The Meal That Heals

BIBLICAL METHODS OF HEALING “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” Psalms 107:20 The Bible reveals a variety of methods used to bring divine healing to the afflicted. In the New Testament, Christ healed several blind men. He led one man outside the city and touched his eyes (Mark 8:23). On another occasion, He spat on the ground and placed a piece of mud on the man’s eyes (John 9:6). In both instances, the men were healed. Christ would touch a person (Matthew 8:15), speak the word (Matthew 8:8), or command a person to put faith into action to produce a miracle (Matthew 9:6). The methods varied, but the results were the same: people were healed. Some modem denominations believe that miracles and healing through God’s power ceased at the death of John, the last apostle. This would date the conclusion of healing manifestations and miracles at around 96 A.D. Others believe that, by the third century when the New Testament was being compiled into one book, God put a stop to physical healing and miracles.

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