Divine Healing Made Simple: Simplifying the supernatural to make healing & miracles a part of your everyday life (The Kingdom of God Made Simple Book 1) Read Online Free PDF
Author: Praying Medic
be healed in heaven.”
This belief comes from the idea that our physical bodies are bound to suffer sickness and damage in this life and that once we are in heaven, our bodies will be healed. There is an assumption made here, that we will have physical bodies in heaven. We must ask then, “Do we have physical bodies in heaven that can receive healing?”
The answer is no. The apostle Paul teaches in a number of places that there are two kinds of bodies. We have a physical body for this life and a spiritual one for eternity:
The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body… For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
1 COR. 15:42-44 AND 53
Our physical bodies do not go with us in eternity. In heaven, we will receive a spiritual body that is created for our eternal existence – one that does not become sick or injured; therefore our physical bodies cannot be healed after we die. If our bodies are to receive the healing God has provided for us, it can only be received while we are alive.
“An atmosphere of unbelief prevents healing.”
A popular teaching in the Charismatic church is that when a strong attitude of unbelief is present among a group of people, it creates an environment of unbelief. It is taught that when this type of environment is present, the healing work of God is blocked by the “atmosphere of unbelief.” Adherents support this teaching by quoting the following passage where Matthew noted that Jesus did not perform many miracles in His hometown:
Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
MT. 13:58
If we took this passage at face value, we might agree that an attitude of unbelief prevents miracles from happening. But let’s look at another passage that describes the scene in more detail. This parallel passage notes that Jesus did heal a few people in His hometown:
Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
MK. 6:5
If the work of God is restricted by a corporate attitude of unbelief then how did Jesus heal these people?
In the cities of Judea, Jesus was regarded as a man of God who taught with authority and had the power to do miracles. Many sought Him for healing because they understood who He was. But in His hometown of Nazareth, He was regarded as just another one of Joseph’s sons. They knew Him from childhood and didn’t regard Him as a miracle worker. Many of the townspeople were offended by Him and doubted His claims; they were full of unbelief. The people of His hometown could have experienced the same miracles Jesus did elsewhere. But their unbelief kept them from bringing the sick to Him for healing, thus it was said, “He did not do many mighty works because of their unbelief.” It wasn’t because His power was restricted; it was because they didn’t ask Him to do the miracles out of their own unbelief (see Jn. 6:42 and Lk. 4:21-30).
“I don’t have enough faith to be healed.”
A few people mentioned in the Bible obtained healing by their own faith. The woman healed of a bleeding disorder, which she had for twelve years, is one example (see Mt. 9:22), but the majority of those healed by Jesus and the disciples had little or no faith. The only time Jesus ever told anyone they didn’t have enough faith was when He reprimanded His disciples for their faithlessness when they couldn’t cast a demon out of a boy who had epilepsy (see Mt. 17:17).
As the one who needs healing, it doesn’t hurt to have faith, but it isn’t necessary. What you need is the desire to be healed. Healing comes by faith and in the majority of cases, it’s the faith of the one praying that determines the outcome. Sometimes when healing doesn’t appear
This belief comes from the idea that our physical bodies are bound to suffer sickness and damage in this life and that once we are in heaven, our bodies will be healed. There is an assumption made here, that we will have physical bodies in heaven. We must ask then, “Do we have physical bodies in heaven that can receive healing?”
The answer is no. The apostle Paul teaches in a number of places that there are two kinds of bodies. We have a physical body for this life and a spiritual one for eternity:
The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body… For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
1 COR. 15:42-44 AND 53
Our physical bodies do not go with us in eternity. In heaven, we will receive a spiritual body that is created for our eternal existence – one that does not become sick or injured; therefore our physical bodies cannot be healed after we die. If our bodies are to receive the healing God has provided for us, it can only be received while we are alive.
“An atmosphere of unbelief prevents healing.”
A popular teaching in the Charismatic church is that when a strong attitude of unbelief is present among a group of people, it creates an environment of unbelief. It is taught that when this type of environment is present, the healing work of God is blocked by the “atmosphere of unbelief.” Adherents support this teaching by quoting the following passage where Matthew noted that Jesus did not perform many miracles in His hometown:
Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
MT. 13:58
If we took this passage at face value, we might agree that an attitude of unbelief prevents miracles from happening. But let’s look at another passage that describes the scene in more detail. This parallel passage notes that Jesus did heal a few people in His hometown:
Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
MK. 6:5
If the work of God is restricted by a corporate attitude of unbelief then how did Jesus heal these people?
In the cities of Judea, Jesus was regarded as a man of God who taught with authority and had the power to do miracles. Many sought Him for healing because they understood who He was. But in His hometown of Nazareth, He was regarded as just another one of Joseph’s sons. They knew Him from childhood and didn’t regard Him as a miracle worker. Many of the townspeople were offended by Him and doubted His claims; they were full of unbelief. The people of His hometown could have experienced the same miracles Jesus did elsewhere. But their unbelief kept them from bringing the sick to Him for healing, thus it was said, “He did not do many mighty works because of their unbelief.” It wasn’t because His power was restricted; it was because they didn’t ask Him to do the miracles out of their own unbelief (see Jn. 6:42 and Lk. 4:21-30).
“I don’t have enough faith to be healed.”
A few people mentioned in the Bible obtained healing by their own faith. The woman healed of a bleeding disorder, which she had for twelve years, is one example (see Mt. 9:22), but the majority of those healed by Jesus and the disciples had little or no faith. The only time Jesus ever told anyone they didn’t have enough faith was when He reprimanded His disciples for their faithlessness when they couldn’t cast a demon out of a boy who had epilepsy (see Mt. 17:17).
As the one who needs healing, it doesn’t hurt to have faith, but it isn’t necessary. What you need is the desire to be healed. Healing comes by faith and in the majority of cases, it’s the faith of the one praying that determines the outcome. Sometimes when healing doesn’t appear
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