You Need Never be Sick or Infirm

Colin Melbourne
© 01-08 Born-Again-Christian.Info

Jesus said that even the smallest amount of faith in God would move a mountain, and through faith, nothing is impossible for a believer in Him.

When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.

"Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him."

"O unbelieving and perverse generation." Jesus replied, "How long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me."

Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment. Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Holy Bible Mtt.17:14-21 NIV

If you are going to get anything from God, it must come through faith because;

Without faith it is impossible to please God. Heb.11:6

Through simple faith in Christ's finished work, every believer can be perfectly healthy, and need never be sick or infirm.

Why are so many Christians sick today? Why are they spending all they have on doctors whilst just becoming worse? Why do they experiment with New Age diets, often marketed as 'Christian' by false-teachers, and why do they meddle in occult 'alternative therapies' to their eternal peril? The reason is ignorance of the Gospel, and lack of faith in God's Word.

The most frequent cause of failure to receive healing is that people are not sure of God's will in the matter. They say, "If only I knew if God wants to heal me or not."

Thousands Healed

Healing the Sick

No other book comes close to this one in clearly presenting the Scriptural basis of the healing part of the Gospel of Christ.
It is stunning!

Preachers are also at fault, because the majority do not preach the healing part of the Gospel. So God cannot confirm their preaching with miracle healings. But when the full message of Christ is proclaimed, and God's Word announced, then God's Spirit produces miraculous confirmation in those who believe the message, and act on it. That's the way it was in Bible days, that is how it is today, because God hasn't changed.

Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, and today, and forever. Heb. 13:8

Be assured, God's Word is clear, it is God's will to heal all the sick who call on Him in faith.

Everyone who asks receives. Mtt. 7:8

It's always God's will to fulfil His promises. Where God has shown His will by promising to do something we have no right to pray, "If it be your will". To pray this way, is to imply that God would not keep His promise. God has promised to heal everyone who asks, just as He's promised to forgive everyone who asks.

It is always His will to keep His promise.
That is why we can ask in absolute faith and expect God to fulfil His Word. Faith is knowing God will do what He said He will do.

In John 3:16 the word 'whoever' applies to all who need spiritual healing.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

In James 5:14 'anyone' applies to all who need physical healing.

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him... and the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.

The meaning of Sozo

What is the meaning of the Greek word Sozo? For the solid Scriptural proof that salvation always includes healing, look each of the following verses up for yourself. It is the most exciting Bible word study you can do! They are some of the most powerful Scriptures in Gospel preaching that we use all the time.

The words 'save' in Lk. 9:55 KJV, Lk. 19:10, 1 Co. 1:21, Jas. 5:15. And the words 'saved' in Mk. 16:16, Lk.7:50, Jn. 3:17, Ac. 4:12, Ro. 10:9,13, Eph. 2:8, are both translated from the Greek word sozo, which means; 'to save, deliver, protect, heal, preserve, be whole, and make whole'.

The words 'healed' in Mk. 5:23, Lk. 8:36, Ac. 14:9. And 'whole' in Mtt. 9:21,22, Mk. 6:56, 10:52, Lk. 8:50, 17:19, Ac. 4:9 are also translated from the same Greek word sozo which means exactly the same as previously stated.

Notice that these Scriptures prove that both spiritual and physical healing are included in every person's salvation.

The Bible order is for people to receive both blessings at the same time. Never can physical healing be separated from 'salvation' in Scripture. The term 'saved' always includes perfect physical health.

The idea that physical healing by God's power is a blessing separate from salvation is man-made, with no genuine basis in Scriptures.

Anyone who checks the original text and is willing to accept the clear facts, will also lose their prejudice against divine healing. They will see that physical healing is always included with salvation.

This is a basic Gospel fact, and the backbone of the ministry of healing.

The idea that healing is separate from salvation is false.

Healing is the life of Jesus Christ in our bodies.

To separate healing from salvation is as unscriptural and unreasonable as to separate the Healer from the Saviour. They are the same person!

When you receive Jesus Christ into your heart, you have received the Healer as well as the Saviour.

If He is willing to give you eternal life, He is willing to heal you isn't He?

Now follow five Scriptural proofs that it is God's will to heal all.

These simple points are the secrets of the healing ministry. If a preacher doesn't believe and teach the following five foundation truths, he will never be successful in bringing Christ's healing to the sick and needy.

Why are people sick today? Ignorance of these Bible facts. Why do they rely on medics, herbs and New Age food fads? Because their faith is in flesh and the occult, not in God and His Word.

How can anyone be healed by Christ today? By believing and acting upon these Five Gospel Healing Facts.

Acknowledgement: The author is deeply indebted to the inspirational writings of T.L. Osborn, E.W. Kenyon and F.F. Bosworth that provide a wealth of Scriptural revelation on Christ's redemption.