Does Jesus still heal today?

Vicky gould · Oct 26, 2019

HopeInJesusOnly said:
Serious question, taking into account everything from a cavity to MS to Alzheimer's to mental illness -- does God heal? Should we even pray for healing or should we only be praying for the strength to endure?

Also, should Christians expect easier lives? Happier lives? Lives that are more blessed? (Or is this the sinful prosperity gospel, which leads me back to my questions above.)

Thanks in advance for your response.

We live in a time when I was dead yet I live, blind but I see. I was lame unable to walk spirituallyi and much more. Every spiritual malady has been transformed and with it I have been changed as well. Not only have I been healed spiritually they are healings that are forever. Does The Lord still heal oh yes. They are healings that are not for some and not for others. These healings everyone of His people receives

Nick Smith · Oct 27, 2019

God loves everybody and does his best to heal all those who need his help, stay close with him for he will help you through my friend

tturt · Oct 31, 2019

Jehovah Rapha, the Lord our healer. "...I am the LORD, who heals you.” Exo 15:26. His Word is His will.

Go into all the world and preach the gospel. Mark 16:15-20 We believe that portion of these Scriptures. It includes "...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name ..." God extends His hand to heal.

More New Testament:
-"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." Matt 10:8
-"And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick." Luk 9:2
-"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up Jam 5:14-15

There are some who are healed immediately and others who arent. There can be hindrances such as unforgiveness.

Someone posted about a person being healed who didnt believe in healing. The Centurion is an example of it not necessarily being the person who needs healing. Know a lady who was told she would live a few weeks but God healed her of cancer 39 years ago. She reads healing Scriptures everyday.

Also, read testimonies where believers prayed all night then the sick individual was healed later. Sometimes I wonder if we stop praying too soon. After all, on one occasion it took 21 days for Daniel to get his answer.

LearningChristian · Nov 1, 2019

My view used to be more of one that miraculous healing was done for a specific purpose at a specific time in scripture. I've since become more lenient on that idea. I think some verses in scripture seem to legitimately support the idea of praying for healing. Personally, I pray for it all the time. Oddly, I don't pray for strength as much, but that would seem good to pray for too.

To your other questions, a lot of prosperity gospel verses do get cited out of context. So I think in that respect the criticism of that theology is warranted. But just focusing on the idea of wanting an easier, happier, blessed life... I do think there's some support in scripture for it being okay to want a life with joy in it, and God being willing to provide some of that in life for Christians.

tturt · Nov 1, 2019

"And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen." John 21:25.

Besides tithes and offerings -

We dont give to get. The prosperity message is true so we can spread the gospel and give as God directs us.
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10

charsan · Nov 1, 2019

HopeInJesusOnly said:
Serious question, taking into account everything from a cavity to MS to Alzheimer's to mental illness -- does God heal? Should we even pray for healing or should we only be praying for the strength to endure?

Yes God still heals, only as He wills

HopeInJesusOnly said:
Also, should Christians expect easier lives? Happier lives? Lives that are more blessed? (Or is this the sinful prosperity gospel, which leads me back to my questions above

I will let CS Lewis answer for me "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world....No doubt pain as God's megaphone is a terrible instrument; it may lead to final and unrepented rebellion. But it gives the only opportunity the bad man can have for amendment." and from the movie Shadowlands (about CS Lewis) “Here I am going to say something which may come as a bit of a shock. God doesn't necessarily want us to be happy. He wants us to be lovable. Worthy of love. Able to be loved by Him. We don't start off being all that lovable, if we're honest. What makes people hard to love? Isn't it what is commonly called selfishness? Selfish people are hard to love because so little love comes out of them.”

Strong in Him · Nov 2, 2019

charsan said:
Worthy of love. Able to be loved by Him.

C.S Lewis said that? I'm shocked.
He appears to be saying that God uses pain and suffering to make us into decent human beings; then he loves us.
No.
God loves because he is love, 1 John 4:8 and because he created us in his image, Genesis 1:26-27. Christ died for sinners, Romans 5:8, not for people that were worthy of love and had been made lovable.

charsan · Nov 2, 2019

Strong in Him said:
C.S Lewis said that? I'm shocked.
He appears to be saying that God uses pain and suffering to make us into decent human beings; then he loves us.
No.
God loves because he is love, 1 John 4:8 and because he created us in his image, Genesis 1:26-27. Christ died for sinners, Romans 5:8, not for people that were worthy of love and had been made lovable.

No CS Lewis is saying that God uses pain to rouse a deaf world "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world....No doubt pain as God's megaphone is a terrible instrument; it may lead to final and unrepented rebellion. But it gives the only opportunity the bad man can have for amendment." this quote never says that after God loves. We must be careful not to put our ideas on a quote or look into something that is not there. CS Lewis never said what you think he said

Strong in Him · Nov 3, 2019

charsan said:
No CS Lewis is saying that God uses pain to rouse a deaf world "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world....

Agreed; that is a quote which I particularly like.

charsan said:
But it gives the only opportunity the bad man can have for amendment." this quote never says that after God loves. We must be careful not to put our ideas on a quote or look into something that is not there. CS Lewis never said what you think he said

Your quote from Shadowlands;

charsan said:
“Here I am going to say something which may come as a bit of a shock. God doesn't necessarily want us to be happy. He wants us to be lovable. Worthy of love. Able to be loved by Him.

C.S Lewis say that God wants us to be worthy of his love.
That sounds as though he thinks that God says; 'right; no one is worthy of my love; they're all wicked. So I'm going to send a load of pain and suffering to make them turn towards me and ask me for help. Then, when they've repented and been made better people by suffering, THEN they'll be worthy of my love.'

Christ died for sinners - for wicked, godless and God hating people.
No one is worthy of God's love, and no one can ever make themselves worthy. If we could, salvation, and God's love, would be something we had earned for ourselves. It's not; that's what grace is. The wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23, and that's what we deserve - separation from God, spiritual death. But God in his mercy and grace sent his Son to lay down his life for us, John 10:11 and die for our sins, Matthew 26:28.

I agree that happiness - material blessing and physical prosperity - is not God's sole purpose for us. He wants us to know his Son who came to reconcile the world to the Father, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19; John 6:40. And yes, he may well speak to people in suffering and pain, which are sent by the devil to try to turn people away from God.
That bit I agree with. But not the words that God wants us to be able to be loved by him. He already loves everyone; that's why he sent Jesus to die.

charsan · Nov 3, 2019

Strong in Him said:
C.S Lewis say that God wants us to be worthy of his love.
That sounds as though he thinks that God says; 'right; no one is worthy of my love; they're all wicked. So I'm going to send a load of pain and suffering to make them turn towards me and ask me for help. Then, when they've repented and been made better people by suffering, THEN they'll be worthy of my love.'

Well I will have to disagree, I think what the quote is trying to say is hat God never intends for us to be happy. We can see it this way God never promised an easy life where we always be happy but we can learn to be lovable and worthy of love. But I am not sure CS Lewis said exactly that since it was from a movie and I am sure they tweaked the sayings a lot.

Vicky gould · Nov 3, 2019

God wants us to have life and that more in abundance.its not a question of happy it is a call of going through this wilderness of sin and there be the ‘sounds of joy and victory resounding’ in our lives. We don’t have to mourn like those who have no hope.Sorry got to get back to the joy and victory. God bless

SkyWriting · Nov 3, 2019

HopeInJesusOnly said:
Serious question, taking into account everything from a cavity to MS to Alzheimer's to mental illness -- does God heal? Should we even pray for healing or should we only be praying for the strength to endure?

Also, should Christians expect easier lives? Happier lives? Lives that are more blessed? (Or is this the sinful prosperity gospel, which leads me back to my questions above.)

Thanks in advance for your response.

God does not alter His perfect plans.
Prayer is for the person praying to better see God's wisdom.

DennisTate · Nov 14, 2019

HopeInJesusOnly said:
Serious question, taking into account everything from a cavity to MS to Alzheimer's to mental illness -- does God heal? Should we even pray for healing or should we only be praying for the strength to endure?

Also, should Christians expect easier lives? Happier lives? Lives that are more blessed? (Or is this the sinful prosperity gospel, which leads me back to my questions above.)

Thanks in advance for your response.

This guy says so:

Mario Murillo Healing in the Name of Jesus

DennisTate · Nov 14, 2019

HopeInJesusOnly said:
Serious question, taking into account everything from a cavity to MS to Alzheimer's to mental illness -- does God heal? Should we even pray for healing or should we only be praying for the strength to endure?

Also, should Christians expect easier lives? Happier lives? Lives that are more blessed? (Or is this the sinful prosperity gospel, which leads me back to my questions above.)

Thanks in advance for your response.

Does Jesus still kick out demons today?

Often when demons are cast out healing automatically occurs in the New Testament.

yeshuaslavejeff · Nov 15, 2019

DennisTate said:
Does Jesus still kick out demons today?

Often when demons are cast out healing automatically occurs in the New Testament.

It is not perhaps 'often' today, but yes, Jesus is the same.

HopeInJesusOnly · Dec 16, 2019

Dave G. said:
But HIJO, your hope and faith is in Jesus Christ now not in others. They are rejecting you not He is rejecting you. Yes we can always hope for them to agree but our expectations shouldn't be too high in mankind. It's all about Jesus and we do find separation, it's real. But this just tells me all the more that you are His and that He in no way has abandoned you. You need to seek the renewing of your mind girl !! We call it growing in grace, His grace, His mercy, we recognize it more and more as we live life with Him.

Yes people hurt us, people are disappointing but at the same time anyone calling themselves Christian shouldn't be pushing Crystals and the likes of that. That's another spirit and it's not of the God of the bible.

You will find new friends, ones with the Spirit in them. They may be fewer but they will be like minded and seeking the mind of Christ with you.

I don't know how I missed this. Thank you so much for these words. God bless you.

Kaon · Dec 16, 2019

HopeInJesusOnly said:
Serious question, taking into account everything from a cavity to MS to Alzheimer's to mental illness -- does God heal? Should we even pray for healing or should we only be praying for the strength to endure?

Strength to endure.

Also, should Christians expect easier lives? Happier lives? Lives that are more blessed? (Or is this the sinful prosperity gospel, which leads me back to my questions above.)

If you expect your life to be easier, or more accessible as a Christian, you will be surprised, and possibly had a couple of times by your enemy(ies). Our King was murdered by a bunch of His own people. One of His best friends betrayed Him, and the one who claimed to be His #1 left him alone to sleep while He was counting down the time to His execution - alone.

And, that is just what was allowed to be done to Christ. He suffered for our benefit, and He was Faithful and obedient to His Father so much that He took His suffering without groaning.

We need to carry our own cross. Not that we should expect death or betrayal, but we shouldn't be caught off gaurd by it either. We have to understand there are spirits that influence humans, and they know who will forsake the holy covenant of the Most High God. Hardship is definitely a part of the Christian walk, but they are so we become stronger in every sense of the word.

Our focus should not be on prosperity because it is a human construct. Real enrichment from the Most High God is just a consequence of His goodness.

Thanks in advance for your response.

ICONO'CLAST · Dec 16, 2019

CharismaticLady said:
We have promises that many do not act on. Mark 16:16-18

16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

The reason why some to not act on promises is because of unbelief, but as your soul prospers and grows in faith, it is amazing.

these promises were not given to us. They were given to those who heard the Apostles preach.

ICONO'CLAST · Dec 16, 2019

CharismaticLady said:
It is not so much our faith in a Scripture, but obeying a rhema about a Scripture

complete nonsense.

HopeInJesusOnly · Dec 16, 2019

Kaon said:
Strength to endure.

If you expect your life to be easier, or more accessible as a Christian, you will be surprised, and possibly had a couple of times by your enemy(ies). Our King was murdered by a bunch of His own people. One of His best friends betrayed Him, and the one who claimed to be His #1 left him alone to sleep while He was counting down the time to His execution - alone.

And, that is just what was allowed to be done to Christ. He suffered for our benefit, and He was Faithful and obedient to His Father so much that He took His suffering without groaning.

We need to carry our own cross. Not that we should expect death or betrayal, but we shouldn't be caught off gaurd by it either. We have to understand there are spirits that influence humans, and they know who will forsake the holy covenant of the Most High God. Hardship is definitely a part of the Christian walk, but they are so we become stronger in every sense of the word.

Our focus should not be on prosperity because it is a human construct. Real enrichment from the Most High God is just a consequence of His goodness.

Wise words.

Thank you.

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