January 2024 | Conversion: Persecutor Turns Promoter
Divine healing is a major theme in the Scriptures - an important topic in the Old Testament and the New Testament. The first case of divine healing recorded in the Bible is, "Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, fo...Read More
The Origin of Human Diseases-A Biblical Perspective
IntroductionSickness and related issues are not only on the increase, it is rampant in the world. The enquiry into the origin and cause for sickness of the human body challenges the understanding of God as the Creator of human beings. Human beings were created in ‘the image of God.’ The sic...Read More
Faith Healing and Medicine: Biblical Perspectives
The Great Commission is fulfilled only when we witness to a loving and gracious God who is sovereign in all things. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,” we read in Psalm 24. This galls Satan and his human allies. They want to banish God from His creation a...Read More
Healing Models in the Old Testament (Medical-Natural Vs. Faith-Miracle Healing)
Since human beings were created with limitations, illnesses are part of their existence. The power of death extends into this existence. Therefore healing process is an activity of the Creator. The process that leads to healing can be compared with the process of growth. It is a process of recovery ...Read More
Is There a Doctor in the House? The healing miracles of Jesus-a short study
As Jesus of Nazareth came to provide salvation, personifying the covenant title, Jehovah-jireh, the Lord our Provider, he also came fulfilling an equal role as Jehovah-rapha, the Lord our Healer. Healing was not just one of many side-benefits of His incarnation but was evidential proof that the God ...Read More
Divine Healing as a Spiritual Gift
In 1 Corinthians 12: 8-10 the Apostle Paul lists nine gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Greek word used here as well as in 1 Corinthians 14:1, is an adjective in plural without a noun specifically mentioned. The translators could provide a noun, persons or gifts. From the context, the translators ...Read More