Does God Heal Today?

Does God Confirm His Word By Doing
 Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today?

 

Some say: No.

Some say: Yes.

What does God say?

 

 

What is the Greatest Miracle?

If we can believe this Miracle, why is it so hard to believe all His other Miracles, and their Promises?

 

 

 

“Cessation-ists” will have a hard time sorting this testimony out.

 Decide for yourself is this man faking it, or did God truly heal him in front of his friends and fellow believers?

 

Some People Teach: The Time for Miracles and Healing is no more.
Some believe that basically all the supernatural work & gifts of the Holy Spirit is over and done.

In others words, that time of God has expired. The clock has run out. All supernatural promises, works, gifts, callings, and supernatural abilities that were orginally given to the Church for the edifying and empowering of the Gospel were given for a limited time only.

Since the expiration date: God has stopped all supernatural power. God has stopped All  supernatural offices, and supernatural commissions. Those days are long gone.

Where does this idea come from?  Is it rooted and grounded in faithful interpretation of Scripture? Or does it come from men preaching their own experience, contrary to the Word of God?

It is important to know where we are getting our messages from, Right?

• Do they come down from Heaven above? Or,
• Do they come up from the pit of Darkness below?

To be perfectly honest the Word of God is Full and Ripe with both the Promises of God to Work, Miracles, Signs, Wonders, and Healings, as well as it is, full of Biblically Recorded eye Witness accounts of Miraculous Healings, Signs and Wonders, being done by Jesus, the Apostles, and other disciples who were clearly not apostles. Including Stephen the Deacon, and Phillip the Evangelist.

So now let’s look at what Jesus said about his spiritual promises to the Body of Christ.

 

Jesus told his followers that:  

If ye have Faith as a grain of mustard seed,

ye shall say unto this mountain,

Remove hence to yonder place;

and it shall remove; and

Nothing Shall Be Impossible unto You.  

Matthew 17:20 (KJV)

There you have it. God said, “if you have faith as small as a tiny seed, “Nothing Shall Be Impossible unto You.” 

Jesus also said:

Matthew 9:29 (KJV) 29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

 

Matthew 15:28 (KJV) 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

 

Luke 8:48 (KJV) 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

 

Mark 5:34 (KJV) 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

 

Mark 10:52 (KJV) 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

 

Luke 7:50  (KJV) 50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

 

 

There it is, plain as day. The miraculous healings, signs, wonders, and miracles are founded upon what? Faith. Faith in God, and Faith in His Word. Is that not a clear challenge and if heavenly call to believe in God, for healing, miracles even signs, and wonders, to glorify Him? To draw all men unto him?

So, that begs the question: What is it that Hinders God’s Miracles? Signs? Wonders? Healings? Exorcisms? and all of the Supernatural Work of the Holy Spirit?

Could it be a Spirit of Unbelief? Has an infection of False Teaching infected the Body of Christ?

Has a false belief system been perpetrated against the Miraculous Work of God, to hinder the Work of the Kingdom of God?

Will that erase the Supernatural Foundations of Faith, wiping them off the map, and replacing them with man’s anti-faith, religious humanism, and naturalism, ?

Shall we replace our hope in God, with our hoping doctors? Shall we trust man-made medications? Above God-given promises? Shall we raise up the whole medical system above the power of God? Shall we negate: the majesty of God? the grace of God? the promises of God? the perfection of God? the love of God? the hope of God? the trust of God? the beauty of God? and the miracle healing power of God? Shall we exchange all that for health insurance and medical bills?

 

 

1. Is it possible, conceivable, biblical, or even common sense logical, that Jesus only intended his word, his teaching, his instructions, and his ETERNAL promises, to only be good for one generation, during the lives of the apostles, maybe 60 years, and that’s it? THAT’S ONE THEORY.
2. OR is it more conceivable, biblical, and common sense logical, that Jesus Promises & Words are Eternal, and will never pass away, according to Jesus’ very own teaching:

 

Heaven and earth shall pass away,

but my words shall not pass away.

Matthew 24:35 (KJV)

 

Is the belief that Jesus’ Words and Promises have passed away honoring to the savior of the world, to the doctrine of the church, to the people of God worldwide, to the Apostles: Who have sacrifice our lives for the kingdom of God?

Jesus said:

And many false prophets shall rise,

and shall deceive many [shall lead many astray].

Matthew 24:11 (KJV)

Now, let us ask the question: Who benefits the most from removing the Promises of God from the Word of God, or simply negating the Word of God by the teaching of unfaithful men, who have been led astray, deceived to believe a lie over the Truth?

Shall we become spiritually like Thomas Jefferson (writer of the Declaration of Independence), and take a pair of scissors to our bibles and remove every supernatural work of God, just cut it out of our more enlightened, more sophisticated humanistic naturalistic modern faith in god. 

is vague interpretation is mainly from a few obscure passages of scripture, with a long stretching of what they are actually teaching to the original audience, at the time of their writing:

 

It seems these passages and their interpretations are based on man’s reasoning. They follow manmade tradition more than God’s Eternal Word and Promises.

The Problem We have to Recognize:

1. The Bible is the best interpreter of itself. (a.k.a., Scripture interprets Scripture, is the first rule of interpretation.)The Bible is unique in that there are over 63,779 cross references in total, where one scripture is connected to another scripture that gives both scriptures a fuller meaning and a deeper understanding. The more you read the Bible, the more familiar you will become with these illuminating interconnected cross references.Each time you read more of the Bible, with good intention, you should expect to grow more in your understanding and interpretation of the scriptures.
2. A Text without a Context is a pretext. (The second rule of interpretation.)In other words, every scripture is designed to be understood and interpreted from the point of view of the author’s original intention, not the reader’s vain imagination.A liar (or any ignorant person) can intentionally try to make a text say anything he wants, if he pulls it out of its original context in which it was written.As you grow in your understanding of the context of a particular passage scripture, so will you grow in your understanding of all the other scriptures interconnected with it.

   That is why the Bible is often times understood as a closed book to those who don’t want to learn it it’s message in context. When a person chooses to become ignorant of the meaning of one particular scripture, they simultaneously become ignorant of all the many other scriptures that are interconnected with it.

   Thankfully, the opposite is also true, when a person diligently seeks to understand a particular scripture in its own context, and seeks to understand all the interconnected scriptures that come in contact with it, seeking to know them all in context, the readers mind expands many fold, just while reading and interpreting the plain text in context.

3. When common sense make the best sense, any other sense is nonsense. (The third rule of interpretation.)In other words, when the plain literal interpretation is plain as day, any other spurious interpretation is simple unfounded and likely in error.
   (2 Peter 1:20-21)Note: The tools of literature are as active in the scriptures as they are in all other human communication: Metaphor, Symbolism, Parallelism, Hyperbole, Allegory, Poetry, Apocryphal Language, and other literary devices are often employed in writing, and necessary to be used when reading the scriptures, just like when reading a newspaper.If you don’t understand the plain meaning of the text, chances are you might not be privy to the symbolism being used. Therefore it is a powerful tool to reference others scriptures that help explain the symbolism.

   Thus returning to the first rule: The Bible is the best interpreter of itself; And the second rule: A Text without a Context is a pretext; will help you see life, and all of its depth from God’s perspective. And all of this is: “Good in Thy Sight!”

 

These 3 rules are actually principles of inductive reasoning, where we allow the Bible to have the greatest voice in our study. And they help us Give God’s Word preference, over man’s traditions in our study of His Word.

We will need to apply these 3 rules of interpretation towards the scriptural theologies presented below. 

 

Below is a quick rough outline on the Two Sides of the Healing and Miracles Theological Arguments.

“Cessationism” vs. “Continuationism”

Those who believe the gifts of God are no longer present today are labeled “Cessation-ists.”

 

Here is a List of God’s Promises to Heal:

 

 

Here’s a list of some of the promises of God
to heal found in the New Testament:

 

 

Promises/accounts Found in the Gospel of Matthew:

 

1. Matthew 4:23-24 – “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.”
2. Matthew 8:2-3 – “A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be clean!’ Immediately he was cured of his leprosy.”
3. Matthew 8:5-13 – “When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. … ‘Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.’ … Jesus said to him, ‘Shall I come and heal him?'”
4. Matthew 8:14-15 – “When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her.”
5. Matthew 9:1-8 – “Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat.”
6. Matthew 9:10-12 – “While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were eating with him and his disciples.”
7. Matthew 9:35 – “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.”
8. Matthew 10:1 – “He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.”
9. Matthew 14:14 – “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.”
10. Matthew 15:30 – “Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.”
11. Matthew 19:2 – “And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.”
12. Matthew 21:14 – “The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.”

1. Matthew 1:21 – “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
2. Matthew 9:2-7 – “Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. … Jesus said, ‘Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.'”
3. Matthew 26:28 – “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.”

1. Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
2. Matthew 18:19-20 – “If two of you agree on earth about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.”
3. Matthew 21:22 – “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”