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March 2022
Healing: the role of faith
There are 41 unique stories about healing in the Gospels. On three of these occasions, Jesus refers to the faith of the person who is healed. Many times it is the faith of friends that brings people to Jesus. And often there is no suggestion that anyone has faith; it is Jesus’ mercy alone that heals people.
Healing: thy will or my will?
Two truths about healing are found in God’s word: (1) People are healed in Jesus’ name; (2) People are not healed despite their fervent prayer. St Paul is an example of this. He believed that God heals, but he himself was not healed of his ‘thorn in the flesh’. How do we hold these two truths in tension?
Healing: Jesus is willing
It’s clear that Jesus healed everyone who reached out to him. So why is physical healing so uncommon in our churches today? We have many questions, but this much we do know: Jesus has not stopped healing people – and he is certainly able to heal. And, as our text today assures us, he is willing to heal.
Does Jesus heal?
The Gospels record 70 accounts (41 different ones) of Jesus healing people. That’s hard to ignore. Then we read in Acts of physical healings as though they were part of everyday life for the early believers. What has happened to healing? Does Jesus still heal today?
