Comments on: Bibilical Bodily Healing VI: Christ, the Anointed One http://zealfortruth.org/2008/03/bibilical-bodily-healing-vi-christ-the-anointed-one/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:23:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Atanamis http://zealfortruth.org/2008/03/bibilical-bodily-healing-vi-christ-the-anointed-one/#comment-5199 Atanamis Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:17:44 +0000 http://zealfortruth.org/2008/03/bibilical-bodily-healing-vi-christ-the-anointed-one/#comment-5199 I have no real disagreement with anything in this article. Jesus healed by the power of the Holy Spirit in response to faith on the part of the seeker. This is core doctrine that most Christian churches affirm. It remains true though that Jesus had to be directly involved for a person to be healed. Having faith alone did not cause anyone to be healed, but only on asking/touching Him did the healing occur. Faith is needed for healing to take place, but all faith does not result in healing (anymore than all faith results in mountains being moved or prison doors swinging open). <blockquote><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=34&chapter=3&version=31" rel="nofollow">Daniel 3</a>16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."</blockquote> Does God always have the power to save His followers? Absolutely. Does not always save them? No. In the above case, God needed to make a point to Nebuchadnezzar, and did so by protecting His followers in a furnace. In other cases, God's purposes are better served by allowing His servants to be martyred for their faith. In both cases, we can be confident that God is in control and working for the good of those called according to His purpose. I have no real disagreement with anything in this article. Jesus healed by the power of the Holy Spirit in response to faith on the part of the seeker. This is core doctrine that most Christian churches affirm. It remains true though that Jesus had to be directly involved for a person to be healed. Having faith alone did not cause anyone to be healed, but only on asking/touching Him did the healing occur. Faith is needed for healing to take place, but all faith does not result in healing (anymore than all faith results in mountains being moved or prison doors swinging open).

Daniel 316 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

Does God always have the power to save His followers? Absolutely. Does not always save them? No. In the above case, God needed to make a point to Nebuchadnezzar, and did so by protecting His followers in a furnace. In other cases, God’s purposes are better served by allowing His servants to be martyred for their faith. In both cases, we can be confident that God is in control and working for the good of those called according to His purpose.

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