The Meal That Heals

Biblical Methods Of Healing

Healing was part of the Old Covenant and continued into the New Covenant. In the New Testament church, praying for the sick was a common practice: “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. James 5:14-15 Four Methods of Receiving Healing Dr. John Miller has noted that there were nineteen people recorded in the four Gospels who were delivered through the ministry of Jesus and the apostles. Out of the nineteen, there were eleven whose problem was caused by a spirit (Luke 4:33, Luke 9:42, Luke 13:11, and so on.) God worked with His disciples to confirm the preaching of His Word: “God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will.” Hebrews 2:4 There were four branches on God’s healing tree: 1. Miracles that happened through signs and wonders (Hebrews 2:4) 2. Miracles that happened because of an anointing (Acts 10:38) 3. Miracles that happened through a deliverance (Luke 4:18) 4. Miracles that happened by accepting the atonement of Christ (1 Peter 2:24) Using the Scripture as our guide, we find four New Testament (New Covenant) methods used to bring healing. While there are many Scriptures to back up each method, I will list only one reference for each:

1. The laying on of hands (Mark 16:18) 2. Anointing with oil (James 5:14-15)

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