Nicodemus: “We all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you. " John 3:2 Others: And many of the people believed on him, and said, ‘When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?’ John 7:31 Jesus Himself said, But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don’t believe me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father John 10:38 Our mission is the same as Jesus said, as we do the works that we have been sent to do: Heal the sick and preach the gospel Matthew 10:7-8 – [8] X Research source then people will believe that we have the information that they need to begin a relationship with God.
Be kind. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tender-hearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32
Build a strong relationship with God through prayer: So you can be confident that He will hear your prayer as you seek to do His will—and that He will answer The blind man who was given his sight made this true statement about how Jesus had healed him: We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him (John 9:31). Pray both in your natural language and in your Spiritual language
The only time in scripture that someone wasn’t healed, it was the disciples who had prayed for a boy. Jesus came and healed the boy showing it was God’s will for him to be healed. The disciple asked why they couldn’t heal him (Matthew 17:14-21[42] X Research source ) (remembering that they had been successfully healing people since Jesus sent them out in Matthew 10) And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief and ‘Howbeit this kind (unbelief) goeth not out but by prayer and fasting’ (Matthew 17:20-21). We read about faith in the Bible which puts the knowledge into our mind, and then prayer accesses the faith in our hearts.
Any belief that contradicts the facts of God’s will/plan is a tradition. It is His will to heal the sick, and He has empowered and given authority to believers today to go and do works that Jesus did, just as the believers did in the book of Acts. All traditions need to be eliminated, if we want to see God’s healing power. Beware of commonly believed traditions which nullify the word and power of God: God wants people to suffer—no, God is willing (for us to heal), but we must believe and walk in it Only Christians or those turning towards Christianity can be healed—no, God loved the world while we were still sinners Sickness is somehow a benefit to peoples’ faith or character—no, it is part of a curse on the fallen world, not a benefit Not always God’s will to heal—no, God is not willing that any should perish Healing died out with the original apostles—no, Jesus and the gospel are the same yesterday, today and forever The person you are praying for will only be healed, if he or she has total faith—no, we mortals don’t have total faith without limit, but Jesus who is in disciples by His Spirit does. The person won’t be healed, if they have sin or unforgiveness in their lives—no, “if you say you have no sin, you are a liar (a sinner)” Paul’s thorn in the flesh was a sickness and therefore not all sicknesses can be healed—In the old testament a thorn in the flesh always refers to problems coming from other people (See Numbers33:55-56, Joshua23:11-13 and Judges 2:2-3) This is in line with Jesus telling us that those who do righteousness will suffer persecution (Matthew 5:10) Making petitions: Begging, repeatedly asking making petitions to God to heal the sick is one of the most common traditions. Jesus never did this. In effect, if we are begging God to heal the sick, it is because we don’t believe that He has given us the authority to heal the sick today. If your boss gives you authority to do something, but every time you need to do it you ask Him again to do the work for you, then what would your boss think? We need to believe in the authority He has given us, But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to be children of God—to those believing in His name (John 1:12). Yes, the scriptures do say that we should ask but ask has a different meaning in the scriptures than just make a polite request. Consider the following scriptures which all use the same Greek word for “ask”, when you pray, as in Mark 11:24, above. But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding (asking) that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed (Luke 23:23). And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter” (Mark 6:25). A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink. ’ the Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask’ for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria? (John 4:7&9). Jesus didn’t ask God to heal the sick. He simply healed them. Sometimes Jesus rebuked the sickness (Luke 4:39[43] X Research source ); sometimes He commanded sickness to go (Mark 9:25[44] X Research source ). Sometimes He laid hands on the sick (Mark 16:15[45] X Research source ), and sometimes He told people they were healed by their own faith as in Matthew 9:22 (Matthew 9:22[46] X Research source ). To test if something is a tradition, the best way is to see whether Jesus did it. If Jesus didn’t talk about or do the thing which you are believing, then it is a tradition of people and needs to be gotten rid of so that your faith can grow. Be encouraged to avoid traditions. Then you will become closer to God and you can see healings too, as a Holy Spirit filled believer!
Any belief that contradicts the facts of God’s will/plan is a tradition. It is His will to heal the sick, and He has empowered and given authority to believers today to go and do works that Jesus did, just as the believers did in the book of Acts. All traditions need to be eliminated, if we want to see God’s healing power. Beware of commonly believed traditions which nullify the word and power of God: God wants people to suffer—no, God is willing (for us to heal), but we must believe and walk in it Only Christians or those turning towards Christianity can be healed—no, God loved the world while we were still sinners Sickness is somehow a benefit to peoples’ faith or character—no, it is part of a curse on the fallen world, not a benefit Not always God’s will to heal—no, God is not willing that any should perish Healing died out with the original apostles—no, Jesus and the gospel are the same yesterday, today and forever The person you are praying for will only be healed, if he or she has total faith—no, we mortals don’t have total faith without limit, but Jesus who is in disciples by His Spirit does. The person won’t be healed, if they have sin or unforgiveness in their lives—no, “if you say you have no sin, you are a liar (a sinner)” Paul’s thorn in the flesh was a sickness and therefore not all sicknesses can be healed—In the old testament a thorn in the flesh always refers to problems coming from other people (See Numbers33:55-56, Joshua23:11-13 and Judges 2:2-3) This is in line with Jesus telling us that those who do righteousness will suffer persecution (Matthew 5:10) Making petitions: Begging, repeatedly asking making petitions to God to heal the sick is one of the most common traditions. Jesus never did this. In effect, if we are begging God to heal the sick, it is because we don’t believe that He has given us the authority to heal the sick today. If your boss gives you authority to do something, but every time you need to do it you ask Him again to do the work for you, then what would your boss think? We need to believe in the authority He has given us, But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to be children of God—to those believing in His name (John 1:12). Yes, the scriptures do say that we should ask but ask has a different meaning in the scriptures than just make a polite request. Consider the following scriptures which all use the same Greek word for “ask”, when you pray, as in Mark 11:24, above. But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding (asking) that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed (Luke 23:23). And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter” (Mark 6:25). A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink. ’ the Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask’ for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria? (John 4:7&9). Jesus didn’t ask God to heal the sick. He simply healed them. Sometimes Jesus rebuked the sickness (Luke 4:39[43] X Research source ); sometimes He commanded sickness to go (Mark 9:25[44] X Research source ). Sometimes He laid hands on the sick (Mark 16:15[45] X Research source ), and sometimes He told people they were healed by their own faith as in Matthew 9:22 (Matthew 9:22[46] X Research source ). To test if something is a tradition, the best way is to see whether Jesus did it. If Jesus didn’t talk about or do the thing which you are believing, then it is a tradition of people and needs to be gotten rid of so that your faith can grow. Be encouraged to avoid traditions. Then you will become closer to God and you can see healings too, as a Holy Spirit filled believer!
God wants people to suffer—no, God is willing (for us to heal), but we must believe and walk in it Only Christians or those turning towards Christianity can be healed—no, God loved the world while we were still sinners Sickness is somehow a benefit to peoples’ faith or character—no, it is part of a curse on the fallen world, not a benefit Not always God’s will to heal—no, God is not willing that any should perish Healing died out with the original apostles—no, Jesus and the gospel are the same yesterday, today and forever The person you are praying for will only be healed, if he or she has total faith—no, we mortals don’t have total faith without limit, but Jesus who is in disciples by His Spirit does. The person won’t be healed, if they have sin or unforgiveness in their lives—no, “if you say you have no sin, you are a liar (a sinner)” Paul’s thorn in the flesh was a sickness and therefore not all sicknesses can be healed—In the old testament a thorn in the flesh always refers to problems coming from other people (See Numbers33:55-56, Joshua23:11-13 and Judges 2:2-3) This is in line with Jesus telling us that those who do righteousness will suffer persecution (Matthew 5:10)
