“But shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse; knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.” Paul warned Timothy and Titus, young evangelists, of a future apostasy similar to that given to…
It has often been said in support of the idea that baptism is not important for salvation, “Well, Paul said that he was thankful that he baptized none but Crispus and Gaius and then remembered another as if he had nearly forgotten (1 Cor. 1:13-16). But, right in the middle of these verses is…
This article is a continuation of thought and we pick up with Ephesians 2:8-9. It reads, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. The statement, “not of works” is Paul’s theme found in Galatians and…
While the gospels and Acts give accounts of historical healings in the life of Christ and His apostles with a few comments and reactions concerning them, the epistles approach the topic of healing as a spiritual gift (I Cor. 12) by Paul. In addition, we have James’ prescription of prayer and anointing for the one…
The apostle John had to confront the false teaching regarding the nature of Christ. He begins in a similar way he begins his gospel that Jesus was fully human and God (1 J n. 1.1-3; 4.2; 5.6; 2 J n. 7). However, a short statement in the third epistle gives us some information about our…
The reason 1 Peter has some relevance to the topic of healing is his emphasis on suffering. He wants his readers to know that suffering is unusual for a disciple of Christ (1 Peter 4:12). This in no way means that we should create suffering for ourselves or that God takes pleasure in our suffering. …
Regarding health, sickness, and healing in the Epistle of James, two passages occur that add to the subjects. James 4.14 reads, “What is your life? You are a mist that appears a little while and then vanishes.” James’ point is that we need to recognize our dependence on God and His sovereign plan. Sickness or…
Paul writes, “Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of…
Matthew’s reference to the healings performed by Jesus has more commentary than Mark8:16 reads, “When evening came. many who were demon-possessed were brought to him. and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took our infirmities and…
When we come to the Gospels, we are looking at Jesus as a healer. All four gospels give examples of Jesus as a healer, 33). r and show that His disciples were to practice the same. However, we will note each gospel separately to bring out some distinctions. Mark averages one healing per chapter in…