;%a%hro!itus was #&ose to !eath $or so e ti e. Ti oth'" $or 'ears 7au&'s #onstant atten!ant" was trou*&e! with 1$re4uent i&&nesses1 ( , Ti 5:23 ). Tro%hi us ha! to *e &e$t at Mi&etus" si#k ( 2 Ti 4:23 ). There was re%eate! an! serious i&&ness in the #hur#hes at /orinth an! Thessa&oni#a ( , /or ,,:33 ; , Thess 4:,3-,8 ). 7au& hi se&$ %ra'e!" re%eate!&' an! 1unsu##ess$u&&'" 1 $or re&ease $ro his %h'si#a& a$$&i#tion ( 2 /o& ,2:7-0 ; .a& 4:,3-,5 ). The a%osto&i# #hur#h ha! its in(a&i!s" gi$ts o$ hea&ing notwithstan!ing. +uke's #onstant #are o$ 7au& re in!s us that nonmiraculous means of healing were not neglected in that apostolic circle. )ine is recommended for *imothy's weak stomach" e'esa&(e $or the Th'atiran #hur#h's *&in!ness ( eta%hori#a&" *ut signi$i#ant). Ja es o$$ers pastoral counsel for the sick+ )en! $or e&!ers o$ the #hur#h" who wi&& encourage, advise, and intercede for the patient, if sin truly underlies the sickness, let the sick confess and receive forgiveness, let soothing oil, the universal panacea for all discomforts, be applied. (5o *rother gi$te! with hea&ing is here entione!: Ja es 5:,4-,6. ) 7au& o$$ers his own e6a %&e. @$ #ourse he prayed concerning his affliction" *ut &ike a&& tru&' /hristian %ra'er" that petition was sub-ect to .od's will. =hen the trou*&e was not re o(e!" he sought instea! the eaning o$ his 1thorn1an! !is#o(ere! it. >n his #ase it was to kee% hi " !es%ite his great %ri(i&eges" hu *&e an! usa*&e in .o!'s han!s. Therea$ter he a##e%te! the e6%erien#e" a&though 1a essenger o$ )atan1 in so e res%e#ts" as %er itte! $or a %ur%ose. 2n! he a##e%te! with it the gra#e .o! %ro ise! to *e 1su$$i#ient1 $or en!uran#e without resent ent or se&$-%it'" an! the !i(ine strength ost %&ain&' ani$est through hu an weakness ( 2 /or ,2:,-,3 ). -ehin! that #ourageous attitu!e &a' the %ro$oun! #on(i#tion that .o! akes a&& things work together to ake us /hrist-&ike; an! there$ore nothing" nothing at a&&" neither tri*u&ation" nor !istress" nor %eri&" nor things %resent or to #o e" wi&& se%arate us $ro .o!'s &o(e ( ?o ans 8:28-2; ?o ans 8:35-30). -etween the Ja es an! 7au& !es#ri*e what has *e#o e ($or whate(er reason) the 1nor a&1 /hristian attitu!e towar! si#kness" an! it o*(ious&' $in!s 8usti$i#ation in the 5ew Testa ent. -ut so !oes the e6%e#tation that" when .o! so wi&&s" miracles will sometimes occur. ?e$: -aker: htt%:AAwww.*i*&estu!'too&s.#o A!i#tionariesA*akers-e(ange&i#a&-!i#tionar'Ahea&hea&th.ht &

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:our 5ew Testa ent %assages !e&ineate s%e#i$i# gi$ts that .o!'s )%irit gi(es to his %eo%&e ( ?o ,2:3-8 ; , /or ,2-,4; ;%h 4:7-,3 ; , 7eter 4:,3-,, ). The ter ino&og' (aries $ro or!inar' wor!s $or gi$t (!orea" !o a ;%h 4:7-8 ) to a #ognate o$ gra#e (#haris a ?o ,2:6 ; , /orinthians ,2:4 , /orinthians ,2:0 , /orinthians ,2:28 , /orinthians ,2:33-3, ; , 7eter 4:,3 )" to a su*stanti(e $or e! $ro the a!8e#ti(e 1s%iritua&1 (%neu atika , /or ,2:, ; , /orinthians ,4:, , /orinthians ,4:37 ). -ut the #on#e%t re ains the sa e: !istin#ti(e" !i(ine&' originate! en!ow ents to ser(e the Triune .o! $or the #o on *ene$it o$ his %eo%&e" the #hur#h ( ?o ,2:4-5 ; , /or ,2:7 ; ;%h 4:,2-,3 ; , 7eter

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4:10 ). No text enables us to determine the relation o s!iritual "i ts to #natural# talents or abilities$ scri!tural exam!les su""est that some are given entirely de novo (e.".% the !ro!hets and ton"ues& s!ea'ers in Acts 1(:) )% *hile others build on a lifetime of divinely superintended preparation (as *ith Paul+s a!ostleshi!% !re!ared or b, his uni-ue blend o .e*ish% /ree'% and 0oman bac'"rounds). 1he S!irit must be "i2en reedom to "i2e his "i ts an, *a, he desires. One ma, distin"uish bet*een "i ts that re-uire miraculous inter2ention or di2ine re2elation (e.".% !ro!hec,% healings, miracles% ton"ues and their inter!retation) rom other less #su!ernatural# "i ts% althou"h one sus!ects that irst&centur, Christians ma, ha2e considered all o them su!ernatural to some extent. One ma, se!arate "i ts o leadershi! (a!ostles% administrators% teachers% !astors% and e2an"elists) rom the rest% althou"h one must be care ul not to con use "i ts *ith o ices (humanl, a!!ointed !ositions o ecclesial authorit,). One ma, identi , a number o "i ts that a!!arentl, in2ol2e an extra measure o 2irtue or res!onsibilit, commanded o all Christians (e.".% aith% ser2ice% "i2in"% merc,% or e2an"eli3in") as o2er or a"ainst those or *hich some belie2ers ha2e no abilit, or res!onsibilit, (e.".% miracles% ton"ues% or administration). Healings and miracles are the other t*o more #su!ernatural# charisms. 1he !lural nouns ( 1 Corinthians 14:10 1 Corinthians 14:45 ) in each instance su""est that there ma, be di erent 'inds o miraculous "i ts or that these "i ts are not the !ermanent !ossession o an indi2idual but re!eatedl, "i2en or the s!eci ic occasions in *hich the, are to be used. 1he terminolo", (iamata and dunameis,res!ecti2el,) har's bac' to the 2arious miracles *or'ed b, .esus in the our /os!els and b, his ollo*ers in Acts% miracles that *ere b, no means limited to the a!ostles (c . es!. Ste!hen and Phili!Acts )&5). "Healings" would involve the restoration of physical health to the sick or injured *hile #miracles# *ould embrace a *ider 2ariet, o su!ernatural !henomena. A spiritual gift of healing should be distinguished from both a miraculous healing that God works in answer to prayer (as in.ames 6:17&15 ) and the ordinary therapeutic work of physicians. 0ather% "i ts o healin" *ill be exercised in the ministr, o a !articular !erson !ossessin" those charisms. Such a !erson need not ex!ect a 100 !ercent success rate an, more than do teachers or e2an"elists or those *ith 2arious other "i ts. On the other hand% ministries that onl, rarel, ex!erience the miraculous !henomena that the, ad2ertise !ro2e more sus!ect.

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