Healing (Christ as Healer) Flashcards
Explain the Biblical basis for healing and its relationship to the redemptive work of Christ.
Christ is our healer. Christ died for our sin and also for the effect of our sin.
Christ was the fulfiller of OT prophecy (Isaiah 53), and has the ability to heal…
James 5:15-“And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”
Ultimately, even if we experience great pain and sickness in life, Christ’s redemptive work assures us that someday we will trade this mortal body for an eternal one that will be free from disease and sickness.
Philippians 3:20-21-“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by the power that enables him to bring everything under control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”
What instructions does James 5 teach in relation to healing?
- Sick person calls on elders for prayer
- Time of confession
- Elders anoint with oil
- All pray for healing in faith
James 5:14-16-“Is anyone among you sick? Let them cll the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will maket he person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sineed, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
Explain the difference between the gift of healing and healing prayer as described in James 5.
The gift of healing is a unique spiritual gift given to some by the determination of the Holy Spirit- 1 Corinthians 12
Healing prayer is available to every believer and requires no special gifting to make the request. James 5
How would your counsel a believer who has followed the instructions of James 5 and is still seeking a miraculous healing?
Patience and Suffering brings testing and refining of our faith; produces perseverance which makes us more dependant on God.
James 1:2-4-“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”
Romans 5:3-4-“Not only so, but we also glory ino ur sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
In the anointing and prayer ministry for the sick by the elders, what does “the prayer of faith mean?”
Surrendering completely in prayer, and body, and spirit
How is the problem of sin related to the problem of sickness?
Because of the fall (Genesis 3), our bodies are subject to sickness and death.
Sickness can be the result of sin, or spiritual oppression.
What is the difference between miraculous healing and divine life for the believer?
Miraculous healing is an instantaneous miraculous act that shows one’s faith in Christ for healing at a given time. (Mark 10:46-52-Bartimeus)
The Divine life is the Holy Sprit living in us:
Romans 8:11-“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus fro the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”
