Does the LORD God heal our illness?

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The Bible seems to promise healing of our illnesses. We should expect miraculous healing. It should be commonplace. But it is not. Why?

 

 

The Bible seems to promise healing of our illnesses. We should expect miraculous healing. It should be commonplace.

But it is not.

Why?

Christian believers have all sorts of explanations. Most blame the person who is not healed, accusing them of not having enough faith.

Yet under scrutiny, the Christian explanations do not make sense. Here are five major problems:

PROBLEM 1

Many instances of authentic healing took place during the days of the Old Testament. Therefore faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is not a prerequisite.

PROBLEM 2

In the days of the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, he didn’t heal everyone who believed in him.

PROBLEM 3

In at least one instance, the Lord Jesus Christ said the healing was due to the person’s faith.

PROBLEM 4

Many godly Christians die of a disease. Even great heroes of the faith die of diseases.

PROBLEM 5

Many Christians receive the anointing spoken of by James. They act in good faith. Yet they are not healed.

 

QUESTION

Do you believe the LORD God will heal your illnesses?

 

 

BIBLE VERSES

 

Exodus 15:26. He said, “If you will diligently listen to the LORD your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”

Psalm 41:3. The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

Psalm 103:3. who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;

Psalm 147:3. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

Proverbs 3:8. It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

Isaiah 38:16. Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You restore my health and allow me to live! (NLT translation)

Isaiah 53:5. But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

Isaiah 57:19. I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well. (BBE translation)

Jeremiah 17:14. Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.

Jeremiah 30:17. For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says the LORD; “because they have called you an outcast, saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’ ”

 

Matthew 14:14. Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

Matthew 14:36. and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

Matthew 15:30. Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

Mark 1:34. He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Mark 5:34. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”

Acts 10:38. even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

James 5:15. and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

1 Peter 2:24. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.

 

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