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Divine Healing
Contributed by Ed Warfield on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Divine healing for the whole man as an important part of the gospel. It is part of the good news which Jesus commissioned His disciples to proclaim.
James 5:15 promises that the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise him up.
That faith, however, has to be in the Lord, not in the means used to help them express their faith, i.e. handkerchiefs, shadows, etc.
In the same way James 5:14 instructs the sick to call the elders of the church to anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. It is not the oil (a symbol of the Holy Spirit) which brings the healing, but the prayer of faith.
The promise, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also," is closely connected with prayer, asking in Jesus’ name. It is not the speaking of His name, however, it is the revelation of His character and nature. We have that in us only if we abide in Christ and His words abide in us – READ: John 15:7
Then our will lines up with His, and we can ask what we will, and it shall be done.